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Gamjatang (pork-spine stew)

Gamjatang is a stew of pork spine and potato, simmered for hours in a spicy broth — the name is easy to misread, since gamja means potato, but the dish is built around the bone, not the vegetable. Seven of the eight listings here fall under Gukbap & Hot Soups, with one crossing into Grilled Meat & K-BBQ.

Five to start with

  1. Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang Seongsu-dong · 감자탕 · under ₩15k — A 24-hour Seongsu-dong gamjatang shop known for its pork-spine and potato stew and a lighter single-serving gamjaguk bowl, with dedicated solo seating that lets single diners skip the line entirely.
  2. Janggun Gulbossam Gwansu-dong · 굴보쌈 · ₩15–40k — A long-running spot in Jongno 3-ga's boiled-pork-wrap alley, known for its oyster bossam (gulbossam) alongside stir-fried squid and pork-spine soup.

Locations are spread one-per-neighborhood: Seongsu-dong, Daehangno, Seorae Village, Guui, and Jongno 6-ga each register a single entry. Pricing leans cheap — 5 of 8 sit under ₩15,000, three in the ₩₩ band, none higher.

All eight listings are walk-in, and three sit off the tourist radar. No listing here carries official recognition, and the oldest dates to 1993 — the youngest baseline of any dish hub on this site.

Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang runs 24 hours and offers dedicated solo seating that lets single diners skip the line entirely, while Bangadari Gamjaguk near Jongno serves a single dish — a pork-bone-and-potato soup simmered each morning in one pot until it runs out, usually by early afternoon.

10 spots below, ranked · updated 2026-09-05

Neighborhoods in this district: Seongsu 16 · Yeoksam 10

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  1. Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang

    3.7Somunnan Seongsu Gamjatang 소문난성수감자탕

    Seongsu-dong · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A 24-hour Seongsu-dong gamjatang shop known for its pork-spine and potato stew and a lighter single-serving gamjaguk bowl, with dedicated solo seating that lets single diners skip the line entirely.

    under ₩15k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
  2. Sungkyunkwan Gamjatang

    3.7Sungkyunkwan Gamjatang 성균관감자탕

    Daehangno · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Daehangno gamjatang-jeongol spot near Sungkyunkwan University, serving the pork-bone and potato hot pot alongside kimchi-jjim to the Hyehwa theater district's dinner crowd — busiest during university semester evenings, quieter over school breaks.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  3. Cheongsil Hongsil

    4.1Cheongsil Hongsil 청실홍실

    Seorae Village · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Seorae Village shop serving gamjatang alongside a lighter gamjaguk broth and jeyuk-bokkeum, with a short lunch-hour wait forming around 11:10-11:30 that clears quickly as tables turn over.

    under ₩15k2 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  4. Pungseong Gamjatang

    3.9Pungseong Gamjatang 풍성감자탕

    Guui · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Guui-station gamjatang shop open 24 hours, serving the standard pork-spine stew alongside a pork-bone hangover soup.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  5. Bangadari Gamjaguk

    3.7Bangadari Gamjaguk 방아다리 감자국

    Jongno 6-ga · Gamjaguk (potato soup)

    A single-dish institution near Jongno, this place has served exactly one thing for years: gamjaguk, a pork-bone soup with potato and napa cabbage simmered each morning in one large pot until it runs out, usually by early afternoon.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  6. Janggun Gulbossam

    3.6Janggun Gulbossam 장군굴보쌈

    Gwansu-dong · Gul Bossam (oysters with boiled pork)

    A long-running spot in Jongno 3-ga's boiled-pork-wrap alley, known for its oyster bossam (gulbossam) alongside stir-fried squid and pork-spine soup.

    ₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
  7. Mapo Gamjaguk

    4.1Mapo Gamjaguk 마포감자국

    Suyu-dong · Gamjaguk (potato soup)

    A 40-plus-year neighborhood gamjaguk restaurant near the 4·19 Democracy Cemetery area in Suyu-dong, known for a clear, light broth distinct from typical thicker gamjatang.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  8. Sindonggung Gamjatang Yeoksam

    3.9Sindonggung Gamjatang Yeoksam 신동궁감자탕 역삼본점

    Yeoksam-dong · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Yeoksam-dong pork-bone soup house open since 1993, known for charcoal-grilled bone-in pork and gamjatang served to the neighborhood's late-night drinking crowd.

    under ₩15k3 rating sources
  9. Seobu Gamjaguk

    3.7Seobu Gamjaguk 서부감자국

    Nokbeon-dong · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    Seobu Gamjaguk has been boiling pork-spine gamjatang in Nokbeon-dong since 1998, and calls it gamjaguk — the older word — on a menu that runs to three sizes plus a ugeoji version thick with dried cabbage.

    under ₩15k4 rating sourcesWalk right in
  10. 광화문 뚝감Photos coming soon — links inside

    4.2Gwanghwamun Ttukgam 광화문 뚝감

    Jongno · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    Korean soup and gukbap in Jongno, Seoul.

    ₩15–40k4 rating sources

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