Samcheongdong Hotteok — Restaurant in Seoul

The place to go to for Hotteok (Korean street food pastry with a choice of filling).

Traveller's Tips: There's a few seats outside the store so that you can eat yours steaming hot.

Remember to sprinkle a tiny bit of (soy based?) sauce they have available at the counter.

Try the japchae (glass noodle) filling Hotteok! This one is unique.

My first time in Seoul and visited this place twice. Though some may say it's hyped, I found this to be my favourite.

We chose the japchae filling both times though I've been told the honey hotteok is the traditional one. They offer a few savoury meat options as well.

Recommend if you're in the...

I cannot tell if it's a must, since it's my first time trying authentic hotteok in Korea.

However, we tried the original receipe (honey and nut) as well as the cheese hotteok and both were delicious ! Crispy on the outside, soft and warm on the inside, so good !

Also we came during a heatwave and this very sweet 아줌마 gave us some fresh water to refill our bottles.

Thank you for the quick service and delicious food under this heat ...

It is apparently quite famous among the tourists for some reason, but I personally think it's overrated and overhyped. I also didn't like it was like almost deep fried. They have different fillings than the traditional mix of sugar, cinnamon and nuts. If you don't have sweet tooth, you could chose from the other five different options. There are also benches and tables, so you could...