Imo's Gopchang Branch 1
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About
Lively, budget-friendly pork tripe pub tucked in Yeonsinnae's dining alley, popular for saucy stir-fried gopchang loaded with glass noodles.
Tucked into an alley off the Yeonsinnae food street, Imone Gopchang Branch 1 is a beloved neighborhood fixture for no-nonsense pork entrails. While its storefront appears modest, the interior unfolds into roughly ten tables, filling up quickly with locals, after-work drinkers, and night owls settling in over portable gas burners. The main draw is the stir-fried pork intestine specialties, built on clean-tasting offal devoid of any gamey odor. The kitchen sends out orders fully cooked, allowing diners to immediately dig in over a low flame. Popular orders often combine *yachae gopchang* (vegetable tripe stir-fry) with tender *al-gopchang* (plain small intestines) or *sundae gopchang* (blood sausage tripe stir-fry). Glazed in a balanced, mildly spicy crimson sauce, the iron platters arrive packed with glass noodles, chewy rice cakes, and shredded cabbage. Diners wrap the saucy entrails in fresh lettuce alongside raw garlic and ssamjang, pacing each bite with sips from the complementary bowl of brisk, spicy kimchi beansprout soup. For those looking to linger, the chewy textures make an easy match for soju and beer, and the kitchen’s welcoming owners keep the energy easygoing and unpretentious. The essential closer is the *bokkeumbap* (fried rice), which can be upgraded with melted cheese. Leftover bits of tripe and cabbage are tossed over high heat to achieve a crispy, scorched layer along the base of the pan. Because the kitchen strictly enforces a policy where fried rice orders cannot be added to after the initial request, groups need to commit to their final portion count upfront. Open until late, it remains an enduring Eunpyeong district standby for savory, comforting street food.
Menu
- Stir-fried Pork Gopchang with Vegetables₩10,000
- Stir-fried Gopchang and Blood Sausage₩10,000
- Stir-fried Pork Small Intestines₩10,000
- Fried Rice₩2,000
- Grilled Pork Abomasum₩13,000
Local tips
- Order all desired fried rice at once as additional orders cannot be placed later.
- Comes fully cooked on a burner so you can eat immediately while keeping it warm.
- Combine vegetable gopchang with plain gopchang or sundae for balanced portions.
Details
- Yeonsinnae Station
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 17:00–02:00
- Monday
- 17:00–02:00
- Tuesday
- 17:00–02:00
- Wednesday
- 17:00–02:00
- Thursday
- 17:00–02:00
- Friday
- 17:00–02:00
- Saturday
- 17:00–02:00