Late-Night Meal (Yasik)
Satisfy your late-night cravings
The late-night Korean comfort food that hits after dark.
Even after a late-arriving flight or an evening performance, it is fairly easy to find restaurants still open. At those times, menus that are easy to take back to your lodging and share without fuss are helpful. Korean late-night food is often arranged for several people to pick at together rather than for one person to eat quickly alone. Many dishes have clear seasoning and hold up well even as they cool, making them convenient in transit.
Bossam is thickly sliced boiled pork eaten wrapped with kimchi and vegetables, bringing together rich and refreshing flavors. Chicken is easy to find even late at night and is fun to choose from, with crisp fried pieces and a variety of sauces. Tteokbokki, with chewy rice cakes in a spicy-sweet sauce, is good as a snack after a short walk.
Bossam
보쌈 · bossam
A Korean dish made by wrapping thin slices of boiled pork in kimchi and leafy vegetables.
Jokbal
족발 · jokbal
A dish characterized by boiled pig's trotters simmered in soy sauce and spices with a soft and chewy texture. The soy sauce seasoning is deeply infused, and it is typically eaten wrapped in lettuce or perilla leaves with ssamjang.
Korean Fried Chicken
치킨 · chikin
A dish made by frying chicken coated in batter, characterized by its crispy texture. It can be enjoyed with various sauces and styles, including soy sauce, seasoned, and fried, and is often eaten with beer.
Tteokbokki
떡볶이 · tteok-bokki
This is a spicy and sweet dish made by boiling rice cakes and fish cakes in a gochujang seasoned broth. The chewy rice cakes absorb the spicy and sweet sauce, and fried foods or kimbap are dipped in the broth and enjoyed together. It is a representative snack that is enjoyed cheaply at snack shops and on the streets.
Bibim Guksu
비빔국수 · bi-bim-guksu
A Korean noodle dish made by mixing boiled somen noodles with a spicy sauce. The chewy noodles and the sweet and spicy sauce blend together to be enjoyed as a summer delicacy.
Janchi Guksu
잔치국수 · janchi-guksu
A simple noodle dish made with thin noodles in anchovy broth, originating from celebration foods. The chewy noodles and savory anchovy broth create a light flavor. Enjoy it slurping with warm soup, topped with seaweed flakes, egg strips, and zucchini.
