My First Time In Seoul: Myeongdong Street Food Tour 🇰🇷 South Korea Is Amazing

My First Time In Seoul: Myeongdong Street Food Tour 🇰🇷 South Korea Is Amazing

It’s my first day in Seoul South Korea so let’s  head out into the Heart of the City and get our   first taste of South Korean food let’s do it all  right first stop and it’s going to be breakfast  

I’ve come to Isaac toast and coffee it’s well  as the name suggests it’s a little toast shop   you can get coffee as well but I’m off the  caffeine so won’t be having any of that for  

Me but I’m here to have a toasted sandwich it  is a chain but this is the one in Myeongdong   next to the cathedral so I think it’s called  the cathedral branch opens at 8:00 a.m. so   absolutely perfect for breakfast it is open all  day so don’t worry about that but this is going  

To be our first stop let’s order here’s the menu  you have a whole host of options as you can see   all toasted sandwiches but from the humble  ham and cheese all the way up to the bacon   and potato pizza you’ve got sausage you’ve got  shrimp you’ve got corn cheese anything you want  

In a toasted sandwich I’m thinking let’s try  the shrimp hi um can I get one shrimp please I’ve got it and I can already tell from  looking at it it’s going to be a little   sweet the bread looks like a sweeter kind  of bread but inside you have shaved raw

Cabbage an omelette egg omelette and then  I guess this like shrimp Fritter all inside   this toasty buttery can just it’s not  greasy but you can fill the butter on   the outside little sandwich so let’s dig  in first food of the day here in meong  

As we seek to find out if you can get good  food in meong so fingers crossed let’s try it just look at that inside it is sweet but it’s  not too sweet there’s obviously a sweetness to the  

Shrimp as well but that shrimp fruit is absolutely  packed with ground shrimp really strong punch of   shrimpy flavor the egg is nice face is Rich  kind of rounds out the sandwich and then you  

Get the crunch from the Cabbage as well there is  a Mayo in there as well which just brings it all together but The Buttery bread it is a touch  sweet I would prefer it if there wasn’t a  

Sweetness to it the cabbage in there is genius  because I wouldn’t have thought to put cabbage   in there but without it it would have been  too much be too mushy too much one of the   same texture but with it in there that slight  crunch just yeah keeps it interesting great  

Sandwich you know I didn’t expect the shrimp  to be how it is I thought it was going to be   like a ground paste but actually there’s whole  chunks of shrimp in there it’s just inside the   Fritter I actually think there’s also a cheese  sauce in there as well which is adding to that  

Well deliciousness it’s super tasty it’s pure  comfort food especially on a cooler day like   today it’s warming it’s comforting it’s pretty  delicious oh what a start let’s go see what else   we can find you might have noticed I’ve had  a little shave made a mistake with the razor  

This morning so I had to take it all off I’m  feeling a little bit exposed but hey life is   about being out of your comfort zone right when  it comes to Korean street food there aren’t many  

More popular than tteokbokki and I found a little  store that’s selling some so let’s try it and this   is what we’re here tteokbokki very good very  good but it is a little rice cake covered in  

Spicy sauce yes please can I have one no spicy  no spicy spicy a shame I like spicy you like I   like spicy it’s spicy can I have uh can I have  one order please it’s spicy yeah I’ll eat here  

Thank you yeah please first I spicy but now  I eat now more spicy look at that thank you thank you got my tteokbokki look at the  color of that deep deep red thick must be   tomato and chili based sauce you have these  white rice cakes underneath which are then  

Cut into little pieces of rice dumpling  essentially is what they are they’re rice   cake dumplings and then covered in that  sauce I don’t think I’ve ever tried this   before so this will be the first time for me  as I say synonymous with street food in Korea

Wow incredibly chewy I mean you have to chew and  chew and chew to get through it this sauce is a   good level of garlic in there it tastes a little  bit fishy maybe a bit like squid I’m not entirely  

Sure maybe I should ask her but she’s she’s a  bit busy at the minute there’s a nice kick to   it at the back of the throat it’s not spicy but  there is spice there for sure such a nice flavor  

Combination you can just imagine well I can’t  just imagine because I am but you guys can just   imagine on a cold day in Korea having that warming  filling street food I can see why is so popular  

Very good Street snack check out this place in  mayong okay 4,000 very very good thank you thank you it’s called cafe switch soul and it’s not  really my type of place usually but hey why   not let’s mix it up it looks pretty cool on  the inside you have uh these screens as you  

Walk in playing well cute let’s say cute  characters I mean look at that Mr big head   Teddy let’s do it you only live once this  is where the big kid in meat comes out oh   look at that that is pretty cool riding  through space with Mr bige head Teddy

Let’s go grab a drink see what they have as  caffeine free options uh can I have a berry   yogurt smoothie please in here uh yeah please  well I’m in in a different type of cafe that I  

Normally come into and because I can’t order the  coffee and the tea I’ve ordered what is probably   one of the most girly drinks going but I don’t  care I don’t care about the Judgment as long as  

It tastes good I don’t care in the slightest  and it looks pretty good it’s an iced yogurt   berry drink super thick let’s try it oh brain  freeze very very delicious who needs coffee who   needs tea but this place is quite cool I mean  visually cool as I said for families and kids  

Absolutely perfect to hang out in is pretty cool  I can’t tell whether it it was half like science   museum versus Cafe I mean you have all these  like characters set around but then you have   digital art as well digital art on the walls  which is super cool I don’t think I’ve seen  

Digital art on the place like that before but  really like that however I also brought you   here for another reason and that is because this  place is a little bit special in another way they   actually employ people who are hearing impaired  or deaf and giving those people opportunities  

To work so yeah I’m definitely behind initiatives  like that and just wanted to come in and show you   this place as I say in the heart of Myeongdong  great drinks they also have very delicious   looking Sweet Treats but given that we have  more Savory food to eat maybe we’ll save the  

Sweet treats for now but yeah a nice little  cafe to come and hang out in in Myeongdong thank you anyway let’s continue the eating all right guys I’ve come to Myeongdong Kyoja and  don’t let the empty restaurant put you off it  

Has literally just opened we’re early but this  place is busy there are actually two locations   here I’ve just come into the one that I walk past  to be honest but you can go to either of them it  

Is one of the most famous places in Myeongdong  to eat proper old style in here just Rosen rows   of tables okay menu as I said very very short  we’re going to order this 10,1 it’s called Cho  

Noodles but I find the name in Korean and then  these dumplings I do know they’re called Mandu,   you can have spicy noodles they look super  delicious but I think this is what they’re   famous for so definitely want to try that and  then the other one which I didn’t know is ah  

Okay soybean noodles and it looks like you have  the green noodles inside there anyway we know   what we’re having what’s the name of this one  in Korean yeah can I have one of these please  

And and these are Mandu there you go see I  can fail on this one and then press on this   one so yeah one of these and one of these please  thank you and 21,000 yeah sure I’ll pay now okay  

Thank you okay thank you thank you thank you  this is crazy this is wait the server and it goes it can we can we can help you oh  sure okay oh the food has turned up as  

I was stunned thank you the Mando has turned  up we’ll get to that in a second I’m going   just stand they have a robot which acts  as a server and goes around and collects   the trays how crazy is that you know I am  a lover of the skill of homemade dumplings  

And you can tell these are handmade but look  at the pleating and the wrinkling on those   dumplings so so good and of course on the side  nothing other than kimchi to note so you know  

It’s coming when you order you pay and you can  pay with cash and card but you pay as soon as   you order the other Quirk that will almost  certainly confuse you is this here are your

Chopsticks and a spoon so I’ll will save you that  embarrassing I am going to get onto these straight   away dumplings you have to eat when they’re hot so  I’m not even going to wait for the noodles to come  

The noodles will take care of themselves but you  can see how thin and perfect these dumplings are   you can see the filling inside them the noodle  breath has come but that will definitely keep   so we’ll move that out of the way as I was  saying you can see the filling inside them  

The filling is actually minced pork with leaks  spring onions some herbs in there obviously it’s   been seasoned too you take it with a little bit  of black vinar so I poured a little bit of black   vinegar and soy sauce into the little tray that  they give you then we dip that dumpling into  

There let it soak a little sekin it’s not like  a soup dumpling it’s not going to be super juicy   on the inside well it’s not going to be soupy on  the inside hopefully it will be juicy let’s try

It wow it is dripping cuz it is so juicy on the  inside but look you can see coarsely chopped mints   you can see the greens in there the spring onions  and the leaks gives a nice onion gives a nice  

Oniony flavor it’s such high quality very Porky  fatty that’s why it’s so moist on the inside and   there’s so much flavor because it’s fatty very  very tasty dumplings I absolutely love dumplings   and for 11,000 you get 10 dumplings and they are  much bigger than I expected I mean they are proper  

Mouthfuls we’re definitely not going to leave  this place hungry that is for sure in fact you   could just have these on their own as a as a  meal in thems I really like of course that’s  

Why you do it I really like dipping it into the  black vinegar because they are so rich they are   so not heavy in the mouth but the flavor is  heavy because it’s so strong and so powerful   the black vinegar Cuts straight through it with  its acidity and actually black vinegar has a  

More rounded Taste of normal white vinegar too so  actually as a combination spot on right let’s try   this huge bowl of noodles still can’t get over  this by the way can’t get over the robot doing  

Its job behind me every now and then it just  whizzes past behind me all right let me show   you this straight away you can see on top the  chicken it is chicken it is so dark though it  

Looks like beef I mean if I didn’t know it was  chicken I would definitely think it’s beef but   yes it’s ground chicken you have little dumplings  or wantons in there too I’m not sure what’s inside   them definitely will check I can see wooden  mushroom little bit of wooden mushroom there  

You have those oh look at that silky noodles  this broth this chicken broth that is cooked   for hours and hours to make this soup and this  is the one that the kimchi or at least I’m going  

To eat the kimchi with but I think this is the  one that the kimchi should be eaten with too   and look at that you know that is going to be  good quality just by looking at it the color  

The depth of color from the chili on that pickled  cabbage love it first and foremost let’s try the   broth every noodle soup lives and dies by its  broth so that would be the first thing that we

Try oh man if you could bottle the essence of a  chicken and put it into a food that is exactly   it you can tell those bones I think they’ve been  roasted first that’s why they’re slightly darker  

And the broth isn’t so it’s been roasted and  then it cooked for hours and hours and hours   you can tell it’s the bones because you wouldn’t  get that depth of flavor if it wasn’t the chicken   bones themselves it’s so damn good there’s a  little bit of pepper in there it is salty not  

Too salty there’s a nice saltiness to it but I  am actually going to add maybe just a touch of   that black vinegar just into there just to  lighten it up just a little bit give that a mix oh yeah okay for me much better still  salty still chickeny but slightly that  

Black vinegar just lifts it just a little  bit this place is busy now it’s properly   filled up and the nice thing about it is  there’s a handful of tourists in here but   the majority of the customers are Korean  so we’re eating in the right place that’s  

For sure onto trying these noodles and  it’s the metal Chopsticks I am so bad   at using these metal Chopsticks it’s an  absolute disaster for me so watch me as I struggle really nicely cooked not soft  little bit of chew to them but they are  

So silky smooth if I’m choosing a type of  noodle this is probably the exact thickness   that is perfect for me there’s a lot of  texture there there’s a lot of bite as I   say but when it’s the stick the soup the broth  just clings to it and you can see there’s those  

Little bits of minced chicken there as well  so you get pops of that flavor each time you eat I’d actually just quite like to try  it just like this just to get the flavor   of it first that might be some of the best  kimchi I’ve eaten obviously the quality of  

Kimchi outside South Korea is hit and miss so  in the UK well it’s not even comparable to be   honest but this one has a depth of flavor  it has a spice in there which I can’t put  

My hands on but it’s totally changing it it’s  spicy yes of course there’s a lot of chili in   there it’s fermented so it’s funky it’s sour  there’s a slight sweetness to the cabbage the   cabbage is still crunchy seriously seriously  good and works so well with those noodles

It is my first time in South Korea, Seoul is amazing, I cannot believe it. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (한국어 자막 가능) is famous for its street food and the Myeongdong Neighbourhood is one of the most visited places in Seoul by tourists. In this Myeongdong Street Food Guide I will show you the best places best foods and best experiences to try when you visit Myeongdong neighborhood. I eat Korean toast at the popular Isaac Toast & Coffee shop, try tteokbokki for the first time at a street food stall, check out one of the many cafes in Seoul and then finally eat mandu (traditional Korean dumplings) and noodles at the famous Myeongdong Kyoja restaurant. Myeongdong has some AMAZING Street Food, you just need to know where to eat in Myeongdong to find the best Korean food.

This Myeongdong Seoul Travel Guide 🇰🇷 contains ✅ Best Places to visit in Mye-ongdong
✅ Best Food in Myeongdong so join me on my first day in Seoul and let’s explore this amazing Seoul Neighborhood together to find the best Seoul food in my first Seoul vlog

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📍 LOCATIONS

1) Myeongdong Seoul (명동): https://maps.app.goo.gl/PM32ohWBhcvktNtG6
2) Isaac Toast & Coffee Myeongdong Cathedral (이삭토스트 명동성당점): https://maps.app.goo.gl/CAN7NKuMK3NNwo8k6
3) Sinsegae Tteokbokki (신세계떡볶이): https://maps.app.goo.gl/WwyYRyrcWMjopmSj7
4) Cafe Switch Sol (카페스윗 명동점): https://maps.app.goo.gl/zfxBDRhm5y4xZnXW6
5) Myeongdong Kyoja Main Store (명동교자 본점): https://maps.app.goo.gl/xE6rJT3SrpyeLEsa6

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