“Gopchang hot pot†is an attractive combination of sharp soup and chewy offal. It's one of the foods that comes to mind even more when it's cold like these days. A must-have course, including adding vegetables and vermicelli and enjoying a hearty stir-fried rice with seaweed powder and rice to the leftover seasoning! Here are 5 of the best hot pot giblets that make you think of a cup of soju when you eat a rich soup.
1. The combination of rich soup and chewy offal, 'My House Gopchang Main Store' in Sanggye-dong, Seoul
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â–²Location: 11, Deokleung-ro 123-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul
▲Business hours: Weekdays 16:00 — 22:30, weekends 14:30 — 22:30
â–²Price: Pork giblets 9,000 won, stir-fried chicken feet 9,000 won
â–²Testimonial (three stripes): The offal is very thick, so it's delicious. If you eat hororoku with giblets and vermicelli in a rich soup, it's like relieving your fatigue all at once. The kakuteki that comes as a side dish is really delicious… I ate it all and made fried rice with kakuteki, but it was really delicious.
2. A classic of savory pork giblets, 'Galaxy Gopchang' in Jeonnong-dong, Seoul
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â–²Location: 22, Jeonnong-ro 15-gil, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
▲Business hours: Weekdays 10:00 — 22:30; Saturday 10:00 — 21:00; B/T 12:30 — 14:30; Closed on Sundays; early closing when materials are exhausted
â–²Price: Pork offal hot pot (medium) 25,000 won, feast noodles 4,000 won
â–²Review (Red bean sprout bibimbap): It's a style where you inhale a lot of vermicelli when you eat offal, but it's really nice to have a lot of vermicelli sari here!! And the fried rice is really delicious!! It has a nice scent of mugwort and is addictive.
3. 'Hongcheon Korean Beef Gopchang' in Dohwa-dong, Seoul, presented with fresh Korean beef
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â–²Location: 4 Saechang-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
▲Business hours: 17:00 — 23:00 every day
â–²Price: Gopchang hot pot (medium) 32,000 won, grilled beef offal 24,000 won
â–²Testimonial (I love Shikigin Churros): I only used Korean beef, so I really felt the freshness of the offal. There were no offal ingredients and only a savory flavor, so the whole family enjoyed it, and it was a great feeling. After eating the grilled offal, I ate the hot pot, and I was satisfied because the hot pot was so much tastier than I expected.
4. 'Lee Kyungmun Sundae Gopchang' in Donui-dong, Seoul, where you can feel a sense of generosity
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â–²Location: 5, Donhwamun-ro 11na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
▲Opening hours: 11:30 — 22:30 every day, closed on Sundays
â–²Price: Sundae offal hot pot (medium) 30,000 won, beef bone sundae soup 7,000 won
â–²Testimonial (The Girl with Long, Fresh Hair): It's a restaurant with a long-established vibe. If you boil a large sundae and a generous portion of offal and eat it together, it's a flavor where sake is mixed in. The soup itself is delicious, and it's a magical flavor that comes back to mind a few days after eating it.
5. A unique encounter between mara and offal hotpot, 'Jin-ah' in Songpa-dong, Seoul
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â–²Location: 12-9, Baekjegobun-ro 41-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul
▲Opening hours: 11:30 — 21:50 every day, B/T 15:00 — 17:30, closed every second and fourth Monday
â–²Price: Mara offal hot pot (small) 28,000 won, mango cream shrimp 16,000 won
â–²Testimonial (Shikigin Choco Pie lol): The combination of people who really learned that mara is added to their favorite food, gibble hot pot…! The hot pot doesn't have a strong aroma at first, so it's easy to eat, and you can eat it according to your preferences at the marajang on the table. Creamy prawns, in particular, are filled with plenty of sauce… It's the first time I've experienced it… It's the best combination of the two…