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Honam Seafood Soup

Honam Seafood Soup

호남해물탕

Stew

About

Long-running seafood restaurant near Suyu Station, known for abundant live seafood hot pots and spicy seafood stews, with late-night hours until 6 a.m.

Tucked near Gangbuk-gu Office by Suyu Station, Honam Haemultang has anchored the neighborhood for over two decades. Operating until 6:00 AM on most nights, it effortlessly shifts roles: a midday refuge where older locals gather for lunch, and a late-night retreat for night owls craving bracing seafood stews alongside cold bottles of soju. The kitchen excels in generous proportions and sea-fresh ingredients. The signature haemultang (spicy seafood soup) arrives piled high with blue crab, plump gon-i (fish roe sac), clams, squid, shrimp, and abalone, topped with live octopus that simmers into a deep, restorative broth. Staff handle all the tableside cutting and prep, leaving diners to simply watch the pot boil down into a rich, hangover-curing broth before scraping up the essential fried rice at the end. For dry heat, the haemuljjim (braised spicy seafood) smothers thick cuts of squid, octopus, and shellfish in a glossy, fiery-red sauce roughly equivalent to Shin Ramyun spice, which pairs naturally when wrapped in bites of the complimentary house jeon (savory pancake). Purists leaning toward standard comforts often pivot to agujjim (braised spicy monkfish), packed with meaty chunks of tender fish and crunchy bean sprouts, balanced by a clean side of clear clam soup (jogaetang) to cut the heat. Day visitors without the bandwidth for enormous platters can turn to two-person lunch staples like mild, stir-fried octopus (nakji-bokkeum) over warm rice or piping-hot altang (spicy roe stew). Hospitality here feels rooted in another era. Attentive staff pace the dining room offering spontaneous refills of hot jeon and seasoned side dishes like bomdong-muchim without being asked. Between the warm sips of complimentary barley tea, comfortable table spacing, and late-night pancake menus kicking in after 11:00 PM, it remains a steadfast Suyu institution built for lingering over steaming earthenware.

Menu

  • Spicy Steamed Seafood해물찜₩55,000
  • Seafood Hot Pot해물탕
  • 낙지볶음 (1인분)₩18,000
  • 왕코다리조림 (소)₩26,000
  • 해신탕₩130,000
  • 산낙지회
  • 전복회₩30,000
  • 용대리황태해장국₩10,000
  • Clam Soup조개탕₩15,000

Local tips

  • Use Suyu Station Exit 8; the restaurant is near Gangbuk-gu Office.
  • Seafood stew and seafood stew dishes are served with seafood such as abalone, octopus, crab, shellfish, and shrimp.
  • Lunch menus are available from two servings.
  • Call 02-996-7582 for reservations; group dining, takeout, and delivery are available.
  • Parking is paid, with one hour provided when dining at the restaurant; Gangnam Honorsville underground parking is about a 3-minute walk away.

Details

Nearest station
Suyu Station

Opening hours

Sunday
11:00–23:00
Monday
11:00–23:00
Tuesday
11:00–23:00
Wednesday
11:00–23:00
Thursday
11:00–23:00
Friday
11:00–23:00
Saturday
11:00–23:00

Open daily 11:00–06:00 the next day; Mondays close at midnight.

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