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Breakfast in Dongdaemun: 24-Hour Ox-Bone Soup, Dawn Hangover Soup and a DDP Bakery

Right by Dongdaemun Station Exits 1, 2 and 5 there is a 24-hour ox-bone soup restaurant, a 24-hour bakery (unstaffed 23:00–07:00) and a bean-sprout soup shop that opens at 07:00. Near Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Exit 14, a hangover-soup restaurant opens at 05:00 and a toast shop at 08:00, and the bakery on DDP's basement level 2 opens at 07:30 or 08:00, before DDP itself. A mayak gimbap stall in Gwangjang Market opens at 09:00, but it is about 0.9km from Dongdaemun Station. Most are 1–6 minutes' walk from a station.

Last checked: 2026-10-07·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site

Dongdaemun Bonga Gamasot Seolleongtang

동대문본가가마솥설렁탕

At 299-1 Jong-ro, a minute from Dongdaemun Station Exit 1. Open 24 hours, every day. Seolleongtang is ₩12,000, the large ₩15,000, and blood-curd hangover soup ₩9,000. Its Kakao Map rating is low at 2.4.

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Paris Baguette, Dongdaemun Station

파리바게뜨 동대문역점

At 305 Jong-ro, 15m from Dongdaemun Station Exit 2. Open 24 hours, but unstaffed from 23:00 to 07:00, and whether a foreign card works in those hours is unconfirmed.

Paris Baguette, Dongdaemun Station →

Daehwajeong Jinjja Haejangguk

대화정 진짜해장국

At 249-20 Jangchungdan-ro, 3 minutes from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 14. Daily 05:00–23:50 with a 14:00–17:00 break (orders stop at 14:00), last order 23:10. The house haejangguk is ₩12,000, or ₩17,000 for the large. 2026 blogs mention queues at lunch and on weekends.

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Ssukssuk Kongnamul Gukbap Branch 2

쑥쑥콩나물국밥 2호점

At 302 Jong-ro, a minute from Dongdaemun Station Exit 5. Mon–Sat 07:00–17:30, closed Sunday. Beef bean-sprout rice and dried-pollack bean-sprout gukbap are ₩7,000, bean-sprout bibimbap ₩5,000. You pay first. A separate main hall with the same name is about 10m away.

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Rolling Pin, Dongdaemun DDP

롤링핀 동대문DDP점

In the Design Market on DDP's basement level 2, 3 minutes from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 1. Kakao Map says it opens at 07:30 on weekdays and 08:00 at weekends; Naver says 08:00 every day. It closes at 21:00. A butter croissant is ₩3,900, an Americano ₩4,500.

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Isaac Toast Seoul Migliore

이삭토스트 서울밀리오레점

At 43 Jangchungdan-ro 13-gil, in front of Hyundai City Outlet, 6 minutes from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 14. Daily 08:00–19:30 with a 15:00–16:00 break. Ham and cheese toast is ₩3,100 (Naver menu, updated October 2025). An October 2026 blog says foreign visitors queue for the opening every morning.

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Monyeo Gimbap, Gwangjang Market

모녀김밥 (광장시장)

At 403-23 Dongho-ro inside Gwangjang Market, 2 minutes from Jongno 5-ga Station Exit 7. Daily 09:00–21:00, closing early when it sells out; closed on the day of Seollal and of Chuseok. Mayak gimbap is ₩4,000 and a mung-bean pancake ₩6,000. From Dongdaemun Station it is a 10–15 minute walk.

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Tips

  • These hours were checked on 7 October 2026 against Kakao Map, Naver and 2026 blogs. The weekday opening time at Rolling Pin Dongdaemun DDP differs between sources, Daehwajeong closes 14:00–17:00, and Paris Baguette Dongdaemun Station is unstaffed from 23:00 to 07:00. Isaac Toast prices come from an October 2025 menu. Online listings change, so check a map app for the day before you go.
  • Kakao Map and Naver show Korean mobile payments such as Zero Pay, Kakao Pay and Naver Pay at some of these, but whether a foreign card works is unconfirmed at all seven. Apart from Paris Baguette, Rolling Pin and Isaac Toast, all serve Korean food such as ox-bone soup, hangover soup, bean-sprout gukbap and gimbap.

Dongdaemun · Places

Daehwajeong Jinjja Haejangguk

대화정 진짜해장국

A hangover-soup (haejangguk) restaurant on the ground floor of 249-20 Jangchungdan-ro, 165m from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 14. It opens at 05:00 every day, so it works for an early breakfast on the Dongdaemun side. The house haejangguk is ₩12,000, or ₩17,000 for the large; pork belly is served only after 17:00. 2026 blogs say it got busy after a TV appearance, with queues at lunch and on weekends, and that quite a few customers are foreign.

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Dongdaemun Bonga Gamasot Seolleongtang

동대문본가가마솥설렁탕

An ox-bone soup (seolleongtang) restaurant at 299-1 Jong-ro, 48 m from Dongdaemun Station Exit 1, open 24 hours every day of the year, so it works before dawn or early in the morning. Seolleongtang is ₩12,000, the large ₩15,000, and blood-curd hangover soup ₩9,000. Its Kakao Map rating is on the low side at 2.4 (27 reviews). Kakao Map and Naver both list it as open 00:00–24:00 every day, and two 2026 blogs say the same.

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Isaac Toast Seoul Migliore

이삭토스트 서울밀리오레점

An Isaac Toast (toast-sandwich chain) on the ground floor of 43 Jangchungdan-ro 13-gil, 395m from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 14. Blogs place it right in front of Hyundai City Outlet, next to the entrance to the National Medical Center. Open 08:00–19:30 daily with a break 15:00–16:00. Ham and cheese toast is ₩3,100 and Bacon Best ₩3,900 (Naver menu). An October 2026 blog says foreign visitors queue for the opening every morning. The shop is small, so plan on takeaway.

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Monyeo Gimbap

모녀김밥

A mayak gimbap stall (mini rice rolls with a mustard dipping sauce) inside Gwangjang Market at 403-23 Dongho-ro, 102m from Jongno 5-ga Station Exit 7. It opens at 09:00 every day and closes at 21:00, which makes it one of the earlier options for a market breakfast; it closes early when it runs out. Mayak gimbap is ₩4,000 and a mung-bean pancake (bindaetteok) ₩6,000 (Naver menu). From Dongdaemun Station it is about 0.9km, a 10–15 minute walk.

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