Mugyodong Bugeogukjip
무교동북어국집 · Soups & Stews
ABOUT
Mugyodong Bugeogukjip is a long-running Seoul restaurant known for one simple dish: Bugeoguk, Korean dried pollock soup. The restaurant has been serving this style of soup since 1968 and has built its reputation around a simple, comforting bowl rather than a large menu. The soup combines dried pollock with tofu, egg and green onion in a rich but clean-tasting broth. It is especially well known as a Korean breakfast and hangover soup, but locals also come here simply for an easy, warm meal. The restaurant sits in the Mugyo-dong business district near Euljiro, City Hall and Gwanghwamun, where office workers have traditionally made up much of its lunchtime crowd. For travelers, this makes it more than just a place to try Bugeoguk: it is a chance to experience an everyday Seoul meal that has been part of the neighborhood's food culture for decades. The menu is intentionally simple, so visitors do not need to navigate a complicated Korean menu or decide between numerous dishes.
WHAT LOCALS SAY
this is a working Seoul neighborhood restaurant, not a restaurant designed around leisurely sightseeing meals.
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7AM–8PM
NO BREAK TIME
OPEN DAILY
₩11,000 / serving
If you want to experience a real Korean breakfast or hangover meal, put Mugyodong Bugeogukjip on your morning itinerary. It opens at 7:00 AM, so it works particularly well before sightseeing around City Hall, Deoksugung, Gwanghwamun or Euljiro. You do not need to worry about choosing a complicated menu—the restaurant is essentially built around one bowl of Bugeoguk. Go earlier if you want to avoid a long wait. This is a popular local restaurant and queues can form even on weekend mornings. The good news is that the food comes out extremely quickly once you are seated. There is no dedicated parking, so travelers with a rental car should plan to use nearby parking rather than trying to park at the restaurant. Come expecting a busy, fast-moving local restaurant—and you will get to experience one of Seoul's most familiar everyday meals.
서울 중구 을지로1길 38 1층38 Euljiro 1-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
+82-2-777-3891
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