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Breakfast in Gunsan: 14 places open in the morning, from a 24-hour restaurant serving soup with rice to bakeries opening at 08:00

For breakfast in Gunsan, you can have bean sprout soup with rice at Welmiga Susong Branch, open 24 hours, at Ilhaeok, opening at 04:00, or at Ilheungok, opening at 05:00.

For other soups, Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang (ox foot soup, ox bone soup) and Mijuok (simmered chicken soup) open at 06:00. For bread, Ppang Gumneun Onammae opens at 07:30, and Iseongdang and Yeongguk Ppangjip at 08:00. Of the 169 Gunsan restaurants on this site, 14 open at 08:00 or earlier, and 10 open before 08:00. Of the 14, Mijuok closes at 14:00, and Ilhaeok, Ilheungok and Eummidang at 15:00. 9 are within 1 km of the Modern History Museum in a straight line: Mijuok, Iseongdang, Hanirok, Ilheungok, Ilhaeok, Kongtteul, Ppang Gumneun Onammae, Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang and Ttungbo Sikdang.

The 14 places in this guideFull list

  1. Welmiga Susong Branch

    Korean · Susong-dong

    Signature dishes
    Bean sprout soup with rice more
    Hours
    Open 24 hours
  2. Ilhaeok

    Korean · Wolmyeong-dong

    Signature dishes
    Bean sprout soup with rice
    Hours
    04:00–15:00
  3. Ilheungok

    Restaurant · Wolmyeong-dong

    Signature dishes
    Bean sprout soup with rice
    Hours
    05:00–15:00 (last order 14:30)
  4. Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang

    Soups and stews · Geumgwang-dong

    Signature dishes
    Ox foot soup, ox bone soup more
    Hours
    06:00–20:30
  5. Mijuok

    Restaurant · Yeonghwa-dong

    Signature dishes
    Simmered chicken soup
    Hours
    06:00–14:00
  6. Ppang Gumneun Onammae

    Restaurant · Myeongsan-dong

    Signature dishes
    White glutinous barley bouchée
    Hours
    07:30–22:00
  7. Iseongdang

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Red bean bread
    Hours
    Sunday–Thursday 08:00–21:30Friday–Saturday 08:00–22:00
  8. Yeongguk Ppangjip

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    White glutinous barley red bean bread
    Hours
    08:00–21:00
  9. Eummidang

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Eummidang platter
    Hours
    07:00–15:00 (last order 14:00)
  10. Hanirok

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Korean beef and radish soup
    Hours
    07:00–21:30 (last order 20:40)
  11. Kongtteul

    Korean · Wolmyeong-dong

    Signature dishes
    Seafood soft tofu stew more
    Hours
    08:00–21:00
  12. Ttungbo Sikdang

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Home-style set meal
    Hours
    08:00–16:00
  13. 2 moreSee the full list

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1

In Gunsan, 14 places for breakfast open at 08:00 or earlier, and 10 of them open before 08:00

  1. Seosu Haejangguk

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Beef head soup with rice
    Hours
    Monday–Friday 07:00–19:00Saturday 07:00–16:00
  2. Ilpung Sikdang

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Snailfish soup
    Hours
    07:00–21:00

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed)

Gunsan's breakfast soups: bean sprout soup with rice 24 hours a day or from 04:00 or 05:00; ox foot soup, ox bone soup and simmered chicken soup from 06:00; beef head soup with rice, snailfish soup and Korean beef and radish soup from 07:00

  • Bean sprout soup with rice is served at Welmiga Susong Branch in Susong-dong (24 hours; it also has spicy pork soup with rice). It is also served at Ilhaeok (04:00–15:00) and Ilheungok (05:00–15:00) on Guyeong 7-gil in Wolmyeong-dong.
  • Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang on Daehak-ro in Geumgwang-dong serves ox foot soup, ox bone soup and short rib soup 06:00–20:30.
  • Mijuok on Guyeong 7-gil in Yeonghwa-dong serves simmered chicken soup, mallow soup, beef and radish soup and pork bone hangover soup 06:00–14:00.
  • At 07:00, Seosu Haejangguk on Namsan-ro (beef head soup with rice, sliced raw beef) opens.
  • So do Ilpung Sikdang on Seoheung 1-gil (snailfish soup, dried snailfish soup, fried pufferfish) and Hanirok on Guyeong 3-gil (Korean beef and radish soup, kimchi stew, chicken soup, bean sprout soup).
  • At 08:00, Kongtteul on Guyeong 7-gil in Wolmyeong-dong (seafood soft tofu stew, tofu with boiled pork wraps) and Ttungbo Sikdang on Oryong-ro (home-style set meal) open.
  • Bean sprout soup restaurants and restaurants by dish are also in the bean sprout soup paragraph of the 'Restaurants by dish' guide (Where to eat in Gunsan by dish).

In Gunsan, places selling bread and sandwiches in the morning open at 07:00 (Eummidang), 07:30 (Ppang Gumneun Onammae) and 08:00 (Yeongguk Ppangjip and Iseongdang)

  • Eummidang on Sangnaun 3-gil has the Eummidang platter as its signature item. It serves an egg morning set, a crepe set, sandwiches and carrot juice 07:00–15:00 and closes every Wednesday.
  • Ppang Gumneun Onammae on Oryong-ro in Myeongsan-dong sells white glutinous barley bousse, barley walnut chewy loaf and red bean bread 07:30–22:00 and closes every Sunday.
  • Yeongguk Ppangjip on Daehak-ro sells white glutinous barley red bean bread, white glutinous barley castella and vegetable bread 08:00–21:00 and closes only on Lunar New Year's Day.
  • Iseongdang on Jungang-ro sells red bean bread, vegetable bread and chubby bread 08:00–21:30 Sunday to Thursday and 08:00–22:00 on Friday and Saturday.
  • Yeongguk Ppangjip and Iseongdang have no parking.
  • Other places with bread as the signature item are in the bakery paragraph of the 'Restaurants by dish' guide.

Within 1 km of the Gunsan Modern History Museum in a straight line, 9 places serve breakfast: Mijuok, Iseongdang, Hanirok, Ilheungok, Ilhaeok, Kongtteul, Ppang Gumneun Onammae, Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang and Ttungbo Sikdang; Ilheungok, Ilhaeok and Kongtteul are on the same Guyeong 7-gil

  • In a straight line from the Modern History Museum, Mijuok (06:00) is about 160 m away, Iseongdang (08:00) about 430 m and Hanirok (07:00) about 520 m.
  • Ilheungok (05:00) is about 670 m away, Ilhaeok (04:00) about 720 m and Kongtteul (08:00) about 760 m.
  • Ppang Gumneun Onammae (07:30) is about 880 m away, Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang (06:00) about 960 m and Ttungbo Sikdang (08:00) about 970 m.
  • Ilhaeok (19 Guyeong 7-gil) and Kongtteul (21-9 Guyeong 7-gil) are on the same Guyeong 7-gil as Ilheungok (25 Guyeong 7-gil).
  • In a straight line from Ilheungok, Ilhaeok is about 50 m away and Kongtteul about 90 m.
  • From Ilheungok, Hanirok, Iseongdang and Ppang Gumneun Onammae are about 260–270 m away in a straight line.
  • Ppang Gumneun Onammae and Ttungbo Sikdang are about 80 m apart on the same Oryong-ro.
  • The order for walking past the modern buildings from the Modern History Museum is in the 'Modern heritage walk' guide (Walking Gunsan's modern cultural heritage: the order to follow).
  • All distances are straight-line distances.

Of Gunsan's 14 breakfast places, 2 close on Sunday, Seosu Haejangguk and Ppang Gumneun Onammae, and Welmiga Susong Branch, Ilhaeok, Hanirok and Kongtteul are open all year

  • Ilheungok and Eummidang close every Wednesday, Ilpung Sikdang every Monday, Ttungbo Sikdang every Tuesday, and Seosu Haejangguk and Ppang Gumneun Onammae every Sunday.
  • Welmiga Susong Branch, Ilhaeok, Hanirok and Kongtteul are open all year.
  • Iseongdang is listed as open all year but has irregular closing days.
  • Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang closes on traditional holidays and Yeongguk Ppangjip on Lunar New Year's Day, and Mijuok has no registered closing days.
  • Places that close early in the afternoon are Mijuok (14:00), Ilhaeok, Ilheungok and Eummidang (15:00), and Ttungbo Sikdang (16:00, or when ingredients run out).
  • Seosu Haejangguk closes at 19:00 Monday–Friday and 16:00 on Saturday.
  • Places open into the evening are Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang (20:30), Ilpung Sikdang, Kongtteul and Yeongguk Ppangjip (21:00), and Hanirok (21:30).
  • So are Iseongdang (21:30 Sunday–Thursday, 22:00 on Friday and Saturday) and Ppang Gumneun Onammae (22:00), and Welmiga Susong Branch opens 24 hours.
  • The number of restaurants closed on each day of the week is in the 'Food and spicy seafood noodle soup' guide (Where and when to eat spicy seafood noodle soup, soy-marinated blue crab and tongue sole in Gunsan).

In Gunsan, 8 places open after 08:00 and by 09:00, namely Namdo Bapsang (08:30 on weekends), Huirak, Janggane, Ariul Haemul Jjamppong, Munyeo 2-gu Maeul Bus, Myeongin, Cafe Rijeu and Sagol Ttukbaegi

  • Namdo Bapsang on Seonyubuk-gil in Okdo-myeon opens at 08:30 on weekends and 09:00 on weekdays. It serves a Gunsan grilled tongue sole set meal, cockle bibimbap and Seonyudo Island clam knife-cut noodle soup with no closing days.
  • Munyeo 2-gu Maeul Bus on Munyeodo Island Dong-gil in Okdo-myeon also opens at 09:00 and serves the burger set and ciabatta sandwiches with no closing days.
  • On Bieungdong-ro, Janggane (Bieungdo-dong; clam porridge and spicy raw clam salad; closed every Tuesday) and Ariul Haemul Jjamppong (65 Bieungdong-ro; seafood spicy noodle soup; closed on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month) also open at 09:00.
  • Huirak on Guyeong 7-gil serves fish stew 09:00–21:00 and closes every Sunday.
  • Myeongin in Impi-myeon serves ribs and cold noodles with raw fish 09:00–21:00 and closes every Monday.
  • Cafe Rijeu on Baekto-ro in Naun-dong has panela latte as its signature drink. It opens 09:00–17:00 (break 11:00–14:00) and closes on Saturdays and Sundays.
  • Sagol Ttukbaegi in Sinchang-dong opens 09:00–21:00 and closes on the first and third Sundays (Gunsan City Culture and Tourism).

The 14 places in this guide

  1. 1

    Welmiga Susong BranchKorean · Susong-dong

    This soup restaurant on Susong 1-gil in Susong-dong has bean sprout soup with rice and spicy pork soup with rice as its signature dishes. It is open 24 hours with no closing days. It has parking for 20 cars and 80 seats.

    Signature dishes
    Bean sprout soup with rice more
    Hours
    Open 24 hours
    Closed days
    Open all year
  2. 2

    IlhaeokKorean · Wolmyeong-dong

    This restaurant at 19 Guyeong 7-gil in Wolmyeong-dong serves bean sprout soup with rice and is open all year, 04:00–15:00. It has parking for 6 cars and 50 seats.

    Signature dishes
    Bean sprout soup with rice
    Hours
    04:00–15:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
  3. 3

    IlheungokRestaurant · Wolmyeong-dong

    This restaurant at 25 Guyeong 7-gil in Wolmyeong-dong serves bean sprout soup with rice. It opens 05:00–15:00 (last order 14:30) and closes every Wednesday. It has parking, and the phone number is 063-445-3580.

    Signature dishes
    Bean sprout soup with rice
    Hours
    05:00–15:00 (last order 14:30)
    Closed days
    Every Wednesday
    Ilheungok
  4. 4

    Jeonju Ujok SeolleongtangSoups and stews · Geumgwang-dong

    This soup restaurant on Daehak-ro in Geumgwang-dong serves ox foot soup, ox bone soup and short rib soup 06:00–20:30 and closes on traditional holidays. It has parking for 30–40 cars and 100 seats.

    Signature dishes
    Ox foot soup, ox bone soup more
    Hours
    06:00–20:30
    Closed days
    Closed on traditional holidays
  5. 5

    MijuokRestaurant · Yeonghwa-dong

    This restaurant on Guyeong 7-gil in Yeonghwa-dong has simmered chicken soup as its signature dish and serves it with mallow soup, beef and radish soup and pork bone hangover soup 06:00–14:00. It is labeled a 'Good Store' in Korea Tourism Organization data and has no parking (063-442-5505).

    Signature dishes
    Simmered chicken soup
    Hours
    06:00–14:00
    Closed days
    Not listed
  6. 6

    Seosu HaejanggukRestaurant

    This restaurant at 306 Namsan-ro serves soup with rice, with beef head soup with rice as its signature dish, and it also serves sliced raw beef. It opens 07:00–19:00 Monday–Friday and 07:00–16:00 on Saturday, closes every Sunday, and has parking.

    Signature dishes
    Beef head soup with rice
    Hours
    Monday–Friday 07:00–19:00Saturday 07:00–16:00
    Closed days
    Every Sunday
    Seosu Haejangguk
  7. 7

    EummidangRestaurant

    This restaurant on Sangnaun 3-gil has the Eummidang platter as its signature item and also serves an egg morning set, a crepe set, ciabatta sandwiches and carrot juice. It opens 07:00–15:00 (last order 14:00) and closes every Wednesday.

    Signature dishes
    Eummidang platter
    Hours
    07:00–15:00 (last order 14:00)
    Closed days
    Every Wednesday
  8. 8

    Ilpung SikdangRestaurant

    This fish stew restaurant on Seoheung 1-gil has snailfish soup as its signature dish and also serves dried snailfish soup and fried pufferfish. It opens 07:00–21:00, closes every Monday, and has parking (063-442-6098).

    Signature dishes
    Snailfish soup
    Hours
    07:00–21:00
    Closed days
    Every Monday
  9. 9

    HanirokRestaurant

    This restaurant on Guyeong 3-gil has Korean beef and radish soup as its signature dish and also serves kimchi stew, chicken soup and bean sprout soup. It opens 07:00–21:30 (last order 20:40), open all year, and has parking.

    Signature dishes
    Korean beef and radish soup
    Hours
    07:00–21:30 (last order 20:40)
    Closed days
    Open all year
  10. 10

    Ppang Gumneun OnammaeRestaurant · Myeongsan-dong

    This bakery on Oryong-ro in Myeongsan-dong has white glutinous barley bousse as its signature item and also sells barley walnut chewy loaf, red bean bread and glutinous barley choco pies. It opens 07:30–22:00, closes every Sunday, and offers takeout.

    Signature dishes
    White glutinous barley bouchée
    Hours
    07:30–22:00
    Closed days
    Every Sunday
  11. 11

    KongtteulKorean · Wolmyeong-dong

    This tofu restaurant on Guyeong 7-gil in Wolmyeong-dong has seafood soft tofu stew and tofu with boiled pork wraps as its signature dishes. It opens 08:00–21:00, open all year, with parking for 10 cars and 110 seats.

    Signature dishes
    Seafood soft tofu stew more
    Hours
    08:00–21:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
  12. 12

    Ttungbo SikdangRestaurant

    This restaurant at 58-2 Oryong-ro has a home-style set meal as its signature dish. It opens 08:00–16:00 but closes when ingredients run out. It closes every Tuesday and has parking (063-461-2554).

    Signature dishes
    Home-style set meal
    Hours
    08:00–16:00
    Closed days
    Every Tuesday
  13. 13

    Yeongguk PpangjipRestaurant

    This bakery on Daehak-ro has white glutinous barley red bean bread as its signature item and also sells white glutinous barley castella, white glutinous barley choco pies and vegetable bread. It opens 08:00–21:00, closes only on Lunar New Year's Day, and has no parking.

    Signature dishes
    White glutinous barley red bean bread
    Hours
    08:00–21:00
    Closed days
    Lunar New Year's Day
    Yeongguk Ppangjip
  14. 14

    IseongdangRestaurant

    This bakery at 177 Jungang-ro has red bean bread as its signature item and also sells vegetable bread, chubby bread and Americano. It opens 08:00–21:30 Sunday–Thursday and 08:00–22:00 on Friday and Saturday. It is listed as open all year but has irregular closing days, and it has no parking.

    Signature dishes
    Red bean bread
    Hours
    Sunday–Thursday 08:00–21:30Friday–Saturday 08:00–22:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Iseongdang

Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1

FAQ

Besides bean sprout soup with rice, what can I eat for breakfast in Gunsan?

At 06:00, Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang (Geumgwang-dong) serves ox foot soup, ox bone soup and short rib soup, and Mijuok (Yeonghwa-dong) serves simmered chicken soup, mallow soup and pork bone hangover soup. At 07:00, Seosu Haejangguk serves beef head soup with rice, Ilpung Sikdang snailfish soup, Hanirok Korean beef and radish soup, and Eummidang the Eummidang platter and Egg Morning set. At 08:00, Kongtteul serves seafood soft tofu stew and tofu with boiled pork wraps, and Ttungbo Sikdang a home-style set meal. You can buy bread at Ppang Gumneun Onammae (07:30) and at Iseongdang and Yeongguk Ppangjip (08:00). source 1

Which restaurants in Gunsan open on Sunday morning?

Of the 14 places open by 08:00, Seosu Haejangguk and Ppang Gumneun Onammae close every Sunday, and Mijuok (06:00) has no registered closing days. The other 11 do not list Sunday as a closing day. They are Welmiga Susong Branch (24 hours), Ilhaeok (04:00), Ilheungok (05:00), Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang (06:00), Eummidang, Ilpung Sikdang and Hanirok (07:00), and Kongtteul, Ttungbo Sikdang, Yeongguk Ppangjip and Iseongdang (08:00). Of these, Welmiga Susong Branch, Ilhaeok, Hanirok and Kongtteul are open all year. source 1

Which Gunsan breakfast places close early in the afternoon?

Mijuok (06:00–14:00) closes earliest. Ilhaeok (04:00–15:00), Ilheungok (05:00–15:00, last order 14:30) and Eummidang (07:00–15:00, last order 14:00) close at 15:00. Ttungbo Sikdang opens 08:00–16:00 and closes early when ingredients run out, and Seosu Haejangguk opens only 07:00–16:00 on Saturday. source 1

What time do Gunsan bakeries open in the morning?

Ppang Gumneun Onammae on Oryong-ro in Myeongsan-dong (white glutinous barley bousse) opens at 07:30. Iseongdang on Jungang-ro (red bean bread) and Yeongguk Ppangjip on Daehak-ro (white glutinous barley red bean bread) open at 08:00. Ppang Gumneun Onammae opens until 22:00 and closes every Sunday. Iseongdang opens until 21:30 Sunday–Thursday and until 22:00 on Friday and Saturday, and Yeongguk Ppangjip until 21:00. Eummidang, which serves sandwiches and an egg morning set, opens at 07:00. source 1

Which Gunsan breakfast places have parking?

Places with listed parking spaces are Jeonju Ujok Seolleongtang (30–40 cars), Welmiga Susong Branch (20), Kongtteul (10) and Ilhaeok (6). Ilheungok, Seosu Haejangguk, Ilpung Sikdang, Hanirok and Ttungbo Sikdang also have parking. Mijuok, Yeongguk Ppangjip and Iseongdang have no parking. source 2

1Korea Tourism Organization (VisitKorea)2Gunsan City Culture and Tourism

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