Bongcheon restaurant open all afternoon, large kodari: Sangdo Neulbori
In short
Sangdo Neulbori Bongcheon Station Branch is a long-running braised pollock (kodari jorim) restaurant at 379 Bongcheon-ro in Gwanak, Seoul, near Exits 4 and 5 of Bongcheon Station. The writer came with her mom for a weekday lunch and ordered the large siraegi kodari jorim from the regular menu, which comes with dried radish greens in such generous amounts that neither of them had to hold back. Sangdo Neulbori has no break time, so it works even for an awkward mid-afternoon meal, and the leftover greens were packed up and finished the next day.
Good to know
- Address
- 379 Bongcheon-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul
- Hours
- 11:30 AM–9:30 PM, no break time
- Location
- Close to Exits 4 and 5 of Bongcheon Station
- Parking
- Room for 3–4 cars in front of the restaurant; call ahead and staff will tell you if space is free
- Lunch special: braised pollock
- 13,000 won (excludes weekends and holidays, 2 people minimum, until 3 PM)
- Lunch special: baby octopus hot plate set
- 14,000 won (excludes weekends and holidays, 2 people minimum, until 3 PM)
- Lunch special note
- The braised pollock lunch special comes without siraegi (dried radish greens), and it cannot be added
- What she ordered
- Siraegi braised pollock, large (right for 3–4 people)
- Self-serve bar
- Side dish refills, bibimbap and sungnyung (scorched rice tea)
- Price reference
- ₩13,000 ≈ $9.4 · ₩14,000 ≈ $10 (2026-09-20)
as written by the visitor on Sep 19, 2026
A place that's been running in the same spot for a long time
Hi, this is Nowzzu! Today I'm introducing Sangdo Neulbori, a braised pollock (kodari) restaurant near Bongcheon Station. I went with my mom, and she told me it's been a long-running spot right here. Even on the weekday lunch I visited, the place was packed. Definitely lives up to its reputation.
Where is Sangdo Neulbori near Bongcheon Station, and is there parking?
Sangdo Neulbori Bongcheon Station Branch is close to Exits 4 and 5 of Bongcheon Station. There's parking for about 3–4 cars in front of the restaurant, so if you want to park, call ahead and they'll let you know if a spot is available.
Opening hours: why Sangdo Neulbori has no break time
The address is 379 Bongcheon-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, and it's open from 11:30 AM to 9:30 PM.
The best part was that there's no break time. I often eat around 2–3 PM, and these days most places have a break time then, which makes it awkward... so this was great.
Menu and the lunch special rules at Sangdo Neulbori
The menu at Sangdo Neulbori includes the basic braised pollock, versions with dried radish greens or abalone added, and okkumi, which lets you try duck and baby octopus together. A duck-and-baby-octopus hot plate — that combo just sounds amazing! The lunch special, available weekdays only for 2 or more people until 3 PM, is ₩13,000 for the braised pollock and ₩14,000 for the okkumi hot plate set, so it's an easy meal on the wallet. But the lunch special braised pollock doesn't come with siraegi (dried radish greens) and you can't add it, so if you want the greens, order off the regular menu instead of the set. Since I love siraegi, even though I came for lunch, I just ordered from the regular menu.
Seeing so many older customers really confirmed this is a popular spot, and the owner was super cheerful and bright. Being friendly on top of that made the meal even better.
Side dishes and the self-serve bar: bibimbap and sungnyung
The basic side dishes were laid out first. Also, at Sangdo Neulbori you can get extra side dish refills at the self-serve bar, and even if you don't order the barley bibimbap, you can still make bibimbap yourself there — which I loved, since I'm currently obsessed with bibimbap. The self-serve bar also has warm, savory sungnyung (scorched rice tea), which was great before and after the meal. It felt like the perfect place to bring family.
Warm seaweed soup and steamed egg came alongside as well. The portions were generous, and since I love seaweed soup, I slurped it down before the rice even arrived. And pairing steamed egg with braised pollock jorim is just the best combo, right?
Large siraegi braised pollock: how many people does it feed?
The visuals on this siraegi kodari are insane, right? There's a main branch in Sangdo-dong, and the fact that there are branches nearby just proves how popular this place really is!
I ordered the large size, and the portion was generous. If you're visiting with 3–4 people, the large size should be enough.
The highlight of any jorim (braised) dish, for me, is the braised radish and potato — they were cut into big chunks so they didn't fall apart, perfect for eating. Soft and fluffy, great texture!
My mom loves eating siraegi wrapped in seaweed, so she immediately wrapped some up and ate it!
Some places give you such a tiny amount of siraegi, but at Sangdo Neulbori near Bongcheon Station, the siraegi portion was huge. Even though I ate a ton of it, my mom and I didn't have to fight over it, haha. We used to have to take turns and share back in the day.
The pollock, the sauce, and packing up the leftovers
There was so much meat on the pollock, which made it easy to eat, and unlike other braised dishes where you struggle to pick out bones, the kodari pieces were big and easy to debone — it's one of my favorite dishes for that reason. The sauce was deeply infused into everything, which made it delicious. Braised pollock is honestly a dish that's a bit much to make at home, so it's one of my go-to picks when eating out. The kodari wasn't tough at all — moist and just chewy enough — and I demolished a whole bowl of rice in no time. And I packed up the leftover siraegi and finished it the next day. It's still delicious even a day later! If you have leftovers, packing them up is a must.
The staff were super friendly, and being close to the subway station makes this a popular pick for a lot of people. I highly recommend stopping by Sangdo Neulbori near Bongcheon Station. My mom was really happy too.
Where it is
379 Bongcheon-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 관악구 봉천로 379
