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Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap
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Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap is part of Korea’s varied everyday food culture. Use this guide to understand the dish and find current Eat in Korea restaurant listings that serve it.

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Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap.

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Gukil Sundaeguk serving Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap01 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · Hongdae & YeonnamDwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap

Gukil Sundaeguk

Gukil Sundaeguk is a straightforward neighborhood restaurant in Seogyo-dong, within walking distance of Hongdae. The menu is intentionally small, centered on Sundaeguk, a hot Korean pork soup served with rice, with suyuk and sulguk available when you want something more substantial. A regular bowl is currently around ₩10,000, making it an accessible way to try a traditional Korean gukbap meal without committing to an expensive restaurant. The restaurant has a practical, local character rather than a polished tourist-dining atmosphere. Its weekday-only schedule is also notable in busy Hongdae, suggesting that its customer base has traditionally included nearby workers and residents. It became more widely known after appearing on Sung Si-kyung's “Mukbang Ten”, but the appeal of the restaurant is still its simple bowl of gukbap, generous toppings, and everyday neighborhood setting.

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Seongsu Chalsundae-guk serving Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap02 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · SeongsuDwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap

Seongsu Chalsundae-guk

Seongsu Chalsundae is a neighborhood Korean restaurant near Ttukseom Station specializing in sundae-guk, a hearty Korean soup made with Korean blood sausage, pork, and a rich broth. The menu is simple and focused, with regular sundae-guk and a spicier version as the main individual meals. There are also larger dishes such as sulguk and yukhoe for sharing. This is more of a local everyday restaurant than a polished destination restaurant. The area around Wangsimni-ro 14-gil is quieter than Seongsu's busiest café streets, making it a useful option when you want a straightforward Korean soup meal away from the trendier restaurants. The regular sundae-guk is the easiest choice for a first visit, while the spicy version is available if you prefer a stronger, warmer broth.

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Jingukdang Seongsu Gukbap Main serving Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap03 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · SeongsuDwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap

Jingukdang Seongsu Gukbap Main

Jingukdang Seongsu Gukbap is a casual Korean soup restaurant between Seongsu and Seoul Forest, serving hearty bowls of sundae gukbap and spicy gukbap. The restaurant is particularly suited to travelers looking for a simple Korean meal rather than a trendy café or elaborate dining experience. The signature Jin Sundae Gukbap comes with a rich beef-bone-based broth, sundae and generous pieces of pork, while the Spicy Gukbap offers a deeper, warming flavor with a spicy seasoning base. Recent visitors frequently mention the generous portions and clean-tasting broth. The restaurant has a casual, comfortable interior with counter-style seats that work well for solo diners as well as tables for small groups. A self-service station provides side dishes and seasonings such as kimchi, kkakdugi, chives, salted shrimp and spicy seasoning, allowing diners to adjust the soup to their taste. The restaurant's story is also connected to the owners' grandmother's gukbap, which inspired the recipes served today.

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Anmok Seongsu serving Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap04 LOCAL TABLE
Seoul · SeongsuDwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap

Anmok Seongsu

Anmok Seongsu is a Korean pork gukbap restaurant in Seongsu, serving hearty bowls of pork soup with rice, along with mixed pork gukbap and other pork-based dishes. The restaurant is connected to the Anmok brand that originated in Busan, where the original restaurant has been listed in the MICHELIN Guide. The Seongsu location brings the brand's pork gukbap style into one of Seoul's busiest food and shopping neighborhoods. The main pork gukbap comes with a generous amount of pork in a rich but relatively clean-tasting broth. The mixed gukbap combines different cuts, including head meat and shank, giving the bowl more variety in texture. The restaurant is more polished and spacious than the image of a traditional neighborhood gukbap shop, making it relatively easy for visitors who are trying pork gukbap for the first time.

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Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae Gukbap.

13 · HOW TO EATHow to Eat Dwaeji Gukbap / Sundae GukbapTaste the broth, pork, sundae, and seasoning in your own order.

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