Gayamil Naengmyeon Haemul Kalguksu Bonjeom 가야밀냉면해물칼국수 본점

Sitting below the Bukhansan trails, near the Starbucks The Bukhansan branch, this noodle house works as a stop before or after a hike or a templestay at Junghungsa. Parking is in front, and late weekday lunches have gone without a wait. Noodles are pulled in-house and springy. Mul-bibim milmyeon mixes sweet, tangy, sharp seasoning into cold broth, and haemul kalguksu loads a clear soup with clams and a large portion of hand-pulled noodles, enough that tables ordering several dishes often leave food. A small tasting dish comes free, and summer brings rich soy-milk kongguksu.