Noodles in Junggu: Myeongdong Kyoja Branch & More - 9 Local Picks

Three items make up the whole menu: kalguksu (knife-cut noodles in broth), bibim guksu (noodles tossed in spicy sauce)…

The soybean broth in the kongguksu is thick and nutty, close to a cold cream soup, and the medium noodles are springy l…

Order the suyuk and the buckwheat pancake together: lay boiled pork and seasoned fish on the thin, wide pancake and fol…

Three dipping sauces sit beside the nakji haemul pajeon: sashimi soy, dark soy, and chojang (vinegared chili paste). Th…

Haemul kalguksu is the one thing on the stove, in a broth made from dried pollack and loaded with scallops, clams, muss…

Potato dumplings (ongsimi) made from grated potato share one bowl with buckwheat noodles in an anchovy broth stirred wi…

Off a back alley in Bukchang-dong, this kalguksu shop has spent more than 45 years serving a clear anchovy and kelp bro…

Bonito flakes, not anchovies, flavor the broth. The bowl tastes smokier and more savory than the usual Korean anchovy n…

Bibim makguksu tosses buckwheat noodles in a savory, spicy sauce scented with perilla oil, while mul makguksu sets them…