Gangdong-gu in southeastern Seoul is a family-oriented district known for its community markets and traditional Korean restaurants. Cheonho Market offers one of Seoul's best selections of traditional banchan, grilled fish, and home-style Korean cooking away from the tourist circuit.
Oh wow. This is a great sundae restaurant. It's worth the time and money to travel all the way from Gangseo to Gangdong to get there. It's even better with a fried egg as an accompaniment. May 25th is Family Month, so there's a 20% discount.
I visited on a Sunday evening in March 2025. Even though it was Sunday, the restaurant was packed. Since it was my first visit, I ordered what seemed to be the most basic menu item: Korean beef bone sundae soup. Himalayan pink salt, pepper, salted shrimp, and perilla seed powder were placed on the table. Side dishes included cubed radish kimchi, raw onions, spicy peppers, and ssamjang. The cubed radish kimchi was sweet, and I thought adding cubed radish kimchi broth to the sundae soup would be out of place. The sundae soup broth was quite rich. It was well-seasoned, and the savory flavor was appealing, a signature flavor of this restaurant. The meat was primarily head meat, and the sundae was well-cooked and boiled. As a franchise, the taste was clean and lacked a unique personality, but it was a very popular and delicious place.
Just average. For me, who likes thick soups, it wasn't anything special. The rice was chewy and tasty, and they gave me a fried egg for free. The radish kimchi was really bland.
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