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Kalguksu (hand-cut noodles)

Kalguksu is wheat-flour dough rolled out and hand-cut into noodles, served in broths that range from mild anchovy stock to spicy ox-bone soup. Six of the 10 listings here are filed under Noodles, with two in Gukbap & Hot Soups and one each in Grilled Meat & K-BBQ and Seafood & Hoe, reflecting how often kalguksu shares a menu with soup or bossam rather than standing alone.

Five to start with

  1. Incheonjip Da-dong · 보쌈 · ₩15–40k — Incheonjip is a roughly 50-year-old tavern up a narrow staircase in Dadong, near Euljiro-ipgu Station.
  2. Gayang Kalguksu Yeouido-dong · 한식 칼국수 · under ₩15k — Gayang Kalguksu has run a single-menu mushroom hot pot since 1988 — knife-cut noodles in a spicy mushroom broth, with unlimited mushroom and vegetable refills.
  3. Munbaedong Yukkal Yongsan · 육개장칼국수 · under ₩15k — A Yongsan noodle institution built around yukgalguksu — a spicy, slightly tangy ox-bone broth loaded with scallions, served tsukemen-style with the wheat noodles kept separate from the soup rather than boiled together.
  4. Haengundong Jogae Bongcheon-dong · 조개구이·조개찜 · ₩15–40k — A no-frills clam grill near Seoul National University Station, piling raw clams and scallops onto a tabletop grill in three sizes plus a seafood noodle chaser.

Locations spread across five separate areas with no repeats — Da-dong, Yeouido-dong, Yongsan-dong 2-ga, Gye-dong, and Munbae-dong. Pricing is accessible: 7 of 10 sit in the ₩ band, three in ₩₩, none higher.

Walk-in access covers 9 of 10, and solo dining is well supported at 4 of 10. One listing here carries official recognition, and the oldest dates to 1968.

Gayang Kalguksu in Yeouido has run a single-menu mushroom hot pot with unlimited refills since 1988, while Munbaedong Yukkal in Yongsan builds its noodles around a spicy, tangy ox-bone broth served tsukemen-style, with the noodles kept separate from the soup rather than boiled together.

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

Neighborhoods in this district: Euljiro 11 · Bukchon 5 · Yeouido 5 · Myeongdong 9 · Ikseon-dong 8

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  1. Incheonjip

    3.7Incheonjip 인천집

    Da-dong · Bossam (boiled pork wraps)

    Incheonjip is a roughly 50-year-old tavern up a narrow staircase in Dadong, near Euljiro-ipgu Station.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
  2. Gayang Kalguksu

    4.4Gayang Kalguksu 가양칼국수

    Yeouido-dong · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Gayang Kalguksu has run a single-menu mushroom hot pot since 1988 — knife-cut noodles in a spicy mushroom broth, with unlimited mushroom and vegetable refills.

    under ₩15k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
  3. Myeonmaru

    3.9Myeonmaru 면마루

    Yongsan-dong 2-ga · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Myeonmaru is a small noodle-and-diner joint in Sinheung Market known for kalguksu, tteok-mandu-guk, and grilled pork belly with scallion kimchi.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
  4. Miryang Son Mandu

    4.2Miryang Son Mandu 밀양손만두

    Gye-dong · Mandu & Kalguksu (dumplings + noodles)

    Miryang Son Mandu is a hand-made dumpling shop in Bukchon's Gye-dong known for sagol kalmandu (beef-bone-broth noodle-dumpling soup) and kimchi mandu.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
  5. Munbaedong Yukkal

    3.9Munbaedong Yukkal 문배동육칼

    Yongsan · Yukgaejang Kalguksu (beef noodle soup)

    A Yongsan noodle institution built around yukgalguksu — a spicy, slightly tangy ox-bone broth loaded with scallions, served tsukemen-style with the wheat noodles kept separate from the soup rather than boiled together.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  6. Myeongdong Gyoja

    4.2Myeongdong Gyoja 명동교자

    Jung-gu · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    A Myeongdong kalguksu institution built around one dish: a hand-cut noodle soup topped with meat, served alongside mandu and a notably garlic-forward kimchi.

    under ₩15k1 rating sourceMICHELIN GuideExpect lines
  7. Sarangbang Kalguksu

    4.4Sarangbang Kalguksu 사랑방칼국수

    Chungmuro 3(sam)-ga · Dak Baeksuk & Kalguksu

    A Chungmuro-Euljiro alleyway noodle shop running since 1982, known for a two-item menu: hand-cut kalguksu and a whole/half chicken dak-baeksuk set served with rice, both priced around 8,500-10,000 won.

    under ₩15k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  8. Hwangdo Bajirak Kalguksu

    4.0Hwangdo Bajirak Kalguksu 황도바지락칼국수

    Seokchon-dong · Bajirak Kalguksu (clam noodle soup)

    A clam noodle soup specialist near Seokchon Station serving a tight menu of bajirak kalguksu, jumbo mandu, and mini bossam, with free unlimited barley rice and makgeolli for anyone ordering a bowl of noodles.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  9. Baekbujangjip

    4.3Baekbujangjip 백부장집

    Gongpyeong-dong · Dak Hanmari (whole chicken soup)

    A long-running dakhanmari (whole chicken hot pot) specialist near Jonggak in Gongpyeong-dong, Jongno-gu, operating since 1968.

    under ₩15k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  10. Haengundong Jogae

    4.5Haengundong Jogae 행운동조개

    Bongcheon-dong · Grilled & Steamed Clams

    A no-frills clam grill near Seoul National University Station, piling raw clams and scallops onto a tabletop grill in three sizes plus a seafood noodle chaser.

    ₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
  11. Gul-gwa Jjim Sarang

    3.9Gul-gwa Jjim Sarang 굴과찜사랑

    Haengdang-dong (Wangsimni) · Gul-jjim (steamed oysters)

    An oyster and steamed-seafood house near Wangsimni, licensed here since 2004.

    ₩15–40k5 rating sources
  12. Eulji Kalguksu

    3.9Eulji Kalguksu 을지칼국수

    Euljiro 3-ga · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Eulji Kalguksu pulls its noodles by hand into a beef-bone broth and sells them at ₩11,000, with the same bowl available under a lid of hand-folded dumplings.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  13. Chanyangjip

    3.7Chanyangjip 찬양집

    Donui-dong (Ikseon-dong) · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Chanyangjip serves exactly two things, both ₩9,000: haemul kalguksu — hand-cut wheat noodles in a broth built on clams and mussels — and handmade dumplings.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  14. 조조칼국수Photos coming soon — links inside

    4.3Jojo Kalguksu 조조칼국수

    Jung-gu · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Korean noodles in Jung-gu, Seoul.

    under ₩15k3 rating sources
  15. 황생가 칼국수Photos coming soon — links inside

    4.3Hwangsaengga Kalguksu 황생가 칼국수

    Jongno · Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup)

    Korean noodles in Jongno, Seoul.

    over ₩40k2 rating sources

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