This is a list of the oldest active restaurants in South Korea. For inclusion in the list, the restaurant must be currently active and located within South Korea proper, with relative consensus on the founding date and continuity of the restaurant since its founding.
Few businesses are over 100 years old; this is possibly due to the 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period and 1950–1953 Korean War.[1]
Imun Seolnongtang | Seoul | Seolleongtang | [2] | ||
1910 | Naju Gomtang Hayanjib | Naju | Naju gomtang | [3] | |
1915 | Hwangsanok | Nonsan | Seafood | [4] [5] | |
1919 | Naeho Naengmyeon | Busan | Milmyeon, naengmyeon | [6] [7] | |
1920 | Anilok | Anseong | Gukbap | [8] | |
1924 | Cheonil Sikdang | Haenam County | Hanjeongsik | [9] | |
1924 | Hamyangzip | Ulsan | Jinju bibimbap, hoe | [10] | |
1925 | Jin A Chun | Seoul | Korean Chinese cuisine | ||
1927 | Cheonhwang Sikdang | Jinju | Jinju bibimbap | [11] | |
1930 | Samdae Gwangyang Bulgogijip | Gwangyang | Gwangyang bulgogi | [12] | |
1932 | Yonggeumok | Seoul | Chueo-tang | ||
1932 | Eunhosikdang | Seoul | Kkori-gomtang | ||
1932 | Sinsikdang | Damyang County | Tteok-galbi | [13] | |
1933 | Jaembaeok | Seoul | Seolleongtang | ||
1937 | Cheongjinok | Seoul | Haejang-guk | ||
1939 | Hanilkwan | Seoul | Bulgogi, galbi | ||
1946 | Woo Lae Oak | Seoul | Pyongyang naengmyeon | [14] | |
1947 | Buyeojip | Seoul | Gomtang, seolleongtang | [15] [16] | |
1949 | Mapo Ok | Seoul | Seolleongtang | [17] | |
1952 | Samyang Dabang | Jeonju | Coffeehouse | [18] | |
1954 | Sinheunggwan | Busan | Korean Chinese cuisine | [19] | |
1956 | Hakrim Dabang | Seoul | Coffeehouse | [20] [21] |