Bucheon Korean restaurant for green-tea barley corvina: Kim Myeongju

Semi-dried barley corvina with a pleasantly chewy texture and no fishiness, so it goes down so cleanly.

The light yet deeply savory cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) comes with it too, which makes this Jungdong Korean set-meal restaurant even better.

Jungdong Korean set meals at Kim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang, Jungdong Branch

This is my visit to Tteuranchae Bapsang, Jungdong Branch, one of those familiar, easygoing Korean set-meal spots in Jungdong, Bucheon—and a great place to bring along older family members.

Exterior and location information

The rows of earthenware jars on both sides of the entrance immediately catch your eye—anyone can tell this is a Korean set-meal restaurant.

• 70 Jungdong-ro 254beon-gil, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (경기 부천시 원미구 중동로254번길 70 1층 일부, 2층, 3층)
• Daily 10:30–21:30 / last order 20:50
• Free parking available on the first floor
• A 3–4 minute walk from Sinjung-dong Station on Line 7
• Groups, reservations, and takeout available; high chairs and a waiting area

A spacious hall and private rooms

Inside is a spacious dining hall filled with lush green plants. The tables are large too, so group reservations are possible.

You can enjoy a delicious meal privately in a room as well, making it a lovely space for gatherings in Sinjung-dong.

The tables are generously sized, so everything feels nice and roomy.

Extra side dishes from the self-serve bar

The cauldron is full of barley rice and hwangmi rice, with plenty of warm barley rice. There are also fried lotus root, fried eggplant, japchae (stir-fried glass noodles), seasoned greens, and well-fermented seokbakji radish kimchi.

One newly added side dish is fried lotus root. It does not come among the basic side dishes, so pick up as much as you want from the self-serve bar.

Korean wild chive kimchi and braised shishito peppers with anchovies.

The fresh napa cabbage kimchi has such a good seasoning balance; it is a perfect match with scorched rice.

The braised potatoes and dried radish greens stew are also the kind of tasty dishes you keep reaching for.

Plum tea and omija (five-flavor berry) tea are sweetly satisfying after the meal too.

Tteuranchae Bapsang and à la carte dishes

Tteuranchae Bapsang must be ordered one per person, and for every four people you also need to order one à la carte dish~ There are barley corvina, soy-marinated raw crab, charcoal-grilled pork, stir-fried webfoot octopus, seasoned cockles, and grilled mackerel. They are all delicious, so try choosing a different one each time.

What I ordered

Tteuranchae Bapsang: ₩13,000 per person × 2; barley corvina: ₩18,000.

Everything was set out super quickly~ Along with the appetizing side dishes came steaming cheonggukjang. And then today’s star, the barley corvina, made its entrance.

Chewy barley corvina with green tea water

The barley corvina comes with green tea water too. Because it is semi-dried, it has that lovely chewy texture, yet it is not salty or fishy at all, so I picked it clean! A bite of barley corvina with white rice in green tea water is a real treat.

The cheonggukjang is even better because it is not too salty.

The mild, nutty cheonggukjang went down so easily even when I mixed rice into it.

The braised shishito peppers and anchovies have a slight kick, which makes them even better. I always refill the crisp seasoned bellflower root. And the newly added fried lotus root~ It was so crunchy that I went back for it twice.

Freshly milled hwangmi pot rice and scorched rice

And the pot rice is hwangmi rice with the rice germ intact, freshly milled right there!! It is packed with nutrition and has such a wonderfully nutty aroma!! Freshly cooked hwangmi rice arrives in a hot pot. The best thing about pot rice is pouring in hot water to make scorched rice, then topping it with kimchi.

Side dishes for sale and a place to take a break

They also sell various rice-made snacks.

The tasty side dishes I enjoyed are also available for ₩5,000 per pack.

They sell freshly milled hwangmi rice too.

Dessert coffee is on the second floor, and there is also a resting space on the first floor.

There is a little café space to take a break on the first floor~ Fresh-brewed coffee is ₩1,000. This is a delicious, healthy, and easy-on-the-stomach Korean set-meal spot in Sinjung-dong, with private rooms and a spacious hall that make it great for visiting with parents. Have a delicious, healthy meal at Kim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang, Jungdong Branch for your next family outing.