Nae-ga Tteokbokki

Literally meaning “I am tteokbokki,” this fast food restaurant with a memorable name has equally memorable tteokbokki. Each serving is presented in a small frying pan (giving the dish a more elegant feel compared to the standard plastic blue plate) and comes with a large bowl of fish cake soup. Finished off with a few pieces of cut-up perilla leaves and a sprinkle of sesame seeds on top, the tteokbokki sauce is thick and spicy with just a touch of sweet. On extravagant days, you can get a hard-boiled egg for just 500 won extra or get ra-bokki (ramyun tteokbokki) for 1,500 won more. With one location near Jongno-5ga and another in Daehangno, this is the tteokbokki place to turn to when in the area.