Restaurants of every kind registered in Hongdae, from the government's licence data.
Hongdae has 2,496 restaurants licensed and operating within 800 m, as of 2026-08-11.Source: business-licence data published by Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Updated daily; closed businesses excluded.
The area around Hongik University — live music venues, late-opening bars and student-priced food. It gets busiest after 9pm.
A Korean meal arrives with banchan — small side dishes that are free and refilled on request. Water is usually self-serve from a dispenser, and you call the staff rather than waiting to be checked on: say jeogiyo (저기요) or press the table buzzer.
Ordered by how complete each public record is and how long the licence has been held — not a popularity ranking. Opening hours, prices and ratings are not in this data.