Itaewon

A Turkish bakery cafe less than 50 m from Itaewon Station Exit 4, selling Turkish breads such as simit and börek, kaymak (clotted cream) and Turkish coffee. Naver and three 2026 blogs say it is open 24 hours, while Kakao Map lists 08:00–24:00 daily, so it is open from 08:00 at the latest. A kaymak set is ₩9,800 and börek ₩4,200 (Naver). There are tables by the counter to eat at.

A German-style bakery and brunch restaurant at 244-1 Noksapyeong-daero. It opens at 08:00 every day and closes at 21:00 on weekdays and 20:00 on Saturday and Sunday (Kakao Map). A September 2026 blog post says the brunch menu runs until 13:00. The daily soup and paninis are ₩8,500 each on the Kakao Map menu. It is closer to Exit 2 of Noksapyeong Station than to Itaewon Station.

A branch of a sundae-gukbap (pork and blood-sausage rice soup) chain on Itaewon-ro 26-gil, about 120 m from Itaewon Station Exit 4, open 24 hours. Sundae gukbap, pork gukbap and pork-bone hangover soup are ₩11,000, and a large sundae gukbap is ₩13,000 (blog). A review says the tables work well for solo diners. Kakao Map, Naver and two September 2026 blogs all list it as open 24 hours.

A beef gukbap (beef soup with rice) restaurant on the second floor of 174 Itaewon-ro, open 24 hours all year, so it is open early in the morning (Kakao Map and blog posts from 2025 and 2026 all say so). It is on the second floor right by Exit 4 of Itaewon Station. An October 2026 post describes going there around 7:30am.

A bagel shop on the ground floor of 158 Itaewon-ro that opens at 08:00 every day (Kakao Map and 2026 blog posts all say so). An October 2026 review says it was open at 8am during the Chuseok holidays. Closing time differs slightly: 18:30 on Kakao Map, 18:45 in a June 2026 blog post.

A gamjatang (pork-bone and potato stew) restaurant on the second floor of 176 Itaewon-ro, open 24 hours, all year (Kakao Map and blog posts from August and September 2026 agree). The branch opened around August 2026. The gamjatang pots are for sharing, so on your own order a single-portion bone soup: Kakao Map's menu lists Nuri bone haejangguk at ₩12,000. It is about 30 m from Exit 4 of Itaewon Station.

An American pancake restaurant on the second floor of the Hamilton Hotel shopping mall. It opens at 09:00 Monday to Friday and 08:00 on Saturday and Sunday, closing at 22:00 (last order 21:00), per Kakao Map and 2026 blog posts. Many reviews mention a queue on weekend mornings. It is under 100 m from Exit 1 of Itaewon Station. Kakao Map's menu lists a half buttermilk pancake stack at ₩10,000 and eggs Benedict at ₩23,000.

A Paris Baguette (bakery chain) on the ground floor of 186 Itaewon-ro, about 40 m from Itaewon Station Exit 3. It is open 07:00–22:00 every day (Kakao Map and Naver agree). That is early for a bakery near Itaewon Station. Think of it as a place to buy bread or a sandwich to take with you; none of the sources checked says clearly whether there is seating. Prices are not shown on Kakao Map or Naver.

A bakery cafe at 272 Itaewon-ro, open 07:30–22:00 every day, all year (Kakao Map and several 2026 blog posts agree). That makes it an early-morning bakery option on any day of the week. It is two to three minutes on foot from Exit 3 of Hangangjin Station, one stop east of Itaewon.

A brunch cafe on the 4th floor of a building right by Itaewon Station Exit 4, across from the Hamilton Hotel. The opening time is uncertain: Naver and three 2026 blogs give 09:00 every day, while Kakao Map says 08:00. Kakao Map's menu lists a full breakfast at ₩28,000 and bacon eggs Benedict at ₩24,000. Two blogs note many foreign customers.

A bakery cafe on the ground floor of 214 Itaewon-ro. It is a late-morning option, not an early one: open 09:30–21:30 daily (last order 21:00), with bread out from 10:00 and brunch plates served 10:00–16:00 (per Kakao Map and 2026 blog posts). Kakao Map's menu lists the Tartine brunch platter at ₩21,800.

A beef gukbap (beef soup with rice) restaurant on the second floor of 123 Bogwang-ro, open 24 hours every day, all year. It is about 100 m from Exit 4 of Itaewon Station. Kakao Map and several 2026 blog posts list it that way, and reviews say there is no break time.