Jamsil

A pork gukbap (pork soup with rice) restaurant at 105 Ogeum-ro that opens at 10:00 on weekdays and 09:00 on weekends and public holidays and stays open until 01:00, so it suits a late breakfast rather than an early one. Entry is by CatchTable queue; an October 2026 review saw an estimated 68-minute wait but got in within 30 minutes. Pork gukbap is ₩13,000, the mixed bowl ₩13,500 and the head-meat bowl ₩14,000 (the Kakao Map menu and an October 2026 blog give the same prices). Blog reviews place it near Seokchon Lake and Songridan-gil, with window seats looking onto the lakeside trees.

A three-floor cafe on Songridan-gil, about 300 m from Songpanaru Station Exit 1, open 09:00–22:00 daily. The basement has a large table and the second floor a large shared table, which suits a group of adults; the ground floor has the order counter, ordinary tables and window bar seats. The floors with the big tables and the restroom are all reached by stairs, so with a stroller it only works if there is a free table on the ground floor. Kakao Map and four 2026 posts agree on the hours.

A small snack-and-set-meal shop at unit B-11 of the Jamsil Station underground shopping mall, with gimbap at ₩4,000–4,500 and ramyeon at ₩5,000 (an August 2026 review says paying cash knocks off ₩500). Reviews say seats are few and there is a takeaway queue for gimbap in the morning. Hours conflict: Kakao Map lists 06:00–22:00 daily, but a blog says it opens at 07:00 and closes when food runs out, so treat it as a backup with uncertain hours.

A Jeju-style haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant at 10 Songpa-daero 49-gil. It opens at 08:00 on weekends and 09:00 Tuesday to Friday, and is closed on Mondays. Haejangguk is ₩12,000, naejangtang (offal soup) ₩13,000 and a small plate of dombe-gogi (boiled pork) ₩13,000 per the Kakao Map menu; a September 2026 blog gives the same prices for the haejangguk and dombe-gogi. It is about 430m from Seokchon Station (Line 8) Exit 8 per Naver and close to Sambaekjip.

A kongnamul gukbap shop (bean-sprout soup with rice) on B1 of Hyundai Tower, 293-19 Olympic-ro. It opens at 07:15 on weekdays but is closed on Saturday and Sunday. Per the Kakao Map menu, the Jeonju-style kongnamul gukbap is ₩8,000, the cheapest gukbap among Jamsil's breakfast spots, with squid or dried-pollack versions (₩9,000) and bibimbap too. It is about 270m from Jamsil Station Exit 9 per Naver.

A pork gukbap and sundae (Korean blood sausage) gukbap restaurant on B1 of the shopping-mall wing of the Lotte World Adventure building, about 270m from Jamsil Station Exit 3 per Naver. Per the Kakao Map menu, pork or sundae gukbap is ₩11,000 and the mixed bowl ₩12,000. It opens at 08:00 every day with no break time, making it the closest of Jamsil's breakfast spots for a meal before Lotte World Adventure opens at 10:00.

A McDonald's on the ground floor of the World Tower Building, about 90 m from Jamsil Station Exit 7, open 06:00–01:00 every day, one of the earliest openings in the area (Kakao Map and Naver both say so). Ordering is by kiosk, so no Korean is needed. A September 2026 blog records a McMorning set at this branch. Prices for this branch are not shown on Kakao Map or Naver.

A bakery cafe on Songpa-daero, about 330 m from Seokchon Station Exit 8. It uses the ground floor and a basement, and September 2026 posts mention a room and a semi-private area in the basement where groups sit. It opens at 08:00 Monday to Thursday (Friday is 08:00 or 09:00 depending on the source), and closing and last-order times also differ between sources. One parent wrote that with a stroller they could not have gone down to the basement anyway.

An American-style pancake and omelette brunch restaurant on B1 of the Sofitel Ambassador Seoul. Kakao Map and Naver list 09:00 opening Monday to Friday and 08:00 on Saturday and Sunday, but some blogs give 09:00 for Saturday too, so an 08:00 meal before Lotte World opens at 10:00 is safest on a Sunday. It is about 350 m from Jamsil Station Exit 10 per Kakao Map. Per the Naver menu, buttermilk pancakes are ₩14,000 and a Dutch baby ₩20,000.

A bakery cafe about 235 m from Jamsil Station Exit 8, open 07:30–22:00 Monday to Saturday and 07:30–21:00 on Sunday (Kakao Map and Naver agree). A July 2026 review says there is plenty of seating, so you can sit down for a breakfast of bread and coffee. A butter croissant is ₩4,800 (blog) and an Americano ₩4,500 (Naver).

A Jeonju-style kongnamul gukbap shop (bean-sprout soup with rice) at 240 Seokchonhosu-ro. It opens at 06:30 every day, the earliest among Jamsil's breakfast spots after the 24-hour shop. Reviewers describe the kongnamul gukbap (₩9,500 on the Kakao Map menu) as a clear broth served with a soft fried egg; there is also a seafood "boss's gukbap", a chicken gukbap and bibimbap in a brass bowl. The nearest station exit is Seokchon Station (Line 8) Exit 8.

A takeout-and-delivery gimbap (seaweed rice roll) shop at 10 Olympic-ro 35ga-gil. It opens at 08:00 every day, handy for taking rolls to go on the way to Lotte World or Seokchon Lake. An October 2026 blog review says there are only about four waiting seats and no tables to eat at. It is about 520m (a nine-minute walk) from Jamsil Station Exit 9 per Naver. Per the Kakao Map menu and an October 2026 blog, the house Sikmulwon gimbap is ₩6,500, tuna or double-cheese ₩7,900 and pollack roe and egg ₩9,900.

A spacious ground-floor cafe in a shopping building by the west lake of Seokchon Lake. It opens at 10:00 every day, and all four posts from August to October 2026 say it closes at 19:00 Monday to Thursday (Kakao Map's 23:00 looks out of date). Three give 22:00 from Friday to Sunday, while an August post says 22:00 on Friday and Saturday only. A post says the aisles are wide enough to park a stroller next to the table. It is 545–612 m from Seokchon Station Exit 8.

A three-storey Starbucks by the east lake of Seokchon Lake, open 08:00–22:00 daily (Kakao Map and two April 2026 posts agree). It is about 560 m from Seokchon Station Exit 1. An April 2026 post says the ground floor is mostly bar tables and the second floor has many tables, and posts from 2015 and 2023 call the second and third floors large. A post says strollers can use a lift reached through the next building's entrance, but that post is from 2023 and it was not reconfirmed.

A drive-through Starbucks about 180 m from Songpanaru Station Exit 1, open 07:00–22:00 daily (Kakao Map and an April 2026 post agree). There is no parking. Most seats are upstairs, and a post says there is no lift, so wheelchairs and strollers have to stay on the ground floor, which has only a few seats.

A 24-hour branch of a gukbap (soup with rice) chain at 111 Ogeum-ro. It is open whatever the day or hour, so it works for an early breakfast before Lotte World opens. According to blog reviews it sits on the east-lake side of Seokchon Lake, about a ten-minute walk from Jamsil Station Exit 10. Per the Kakao Map menu, beef gukbap is ₩10,000 and the version topped with yukjeon (thin pan-fried beef) is ₩11,000.