Yongchosu
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Wok-fried Hunan rice, tomato-and-egg rice and crisp pork with sharp vinegar sauce in a narrow Korea University-area room.
The wok is in view at Yongchosu, where the owner cooks in a narrow, plain room that fills with university students and groups of friends. It is a simple setup rather than a polished one: there are window seats, no fixed seating layout, and the noise can climb when the room is full. The cooking leans toward Chinese home-style flavours, with a lighter hand than many Korean-Chinese restaurants. Start with guo bao rou (꿔바로우), listed as a medium portion for ₩15,800. Its thin batter stays crisp, while a light vinegar sauce brings a sharper sourness than the thick, sugary coating common elsewhere; some diners find it too tart. Egg tomato rice (계토밥, ₩7,800) pairs fluffy egg and rice with a sweet sauce cut by the tomatoes’ acidity. Hunan fried rice (호남볶음밥, ₩7,800) is properly wok-fried, with separate grains. The menu also has beef noodles, Sichuan spicy noodles and mapo tofu, though the latter is not everyone’s idea of an authentic version. Yongchosu serves lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, 11:00–15:00 and 17:00–21:00, and closes on Sunday. Weekday meal times can bring a line; waiting is on site, with no app for joining a queue. Weekend afternoons are usually quieter. The room is cramped, and it can get hot and loud in summer, so this is better for a casual meal than a long, quiet dinner. There is no parking. It suits students, friends and couples after generous, good-value Chinese-style dishes, especially if you like vinegar-bright pork and don’t mind a close, informal dining room. English communication is limited, and an English menu is not confirmed, so having the dish names ready to show can make ordering easier.
Menu
- 호남볶음밥₩7 800
- 짜장면₩6 500
- 사천매운면₩7 800
- 소고기면₩7 800
- 계토면₩7 800
- 계토밥₩7 800
- 짜장밥₩6 000
- 새우볶음밥₩7 000
- 소고기볶음밥₩7 000
- 마라야채볶음밥₩8 800
- 꿔보우러우 (중)₩15 800
- 깐쇼새우 (중)₩18 000
- 가지찜₩11 000
- 지삼선₩11 000
- 마파두부₩9 800
- 계란토마토볶음₩9 800
- 후이쿼러우₩15 000
- 츠란양고기₩15 000
- 고추잡채₩15 000
Conseils locaux
- Order the medium guo bao rou if you like a crisp coating and tart vinegar sauce.
- Choose egg tomato rice for fluffy egg, rice and a sweet-tart tomato sauce.
- Avoid weekday meal times if you want to reduce the chance of an on-site wait.
- Visit Monday through Saturday, outside the 15:00–17:00 break; leave the car elsewhere.
Détails
- 안암역
Heures d’ouverture
- dimanche
- Fermé
- lundi
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- mardi
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- mercredi
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- jeudi
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- vendredi
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00
- samedi
- 11:00–15:00, 17:00–21:00