Alchon Kyunghee University Direct Store
알촌 경희외대직영점
About
Affordable university-area dining spot near HUFS back gate serving generous fish roe rice bowls with customizable spice levels.
Tucked into a basement down an alleyway near the back gate of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Alchon operates as an indispensable staple for Imun-dong’s university crowd. With an exterior that easily masquerades as a quiet residential villa, the dining room reveals a relaxed, no-frills setting built for solo eaters, quick campus lunches, and an endless stream of delivery pickups. Orders run efficiently through a touch-screen kiosk, where diners can tailor their meals with options like adjusting salt levels or omitting meats. The menu revolves around Korean fusion albap (fish roe rice bowls), served fast—often landing on the counter within five minutes during off-peak hours. The signature yakmae albap (mildly spicy fish roe rice) delivers a satisfying heap of steaming rice loaded with crisp lettuce, dried seaweed flakes, small diced meat, a sunny fried egg, and Alchon’s proprietary savory sauce. Flying fish roe is heaped over the top so generously that every single spoonful catches a pop of texture. For those who prefer different heat profiles or proteins, options scale from gentle mild bowls to grilled chicken varieties. Regulars often personalize their bowls right off the heat, tipping stir-fried fish cakes straight from the self-serve banchan station into the hot bowl so the sauce and oil warm through the grains. A self-service counter rounds out the meal with water, broth (often a light bean sprout soup), pickled radish, radish pickles, and kkakdugi. With in-store prices sitting well below standard neighborhood lunch rates, Alchon captures the authentic essence of campus comfort food: fast, deeply affordable, and hearty enough to scrape clean down to the final grain.
Menu
- Mild Spicy Fish Roe Rice Bowl₩5,700
- Mild Fish Roe Rice Bowl₩5,500
- Grilled Chicken Fish Roe Rice Bowl₩6,000
- 매콤알밥₩5,300
- 진매알밥₩5,400
- 갈릭알밥₩5,600
- 갈릭커리알밥₩6,100
- 갈릭오밥₩6,200
- 갈릭그릴드치킨알밥₩6,400
- 카레알밥₩5,600
Local tips
- Order via the self-service kiosk with custom options like skipping meat.
- Pick up complimentary side dishes including fish cakes, radish pickles, and warm broth from the self-bar.
- Food comes out quickly, usually within 5 minutes during non-peak hours.
Details
- Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Station
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 10:00–20:30
- Monday
- 10:00–20:30
- Tuesday
- 10:00–20:30
- Wednesday
- 10:00–20:30
- Thursday
- 10:00–20:30
- Friday
- 10:00–20:30
- Saturday
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