Solo Dining
The perfect meal for solo dining
Single-serving comfort dishes that are easy and welcoming to enjoy on your own.
When your schedule opens up during a trip or your mealtime does not match your companions’, foods that are easy to eat alone are a big help. Many casual Korean restaurants naturally offer menus suited to one person. They are not difficult to order, usually take a relatively short time to prepare, and often make a full meal in one bowl of rice, noodles, or soup.
Gimbap is easy to hold and eat when packed for outdoors or on the move, but it is best to check the fillings from menu photos or descriptions. Sundubu-jjigae comes with soft tofu and a spicy broth, making it good with rice. Pork Over Rice is a hearty one-bowl meal of spicy stir-fried pork served over rice. It is worth remembering when you want an easy, no-fuss meal.
Gimbap
김밥 · gimbap
A convenient meal made by rolling rice, vegetables, pickled radish, eggs, and ham in seaweed, seasoned with sesame oil and salt. It is enjoyed for picnics or quick meals, and unlike sushi, it is seasoned with sesame oil instead of vinegar.
Ramyeon
라면 · ramyeon
A quick noodle dish made by boiling flour noodles in hot broth, characterized by a variety of flavorful soups.
Dumpling Soup
만둣국 · man-du-guk
A traditional Korean soup dish made by boiling dumplings filled with meat and vegetables in a clear broth.
Sundae-guk (Korean Blood Sausage Soup)
순대국 · sun-dae-guk
A soup dish made by boiling pork intestines and sundae (blood sausage) in pork bone broth, characterized by its milky, rich broth and the chewy texture of the sundae. It is usually eaten with rice mixed in, seasoned to taste with salt or salted shrimp, and topped with perilla seed powder and a spicy seasoning paste.
Yukgaejang
육개장 · yuk-gae-jang
A spicy soup dish made with beef, fernbrake, and bean sprouts cooked in hot pepper oil. The broth is rich and spicy, and it tastes even better when eaten with rice.
Jajangmyeon
짜장면 · jja-jang-myeon
A Korean-Chinese dish made with wheat noodles topped with a sauce made by stir-frying chunjang. The salty and sweet sauce blends well with the noodles, boasting a unique flavor.
Kalguksu
칼국수 · kal-guksu
Warm hand-cut noodles made by slicing flour dough, boiled in anchovy or beef bone broth. Characterized by chewy noodles and a flavorful broth, it's perfect for a warm meal.
Little Gimbap
꼬마김밥 · kko-ma-gimbap
Gimbap rolled small with rice, vegetables, and pickled radish, perfect for one bite. Seasoned with sesame oil and salt for easy enjoyment.
Pork Over Rice
제육덮밥 · je-yuk-deop-bap
A Korean-style rice bowl dish topped with stir-fried sliced pork in gochujang sauce.
Kimchi Fried Rice
김치볶음밥 · kimchi-bokkeum-bap
Spicy and savory Korean-style fried rice made with well-fermented kimchi and rice.
