Gayang Kalguksu

Gayang Kalguksu is a Korean noodle restaurant in Yeouido-dong, Seoul, operating since 1984. The dish to order is Gayang Kalguksu Mushroom Hot Pot (버섯매운탕) — spicy mushroom-vegetable hot pot with knife-cut noodles, refills included.

Gayang Kalguksu uses a Korean waitlist app (a Korean phone number is usually required); you can also line up in person. No reservations. The CatchTable remote waitlist is commonly used and worth joining before you arrive — lines form even on weekday afternoons. Solo diners can order the mushroom hot pot as a single portion (₩15,000).

At Gayang Kalguksu: Long lines even on weekday afternoons; CatchTable remote waitlist is commonly used and recommended before arrival.

Expect under ₩15,000 per person at Gayang Kalguksu. ₩14,000 per person (single mushroom hot pot set; beef shabu add-on extra)

We haven't confirmed whether Gayang Kalguksu keeps an English menu — most neighbourhood spots in Seoul don't. This page lists what to order in English, and the restaurant's Korean name is printed on it, so you can show the name at the door and order by pointing at the counter. Cards are accepted almost everywhere, and there is no tipping.