Cheongsongok 청송옥

Name: Cheongsongok
Address: 14 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Seoul, KR
Price range: ₩

장터국밥 · Seosomun-dong · ₩ · Jangteo-gukbap and most menu items priced around 10,000 won (2023-2025 blogs, consistent)

Cheongsongok (청송옥) is a jangteo gukbap (market-style rice soup) spot in Seosomun-dong, Seoul, featured by the Korean food channel Kim Three Meals, open since 1973. Verified open against Seoul's official business registry on 2026-07-20.

What: Jangteo Gukbap (market-style rice soup) — Jangteo-gukbap (market-style spicy beef soup)
Where: Seosomun-dong, Jung-gu
Price: ₩ · Under ₩15,000 per person
Wait: Short waits at peak
Getting in: Walk-in

A Jung-gu institution near City Hall serving jangteo-gukbap, a spicy Gyeongsang-style beef soup that has run under this registration since 1973. The wide dining room turns tables quickly at lunch, making it a reliable solo option for the office crowd around Seosomun-dong, with yukhoe bibimbap, buckwheat naengmyeon, and rice-cake soup rounding out the menu. Featured on Kim Three Meals (김사원세끼).

Order this

Jangteo-gukbap (market-style spicy beef soup)
Sagol-gukbap (ox-bone soup)
Yukhoe bibimbap (raw beef & rice bowl)
Memil naengmyeon (buckwheat cold noodles)
Tteokguk (rice cake soup)
Sulguk (hangover soup)

Know before you go

Address: 14 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
중구 서소문로11길 14, 1층 (서소문동) — show this to your taxi driver
Hours: 10:00-21:30 (break 14:30-16:30), last order 20:50, Fri until 21:00, closed Saturdays
Wait: Most blog visits report little to no wait thanks to fast table turnover, though the noon office-lunch peak occasionally brings a short line.
Getting in: Walk-in · Short waits at peak

Sources

Kim Three Meals — 얼큰한 경상도식 소고기국밥! 서울에서 유일한 41년 전통집

Good to know

Do I need a reservation at Cheongsongok?

No — it's a walk-in spot.

How long is the wait at Cheongsongok?

Most blog visits report little to no wait thanks to fast table turnover, though the noon office-lunch peak occasionally brings a short line.

How much does Cheongsongok cost per person?

Under ₩15,000 per person. Jangteo-gukbap and most menu items priced around 10,000 won (2023-2025 blogs, consistent)

Keep exploring

Nearby: Jinju Hoegwan (Kongguksu (cold soybean noodle soup), 174m) · Songok (Memil Guksu (buckwheat noodles), 435m) · Masinneun Samgyeopsal (Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly), 462m) · Busan Galmaegi (Jjigae (Korean stew), 489m)

More jangteo gukbap (market-style rice soup): Ildeung Sikdang (Mangwon) · Inamjang (Samseong-dong) · Cheongsil Hongsil (Seorae Village) · Eomma Sundae (Jayang-dong)

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Verified open 2026-07-20 against Seoul's public registry (서울특별시 공공데이터).