Geum Yong
금용
About
Casual neighborhood Chinese restaurant near Seonjeongreung Station known for daily lunch specials, classic noodles, and combo plates.
A few minutes’ walk from Seonjeongneung Station in Gangnam, Geumyong operates as a quintessential neighborhood Chinese restaurant tailored to the midday rhythms of local office workers. Clean, unpretentious, and accommodating to solo diners, groups, and takeout orders alike, the dining room delivers the straightforward, dependable comfort that defines Seoul's everyday lunch culture. Tables are set with standard banchan alongside kimchi, catering directly to working-crowd habits. The kitchen manages an extensive menu spanning noodle classics, stir-fries, and rice plates, but weekday lunch regulars often focus on the daily specials and combo dishes. For indecisive diners, partitioned bowls like tangjjamyeon pair crisp sweet-and-sour pork with hearty portions of black bean noodles, allowing you to sample fried meat without committing to a full sharing platter. The standard jjajangmyeon is built on springy noodles tossed in a clean, savory black bean sauce packed with diced pork and plenty of tender onions. Savory rice plates, including mushroom-laden stir-fry dishes like the signature Geumyong teukbap, come served alongside bowls of spicy jjamppong broth. When warmer weather sets in, the kitchen pivots to refreshing seasonal specialties, turning out naengjjamppong—an icy, chilled noodle soup that delivers brisk, peppery heat to cut through summer humidity. Value is central to the restaurant's neighborhood following, reinforced by rotating weekday discount rice plates that feature options like samseon bokkeumbap on Mondays and mapo tofu on Thursdays. Meals conclude with a small, nostalgic touch characteristic of classic local establishments: a chilled, foil-topped bottle of sweet cultured yogurt drink handed out for dessert. Geumyong does not attempt to reinvent Chinese-Korean cuisine; instead, it provides consistent execution, solid portions, and fast dining that keeps nearby professionals returning throughout the workweek.
Menu
- Tangsuyuk Set₩13,000
- Tangjjamyeon (Sweet & Sour Pork + Jajangmyeon Combo)₩11,000
- Geumyong House Special Rice Bowl₩10,000
- Old-fashioned Jajangmyeon₩8,000
- Jjamppong₩9,000
- Sweet And Sour Pork₩25,000
- Udon₩8,000
- Ganjjajang₩8,000
- Ulmyeon₩8,000
- Platter Jajangmyeon₩9,000
- Gisumyeon (Shredded Chicken Noodles)₩9,000
- Seafood Gan-jjajang₩9,000
Local tips
- Check out the discounted daily special rice dishes on weekdays.
- Half-and-half combo options like tangjjamyeon are popular lunch picks.
- Complimentary yogurt drinks are often served as a sweet finish to meals.
Details
- Seonjeongreung Station
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 10:30–20:00
- Monday
- —
- Tuesday
- 10:30–20:00
- Wednesday
- 10:30–20:00
- Thursday
- 10:30–20:00
- Friday
- 10:30–20:00
- Saturday
- 10:30–20:00