Best Burgers in Incheon: Songdo to Bupyeong

The best burgers in Incheon are found in the newer districts: Songdo International City, built on reclaimed land with wide avenues and shopping malls, and Bupyeong and Guwol-dong, the busy commercial centres inland. Near the old port, the streets around Incheon Station and Chinatown add an older, more touristic area.

Incheon’s food history runs through its port. The city opened to foreign trade in 1883, and its Chinatown is credited with the birth of jajangmyeon, the black-bean noodles that became one of Korea’s favourite comfort foods. Gonghwachun, the restaurant building tied to that origin, now houses the Jajangmyeon Museum. Many travellers know Incheon only through its airport on Yeongjong Island, yet the city has around three million residents of its own, and its burger shops serve them first. Songdo, with its international schools and campuses, is where Western-style casual food is most visible.

Burgers in Incheon: key facts

• Neighbourhoods to explore: Songdo, Bupyeong, Guwol-dong, and Chinatown near Incheon Station.
• Local specialty: jajangmyeon, born in Incheon’s Chinatown.
• On a layover: Incheon International Airport sits on Yeongjong Island, linked to the city by road and the AREX rail line.
• Getting around: Incheon Subway Lines 1 and 2, plus Seoul Metro Line 1 to Bupyeong and Incheon Station.
• Currency: South Korean won (KRW), as in Seoul.

Every guide we publish on Incheon is dated and lists only venues, addresses, prices and ratings we could verify. Nearby Seoul and many other cities are covered in our burger restaurants section.