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The other door of the kalguksu institution — same broth, shorter line than the main branch.
Myeongdong Kyoja's No. 1 branch is the strategist's door into the kalguksu institution: the same broth, the same four-item menu, and — the operative fact — a shorter line than the main branch around the corner. The house needs no introduction: this is Seoul's most famous knife-noodle operation, the rich chicken broth with its garlic-forward kimchi (a legend in its own right) and plump mandu drawing pilgrim queues for generations. The branch system exists precisely to absorb the overflow, and savvy eaters route here first. The menu's brevity is the confidence — kalguksu, mandu, bibim guksu, kongguksu in season — and the service runs at institutional velocity: seated, served, satisfied inside half an hour. Same soup, less standing: the only Myeongdong Kyoja decision that matters.
Menu
- Kalguksu₩12,000
- Dumplings₩13,000
- Spicy Mixed Noodles₩12,000
- Cold Soybean Noodle Soup₩13,000
Details
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 10:30–21:00
- Monday
- 10:30–21:00
- Tuesday
- 10:30–21:00
- Wednesday
- 10:30–21:00
- Thursday
- 10:30–21:00
- Friday
- 10:30–21:00
- Saturday
- 10:30–21:00