Gangnam Jinyangpyeong Haejanguk

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Spacious 24-hour restaurant near Janghanpyeong Station serving rich Yangpyeong-style hangover soups simmered in cauldrons with free refills of broth and seonji.

A short walk from Janghanpyeong Station along Cheonho-daero in Seongdong District, Gangnam Jin Yangpyeong Haejangguk commands attention with its wide roadside frontage and on-site parking. Inside, the dining room is vast, brightly lit, and spotless, organized to absorb steady waves of solo diners, family groups, and late-night revelers alike. Simmered in massive traditional cauldrons, the kitchen’s broths run round the clock for most of the week, with doors staying open twenty-four hours except for a brief closure on Sunday nights into early Monday morning. The signature bowl is the Gangnam Jin Yangpyeong Haejangguk, an intensely savory, crimson broth layered with bean sprouts and dried radish greens. It arrives bubbling in an earthenware *ttukbaegi*, brimming with honeycomb tripe and enormous blocks of congealed ox blood (*seonji*). Rather than dense or gamey, the seonji has a tender, pudding-like consistency with a clean finish. Diners concoct dipping sauces at the table by blending soy sauce, chili oil, wasabi, and minced pickled peppers to season the chewy cuts of offal. Perhaps the most generous touch is the house policy offering complimentary refills of both broth and seonji upon request. For those seeking unspiced nourishment, the menu delivers comforting alternatives. The *sagol naejangtang* features tender variety meats suspended in a creamy, deeply rich beef bone stock, while the *jin seolleongtang* delivers a milky broth loaded with sliced beef and thin somyeon noodles. Tables are supplied with freshly made geotjeori kimchi and well-fermented, crunchy kkakdugi, which can be replenished alongside pickled garlic, onions, and cheongyang peppers from a central self-bar. Between bubbling hot pots of intestine stew (*so-gopchang jeongol*) and crispy breaded pork cutlets for children, the expansive restaurant reliably anchors the neighborhood at any hour of the day or night.