Trending Korean Food 2026: What Korea Eats Now

Updated October 11, 2026

What is Korea eating right now? Korean fried chicken (치킨) tops today’s board, and Bagels is climbing fastest in the news. 49 foods ranked by Korean searches and news, recounted daily — tap a row to see why it’s hot, where to eat it in Seoul and how to make it.

Korean fried chicken 100 50 newsKalguksu 99 47 newsJjajangmyeon 96 50 newsChapssaltteok 90 47 newsPizza Sulgi 86 36 newsGimbap 83 33 newsRamyeon 78 35 newsTteokbokki 74 28 newsBagels 74 17 newsBulgogi 69 30 newsBuldak spicy noodles 68 7 newsMatcha latte 65 9 newsDubai chewy cookie 64 11 newsGopchang 63 13 newsGukbap 63 15 newsBungeo-ppang 62 23 newsKorean fried chicken 100 50 newsKalguksu 99 47 newsJjajangmyeon 96 50 newsChapssaltteok 90 47 newsPizza Sulgi 86 36 newsGimbap 83 33 newsRamyeon 78 35 newsTteokbokki 74 28 newsBagels 74 17 newsBulgogi 69 30 newsBuldak spicy noodles 68 7 newsMatcha latte 65 9 newsDubai chewy cookie 64 11 newsGopchang 63 13 newsGukbap 63 15 newsBungeo-ppang 62 23 news

Hottest nowKorean fried chicken 치킨heat 10050 news stories this week Most searchedGimbap 김밥286K searches a monthon Naver, Korea Rising in the newsBagels 베이글17 stories this weekavg week 2 Most looked up abroadDubai chocolate 두바이초콜릿24K Wikipedia viewsEnglish Wikipedia, 30 days

🔥 Heat 🔎 Most searched 📰 In the news 🌏 World interest ✨ New trends

Heat = average of up to four points, each out of 100 against the leader: Search (Naver monthly searches, log scale), News (Korean news stories this week), Rising (this week vs its average week) — rescaled so No.1 = 100.

#	Food	Heat	Searches / mo	News this week	World interest	28-day news
1	Korean fried chicken치킨 · Meal206K searches/mo · 50 news this week	100.0Search 90 · News 100 Rising —	206K	50busy all month	6,191▼4%
Korean fried chicken, in Korean chikin, refers to a variety of fried chicken dishes created in South Korea. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 50 Korean news stories this week "I almost ate it" — shock over ‘this’ found inside fried chicken batter — 문화일보, 10/11 · translated “하마터면 먹을 뻔” 치킨 튀김 옷 속 발견된 ‘이것’ 경악 "A centipede inside the chicken" — dozens of legs wriggling in the batter, ‘shocking’ — 뉴스1, 10/10 · translated "치킨 속에 지네 한 마리"…튀김옷에 수십개 다리 우글우글 ‘충격’ 치킨·피자 대신 한강변 점령한 가을 ‘회크닉’ — 조선일보, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Hanchu — Subway Line 3 Apgujeong Station Exit 5, 544m Hanuso (Insadong Branch) — Subway Line 5 Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station Exit 5, 150m Yell-O! Chicken Chammallo Jotsudak 273 From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (7 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Miyeokguk Recipe: Korean Birthday Seaweed Soup (Beef Broth)
2	Kalguksu칼국수 · Meal186K searches/mo · 47 news this week	99.4Search 89 · News 94 Rising 100	186K	47▲405% vs avg week	3,480▲21%
Kal-guksu is a Korean noodle dish consisting of handmade, knife-cut wheat flour noodles served in a large bowl with broth and other ingredients. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 47 Korean news stories this week Episode 17: Why is clam kalguksu served in a big bowl? — 브런치, 10/09 · translated 17화 바지락 칼국수는 왜 큰 그릇에 담아줄까? Ddukseom Dongjuk Kalguksu — 뉴스클레임, 10/09 · translated 뚝섬 동죽칼국수 풀무원푸드앤컬처, 칼국수 전문 브랜드 ‘자연은 맛있다 칼국수’ 론칭 — 식품음료신문, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Motungi Jip — Subway Line 2/Shinbundang Line Gangnam Station Exit 11, 169 Gonghang Kalguksu — Subway Line 5 Songjeong Station Exit 4, 180m Deungchon Choewolseon Kalguksu — Subway Line 9 Jeungmi Station Exit 4, 580m Biwon Son Kalguksu — Subway Line 3 Anguk Station Exit 3, 500m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (24 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
3	Jjajangmyeon짜장면 · Meal67K searches/mo · 50 news this week	95.6Search 82 · News 100 Rising —	67K	50busy all month	2,586▲428%
Jjajangmyeon or Jajangmyeon is a Korean Chinese noodle dish topped with a thick sauce made of chunjang, diced pork, and vegetables. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 50 Korean news stories this week Geoje City Disabled Persons’ Welfare Center shares warm bowls of jajangmyeon with 300 users — 거제뉴스아이, 10/10 · translated 거제시장애인복지관, 이용자 300명에게 따뜻한 짜장면 한 그릇 나눔 Nonhyeon Welfare Center holds jajangmyeon-sharing event ‘Together, Hello Neighbors’ Day for Seniors Day — 인천in 시민의 손으로 만드는 인터넷신문, 10/09 · translated 논현복지관, 노인의 날 기념 ‘함께안녕 이웃의날’ 짜장면 나눔 행사 당진로타리클럽, 노인복지관에 짜장면 나눔 — 당진시대, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Mirim Bunsik — Subway Shinlim Line Seoul National University Venture Town S Sinrakwon — Subway Line 1/Suin-Bundang/ Gyeongeui-Jungang Line Cheongnya Songnimwon — Subway Line 4 Hansung University Station Exit 7, 219m Ju — Subway Line 7, Naebang Station, Exit 6, 726m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (11 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Jjajangmyeon Recipe: Fry Chunjang 10 Minutes Until Glossy
4	Chapssaltteok찹쌀떡 · New trend · NEW TREND34K searches/mo · 47 news this week	89.9Search 77 · News 94 Rising —	34K	47busy all month	—
Chapssal-tteok is a Korean rice cake that is also called chal-tteok. Korean Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 47 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 Cream in chapssaltteok, pizza in jeolpyeon — from pop-ups to fusion, distributors make quirky moves on tteok — 월요신문, 10/10 · translated 찹쌀떡에 크림, 절편엔 피자…팝업부터 퓨전까지 유통가 이색 떡 공략 "Buy fruit chapssaltteok and you have power" — MZ folks find even 3-hour waits ‘easy’ — 무등일보, 10/09 · translated ˝과일찹쌀떡 사면 권력 있다˝···MZ들은 3시간 웨이팅도 ´거뜬´ 피자설기부터 찹쌀떡까지…편의점으로 간 퓨전 떡 — 제주교통복지신문, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: Cream in chapssaltteok, pizza in jeolpyeon — from pop-ups to fusion, distributors make quirky moves on tteok — 월요신문 "Buy fruit chapssaltteok and you have power" — MZ folks find even 3-hour waits ‘easy’ — 무등일보
5	Pizza Sulgi피자설기 · New trend · NEW TREND249K searches/mo · 36 news this week	86.0Search 91 · News 72 Rising —	249K	36busy all month	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 36 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 "I bought tteok at Pizza Hut" — is the 3,900-won pizza jelgi tasty to the end? — 이데일리, 10/11 · translated "피자헛에서 떡을 샀다"…3900원 피자설기, 끝까지 맛있을까 After ddujjongku and butter tteok comes pizza jelgi — even Pizza Hut joins the ‘dessert trend’ — 서울경제, 10/10 · translated 두쫀쿠·버터떡 이어 피자설기까지…피자헛도 뛰어든 ‘디저트 유행’ ‘피자설기’ 인기에…피자헛·편의점도 가세 — 지디넷코리아, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: ‘피자설기’ 인기에…피자헛·편의점도 가세 — 지디넷코리아 피자와 떡의 이색 만남…피자헛, 신메뉴 ‘피자설기’ 출시 — 뉴스탭
6	Gimbap김밥 · Meal286K searches/mo · 33 news this week	83.4Search 92 · News 66 Rising —	286K	33busy all month	9,004▼6%
Gimbap, also romanized as kimbap, is a Korean dish made from bap, vegetables, and optionally, cooked seafood or meat rolled in gim—dried sheets of seaweed—and served in bite-sized slices. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 33 Korean news stories this week CU launches ‘Chinese-style stir-fried pepper gimbap,’ winner of the Gimcheon Gimbap Festival competition — 전자신문, 10/11 · translated CU, 김천김밥축제 경연대회 우승작 ‘중화식 고추잡채 김밥’ 출시 CU launches ‘Chinese-style stir-fried pepper gimbap,’ winner of the Gimcheon Gimbap Festival competition — 메트로신문, 10/11 · translated CU, 김천김밥축제 경연대회 우승작 ‘중화식 고추잡채 김밥’ 출시 김밥에 10만 원 썼는데 안 아깝다…역대급 호평으로 전국 1위 오른 ‘축제’ — 서울경제, 10/10 🍽️ Where to eat it Motungi Jip — Subway Line 2/Shinbundang Line Gangnam Station Exit 11, 169 Chungmu Gimbap — Subway Line 4 Myeong-dong Station Exit 8, 252m Koggiri — Subway Line 5, Mapo Station, Exit 3, 270m Sonmat Gimbap — Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 2, 626m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (8 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
7	Ramyeon라면 · Meal41K searches/mo · 35 news this week	77.9Search 78 · News 70 Rising —	41K	35busy all month	—
Spicy Korean instant-style noodle soup, cooked to order. KoreanKorea 🔥 Why it’s hot 35 Korean news stories this week 4,000-won rest stop ‘EX ramyeon’… fees up to 51.6% — Tbc.co.kr, 10/09 · translated 4천 원 휴게소 ‘EX라면’…수수료 최고 51.6% 어디서나 ‘핫’한 K라면…수출 20억 달러 넘본다 — 중앙일보, 10/09 오뚜기, 2026년 ‘국가고객만족도’ 라면 부문 4년 연속 1위 선정 — 데일리인베스트, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Hanok Grace — Subway Line 5 Seodaemun Station Exit 2, 129m Teumsae Ramyeon — Subway Line 4 Myeongdong Station Exit 8, 269m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (2 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
8	Tteokbokki떡볶이 · Street food107K searches/mo · 28 news this week	74.3Search 85 · News 56 Rising —	107K	28busy all month	20K▲12%
Tteokbokki, topokki or simmered rice cake, is a Korean food made from small-sized garae-tteok called tteokmyeon or commonly tteokbokki-tteok. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 28 Korean news stories this week Domestic rice flour-based customized tteokbokki captivates the Middle East — 농축유통신문, 10/10 · translated 국산 분질미 맞춤형 떡볶이 중동 사로잡아 중동 맞춤형 ‘K-떡볶이’ 수출 40억원 달성…비법은? — 농민신문, 10/09 전통시장 떡볶이 한자리에…배민, 공주 박람회서 체험 행사 — 신아일보, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Darak — Subway Line 5 Mapo Station Exit 3, 297m Mirim Bunsik — Subway Shinlim Line Seoul National University Venture Town S Apple House — Subway Line 4/7 Chongshin Univercity (Isu) Station Exit 10, Ingkko Tteokbokki — Subway Line Gyeongui Central Line Yangwon Station Exit 2, 81 From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (15 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Easy Tteokbokki Recipe With Gochujang: 20 Minutes, One Pan
9	Bagels베이글 · Dessert29K searches/mo · 17 news this week	73.5Search 75 · News 34 Rising 100	29K	17▲750% vs avg week	—
The bagel (English: bagel, from Yiddish בײגל beygl) is traditionally a bread made by kneading yeast-added flour to about the width of a palm, briefly boiling it in water, and then baking it. Korean Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 17 Korean news stories this week Hollys launches 3 types of bagels aged 12 hours at low temperature — expanding its bakery lineup — 뉴스탭, 10/10 · translated 할리스, 12시간 저온숙성 베이글 3종 출시…베이커리 라인업 확대 "Bagel and salt bread at once" — Dessert39 launches 7 types of ‘bagel salt bread’ — 이넷뉴스, 10/10 · translated " 베이글과 소금빵을 한 번에" 디저트39, ‘베이글 소금빵’ 7종 출시 디저트39, ‘베이글 소금빵’ 7종 출시…크림치즈 필링으로 차별화 — 시선뉴스, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: Hollys launches 3 types of bagels aged 12 hours at low temperature — expanding its bakery lineup — 뉴스탭 "Bagel and salt bread at once" — Dessert39 launches 7 types of ‘bagel salt bread’ — 이넷뉴스
10	Bulgogi불고기 · Meal17K searches/mo · 30 news this week	69.3Search 72 · News 60 Rising —	17K	30busy all month	15K▲2%
Bulgogi is a gui made of thin, marinated slices of meat, most commonly beef, grilled on a barbecue or on a stove-top griddle. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 30 Korean news stories this week Ulju County wraps up the Eonyang Hanwoo Bulgogi Festival, held for the first time in 10 years, with great success — 뉴시스, 10/11 · translated 울주군, 10년 만에 열린 언양 한우불고기축제 대성황 마무리 Ulju County’s Eonyang Hanwoo Bulgogi Festival concludes — 영남신문, 10/11 · translated 울주군 언양한우불고기축제 성료 10년 만에 열린 ‘언양 한우불고기축제’, 울산에서 성황리 개최 — 국제뉴스, 10/11 🍽️ Where to eat it ALADDIN’S LAMB Neungrado Yeouido Branch — Subway Lines 5/9, Yeouido Station, Exit 1, 50m Jingogae Dongdaemun — Subway Line 1/4 Dongdaemun station Exit 2, 35m Neungrado Gwanghwamun Branch — Subway Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 1, 233m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (24 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Bulgogi Recipe: Asian Pear Marinade + 5 Substitutes (2026)
11	Buldak spicy noodles불닭볶음면 · Snack45K searches/mo · 7 news this week	67.7Search 79 · News 14 Rising 100	45K	7▲600% vs avg week	6,636▼8%
Buldak is a South Korean spicy barbecued chicken dish. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 7 Korean news stories this week "Is the Buldak stir-fried noodles I bought a fake?" — hold up your phone and authenticity shows instantly — 경기일보, 10/10 · translated “내가 산 불닭볶음면이 짝퉁?”…휴대전화 갖다 대면 정품 여부 바로 뜬다 Catching fakes of Buldak stir-fried noodles and cosmetics — authenticating K-brands with banknote anti-counterfeit technology — www.ebn.co.kr, 10/10 · translated 불닭볶음면·화장품 ‘짝퉁’ 잡는다…지폐 위조방지 기술로 K브랜드 정품 인증 "가짜 불닭볶음면 딱 걸렸어!"…지폐 보안기술로 ‘짝퉁 K브랜드’ 잡아낸다 — 중앙신문, 10/10 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 불닭볶음면 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
12	Matcha latte말차라떼 · Drink9,440 searches/mo · 9 news this week	65.0Search 67 · News 18 Rising 100	9,440	9▲592% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 9 Korean news stories this week Boseong matcha and chocolate matcha latte push to enter US Costco > News — 더코리아, 10/09 · translated 보성 말차·초코말차라떼, 미국 코스트코 진출 추진 > 뉴스 Boseong matcha latte pushes for export to US Costco — targeting entry into 40 stores — 뉴스아이이에스, 10/09 · translated 보성 말차라떼, 美 코스트코 수출 추진…40개 점포 진출 목표 보성 말차·초코말차라떼, 미국 코스트코 진출 추진 — KBC광주방송, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 말차라떼 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
13	Dubai chewy cookie두쫀쿠 · Dessert47K searches/mo · 11 news this week	64.1Search 79 · News 22 Rising 81	47K	11▲307% vs avg week	—
Dubai chewy cookies, also known by the abbreviation "du-jjon-ku," were a dessert that became popular in South Korea in late 2025, spreading mainly through social media and fueling a nationwide consumption craze. Korean Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 11 Korean news stories this week "I thought the hype was over" — the ddujjongku that became a must-have for foreigners at Korean convenience stores — 서울경제, 10/10 · translated “인기 끝난 줄 알았는데”…K편의점 외국인 필수템 된 두쫀쿠 After ddujjongku and butter tteok comes pizza jelgi — even Pizza Hut joins the ‘dessert trend’ — 서울경제, 10/10 · translated 두쫀쿠·버터떡 이어 피자설기까지…피자헛도 뛰어든 ‘디저트 유행’ 비싸도 새벽부터 대기줄…’제2 두쫀쿠’ 이색 모찌 열풍 — 연합뉴스TV, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: "I thought the hype was over" — the ddujjongku that became a must-have for foreigners at Korean convenience stores — 서울경제 비싸도 새벽부터 대기줄…’제2 두쫀쿠’ 이색 모찌 열풍 — 연합뉴스TV
14	Gopchang곱창 · Meal75K searches/mo · 13 news this week	62.7Search 82 · News 26 Rising 70	75K	13▲251% vs avg week	1,724▲2%
Gopchang is a dish in Korean cuisine. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 13 Korean news stories this week Heading to recreation forests to buy Cheongdo sweet persimmons and Jindo beef tripe seaweed? Check operating days and walking conditions first — 유스연합, 10/11 · translated 청도 감말랭이·진도 곱창김 사러 휴양림 갈까…운영일·보행 여건 먼저 확인하세요 Seo In-young: "I got down to 38kg… after my divorce I gained weight eating soju and beef tripe" — 스포츠동아, 10/09 · translated 서인영 “38kg까지 빠져봤다…이혼 후 소주·곱창 먹으며 살쪄” ‘유행꼰대’ 서인영 "최저 몸무게 38kg, 이혼 후 곱창볶음에 살 쪄" — 조이뉴스24, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Daehan Gopchang (Jangan Branch) — Subway Line 5 Janghanpyeong Station Exit 3, 193m Byeolmi Gopchang — Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 1, 288m Jingogae Dongdaemun — Subway Line 1/4 Dongdaemun station Exit 2, 35m Booyas Gopchang Hongdae Branch — Subway Lines 2/Gyeongui-Jungang/AREX, Hongik University Stat From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (13 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
15	Gukbap국밥 · Meal176K searches/mo · 15 news this week	62.5Search 89 · News 30 Rising —	176K	15busy all month	2,795▼6%
Gukbap is a Korean dish made by putting cooked rice into hot soup or boiling rice in soup. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 15 Korean news stories this week "11 famous Busan gukbap spots in one place" — citizens vote for the ‘best dwaeji gukbap’ — 문화일보, 10/11 · translated “부산 국밥 맛집 11곳 한자리에”…시민이 뽑은 ‘최고의 돼지국밥’ 가린다 The story of Busan’s best dwaeji gukbap — ‘Gukbap Showcase’ on the 16th–18th — 경향신문, 10/11 · translated 부산 최고 돼지국밥 이야기···16∼18일 ‘국밥쇼케이스’ "부산 국밥의 왕좌를 가려라"…부산시 ‘부산돼지국밥대전’ 국밥쇼케이스 — 뉴스핌, 10/11 🍽️ Where to eat it Jeong-dong Chueotang — Subway Line 5 Seodaemun Station Exit 5, 266m Nammuntobang — Subway Line 4 Hoehyeon Station Exit 7, 303m Gangnam Ttaro Gukbap — Subway Line 3/Shinbundang Line Sinsa Station Exit 4, 123m Sokcho Saengtaejip — Subway Line 1 / 2 City Hall Station Exit 7, 368m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (18 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
16	Bungeo-ppang붕어빵 · Street food17K searches/mo · 23 news this week	62.0Search 72 · News 46 Rising —	17K	23busy all month	2,438▲8%
Bungeo-ppang is a fish-shaped pastry stuffed with sweetened red bean paste, which originated from the Japanese taiyaki. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 23 Korean news stories this week "Carp bread (bunggeoppang) season is here" — will the price rise again from 1,000 won each? — 헤럴드경제, 10/10 · translated “붕어빵 계절왔다”…1개 1000원에서 또 오를까? Gukgabi, ‘bunggeoppang’s daughter’ — where is Julie? A date alone with ♥Josh — 스타뉴스, 10/10 · translated 국가비, ‘붕어빵 딸’ 줄리 어디두고..♥조쉬와 단둘이 데이트 베이징 광장 한복판에 불닭면·떡볶이·붕어빵이…K푸드 행사장 가보니 — 이데일리, 10/10 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: Gukgabi, ‘bunggeoppang’s daughter’ — where is Julie? A date alone with ♥Josh — 스타뉴스 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Bungeoppang Recipe (2026): Pan Substitutes and 2 Batters
17	Dalgona달고나 · Dessert5,410 searches/mo · 6 news this week	61.5Search 63 · News 12 Rising 100	5,410	6▲757% vs avg week	2,224▼4%
Dalgona or ppopgi is a candy made with melted sugar and baking soda originating in South Korea. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 6 Korean news stories this week Dalgona, arcade, alley restaurants — an outing with retro vibes in the alleys of Ilsan Station — 고양신문, 10/09 · translated 달고나, 오락실, 골목식당…일산역 골목 감성 나들이 Dalgona, mugunghwa, rice makgeolli (RICE MAKGEOLLI) — Villa Erbaticum weaves everyday Korean materials into a fragrance collection — 유스연합, 10/09 · translated 달고나·무궁화·쌀 막걸리(RICE MAKGEOLLI)…빌라 에르바티움, 한국의 일상 소재를 향 컬렉션으로 엮다 고양시, 18일 ‘일산역 먹자골목 페스타’ 개최…달고나·추억의 오락실 운영 — https://www.entv.kr/, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 달고나 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
18	Eomuk어묵 · Street food12K searches/mo · 23 news this week	60.5Search 69 · News 46 Rising —	12K	23busy all month	5,150▼1%
A fishcake is a culinary dish consisting of filleted fish or other seafood minced or ground, mixed with a starchy ingredient, and fried until golden. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 23 Korean news stories this week "What, already?" — why winter snacks roasted sweet potato and fish cakes arrived early — 더바이어, 10/10 · translated “아니, 벌써”…일찍 찾아온 ‘겨울 간식’ 군고구마·어묵 왜? Cheese & doenjang, seafood & fish cake — what new Shin Ramyun products will be released for its 40th anniversary? — 위키트리, 10/10 · translated 치즈&된장, 해물&어묵…신라면 40주년 신제품, 어떤 게 출시될까 사조대림, 어묵으로 우동·짬뽕까지…‘한 끼 시장’ 정조준 — 아시아투데이, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Suyu Fish Cake Factory — Subway Line 4 Mia Station Exit 8, 530m Chani Oden Manis Kitchen — Subway Line 6, Itaewon Station, Exit 3, 447m Chani Fish Cake From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (4 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Korean Fish Cake Side Dish (Eomuk Bokkeum): 25-Minute Recipe
19	Samgyeopsal삼겹살 · Meal156K searches/mo · 13 news this week	60.0Search 88 · News 26 Rising —	156K	13busy all month	2,992▲10%
Samgyeopsal, samgyeopsal-gui, or grilled pork belly is a type of gui in Korean cuisine. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 13 Korean news stories this week "Korea’s ‘leaving-work culture’ is impressive, samgyetang and pork belly are the best" — the special memories of Japan’s Fujitsu, visiting Korea 3 years in a row — 스타뉴스, 10/11 · translated "韓 ‘퇴근길 문화’ 인상적, 삼계탕·삼겹살도 최고" 3년 연속 한국 찾은 日 후지쯔의 특별한 기억 "Korea’s ‘leaving-work culture’ is impressive, samgyetang and pork belly are the best" — the special memories of Japan’s Fujitsu, visiting Korea 3 years in a row – Money Today — 머니투데이, 10/11 · translated "韓 ‘퇴근길 문화’ 인상적, 삼계탕·삼겹살도 최고" 3년 연속 한국 찾은 日 후지쯔의 특별한 기억 – 머니투데이 남규리, 자작 ‘삼겹살송’으로 한돈 디지털 모델 됐다 — 톱스타뉴스, 10/11 🍽️ Where to eat it Gram Gram Apgujeong Cruise Branch — Subway Line 3, Apgujeong Station, Exit 6, 1.2km Hanok Grace — Subway Line 5 Seodaemun Station Exit 2, 129m Dosan Butchery Cheongdam Main Branch — Subway Suin Bundang Line Apgujeong Rodeo Station Exit 5, 246 Seogeulleongtang — Subway Line 9/Sillim Line Saetgang Station Exit 3, 385m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (11 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Samgyeopsal Recipe: 8 Steps and the Cut to Buy
20	Mandu만두 · Meal48K searches/mo · 17 news this week	59.6Search 79 · News 34 Rising —	48K	17busy all month	2,877▼6%
Mandu, or mandoo, are dumplings in Korean cuisine. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 17 Korean news stories this week ‘Lee Sang-jun’s Faraway Famous Restaurants’ — Taiwan dumpling restaurant — BNT뉴스, 10/09 · translated ‘이상준의 머나먼 맛집’ 대만 만두 맛집 Wonju City Council inspects dumpling festival preparations… calls for stronger ties with traditional markets — 연합뉴스, 10/08 · translated 원주시의회, 만두축제 준비 점검…전통시장 연계 강화 주문 “원주 만두축제 방문객 인근 전통시장 유입 방안 모색” — 강원도민일보, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Apple House — Subway Line 4/7 Chongshin Univercity (Isu) Station Exit 10, Neungrado Yeouido Branch — Subway Lines 5/9, Yeouido Station, Exit 1, 50m Jony Dumpling — Subway Line 6 Itaewon Station Exit 4, 204m Mandujip — Subway Suin Bundang Line Apgujeongrodeo Station Exit 6, 108m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (21 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
21	Sundae순대 · Street food24K searches/mo · 10 news this week	59.0Search 74 · News 20 Rising 74	24K	10▲270% vs avg week	2,653▼7%
Sundae is a type of blood sausage in Korean cuisine. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 10 Korean news stories this week Grilled sausage and sundae tucked ‘right in’ a paper cup… "It’s free, so what?" — shameless customers – Money Today — 머니투데이, 10/09 · translated 소시지·순대 구워 종이컵에 ‘쏙’…"공짜인데 뭐 어때?" 뻔뻔 손님들 – 머니투데이 Church members’ home cooking adds warmth to the Korean community — ‘New Church’ sundae and jokbal bazaar — 시애틀코리안데일리, 10/09 · translated 교인들 손맛에 한인사회 온정 더해…’새로운교회’ 순대·족발 바자회 서인영, "키 156cm에 38kg 가본 적 있어…이혼 후 소주+순대곱창 먹다 살쪄" (유행꼰대) – 조선비즈 — Chosunbiz, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Sillim-dong Sundae Town — Subway Line 2/Sillim Line Sillim Station Exits 3, 168m Baegam Wang Sundae — Subway Line 2 / Gyeongui Central Line/ Airport Railroad Hong Seochon Traditional Sundae Soup House — Subway 3 Line Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 1, 329m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (3 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
22	Salt bread소금빵 · Dessert30K searches/mo · 4 news this week	57.5Search 76 · News 8 Rising 80	30K	4▲300% vs avg week	—
Salt bread is made by putting butter in the form of filling into the dough, rolling it into a roll shape and baking it, then finishing by sprinkling coarse salt on the surface. Korean Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 4 Korean news stories this week "Bagel and salt bread at once" — Dessert39 launches 7 types of ‘bagel salt bread’ — 이넷뉴스, 10/10 · translated " 베이글과 소금빵을 한 번에" 디저트39, ‘베이글 소금빵’ 7종 출시 Winning over Seongsu-dong with one salt bread — the popularity of ‘JayeonDo Salt Bread’ that draws lines — 티뉴스, 10/09 · translated 소금빵 하나로 성수동을 사로잡다…줄 서서 찾는 ‘자연도소금빵’ 인기 디저트39, ‘베이글 소금빵’ 7종 출시…크림치즈 필링으로 차별화 — 시선뉴스, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: "Bagel and salt bread at once" — Dessert39 launches 7 types of ‘bagel salt bread’ — 이넷뉴스 Winning over Seongsu-dong with one salt bread — the popularity of ‘JayeonDo Salt Bread’ that draws lines — 티뉴스 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Jangjorim Recipe: 60 Minutes and Why It Turns Out Salty
23	Roasted sweet potatoes군고구마 · Street food5,330 searches/mo · 18 news this week	55.8Search 63 · News 36 Rising 60	5,330	18▲200% vs avg week	—
Roasted sweet potato is a winter snack eaten in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. Korean Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 18 Korean news stories this week "The roasted sweet potato smelled like cigarettes, so I threw it away" — convenience store delivered it in a cigarette box — 전자신문, 10/10 · translated “군고구마, 담배 냄새 나서 버렸다”…담배 상자에 넣어 배달한 편의점 "What, already?" — why winter snacks roasted sweet potato and fish cakes arrived early — 더바이어, 10/10 · translated “아니, 벌써”…일찍 찾아온 ‘겨울 간식’ 군고구마·어묵 왜? "이걸 어떻게 먹나요?"…담배 상자에 담겨 배달된 편의점 군고구마 — 부산파이낸셜뉴스, 10/10 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: "The roasted sweet potato smelled like cigarettes, so I threw it away" — convenience store delivered it in a cigarette box — 전자신문 "이걸 어떻게 먹나요?"…담배 상자에 담겨 배달된 편의점 군고구마 — 부산파이낸셜뉴스
24	Butter rice cake버터떡 · Dessert11K searches/mo · 4 news this week	55.0Search 69 · News 8 Rising 80	11K	4▲1233% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 4 Korean news stories this week After ddujjongku and butter tteok comes pizza jelgi — even Pizza Hut joins the ‘dessert trend’ — 서울경제, 10/10 · translated 두쫀쿠·버터떡 이어 피자설기까지…피자헛도 뛰어든 ‘디저트 유행’ From butter tteok to fruit and chocolate mochi — the tteok boom led by the MZ generation obsessed with ‘chewiness’ — 세계일보, 10/09 · translated 버터떡부터 과일·초콜릿 모찌까지…‘쫀득함’에 빠진 MZ세대가 이끄는 떡 열풍 지난달엔 버터떡 반짝… 이달엔 피자설기 반짝 — 조선일보, 10/07 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 버터떡 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
25	Bibimbap비빔밥 · Meal26K searches/mo · 14 news this week	54.0Search 75 · News 28 Rising —	26K	14busy all month	22K▼9%
Bibimbap, sometimes romanised as bi bim bap or bi bim bop, is a Korean rice dish. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 14 Korean news stories this week We thought it was kimchi and bibimbap… but ‘this’ is the promising K-food the US picked for next year — 서울경제, 10/10 · translated 김치·비빔밥인 줄 알았는데…美가 꼽은 내년 유망 K푸드는 ‘이것’ Bibimbap and a song — ‘Hyo Hanmadang’ unfolds in Jeonju — 전북제일신문, 10/08 · translated 비빔밥에 노래 한 자락… 전주서 펼쳐진 ‘효 한마당’ 비빔밥 필수 재료인데…생으로 먹으면 위험한 국민 나물 — 세계일보, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Dojeongyukgwan — Subway Lines 2/Shinbundang, Gangnam Station, Exit 5, 169m Myeongdong Busanjib Vegan Insa Paldo Milbang Gangnam Main Branch — Subway Line 2 / Shinbundang Line, Gangnam Station, Exit 11/1 From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (11 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Bibimbap Recipe: Season Each Vegetable, 4 Servings
26	Jokbal족발 · Meal107K searches/mo · 11 news this week	51.1Search 85 · News 22 Rising 39	107K	11▲93% vs avg week	1,723▼6%
Jokbal is a Korean dish consisting of pig’s trotters cooked with soy sauce and spices. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 11 Korean news stories this week ‘Extreme Job’ — famous spots for pork ribs, pork soup (dwaeji gukbap), and jokbal — BNT뉴스, 10/10 · translated ‘극한직업’ 돼지갈비·돼지국밥·족발 맛집 ‘Extreme Job’ — 50-year pork ribs, Daegu dwaeji gukbap, Gumi jokbal famous spots — 국제뉴스, 10/10 · translated ‘극한직업’ 50년 돼지갈비·대구 돼지국밥·구미 족발 맛집 EBS ‘극한직업’ 돼지갈비·국밥·족발 조명 — 제주교통복지신문, 10/10 🍽️ Where to eat it Manjok Ohyang Jokbal — Subway Line 1/2 City Hall Station exit 8, 70m Jangwonjip (Jangwon Jokbal) — Subway Line 1 Jonggak Station Exit 1, 236m Yeongdong Jokbal — Subway Line 3/Sinbundang Line Yangjae Station exit 5, 375m Jokbal Alley — Subway Line 5/ 6/ Gyeongui Central Line/ Airport Railroad Go From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (5 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
27	Fruit Chapssaltteok과일찹쌀떡 · New trend · NEW TREND12K searches/mo · 4 news this week	48.6Search 69 · News 8 Rising 62	12K	4▲208% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 4 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 "Buy fruit chapssaltteok and you have power" — MZ folks find even 3-hour waits ‘easy’ — 무등일보, 10/09 · translated ˝과일찹쌀떡 사면 권력 있다˝···MZ들은 3시간 웨이팅도 ´거뜬´ "Even on weekdays we wait 90 minutes" — after ddujjongku comes fruit chapssaltteok — 아시아타임즈, 10/08 · translated “평일에도 90분 기다려요”…두쫀쿠 가고 ‘과일찹쌀떡’ 떴다 대전평생학습관, 아버지 학부모 대상 ‘과일찹쌀떡 만들기’ 운영 — 중도일보, 10/05 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: "Buy fruit chapssaltteok and you have power" — MZ folks find even 3-hour waits ‘easy’ — 무등일보
28	Dakgalbi닭갈비 · Meal129K searches/mo · 14 news this week	48.2Search 86 · News 28 Rising 23	129K	14▲14% vs avg week	5,153▲24%
Dak-galbi, or spicy stir-fried chicken, is a popular South Korean dish made by stir-frying marinated diced chicken in a gochujang-based sauce with sweet potatoes, cabbage, Korean perilla, spring onion, tteok, and other ingredients. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 14 Korean news stories this week D-3 until the Chuncheon Makguksu Dakgalbi Festival opens… preparing for a successful event — 아시아투데이, 10/11 · translated ‘춘천 막국수닭갈비축제’ 개막 D-3…성공 개최 준비 D-4 until the Chuncheon Makguksu Dakgalbi Festival… Gongjicheon venue construction underway — 강릉뉴스, 10/11 · translated 춘천막국수닭갈비축제 D-4…공지천 행사장 조성 한창 육동한 춘천시장, 춘천막국수·닭갈비축제 현장 찾아 설치·안전관리 등 준비상황 점검 — 뉴데일리, 10/10 🍽️ Where to eat it Chuncheonjip Dakgalbi Makguksu — Subway Line 2, Sinchon Station, Exit 1, 210m Hongdae Dakgalbi — Subway Lines 2, Airport Railroad, and Gyeongui Jungang, Hong PalGakdo Seongsu Station Ildossi Dakgalbi Gwanghwamun Branch — subway line 5 Gwanghwamun Station exit 5, 172m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (4 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
29	Galbi갈비 · Meal47K searches/mo · 3 news this week	44.8Search 79 · News 6 Rising —	47K	3busy all month	5,296▼6%
Galbi, kalbi, galbi-gui, or grilled ribs is a type of gui in traditional Korean cuisine. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 3 Korean news stories this week President Lee gifts a bicycle to the Egyptian president… halal grilled ribs lunch — 연합뉴스TV, 10/08 · translated 이 대통령, 이집트 대통령에 자전거 선물…할랄 갈비구이 오찬 President Lee gifts a bicycle to the Egyptian president… lunch menu is halal grilled ribs — 한겨레, 10/08 · translated 이 대통령, 이집트 대통령에 자전거 선물…오찬 메뉴는 할랄 갈비구이 ‘편스토랑’ 이정현 감자탕, 대패 갈비덮밥, 유자된장 닭갈비 소스, 파스타 레시피 — BNT뉴스, 10/08 🍽️ Where to eat it Jingogae Dongdaemun — Subway Line 1/4 Dongdaemun station Exit 2, 35m Neulpureun Mokjang — Subway Line 2 Jamsilsaenae Station Exit 4, 411m Gyeongsong Byeokje Galbi — Subway Line 5 Bangi Station Exit 4, 176m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (32 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Galbijjim Recipe (2026): Short Ribs That Fall Off the Bone
30	Skku스꾸 · New trend · NEW TREND6,280 searches/mo · 5 news this week	43.6Search 64 · News 10 Rising 50	6,280	5▲150% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 5 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 "You make your own smoothie for 2,900 won" — 2,000 people flock to Shinsegae Food’s ‘Skku House’ — 머니투데이, 10/05 · translated "2900원에 직접 스무디 만들어요"…신세계푸드, ‘스꾸하우스’ 2000명 몰려 "I decorate it myself" — Shinsegae Food’s Skku House drew 2,000 visitors in one week — 뉴시스, 10/05 · translated "내가 직접 꾸민다" 신세계푸드 스꾸하우스, 일주일 만에 2000명 찾았다 신세계푸드 스꾸하우스, 성수동 사로잡은 체험형 스무디 혁신 — TENANT news, 10/05 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 스꾸 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
31	Kimchi-jjigae김치찌개 · Meal80K searches/mo · 7 news this week	38.6Search 83 · News 14 Rising 13	80K	7▼35% vs avg week	3,186▼12%
Kimchi-jjigae or kimchi stew is a jjigae, or stew-like Korean dish, made with kimchi and other ingredients, such as pork, scallions, onions, and diced tofu. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 7 Korean news stories this week "Rice, fried egg, and kimchi all with kimchi stew for 5,000 won" — Hanam’s ‘Rice Paddle Legend’ dreams of a consumption platform in a single meal — 내외뉴스통신, 10/11 · translated “김치찌개에 밥·계란후라이·김까지 5,000원”…하남 ‘밥주걱의 전설’, 한 끼에서 소비 플랫폼을 꿈꾸다 What is Koreans’ favorite Korean food? Kimchi stew No. 1, tastes differ by generation — 강릉뉴스, 10/10 · translated 대한민국 사람들이 가장 좋아하는 한식은?…김치찌개 1위, 세대마다 다른 입맛 "참치캔, 김치찌개에만 넣지 마세요"…’이 찌개’에 넣으면 궁합이 딱이라 밥도둑입니다 — 뉴스클립, 10/10 🍽️ Where to eat it Youthmungan — Subway Ui-Sinseol Line Bukhansan Bogungmun Station Exit 1, 4 Gwanghwamun Jip — Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun Station Exit 8, 60m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (2 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
32	Malatang마라탕 · Meal186K searches/mo · 4 news this week	37.3Search 89 · News 8 Rising 9	186K	4▼54% vs avg week	9,995▲13%
Malatang is a Sichuan street food in which skewered or self-selected meats, vegetables, and noodles simmer briefly in a numbing broth seasoned with Sichuan pepper and dried chili. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 4 Korean news stories this week Gansu food: how to read a bowl of malatang as regional culture — https://www.didimkorea.net/, 10/08 · translated 간쑤음식, 한 그릇의 마라탕을 지역 문화로 읽는 법 La Hongbang Malatang opens its first store in Aichi Prefecture, Japan — full-scale push into the Chubu market — 뷰어스, 10/07 · translated 라홍방마라탕, 일본 아이치현 첫 매장 개설…중부시장 공략 본격화 탕화쿵푸마라탕, 구산역점 신규 오픈 — https://www.ppss.kr/, 10/07 🍽️ Where to eat it Camouflage Yongyong Teacher Maradowon — Subway Line 2, Seongsu Station, Exit 2, 259m Mexitiger — Subway Line 2 / Shinbundang Line, Gangnam Station, Exit 11, RyongRyong Burger House — Subway Line 2, Seongsu Station, Exit 3, 150 m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (4 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
33	Samgyetang삼계탕 · Meal66K searches/mo · 5 news this week	36.7Search 82 · News 10 Rising 13	66K	5▼35% vs avg week	2,262▼5%
Samgye-tang, or "ginseng chicken soup" is a tang that consists primarily of a whole young chicken (poussin) or quail filled with garlic, rice, jujube, mung bean, and ginseng. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 5 Korean news stories this week "Korea’s ‘leaving-work culture’ is impressive, samgyetang and pork belly are the best" — the special memories of Japan’s Fujitsu, visiting Korea 3 years in a row — 스타뉴스, 10/11 · translated "韓 ‘퇴근길 문화’ 인상적, 삼계탕·삼겹살도 최고" 3년 연속 한국 찾은 日 후지쯔의 특별한 기억 궁중삼계탕 안산시상록구청에 성금 500만원 기탁 — 반월신문, 10/10 삼계탕 한 그릇 1만8000원 시대…중복 보양식도 집밥으로 — 쿠키뉴스, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Tosokchon Samgyetang — Subway Line 3, Gyeongbokgung Station, Exit 2, 203m Hosu Samgyetang — Subway Line 7 Sinpung Station Exit 4, 528m Jangsu Medicinal Herb Ginseng Chicken Soup — Gongdeok Station (Lines 5, 6, Airport Railroad & Gyeongui-Ju Jongno Samgyetang From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (15 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go. 👩‍🍳 Make it at home: Samgyetang Recipe (2026): Fight Summer Heat With Hot Soup
34	Hotteok호떡 · Street food13K searches/mo · 6 news this week	36.0Search 70 · News 12 Rising 21	13K	6▲5% vs avg week	3,925▼9%
Hotteok, sometimes called hoeddeok, is a type of filled pancake known as a popular street food in South Korea. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 6 Korean news stories this week "Making hotteok a global dessert" — Samlip introduces K-bakery at SIAL Paris — 신아일보, 10/06 · translated “호떡도 글로벌 디저트로” 삼립, 시알 파리서 K-베이커리 알린다 Baemin offers 2,000 free servings of chicken and hotteok at Ttukseom Hangang Park for Hangul Day – Chosun Biz — Chosunbiz, 10/05 · translated 배민, 한글날 뚝섬한강공원서 치킨·호떡 2000인분 무료 제공 – 조선비즈 배민, 한글날 ‘한강 드론라이트쇼’ 참여…치킨·호떡 2000인분 제공 — 지디넷코리아, 10/05 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 호떡 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
35	Youngkkeukkeuk영크크 · New trend · NEW TREND32K searches/mo · 4 news this week	34.9Search 76 · News 8 Rising 15	32K	4▼25% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 4 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 Featured in SBS documentary "Young KKK Is at Work" — 브런치, 10/09 · translated SBS 다큐 "영크크는 출근중" 출연 NBA-fueled Curtis appears on the F1 main stage — a ‘Young KKK’-style move — JTBC, 10/08 · translated NBA 달군 코르티스, F1 메인 무대 출격…‘영크크’다운 행보 코르티스, ‘영크크’ 지지 속 정상 탈환…뜨거운 인기 — 뉴스1, 10/06 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 영크크 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
36	Naengmyeon냉면 · Meal59K searches/mo · 5 news this week	34.5Search 81 · News 10 Rising 8	59K	5▼62% vs avg week	5,473▼16%
Naengmyeon or raengmyŏn is a noodle dish of North Korean origin which consists of long and thin handmade noodles made from the flour and starch of various ingredients, including most commonly buckwheat but also potatoes, sweet potatoes, arrowroot starch, and k Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 5 Korean news stories this week Yun Nam-no: "After my mother’s cancer diagnosis, I made naengmyeon from age 14… I slept only 2 hours a day" — 스포츠동아, 10/11 · translated 윤남노 “母 암 판정 후 14세부터 냉면 만들어…하루 2시간 잤다” "I can’t quit these pork ribs" — the pork that a naengmyeon master grills in Gangnam — 중앙일보, 10/09 · translated “이 비계는 못 떼겠네”…냉면 고수가 강남서 굽는 그 돼지고기 北, 평양 모란봉 불고기 전문식당…냉면 메뉴도 소개 — 뉴스1, 10/09 🍽️ Where to eat it Chuncheonjip Dakgalbi Makguksu — Subway Line 2, Sinchon Station, Exit 1, 210m Neungrado Yeouido Branch — Subway Lines 5/9, Yeouido Station, Exit 1, 50m Buwonmyeonok — Subway Line 4, Hoehyeon Station, Exit 5, 64m Neungrado Gwanghwamun Branch — Subway Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station, Exit 1, 233m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (40 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
37	Bingsu빙수 · Dessert26K searches/mo · 4 news this week	32.4Search 75 · News 8 Rising 10	26K	4▼52% vs avg week	6,126▼17%
Bingsu, sometimes written as bingsoo, is a milk-based Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings that may include chopped fruit, condensed milk, fruit syrup, tteok, and red beans. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 4 Korean news stories this week "Limited-edition menus with autumn ingredients at hotels" — from bingsu to drinks — 매일경제, 10/07 · translated “호텔서 가을 식재료 살린 한정판 메뉴를”…빙수부터 음료까지 Japanese-style bingsu shop White Table opens in Hanoi — 아주경제, 10/07 · translated 하노이에 일본식 빙수점 화이트 테이블 오픈 여름에만 먹나요…가을에도 호텔 빙수 즐긴다 — 뉴시스, 10/06 🍽️ Where to eat it Homilbat — Subway Gyeongui Central Line Sinchon Station Exit 1, 230m Bookhaebingsu — Subway Lines 2 / 6 Sindang Station Exit 10, 177m The Lounge — Subway Line 2 Samseong Station Exit 2, 14m Pan Honesta Itaewon Branch — Subway Line 6, Itaewon Station, Exit 4, 181m From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (8 places list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
38	Hwang Cheese황치즈 · New trend · NEW TREND13K searches/mo · 3 news this week	31.8Search 69 · News 6 Rising 15	13K	3▼25% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 3 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 선우글로벌 ‘황치즈 고구마깡’, 출시 4개월 만에 60만 봉 돌파…매출 13억 원 달성 — 스포르티보 미디어, 10/09 Yoajung’s ‘Yellow Cheese Mits’ debuted on Baemin first — nationwide sales from the 5th — 경북일보, 10/05 · translated 배민서 먼저 선보인 요아정 ‘황치즈 미쯔’…5일부터 전국 판매 "어디서나 즐기는 황치즈 미쯔" 요아정, 협업 메뉴 3종 정식 출시 — 뉴시스, 10/05 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: 선우글로벌 ‘황치즈 고구마깡’, 출시 4개월 만에 60만 봉 돌파…매출 13억 원 달성 — 스포르티보 미디어 "어디서나 즐기는 황치즈 미쯔" 요아정, 협업 메뉴 3종 정식 출시 — 뉴시스
39	Sundubu-jjigae순두부찌개 · Meal90K searches/mo · 1 news this week	30.1Search 84 · News 2 Rising 0	90K	1▲233% vs avg week	4,997▲12%
Sundubu-jjigae is a jjigae in Korean cuisine. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot 1 Korean news story this week Spam sundubu stew — 브런치, 10/09 · translated 스팸순두부 찌개 🍽️ Where to eat it Vegan Kitchen — 292 meters from Exit 3 of Myeong-dong station, Line 4 From Seoul’s official English restaurant list (1 place list it) — not a ranking. Check hours before you go.
40	Yakgwa약과 · Dessert36K searches/mo · 0 news this week	27.0Search 77 · News 0 Rising 0	36K	0▼100% vs avg week	4,281▲97%
Yakgwa, also called gwajul, is a type of yumil-gwa, which is deep-fried, wheat-based hangwa made with honey, cheongju, sesame oil, and ginger juice. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot Korean football’s lackluster games are nothing? China suffers a crushing 0-5 loss to Palestine at home — 포쓰저널, 10/03 · translated 한국 축구 졸전은 약과?…중국, 안방서 팔레스타인에 0-5 참패 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 약과 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
41	Pizza Tteok피자떡 · New trend · NEW TREND16K searches/mo · 2 news this week	26.4Search 71 · News 4 Rising 0	16K	2▲567% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 2 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 After ddujjongku comes pizza tteok — CU launches ‘pizza jeolpyeon’ — Daum, 10/06 · translated 두쫀쿠 다음은 피자떡…CU, ‘피자절편’ 출시 After ddujjongku comes ‘pizza tteok’ — CU brings the SNS-sizzling ‘pizza jelgi’ to convenience stores — 더트래커, 10/05 · translated 두쫀쿠 다음은 ‘피자떡’…CU, SNS 달군 ‘피자설기’ 편의점으로 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list. Where the news says to find it: After ddujjongku comes pizza tteok — CU launches ‘pizza jeolpyeon’ — Daum After ddujjongku comes ‘pizza tteok’ — CU brings the SNS-sizzling ‘pizza jelgi’ to convenience stores — 더트래커
42	Choco Churros초코츄러스 · New trend · NEW TREND10K searches/mo · 2 news this week	25.2Search 68 · News 4 Rising 0	10K	2▲186% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 2 Korean news stories this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 "We released 40 at 11:30 and they all sold out" — why is Paris Baguette’s chocolate churro popular? — 네이트, 10/06 · translated "11시 반에 40개 풀었는데 다 나갔어요"…파바 초코츄러스, 왜 인기일까 "We released 40 at 11:30 and they all sold out" — why is the 2,900-won Paris Baguette chocolate churro popular? — 세계일보, 10/06 · translated “11시 반에 40개 풀었는데 다 나갔어요”…2900원 파바 초코츄러스, 왜 인기일까 "2초에 하나씩"…파리바게뜨 ‘초코츄러스’ 170만개 팔려 — 미래경제, 10/03 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 초코츄러스 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
43	Tanghulu탕후루 · Dessert14K searches/mo · 0 news this week	24.7Search 70 · News 0 Rising 0	14K	0▼100% vs avg week	7,524▼7%
Tanghulu, tang hulu, or bingtang hulu is a traditional Chinese snack consisting of several malt sugar coated fruits of Chinese hawthorn on a bamboo skewer. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot No Korean headlines about it in the last two weeks — it ranks on searches. 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 탕후루 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
44	Waekppu왁뿌 · New trend · NEW TREND11K searches/mo · 1 news this week	24.7Search 68 · News 2 Rising 0	11K	1▼57% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot 1 Korean news story this week · spotted in the news on 2026-10-11 Eating the ‘crack’ texture and sound — the ‘wakppu’ trend spreading to desserts — 경남도민일보, 10/07 · translated ‘와그작’ 식감과 소리까지 먹는다…디저트로 확산된 ‘왁뿌’ 유행 Lee Seo-jin puzzled by MZ ‘wakppu’: "It doesn’t feel good… who does this" — 뉴시스, 10/02 · translated 이서진, MZ ‘왁뿌’에 당황 "기분 좋지 않다…이걸 누가 해" ‘비서진’ 이서진, 리센느와 첫 ‘왁뿌’…"기분 썩 좋지 않아" — 뉴스1, 10/02 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 왁뿌 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
45	Dubai chocolate두바이초콜릿 · Dessert11K searches/mo · 0 news this week	24.0Search 68 · News 0 Rising 0	11K	0▼100% vs avg week	24K▼3%
Dubai chocolate is a style of chocolate bar filled with chopped kadayif and a pistachio-tahini cream. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot No Korean headlines about it in the last two weeks — it ranks on searches. 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 두바이초콜릿 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
46	Yogurt ice cream요거트아이스크림 · Dessert6,340 searches/mo · 0 news this week	22.6Search 64 · News 0 Rising 0	6,340	0▼100% vs avg week	—
🔥 Why it’s hot No Korean headlines about it in the last two weeks — it ranks on searches. 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 요거트아이스크림 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
47	Croffle크로플 · Dessert6,270 searches/mo · 0 news this week	22.5Search 64 · News 0 Rising 0	6,270	0	2,723▼5%	—
The croffle, croiffle or crofle is a hybrid of a croissant and waffle. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot No Korean headlines about it in the last two weeks — it ranks on searches. 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 크로플 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
48	Gyeran-ppang계란빵 · Street food4,680 searches/mo · 0 news this week	21.8Search 62 · News 0 Rising 0	4,680	0▼100% vs avg week	363▲9%
Gyeran-ppang is a South Korean street food. Wikipedia 🔥 Why it’s hot Hotteok, bunggeoppang, and egg bread — taste winter street snacks — 중앙일보, 09/28 · translated 호떡에 붕어빵·계란빵까지 겨울 길거리 간식 맛보세요 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 계란빵 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.
49	Croongji크룽지 · Dessert2,380 searches/mo · 0 news this week	20.0Search 57 · News 0 Rising 0	2,380	0	—	—
🔥 Why it’s hot No Korean headlines about it in the last two weeks — it ranks on searches. 🍽️ Where to eat it Not on Seoul’s official restaurant list — search the Korean name 크룽지 on Naver Map or Kakao Map.

Key facts — As of 2026-10-11 · Naver keyword tool, Google News (Korea), Wikipedia

Korean fried chicken (치킨) ranked first of 49 Korean foods on the heat score on 2026-10-11.
Gimbap (김밥) had the most Naver searches in Korea among them: 286,000 a month.
Korean fried chicken (치킨) appeared in the most Korean news headlines in the week to 2026-10-11: 50.
Dubai chocolate had the most English Wikipedia views over 30 days: 24,001.

The board at a glance

#	Food	Korean	Searches / mo	News this week
1	Korean fried chicken	치킨	206,100	50
2	Kalguksu	칼국수	186,160	47
3	Jjajangmyeon	짜장면	66,870	50
4	Chapssaltteok	찹쌀떡	33,850	47
5	Pizza Sulgi	피자설기	249,400	36
6	Gimbap	김밥	286,000	33
7	Ramyeon	라면	40,520	35
8	Tteokbokki	떡볶이	106,760	28
9	Bagels	베이글	28,820	17
10	Bulgogi	불고기	17,070	30
11	Buldak spicy noodles	불닭볶음면	44,970	7
12	Matcha latte	말차라떼	9,440	9
13	Dubai chewy cookie	두쫀쿠	46,970	11
14	Gopchang	곱창	74,980	13
15	Gukbap	국밥	175,540	15
16	Bungeo-ppang	붕어빵	17,310	23
17	Dalgona	달고나	5,410	6
18	Eomuk	어묵	11,860	23
19	Samgyeopsal	삼겹살	156,400	13
20	Mandu	만두	47,550	17
21	Sundae	순대	23,730	10
22	Salt bread	소금빵	29,620	4
23	Roasted sweet potatoes	군고구마	5,330	18
24	Butter rice cake	버터떡	11,470	4
25	Bibimbap	비빔밥	25,730	14
26	Jokbal	족발	106,580	11
27	Fruit Chapssaltteok	과일찹쌀떡	11,950	4
28	Dakgalbi	닭갈비	128,540	14
29	Galbi	갈비	47,410	3
30	Skku	스꾸	6,280	5
31	Kimchi-jjigae	김치찌개	79,950	7
32	Malatang	마라탕	185,800	4
33	Samgyetang	삼계탕	66,310	5
34	Hotteok	호떡	13,090	6
35	Youngkkeukkeuk	영크크	32,060	4
36	Naengmyeon	냉면	59,020	5
37	Bingsu	빙수	26,030	4
38	Hwang Cheese	황치즈	12,850	3
39	Sundubu-jjigae	순두부찌개	90,080	1
40	Yakgwa	약과	35,570	0
41	Pizza Tteok	피자떡	16,220	2
42	Choco Churros	초코츄러스	10,110	2
43	Tanghulu	탕후루	14,320	0
44	Waekppu	왁뿌	10,830	1
45	Dubai chocolate	두바이초콜릿	10,990	0
46	Yogurt ice cream	요거트아이스크림	6,340	0
47	Croffle	크로플	6,270	0
48	Gyeran-ppang	계란빵	4,680	0
49	Croongji	크룽지	2,380	0

How this board works

Every day (last count 2026-10-11) we look up 49 Korean foods — everyday meals, street food, desserts and the newest crazes. Searches are Naver’s monthly search counts in Korea (PC and mobile), from Naver’s keyword tool. News counts Korean news stories in Google News whose headline names the food; for the busiest foods Google News returns only the latest 100 stories, so their month is shown as “busy all month” instead of a weekly comparison. World interest is English Wikipedia page views over 30 days, people only. “Why it’s hot” quotes the headlines themselves — translated into English where the numbers survive the translation, with the Korean original underneath. We do not add claims of our own. New trends are names picked out of Korean headlines that call something a craze, sell-out or open-run, kept only when Naver shows at least 2,000 searches a month. Restaurants come from Seoul’s official English restaurant list (Visit Seoul); appearing there is not a recommendation.

How this page works

Each food gets up to four points out of 100, the leader in each scoring 100: Naver monthly searches in Korea (log scale), Korean news stories in Google News whose headline names the food this week, this week against its average week, and the change in Naver searches over a week. The heat score is their average, rescaled so No.1 = 100. ‘Why it’s hot’ quotes the headlines; restaurants come from Seoul’s official English restaurant list and are not a ranking. The page is rebuilt twice a day (around 09:15 and 21:15 Korea time) and republished only when the numbers change.

What changed in the update of 2026-10-11

Korean fried chicken (치킨) ranked first of 49 Korean foods on the heat score on 2026-10-11.
Gimbap (김밥) had the most Naver searches in Korea among them: 286,000 a month.

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FAQ

What food is trending in Korea right now?

On this board, Korean fried chicken (치킨) is No.1 (heat 100) as of 2026-10-11, followed by Kalguksu (칼국수) and Jjajangmyeon (짜장면). Open a row to see the Korean headlines behind it.

What are Koreans searching for most?

Gimbap (김밥) has the most monthly searches on Naver among the foods we track: 286,000, then Pizza Sulgi (249,400).

What is the newest food trend in Korea?

New on the board: Chapssaltteok (찹쌀떡), Pizza Sulgi (피자설기), Fruit Chapssaltteok (과일찹쌀떡), Skku (스꾸). They were picked up from Korean headlines that call them a craze, sell-out or open-run, and kept only if at least 2,000 people a month search for them on Naver.

How is the heat score calculated?

Each food gets up to four points, each out of 100 against the leader: Search = Naver monthly searches (on a log scale, so everyday foods do not swamp new trends); News = Korean news stories that mention it this week; Rising = this week’s stories against its average week over the past month; Search rise = the change in Naver searches over a week (once we have a week of counts). The heat score is their average, rescaled so No.1 = 100.

Where can I eat these foods in Seoul?

Open a row. If Seoul’s official English restaurant list has places that serve it, we list a few with their nearest subway exit — it is a list, not a ranking. If not, we link the Korean articles that say where to find it, or give the Korean name to search on Naver Map or Kakao Map.

Why is this different from a “best Korean food” list?

Because it moves. It is recounted every day from what Koreans search for and what Korean media write about, so seasonal foods (hotteok and bungeo-ppang in winter, bingsu in summer) and sudden crazes rise and fall.

Last updated 2026-10-11. Editorial policy

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