🍢 Korean Snacks

Bunsik means simple Korean snack-bar food such as tteokbokki, gimbap, ramyeon, sundae and twigim (fritters). It's cheap and fast, perfect for a busy lunch or an afternoon snack.

Tteokbokki alone comes in many styles, from soupy to jjajang, rosé and cheese, and it's great for sharing with gimbap and fritters.

Tips for choosing

This is the easiest category on a tight budget. Most dishes cost around ₩5,000.
Tteokbokki, rabokki and jjolmyeon are usually spicy. If you avoid heat, choose jjajang tteokbokki, gimbap or fish cake soup.
Rice cakes, noodles and batter often contain wheat. Some shops use rice-only cakes, so ask if you have a wheat allergy.

Dishes (31)

Tteokbokki
about ₩5,000MediumServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy
Photo: by jetalone (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)
Gimbap
about ₩4,000Not spicyServed cold
Main ingredients: Egg, Soy
Photo: changupn (CC0)
Ramyeon
about ₩4,500MediumServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy
Photo: BrithnyBiong (CC BY 4.0)
Rabokki
about ₩6,500MediumServed warm
Main ingredients: Egg, Wheat, Soy
Photo: Andy Li (CC0)
Cheese Tteokbokki
about ₩7,000MediumServed warm
Main ingredients: Milk, Wheat, Soy
Photo: insatiablemunch (CC BY 2.0)
Rosé Tteokbokki
about ₩8,000Mildly spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Milk, Wheat, Soy
Photo: Sharphyun (CC BY 4.0)
Jjajang Tteokbokki
about ₩7,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Pork
Soupy Tteokbokki
about ₩6,000MediumServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Fish
Photo: lazy fri13th (CC BY 2.0)
Sundae (Korean Blood Sausage)
about ₩5,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Pork
Photo: SauceSupreme (CC BY 2.0)
Assorted Twigim
about ₩5,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Egg, Wheat, Soy, Shrimp & crab
Fish Cake Soup
about ₩5,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Fish
Photo: Hankook12 (CC0)
Tuna Gimbap
about ₩5,000Not spicyServed cold
Main ingredients: Egg, Soy, Fish
Photo: Kcjsew (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Cheese Gimbap
about ₩4,500Not spicyServed cold
Main ingredients: Milk, Egg, Soy
Mini Gimbap
about ₩4,000Not spicyServed cold
Main ingredients: Soy
Photo: bryan... from Taipei, Taiwan (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Jjolmyeon
about ₩6,500MediumServed cold
Main ingredients: Egg, Wheat, Soy
Photo: keizie (CC BY 2.0)
Bibim Guksu
about ₩6,500MediumServed cold
Main ingredients: Egg, Wheat, Soy
Photo: JeongHO Suh (daecheonnet) (CC0)
Rice Cake and Dumpling Soup
about ₩8,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Egg, Wheat, Soy, Pork, Beef
Photo: 방신애 (CC BY 4.0)
Cheese Ramyeon
about ₩5,500Mildly spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Milk, Wheat, Soy
Snack Bar Udon
about ₩5,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Fish
Korean Street Toast
about ₩4,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Pork
Photo: gildedgingerbread (CC BY 4.0)
Hotteok
about ₩2,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Peanuts & nuts
Photo: by yearofeats (CC BY 2.0)
Korean Corn Dog
about ₩3,500Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Pork
Photo: Ocdp (CC0)
Gyeranppang (Egg Bread)
about ₩2,500Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Milk, Egg, Wheat
Photo: tragrpx (CC0)
Steamed Dumplings
about ₩5,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Pork
Photo: chomjong (CC BY 2.0)
Tteok Kkochi (Rice Cake Skewers)
about ₩2,500Barely spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy
Photo: Lou Stejskal (CC BY 2.0)
Gimmari
about ₩4,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy
Photo: Unknown (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Inari Sushi
about ₩5,000Not spicyServed cold
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy
Photo: Ocdp (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Dakgangjeong Cup
about ₩5,000Barely spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Peanuts & nuts, Chicken
Photo: hyun chun kim (CC0)
Dumpling Ramyeon
about ₩6,000MediumServed warm
Main ingredients: Wheat, Soy, Pork
Photo: Jude Lee (CC BY 2.0)
Snack Bar Omurice
about ₩7,000Not spicyServed warm
Main ingredients: Milk, Egg, Wheat, Pork
Photo: Michael Sean Gallagher (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Pork Cutlet Gimbap
about ₩5,500Not spicyServed cold
Main ingredients: Egg, Wheat, Soy, Pork