On hot summer days, restaurants selling cold noodles are bustling, but gomdang restaurants, which are hot foods, are just as popular. I think it's natural for a body that has lost energy to find a meal that is warm yet too steamy. From authentic beef gomguk soup to chicken gomguk soup, pork gomguk soup, and yanggomguk soup, we'll take a look at the 5 best hot gomguk soup restaurants that will make your taste buds come back from home.
1. Chicken gomguk soup made from chewy free-range chicken, Seodaemun 'Pyongyangok'
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Image source: hhaekyung's Instagram
A specialty store for chicken gomguk soup made in a large cauldron. The soup has a deep flavor using free-range chicken brought from the farm every morning. It is characterized by the fact that the broth contains medicinal ingredients such as motherwort, astragalus, ginseng, jujube, and bellflower, and the flavor unique to Chinese medicine is soaked into the soup. The chicken meat, which is torn by hand one by one, is both chewy and chewy. Sliced potato chips are also popular.
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â²Location: 107-23, Tongil-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
â²Business hours: 11:00-22:00 every day (B.T. Sunday-Friday 14:30 – 16:30)
â²Price: Chicken gomguk soup 10,000 won, Neungi chicken gomguk soup 15,000 won, crispy potato stew 15,000 won
â²Review (Shikigin Dajung): The soup is really rich because it's boiled with only good ingredients! Using free-range chicken, it definitely has a nice texture, and the chicken gomguk soup with mushrooms has just the right flavor.
2. A refreshing meal with a clear and refreshing chicken gomguk soup, 'Attic' in Hongdae
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A chicken gomdang restaurant located in an alley in front of Hongdae. It is a long-established store that has been in operation since 1967. The signature dish, âChicken gomguk soup,â is topped with plenty of shredded chicken, green onions, and red pepper sauce. While a typical chicken gomguk soup is made from chicken feet and has a slightly thick consistency, the characteristic of this place is that the chicken gomguk soup is clear and refreshing. Chicken noodles are also very popular.
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â²Location: 4-3, Wausan-ro 21-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 08:30 – 20:30 every day, closed irregularly on Sundays
â²Price: Chicken gomguk soup 8,000 won, chicken kale noodles 9,000 won
â²Review (Shikigami 541717): Chicken gomguk soup and chicken kale noodles are both delicious! A great place to eat alone. It's nice that barley tea water comes out instead of water, and the boss keeps walking around and filling them up without running out of kakuteki and kimchi.
3. Clear pork gomguk soup full of pork flavor, Hapjeong âOkdong-sikâ
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Do you remember the sensation when Okdong-style pork gukbap first appeared? Using the thighs of domestic purebred black pork, they make a very clear and light style of gomguk soup. Gomguk soup, which is finely packed with rice, broth, and thinly sliced meat in an organic bowl, makes the bowl empty with a fresh flavor without any impurities while feeling the flavor of pork.
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â²Location: 44-10, Yanghwa-ro 7-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
â²Business hours: Weekdays 11:00-22:00 (B.T. 15:00 – 17:00), weekends 11:00-21:00
â²Price: Regular 10,000 won, special 15,000 won, kimchi dumpling 5,000 won
â²Review (Shikigami 548843): Okdong-sik breaks the stereotype of pork broth and sells only a single item of pork gomguk soup, which is the first time I've heard a clear and clean name. The broth was occasional but refreshing, had a slight dry flavor, and was great to eat with kimchi.
4. Naju gomguk soup cooked with care over a long period of time, Namdaemun 'Geumseonggwan'
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A restaurant in Namdaemun that sells naju gomguk soup. The â5 minute waiting time from hereâ sign is as fun as coming to an amusement park on top of people lining up to enjoy the signature menu âNaju Gomtang.â The broth is made from lean meat, and the clear and clean soup contains plenty of steamed rice and domestic beef. Another advantage is that Dongdongju can also be self-used for free at lunchtime.
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â²Location: 29 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
â²Business hours: Weekdays 07:00 – 22:00, weekends 08:00 – 21:00
â²Price: Naju Gomguk 10,000 won, rib soup 14,000 won, beef 27,000-45,000 won
â²Review (Shikigin Sunaco): It's cheaper than a really famous place, has more meat, and the soup is delicious, and I don't always have to wait in line for lunch, so it's a small number of people, or a gomguk soup restaurant that reminds me of the cold days I find when I work overtime~ â¡
5. The combination of rich soup and chewy quantity, Euljiro's âBuminokâ
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Image source: blankcore_food's Instagram
Image source: blankcore_food's Instagram
A long-established store in Euljiro that started business in 1956. You can enjoy gomguk soup made with sheep, the first in beef camouflage. The thick, white soup contains plenty of well-prepared amounts, and the flavor is very light. If you dip it in the soy sauce that comes with it, you can fully enjoy the umami and chewy texture unique to sheep. âSeasoning sauce,â which is a clean seasoning of well-boiled lamb, is also a delicacy.
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â²Location: 24-12 Dadong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
â²Business hours: 11:00-22:00 (14:00 B.T. – 17:00) every day, closed on Sundays
â²Price: Yanggomguang 11,000, seasoning 33,000-47,000 won, yukgaejang 10,000 won
â²Review (Shikigami Bung Bung): I think it's top class when it comes to yanggomguang. The soup is very rich and contains a lot of quantity. I also like the sauce because it's a rare delicacy.
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