korean food / seoul / The thrill of the ship owner’s back! 2019 National Pyongyang Naengmyeon Taste Map – 2150

The heat, with the hot sun shining down, has arrived. In intense weather, more and more people are looking for noodle dishes that are cool and easy to prepare for a meal. Among them, “Pyongyang Naengmyeon” is a dish loved by enthusiasts for its combination of sweetly flavored broth and savory soba noodles. The Pyongyang cold noodle boom occurred after the inter-Korean summit last year, and interest in restaurants specializing in Pyongyang cold noodles also increased. Let's spend a cool summer with the Pyongyang Naengmyeon Taste Guide introduced by Shikishin!

Shikishin released the “National Pyongyang Cold Noodle Taste Map” for 3.7 million users until March 2019, which analyzed big data based on user reviews and evaluations.

Shikshin's '2019 National Pyongyang Naengmyeon Taste Map' includes a total of 44 Pyongyang cold noodle restaurants located in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Chungcheong, Busan, Jeolla, and Jeju.

If you look at the selected major restaurants, you can see that they include long-established stores with a long history as well as new stores that have recently been newly created. Most stores sell Pyongyang cold noodles along with fishcake trays and North Korean dumplings, so you can find a variety of North Korean food.

Also, places where chefs from North Korea recreate the flavors of their hometown, such as “Jaeseong Myeonok” in Yongin, “Pyongyang Naengmyeon” in Chuncheon, and “Lee Soon-sil's Pyongyangok” in Jeju, have also made a name for themselves.