Gwangjin Korean restaurant for bossam and naengmyeon: Sosa Myeonok

Looking for Korean food near the main gate of Children’s Grand Park

I went to Children’s Grand Park with Taebaek on a weekday. After seeing the zoo and playing at the playground, we were hungry before we knew it.

While looking for somewhere to eat near the main gate of Children’s Grand Park, we visited Sosa Myeonok (소사면옥), Gunja Branch, because its Korean menu looked good. Since we were visiting with a child, I looked at the atmosphere and menu as well as the food.

It is close to the main gate of Children’s Grand Park, so it was easy to walk over for a meal after visiting the park.

📍 1F, 270 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul ⏰ Hours: 11:00–21:30 Once inside, the restaurant was more spacious than I expected, with plenty of room between tables.

What were the seating and ordering like?

Each table had a tablet for ordering, so we could take our time looking through the menu. Barley tea and cups were also provided.

The menu had a wide range of Korean dishes centered on bossam (boiled pork wraps) and naengmyeon (cold noodles), including suyuk gukbap, mandu gomtang, and warm sliced pork. As I looked around, I also spotted “SINCE 2016.” When I looked into it, I found that the owner had been named a master of Korean cuisine.

Large-master bossam and naengmyeon

The bossam was the first thing that caught my eye on the menu.

You can order the large-master bossam in a small size for ₩36,000 or a large for ₩56,000. There were also several kinds of naengmyeon, including pollock naengmyeon, mul naengmyeon, and bibim naengmyeon. I also noticed that they offered premium Suhyangmi rice rather than regular steamed rice.

Suyuk gukbap also looked like a good option when dining with a child. Since it comes with both rice and soup, it seemed like an easy choice at a Korean restaurant with a young child. That day, we ordered the large-master bossam, pollock naengmyeon, and mul naengmyeon.

Thick-cut, tender bossam

When the bossam arrived, the first thing I noticed was how thickly the meat had been sliced. It was much more tender than I expected. It was moist rather than chewy, which I liked, and it went well with the kimchi served alongside it.

There was plenty to wrap it with according to your taste: napa cabbage kimchi, green onion kimchi, seasoned kimchi for wrapping in perilla leaves, garlic, Cheongyang chili peppers, salted shrimp, and ssamjang. The meat was so tender that I thought about giving Taebaek a little, but he was asleep that day and never got to try it. Still, based on the texture I had, it seemed soft enough that it would not be too difficult for a young child to eat.

Sharing pollock naengmyeon and mul naengmyeon

The pollock naengmyeon came with seasoned pollock meat, shredded radish, and a soft-boiled egg over spicy sauce. The seasoning was not just aggressively hot; it had a savory depth that made it good with the bossam. Having the pollock meat with it gave it a different flavor from cold noodles on their own. I enjoyed it and ate almost all of it.

Mul naengmyeon had a slightly different feel from the pollock version. It came with noodles and sliced pressed meat in a clean broth, making it easy to enjoy something lighter. It was also good for sharing several dishes alongside the bossam. Ordering naengmyeon with one serving of bossam made for a pretty filling meal.

Why it worked well with a child

I visited Sosa Myeonok, Gunja Branch while looking for a good restaurant near Children’s Grand Park after our visit. Being able to have bossam and naengmyeon together made it a nice place for a meal after a day at the park with a child. I especially liked how tender the bossam was, and the variety of naengmyeon made it easy to choose according to your preference.

High chairs were available too, so it seemed convenient for dining with a child. Taebaek was asleep that day and did not eat with us, but there were dishes worth considering when visiting with a child, such as suyuk gukbap and Suhyangmi rice. If I get the chance next time, I would like to try something else as well.