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Where and when can you eat spicy seafood noodle soup, soy-marinated blue crab and tongue sole in Gunsan?

For spicy seafood noodle soup, 9 Chinese restaurants cluster on the Spicy Noodle Soup Street on Dongnyeong-gil in Jangmi-dong.

Spicy seafood noodle soup is also on menus in other neighborhoods, such as Bokseongnu and Jirinseong in Miwon-dong and Gukje Banjeom and Yeonghwawon in Yeonghwa-dong. Soy-marinated blue crab is on the menu at 12 places, including Gungjeon Kkotgejang Main Branch and Hanjuok, and tongue sole at 3 places: Saemangeum Hoetjip, Arirang and Namdo Bapsang. Of the 21 places with spicy seafood noodle soup, 8 close every Monday. Bokseongnu, Hongyeongjang and Jirinseong close at 15:00–16:00 on weekdays, so check the day and time first.

The 12 places in this guideFull list

  1. Bokseongnu

    Chinese · Miwon-dong

    Signature dishes
    Seafood spicy noodle soup
    Hours
    10:00–16:00

  2. Jirinseong

    Restaurant · Miwon-dong

    Signature dishes
    Chili black bean noodles
    Hours
    Weekdays 10:00–15:00Weekends 09:30–16:00 more

  3. Gungjeon Kkotgejang Main Branch

    Korean · Jochon-dong

    Signature dishes
    Gungjeon soy-marinated blue crab set meal
    Hours
    10:00–21:30

  4. Hanjuok

    Restaurant

    Signature dishes
    Soy-marinated blue crab set meal
    Hours
    11:00–21:00

  5. Namdo Bapsang

    Restaurant · Okdo-myeon

    Signature dishes
    Gunsan grilled tongue sole set meal
    Hours
    Weekdays 09:00–19:30Last order 18:20 more

  6. Hongyeongjang

    Chinese · Jangmi-dong

    Signature dishes
    Black bean noodles
    Hours
    Weekdays: 11:00–15:00 more

  7. Binhaewon

    Chinese · Jangmi-dong

    Signature dishes
    Black bean noodles
    Hours
    10:00–21:00

  8. Gugil Sikdang

    Restaurant · Jukseong-dong

    Signature dishes
    Braised pufferfish
    Hours
    11:00–20:30Break time 14:00–16:00 more

  9. Ilhaeok

    Korean · Wolmyeong-dong

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

  10. Iseongdang

    Restaurant

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

  11. Janggane

    Korean snack food · Bieungdo-dong

    Signature dishes
    Clam porridge more
    Hours
    09:00–21:00 (break time 15:00–16:00)
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Photos: Korea Tourism Organization · KOGL Type 3 (no changes allowed), KOGL Type 1

Spicy seafood noodle soup is on the menu at 21 places, spread across many neighborhoods

  • Of the 169 restaurants on this site, 21 list spicy seafood noodle soup as a signature or regular menu item.
  • Of the 16 whose neighborhood is known, there are 2 each in Jangmi-dong, Miwon-dong, Yeonghwa-dong, Gyeongam-dong and Susong-dong. There is 1 each in Geum-dong, Jigok-dong, Mijang-dong, Munhwa-dong, Bieungdo-dong and Seosu-myeon.
  • By menu name, clam and abalone spicy noodle soup are at Ssangyong Banjeom, chili spicy seafood noodle soup at Jirinseong, and bean sprout and white seafood noodle soup at Wangsan Banjeom.
  • Spicy seafood noodle soup with marinated beef is at Urimil, Sichuan spicy seafood noodle soup at Jinseongwon, Gunsan three-delicacy spicy seafood noodle soup at Binhaewon and special three-delicacy spicy seafood noodle soup at Ranhyang.
  • Starch-sauce noodles are served at 6 places: Bokseongnu, Hongyeongjang, Gukje Banjeom, Ariul Haemul Jjamppong, Yeonghwawon and Jinseongwon.
  • Of the 21, 18 also have black bean noodle dishes on the menu.
  • Halbae Guksu, whose signature dish is tonkotsu ramen, has beef spicy noodle ramen.
  • Hongyun Bakery, which sells bread, has spicy seafood noodle soup bread.

The 9 Spicy Noodle Soup Street restaurants are on Dongnyeong-gil in Jangmi-dong, and fewer are open on Monday and Tuesday

  • Gunsan Culture and Tourism groups 9 places as the Spicy Noodle Soup Street (Chinese food). They are Gaebok-dong Jungsikdang, Junghwa Jjamppong, Gunsan Ojingeo Jjamppong, Mingyu Jjamppong, Jumbo Jjamppong, Junghwa Banjeom 1968, Junghwa Banjeom, Hongyeongjang and Binhaewon.
  • All have addresses on Dongnyeong-gil in Jangmi-dong.
  • Hongyeongjang and Binhaewon, which have coordinates, are about 90 m apart in a straight line (actual travel distance differs).
  • The 8 places other than Hongyeongjang open between 10:00 and 10:30 and close between 19:30 and 21:00.
  • Hongyeongjang opens at 11:00 and closes at 15:00 on weekdays and 18:00 on weekends.
  • Regular closing days: Tuesday for 3 (Gunsan Ojingeo Jjamppong, Mingyu Jjamppong and Jumbo Jjamppong), Monday for 2 (Junghwa Banjeom and Binhaewon), Wednesday for 1 (Junghwa Banjeom 1968) and Thursday for 1 (Junghwa Jjamppong).
  • Gaebok-dong Jungsikdang and Hongyeongjang have no regular closing day.
  • So 7 are open on Monday, 6 on Tuesday, 8 on Wednesday and Thursday, and all 9 from Friday to Sunday.
  • Of the 9, 2 list their menus.
  • Hongyeongjang has black bean noodles, plus spicy seafood noodle soup, starch-sauce noodles, sweet and sour pork and more.
  • Binhaewon has black bean noodles, plus Gunsan three-delicacy spicy seafood noodle soup, dry black bean noodles, minced-meat black bean noodles and more.

Soy-marinated blue crab is on 12 menus, monkfish on 9 and tongue sole on 3

  • Marinated crab dishes such as soy-marinated blue crab, soy-marinated crab and spicy marinated crab are at 12 places.
  • Gungjeon Kkotgejang Main Branch serves a soy-marinated blue crab set meal, a blue crab stew set meal, spicy seasoned blue crab, steamed blue crab and more.
  • Hanjuok serves soy-marinated blue crab as a set meal or with rice, and soy-marinated king prawns as a set meal or with rice.
  • Monkfish is on the menu at 9 places, as braised spicy monkfish, monkfish soup and monkfish set meal.
  • Gugil Sikdang has braised pufferfish as its signature dish and also serves braised spicy monkfish.
  • Tongue sole appears on the menu at 3 places: Saemangeum Hoetjip (tongue sole stew and tongue sole set meal), Arirang (golden tongue sole set meal) and Namdo Bapsang (Gunsan grilled tongue sole set meal).
  • Knife-cut noodle soup is on the menu at 6 places, and Janggane in Bieungdo-dong and Namdo Bapsang in Okdo-myeon (Seonyudo Island clam knife-cut noodle soup) are two of them.

Monday is the most common closing day for restaurants, followed by Sunday and Tuesday

  • Among restaurants with listed closing days, 70 close on a fixed day each week.
  • By day, that is Monday 28, Sunday 18, Tuesday 17, Wednesday 5, Thursday 3 and Saturday 1 (places closed two days are counted under both).
  • Another 68 have no set closing day other than major holidays, and 13 close only once or twice a month in set weeks (such as the first and third Sunday).
  • Among the 21 places with spicy seafood noodle soup, 8 close every Monday and 4 every Tuesday.

5 places with spicy seafood noodle soup close at 15:00–16:00, and three bean sprout rice soup places open in the early morning

  • Among places with spicy seafood noodle soup, Bokseongnu (10:00–16:00), Yeonghwawon (11:00–15:00), Jirinseong (weekdays 10:00–15:00), Hongyeongjang (weekdays 11:00–15:00) and Halbae Guksu (weekdays 10:00–16:00) close by mid-afternoon.
  • Jirinseong and Aseowon close when ingredients run out.
  • Gukje Banjeom (14:30–17:00), Ranhyang (15:00–17:00) and Songga Jjamppong (Tuesday–Saturday 15:00–17:00) take an afternoon break. There are 10 restaurants that open before 08:00. They include Welmiga Susong Branch (open 24 hours), Ilhaeok (04:00) and Ilheungok (05:00), which serve bean sprout rice soup.

The Muddy Stream Course passes Binhaewon and Iseongdang

  • Gunsan City's Course 2 (Muddy Stream Course) passes Binhaewon and Iseongdang among its 17 stops.
  • Gunsan's Binhaewon, a National Registered Heritage, is a 2-story Chinese restaurant building of reinforced concrete and brick built in 1965, with separate rooms on each floor. It was registered in 2021.
  • Iseongdang's signature item is red bean bread, which is on the menu at 3 places, including Yeongguk Ppangjip (white glutinous barley red bean bread) and Ppang Gumneun Onammae.
  • Menu items with white glutinous barley in their names are also at 3 places: Arirang (white glutinous barley bibimbap), Yeongguk Ppangjip and Ppang Gumneun Onammae.

The 12 places in this guide

  1. 1

    BinhaewonChinese · Jangmi-dong

    This Chinese restaurant at 57 Dongnyeong-gil on Spicy Noodle Soup Street has black bean noodles as its signature dish. It also serves Gunsan three-delicacy spicy seafood noodle soup, dry black bean noodles, minced-meat black bean noodles and more. It closes every Monday, and parking is free. It opens 10:00–21:00 (Gunsan Culture and Tourism).

    Signature dishes
    Black bean noodles
    Hours
    10:00–21:00
    Closed days
    Closed every Monday
    Binhaewon photo 1
  2. 2

    HongyeongjangChinese · Jangmi-dong

    This Chinese restaurant on Spicy Noodle Soup Street, at 42 Dongnyeong-gil, is about 90 m from Binhaewon in a straight line (actual travel distance differs). It serves black bean noodles, spicy seafood noodle soup, starch-sauce noodles, sweet and sour pork and more. It opens 11:00–15:00 on weekdays and 11:00–18:00 on weekends with no regular closing days. It has 50 seats and parking, and credit cards are not accepted.

    Signature dishes
    Black bean noodles
    Hours
    Weekdays: 11:00–15:00 more
    Closed days
    None
  3. 3

    The 2-story Chinese restaurant building was built of reinforced concrete and brick in 1965 and became a National Registered Heritage in 2021. The restaurant has been run by second-generation ethnic Chinese. It is one of the 17 stops on Gunsan City's Course 2 (Muddy Stream Course).

  4. 4

    BokseongnuChinese · Miwon-dong

    This Chinese restaurant at 382 Wolmyeong-ro, Miwon-dong, serves spicy seafood noodle soup, spicy seafood soup with rice, starch-sauce noodles, fried rice, glass noodles over rice and more. It opens only 10:00–16:00 and closes on Sundays and public holidays. It uses a public parking lot, has 35 seats and takes phone reservations (063-445-8412).

    Signature dishes
    Seafood spicy noodle soup
    Hours
    10:00–16:00
    Closed days
    Closed Sundays and public holidays
    Bokseongnu photo 1
  5. 5

    JirinseongRestaurant · Miwon-dong

    This restaurant at 87 Miwon-ro, Miwon-dong, is about 230 m from Bokseongnu in a straight line (actual travel distance differs). Its signature dish is chili black bean noodles, and it also serves chili spicy seafood noodle soup, spicy seafood noodle soup, black bean noodles and more. It opens 10:00–15:00 on weekdays and 09:30–16:00 on weekends but closes early when ingredients run out. It is closed every Tuesday, and parking and takeout are available.

    Signature dishes
    Chili black bean noodles
    Hours
    Weekdays 10:00–15:00Weekends 09:30–16:00 more
    Closed days
    Every Tuesday
  6. 6

    Gungjeon Kkotgejang Main BranchKorean · Jochon-dong

    This restaurant on Gungpo 1-ro, Jochon-dong, has the Gungjeon soy-marinated blue crab set meal as its signature dish. It also serves a soy-marinated blue crab set meal, a blue crab stew set meal, spicy seasoned blue crab, steamed blue crab and more. It opens 10:00–21:30 all year, has 240 seats and free parking, and credit cards are not accepted.

    Signature dishes
    Gungjeon soy-marinated blue crab set meal
    Hours
    10:00–21:30
    Closed days
    Open all year
  7. 7

    HanjuokRestaurant

    This restaurant at 31 Guyeong 2-gil has the soy-marinated blue crab set meal as its signature dish. It also serves soy-marinated blue crab with rice, and soy-marinated king prawns as a set meal or with rice. It opens 11:00–21:00 all year. Parking is not available, and takeout and phone reservations (063-443-3812) are.

    Signature dishes
    Soy-marinated blue crab set meal
    Hours
    11:00–21:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
  8. 8

    Namdo BapsangRestaurant · Okdo-myeon

    At 79 Seonyubuk-gil, Okdo-myeon, its signature dish is the Gunsan grilled tongue sole set meal. It also has cockle bibimbap, Seonyudo Island clam knife-cut noodle soup, handmade pork cutlet and more. It opens 09:00–19:30 on weekdays and 08:30–20:00 on weekends, all year, and parking and takeout are available.

    Signature dishes
    Gunsan grilled tongue sole set meal
    Hours
    Weekdays 09:00–19:30Last order 18:20 more
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Namdo Bapsang
  9. 9

    Gugil SikdangRestaurant · Jukseong-dong

    This restaurant on Pyeonghwa-gil, Jukseong-dong, has braised pufferfish as its signature dish. It also serves braised spicy monkfish, braised fish roe, braised skate, pufferfish soup and more. It opens 11:00–20:30, with a break 14:00–16:00. It is closed every Monday, and for parking you use the Jungang-dong community center parking lot.

    Signature dishes
    Braised pufferfish
    Hours
    11:00–20:30Break time 14:00–16:00 more
    Closed days
    Every Monday
  10. 10

    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. Ilheungok, at 25 on the same street, also serves bean sprout rice soup 05:00–15:00 and closes every Wednesday.

    Signature dishes
    Bean sprout soup with rice
    Hours
    04:00–15:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
  11. 11

    IseongdangRestaurant

    This bakery is named as a stop on the Muddy Stream Course. Its signature item is red bean bread, and it also sells vegetable bread, chubby bread and more. It opens 08:00–21:30 Sunday to Thursday and 08:00–22:00 on Friday and Saturday. It is about 280 m from Hongyeongjang in a straight line (actual travel distance differs). There is no parking, and it has irregular closing days, so call first (063-445-2772).

    Signature dishes
    Red bean bread
    Hours
    Sunday–Thursday 08:00–21:30Friday–Saturday 08:00–22:00
    Closed days
    Open all year
    Iseongdang
  12. 12

    JangganeKorean snack food · Bieungdo-dong

    It is one of the 6 places serving knife-cut noodle soup. At 67 Bieungdong-ro, Bieungdo-dong, it serves knife-cut noodle soup (assorted clam and Manila clam versions), clam porridge, spicy seasoned raw clams, clam and seafood pancake and more. It opens 09:00–21:00 with a break 15:00–16:00, is closed every Tuesday, and has parking for 50 cars and 200 seats.

    Signature dishes
    Clam porridge more
    Hours
    09:00–21:00 (break time 15:00–16:00)
    Closed days
    Every Tuesday

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

FAQ

Where is the Gunsan Spicy Noodle Soup Street?

It is on Dongnyeong-gil in Jangmi-dong. Gunsan Culture and Tourism groups 9 Chinese restaurants as the Spicy Noodle Soup Street, and all have Dongnyeong-gil addresses. They are Gaebok-dong Jungsikdang, Junghwa Jjamppong, Gunsan Ojingeo Jjamppong, Mingyu Jjamppong, Jumbo Jjamppong, Junghwa Banjeom 1968, Junghwa Banjeom, Hongyeongjang and Binhaewon. Hongyeongjang and Binhaewon are about 90 m apart in a straight line (actual travel distance differs). source 1

On what days are Gunsan spicy seafood noodle soup restaurants closed?

Monday is the most common closing day. Of the 21 places with spicy seafood noodle soup, 8 close every Monday and 4 every Tuesday. On the Spicy Noodle Soup Street, 3 of the 9 close on Tuesday and 2 on Monday, so 6 are still open on Tuesday. All 9 open from Friday to Sunday. source 2

Where can I eat soy-marinated blue crab or tongue sole in Gunsan?

Marinated crab dishes are on the menu at 12 restaurants. They include Gungjeon Kkotgejang Main Branch (Jochon-dong, 10:00–21:30, open all year, free parking) and Hanjuok (Guyeong 2-gil, 11:00–21:00, open all year, no parking). Tongue sole is on the menu at 3 places: Saemangeum Hoetjip, Arirang and Namdo Bapsang. Namdo Bapsang in Okdo-myeon serves the Gunsan grilled tongue sole set meal. source 2

Are there restaurants in Gunsan that open early in the morning?

Yes. There are 10 restaurants that open before 08:00. Among those serving bean sprout rice soup, Welmiga Susong Branch is open 24 hours, Ilhaeok 04:00–15:00 and Ilheungok 05:00–15:00. Ilhaeok is open all year, and Ilheungok closes every Wednesday. source 3

1Gunsan City Culture and Tourism2Korea Tourism Organization (VisitKorea)3Gunsan City Culture and Tourism

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