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Home-style set meals in Myeong-dong, ranked by what Koreans pay

Local Rank is an independent guide that ranks restaurants in Korea by what Koreans actually spent there by card. This page covers Home-style set meals places in Myeong-dong (명동), Seoul. Seoul's busiest shopping streets. As of 10 November 2026, the top 3 by last month's card spending are Eulji Tonkatsu (을지돈가스, Home-style set meals, top 3.98% in Jung-gu), Baegongmyeongdong (백옥명동, Home-style set meals, top 18.5% in Jung-gu) and Bongchu Jjimdak (봉추찜닭, Home-style set meals, top 21.3% in Jung-gu). The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl, so it shows where local cardholders really pay rather than reviews, star ratings or advertising. Big chains are left out. The % is a place's position among all places in Jung-gu: top 1% means only 1 in 100 took in more. Each place links to its eat.pl page with the map, opening hours and busy times.

  1. Eulji Tonkatsu (을지돈가스): Home-style set meals. Top 3.98% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  2. Baegongmyeongdong (백옥명동): Home-style set meals. Top 18.5% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  3. Bongchu Jjimdak (봉추찜닭): Home-style set meals. Top 21.3% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  4. Eongteori (엉터리): Home-style set meals. Top 42.3% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  5. Wangbijip (왕비집): Home-style set meals. Top 50.6% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  6. Kongdumyeongdong (콩두명동): Home-style set meals. Top 59.7% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  7. Seongwon Sikdang (성원식당): Home-style set meals. Top 63.6% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  8. Amiso (아미소): Home-style set meals. Top 64.8% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  9. Hwasan (화산): Home-style set meals. Top 68.5% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  10. Jinsadaek (진사댁): Home-style set meals. Top 71% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  11. Gosire (고시레): Home-style set meals. Top 72.4% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  12. Suragejang (수라게장): Home-style set meals. Top 76.1% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  13. Nasaldeongohyang (나살던고향): Home-style set meals. Top 77.3% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  14. Halmeonijip (할머니집): Home-style set meals. Top 79.5% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  15. Damyangdaebat (담양대밭): Home-style set meals. Top 84.1% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  16. Rijeongwon Myeongdong Branch (리정원 명동점): Home-style set meals. Top 91.2% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  17. Euljiro Myeongdong Choppaei Euljiro Ipguyeok Main Branch (을지로 명동 초빼이 을지로입구역 본점): Home-style set meals. Top 94% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  18. Jugi Choegoya (죽이 최고야): Home-style set meals. Top 99.4% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  19. Hallalbusanjip (할랄부산집): Home-style set meals. Top 99.7% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.
  20. Raon Myeongdong No. 1 Branch (라온명동1호점): Home-style set meals. Top 100% of places in Jung-gu by card spending.

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How this ranking works

Koreans pay for most meals by card. Local Rank takes the card payment ranking that BC Card publishes through eat.pl and lists restaurants by how much was spent there last month. Nobody can pay to appear, and reviews play no part.

Big chains, cafés and bars are left out of the restaurant lists. Cafés and pubs have lists of their own.

Each place links to its page on eat.pl, which shows the map, opening hours and busy times. That page is in Korean; Chrome and Safari can translate it.

Local Rank is an independent guide and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BC Card.

Questions people ask

Which Home-style set meals places in Myeong-dong, Seoul do Koreans spend the most at?

By card spending last month, the top 3 Home-style set meals places in Myeong-dong, Seoul are Eulji Tonkatsu (을지돈가스, Home-style set meals), Baegongmyeongdong (백옥명동, Home-style set meals) and Bongchu Jjimdak (봉추찜닭, Home-style set meals). Local Rank lists 20 in order on this page.

How is Local Rank different from review sites?

Local Rank uses what people paid, not what they wrote. The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl: the more Koreans spent at a place last month, the higher it sits. There are no star ratings, no reviews and no ads.

Can a restaurant pay to rank higher on Local Rank?

No. Local Rank takes no money from restaurants and has no sponsored spots.