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Seoul eats late. These spots keep cooking well after dinner — and if all else fails, every convenience store has hot ramyeon and a microwave.
Open daily until 01:00 (last order 23:30) — the classic after-shopping meal near Dongdaemun.
Street-side beer tables until around midnight (Manseon Hof listed 12:00–24:00).
Restaurant stalls run until about 23:00 — bindaetteok and makgeolli after dark.
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