# Bracken sundaeguk with heotgae tea in Gangnam, Seoul: Sinju Okmi

- By Damin (https://superchart.com/en/@afternoon-crumb-book/)
- Written Sep 21, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@afternoon-crumb-book/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@afternoon-crumb-book/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/index.md)

## In short

Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch is a sundaeguk (pork and blood sausage soup) restaurant with a hanok-style interior on Teheran-ro 10-gil near Gangnam Station in Seoul. Visiting alone for a late lunch after skipping breakfast, the writer ordered the master's bracken sundaeguk at 12,000 won and a half plate of freshly boiled pork suyuk at 15,000 won, along with the heotgae (raisin tree) tea served instead of water and the self-bar side dishes. The bracken was soft rather than tough and the broth clean and nutty, making it a restorative first meal of the day.

## Good to know

- **Master's bracken sundaeguk**: 12,000 won
- **Freshly boiled pork suyuk, half plate**: 15,000 won
- **Water served**: Heotgae (raisin tree) tea
- **Basic side dishes**: Green chili, seasoned radish salad, kkakdugi (diced radish kimchi); seasoning sauce, perilla powder and salted shrimp on the table
- **Self-bar**: In the center of the restaurant: somyeon noodles, chili paste and assorted seasoning sauces, self-serve
- **Menu lineup**: Spicy sundaeguk, bracken sundaeguk, sanghwang mushroom sundaeguk, master's sundaeguk, sundaeguk set, pork gukbap, pork cutlet, dumplings and more
- **Main branch**: Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province
- **Price reference**: ₩12,000 ≈ $8.7 · ₩15,000 ≈ $11 (2026-09-21)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026*

![Exterior of Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch sundaeguk restaurant near Gangnam Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-01-1b4tu-900.webp)

## Why Sinju Okmi near Gangnam Station became the first meal of the day

After finishing up work near Gangnam Station, my stomach — which had gotten nothing all morning and into the afternoon — started growling loudly, so I decided to grab a late lunch and get some proper nourishment at Sinju Okmi, a sundaeguk (blood sausage soup) restaurant near Gangnam Station.

(On the way there, I happened to overhear a group heading to the same place — one guy said the mom on some baby YouTube channel he watches always raves about this exact sundaeguk spot.)

![Entrance area of Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-02-1ipw0-900.webp)

![Hanok-style interior of Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-03-1540z-900.webp)

## Inside Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch: a hanok-style dining room

Inside the restaurant. Since sundaeguk is such a classic Korean dish, the whole place is decked out in hanok (traditional Korean house) style interior — there's even a well inside, which I thought was pretty cool haha.

![Dining hall at Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch with a well feature](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-04-obsse-900.webp)

![Seating and hanok interior at Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-05-4v06l-900.webp)

![Full view of the interior at Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-06-syue4-900.webp)

![Table layout in the dining hall at Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-07-1n18t-900.webp)

![Hanok-style interior decor at Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-08-1ndtk-900.webp)

## Sinju Okmi menu and prices

The menu board with prices. Alongside sundaeguk, there's also pork gukbap, and side dishes like pork cutlet or dumplings that kids would probably love. But the main event is clearly sundaeguk — there were several versions: spicy sundaeguk, bracken sundaeguk, sanghwang mushroom sundaeguk, myeongin (master's) sundaeguk, sundaeguk set, and more.

![신주옥미 강남점 순대국 메뉴판과 가격](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-09-hs722-900.webp)

![Menu board listing pork gukbap and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-10-vku2m-900.webp)

## Heotgae tea instead of water, plus side dishes and the self-bar

The basic side dishes at Sinju Okmi. I was already tired and worn out, so when they brought heotgae (raisin tree) tea instead of plain water as the default drink, I was pretty pleased and drank it happily. I'm the type who prefers tea over plain water anyway haha.

![Complimentary heotgae tea and basic side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-11-e503j-900.webp)

![Peppers, radish salad, and diced radish kimchi side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-12-1w0ud-900.webp)

![Seasoning sauce, perilla powder, and salted shrimp on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-13-m2vxj-900.webp)

The basic sides at Sinju Okmi are peppers, radish salad, and diced radish kimchi, with seasoning sauce, perilla powder, and salted shrimp for the sundaeguk set out on the table. If you want, there's a self-bar in the middle of the restaurant with somyeon noodles and various seasoning sauces and side dishes you can grab yourself. I'm more of a rice person than noodles so I didn't bother with the somyeon, but a lot of people seem to like adding noodles to their soup — I saw plenty of people carrying somyeon back to their tables. I eat a lot of vegetables, so having everything laid out at the self-bar meant I could just go back and forth grabbing whatever I wanted, as much as I wanted, which was great.

I was really hungry that day, and since I had to catch a train and keep moving after this, this single meal ended up being the first and last thing I ate all day. So I treated it as catching up on all the boknal (dog days of summer) restorative food I'd missed this summer, and went a little all out — bracken sundaeguk for ₩12,000, and a half plate of freshly boiled pork suyuk for ₩15,000.

![Full spread with bracken sundaeguk and half plate of suyuk](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-14-eho7f-900.webp)

## Master's bracken sundaeguk, 12,000 won: how soft is the bracken?

Sinju Okmi's bracken sundaeguk. I already love bracken (gosari) in bibimbap or as a regular side dish, but I'd never had it in sundaeguk before, so it caught my eye. While I was looking over the menu, I kept hearing staff calling out orders like 'four bracken!' and 'bracken order's up!' at other tables — it seemed like this was clearly their signature dish, so I ordered it.

![A bowl of Sinju Okmi's bracken sundaeguk](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-15-yia8d-1200.webp)

![Inside the bracken sundaeguk with sundae and meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-16-aiugm-900.webp)

![A spoonful of bracken and meat lifted from the soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-17-wbiqg-900.webp)

![Rice mixed into the bracken sundaeguk](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-18-xoary-900.webp)

Even eaten by the spoonful in a hot soup, the bracken had no weird texture at all — it was soft and tender, not chewy or tough. There was a generous amount of sundae (blood sausage) and meat in there too. The broth was clean but savory and really tasty, with plenty of meaty bits. Alternating between a hot spoonful of broth and a bite of meat, my whole body felt like it opened up — that hot-but-refreshing feeling!

![Table setting with the freshly boiled pork suyuk half plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-19-qq7et-900.webp)

## Freshly boiled pork suyuk, half plate for 15,000 won

Sinju Okmi's freshly boiled pork suyuk half plate, priced at ₩15,000.

![부위가 다양한 갓삶은 고기수육](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-20-1ywib-900.webp)

![A moist, tender piece of the pork suyuk](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-21-jdrvg-900.webp)

![Pork suyuk half plate served with salted shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-22-41g7f-900.webp)

The half plate of pork suyuk had a nice variety of cuts and was delicious. There was one moist piece with a slightly fatty, hangjeongsal (pork jowl)-like texture that was the best of all — though I'm not too well-versed in cuts of pork, so I'm not totally sure what it was called.

![Table at Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch after finishing the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi/gangnam-sundaeguk-gosari-myeongin-shinjuokmi-23-rb3br-900.webp)

## What I learned about Sinju Okmi after the meal

Just now, while adding this place to my map, I found out that Sinju Okmi's original branch is actually in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province. I guess they've been expanding as a chain since the portions are generous and everything is clean and solid? Anyway, between the hearty, restorative bracken sundaeguk and the pork suyuk with its range of cuts, it was a satisfying meal that gave me the energy to power through the rest of my day — my sundaeguk lunch at Sinju Okmi near Gangnam Station.

## Where it is

- Sinju Okmi Gangnam Branch (신주옥미 강남점)
- 21 Teheran-ro 10-gil, A-dong 1st floor, Unit 103, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로10길 21 A동 지상 1층 103호
- 37.4978626, 127.0329328
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%8B%A0%EC%A3%BC%EC%98%A5%EB%AF%B8%20%EA%B0%95%EB%82%A8%EC%A0%90/@37.4978626,127.0329328,17z

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