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Seoul Plaza

8 spots

A plaza on Convoy · By eatconvoy

The short answer

Seoul Plaza (4647 Convoy St) has 8 spots in the eatconvoy guide: Cake De Partie, Friend's House Korean, Handoo Korean BBQ, Jomaru Hot Pot, SongHak Korean BBQ, Steamy Piggy, Sunday Ice Cream and Tajima Ramen Convoy.

  • Parking: Brutal, free for customers; street parking nearby when it fills
  • Open late: Handoo Korean BBQ
  • Dessert or tea here: Cake De Partie and Sunday Ice Cream

Every spot in Seoul Plaza

SpotTypeOrderPriceOpen untilNow
Cake De Partie Bakery Souffle pancakes — creme brulee and ube are the favorites; tiramisu, strawberry and seasonal mango too $$ 9pm (10pm Fri–Sat)
Friend's House Korean Korean Spicy tofu soup $$ 9:30pm
Handoo Korean BBQ Korean BBQ LA galbi — unlimited here, and the most-praised order $$$ midnight
Jomaru Hot Pot Hot Pot Gamjatang pork-bone hot pot, then fried rice with cheese in the pot $$ 10:30pm
SongHak Korean BBQ Korean BBQ Prime Combo #3 — wagyu beef belly, short rib, bulgogi and pork jowl $$ 11pm (midnight Fri–Sat)
Steamy Piggy Chinese Bulgogi roll or chicken roll — the most-mentioned dish $$ 9:15pm (10:15pm Fri–Sat)
Sunday Ice Cream Ice Cream Split scoop of pandan and Thai tea — the most-ordered pair $ 11pm (midnight Fri–Sat)
Tajima Ramen Convoy Ramen Carnitas ramen — the Mexican-Japanese bowl reviewers rave about most $$ 10pm (11:30pm Fri–Sat)

Parking at Seoul Plaza

Parking: Brutal

Small shared Seoul Plaza lot that fills at dinner, and Convoy street parking is now paid through the ParkMobile app — use the paid lot at Daggett and Convoy or the garage behind the plaza.

Fills up: Fri–Sat 6–9pm. Easiest: weekdays 11am–1pm.

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Darker = busier. From Google's Popular Times for 8 of the 8 spots here.

Park once, walk to

Walk times are estimates; crossing Convoy means waiting at a light.

See Seoul Plaza on the parking guide →

Cake De Partie

Half Thai-fusion cafe, half dessert bar: Japanese souffle pancakes (worth the 35-45 minute wait), crepe cakes and Japanese toast, plus a savory menu of tom yum spaghetti, carbonara and crispy Thai-style Zapp wings. Order the souffle the moment you walk in, then eat lunch while it cooks.

$$ Parking: Medium Expect waitGroup friendly

Friend's House Korean

Twenty years on Convoy, dressed up like a little Korean village with a heated patio out front — soondubu, stone-pot bibimbap and plenty of banchan. Friendly staff make it an easy big-group pick.

$$ Parking: Brutal Group friendlyReservations

Handoo Korean BBQ

Old-school AYCE KBBQ workhorse in Seoul Plaza, open until midnight every night — affordable tiers, unlimited marinated LA short rib (most places cap it), a deep bench of non-marinated cuts and a new wagyu tier, with staff who swap grills without being asked. Pick it for a late, meat-heavy group dinner.

$$$ Parking: Medium Late night Group friendly

Jomaru Hot Pot

조마루

The Convoy branch of Jomaru, Korea's big gamjatang chain: a bubbling pot of spicy pork-bone stew with perilla, potatoes and fall-off-the-bone meat, finished with fried rice made right in the pot. Huge portions, free banchan refills, and it opens at 10:30am every day — the hangover breakfast Convoy is missing.

$$ Parking: Medium Group friendlyKid friendlyReservations

SongHak Korean BBQ

Song Hak

A la carte Korean BBQ in Seoul Plaza that specializes in grilled beef intestines — gopchang, daechang, makchang and abomasum — alongside prime brisket, wagyu beef belly and pork jowl. Servers cook at the table, and the combos come loaded with corn cheese, steamed egg, a stew and banchan. Not AYCE, but you leave full for less. Open until midnight on weekends.

$$ Parking: Medium Group friendlySolo friendlyReservations

Steamy Piggy

Convoy's most-reviewed restaurant — Chinese-fusion comfort food made in-house: soup dumplings, huge bao, the bulgogi roll, chili wontons and big noodle plates, served in a pink room and a shady patio. Portions are large, so share, and time it for one of the two daily happy hours.

$$ Parking: Brutal Expect waitGroup friendly

Sunday Ice Cream

A small, family-run scoop shop in Seoul Plaza making its own Asian-flavored ice cream: pandan, ube taro, black sesame, Thai tea, boricha (roasted barley), injeolmi, jasmine milk tea, Vietnamese coffee, Milo and Hello Panda, plus fruit sorbets. Free samples, a split scoop for two flavors, and open until 11pm (midnight Friday and Saturday).

$ Parking: Medium Kid friendlySolo friendly

Tajima Ramen Convoy

但馬

Where Tajima began in 2001, and still the chain's flagship: a big wood-and-bar room with sports on the TVs, noodles now made in-house, bowls until 11:30pm on weekends and one of Convoy's longest happy hours. Come for the carnitas ramen, the Tajima Black and a table of izakaya plates.

$$ Parking: Medium Solo friendlyGroup friendlyKid friendlyVegetarian friendlyReservationsExpect wait

Seoul Plaza: common questions

What restaurants are in Seoul Plaza?

Cake De Partie (Bakery), Friend's House Korean (Korean), Handoo Korean BBQ (Korean BBQ), Jomaru Hot Pot (Hot Pot), SongHak Korean BBQ (Korean BBQ), Steamy Piggy (Chinese), Sunday Ice Cream (Ice Cream) and Tajima Ramen Convoy (Ramen).

Is parking hard at Seoul Plaza?

We rate the lot brutal at peak times, and parking is free for customers. Small shared Seoul Plaza lot that fills at dinner, and Convoy street parking is now paid through the ParkMobile app — use the paid lot at Daggett and Convoy or the garage behind the plaza. Regulars street-park nearby when it fills.

What's open latest at Seoul Plaza?

Handoo Korean BBQ, until midnight at the latest. Handoo Korean BBQ serves past 11pm most nights.

Where is Seoul Plaza?

4647 Convoy St, San Diego, CA 92111, in the Convoy District of Kearny Mesa.

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