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Hwamok Sundaeguk Gwanghwamun

Hwamok Sundaeguk Gwanghwamun

화목순대국 광화문1호점

Street

About

Pork and blood-sausage soup a block off Gwanghwamun, open when nothing else is.

Sundae is Korean blood sausage — pork blood and glass noodles in an intestine casing — and sundaeguk is that sausage plus assorted pork parts in a milky pork-bone broth. It is a hangover dish first and a lunch second, which is why shops like this cluster near office districts and stay open at unreasonable hours. Hwamok's version comes with the seasoning left to you: a paste of fermented shrimp and chilli goes in to taste, along with the chopped chives and perilla powder on the table. A block from Gwanghwamun, it feeds civil servants at noon and the same people considerably later.

Menu

  • Sundae-guk (Large)순대국(특)₩12,000
  • Offal Soup, Special내장탕(특)₩12,000
  • 순순대탕₩11,000
  • Blood Sausage Soup순대국₩11,000
  • Offal Soup내장탕₩11,000
  • Assorted Beef Offal Platter모듬₩32,000
  • Sulguk술국₩22,000
  • Pork Head Meat머리고기₩28,000
  • 내장접시₩28,000
  • 순대 (대)₩26,000
  • 순대 (소)₩13,000
  • 순순대탕(특)₩12,000

Local tips

  • Add the saeujeot (salted shrimp) a little at a time — it's the salt in this dish, and it's easy to overdo.
  • Perilla powder (deulkkae) thickens the broth and softens the pork flavour. Most locals add a spoonful.
  • If sundae itself is a step too far, order the sundaeguk 'without sundae' — the pork-and-broth version is milder.
  • Good at 11am, better at 3am. The late shift is the point of a shop like this.

Details

Nearest station
Gwanghwamun Station (Line 5), Exit 7
Phone
02-723-8313

Opening hours

Sunday
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Monday
11:00–23:59
Tuesday
00:00–23:59
Wednesday
00:00–23:59
Thursday
00:00–23:59
Friday
00:00–23:59
Saturday
—

Long hours built around the office and late-night trade rather than fixed mealtimes.

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