Ganseok-dong sundaeguk spot with lean meat and 4 chalsundae: Gukdam
In short
Gukdam Sundaeguk Main Branch (국담순대국 본점) is a newly opened sundaeguk (Korean pork and blood sausage soup) restaurant in Ganseok-dong, Namdong, Incheon, near Ganseok-ogeori Station. Two bowls of sundaeguk (10,000 won each) and a half-plate suyuk (boiled pork) sampler (11,000 won) came with a clean broth free of gamey smell and generous, mostly lean meat, and the side dishes, such as seasoned pork ear and chive salad, were full of homemade flavor. Gukdam Sundaeguk is a hearty meal for lean-meat lovers in Ganseok-dong that also works well with drinks.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Ganseok Ogeori Station Exit 5 · 7-min walk (store listing, Oct 6, 2026)
- Address
- Unit 101, 1st floor, 8 Namdong-daero 897beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon (near Ganseok-ogeori Station)
- Hours
- 10:00–22:00, closed Sundays
- Sundaeguk
- ₩10,000 (includes 4 pieces of chalsundae, sticky rice blood sausage)
- Half-plate suyuk (sampler)
- ₩11,000
- Menu
- Sundaeguk, chalsundae, suyuk (boiled pork), Hanwoo beef tripe hot pot, grilled Hanwoo beef tripe
- Self-serve bar
- Side dishes, sungnyung (scorched-rice tea)
- Price reference
- ₩10,000 ≈ $7.5 · ₩11,000 ≈ $8.2 (2026-10-16)
as written by the visitor on Jun 29, 2026
Gukdam Sundaeguk (국담순대국) in Ganseok-dong, Incheon
- Clean, refreshing sundaeguk (Korean blood sausage and pork soup)
- The side dishes are so good
- Generous lean meat in the soup
What is Gukdam Sundaeguk Main Branch like?
Gukdam Sundaeguk Main Branch is a sundaeguk restaurant at 8 Namdong-daero 897beon-gil, Unit 101, 1st floor, Namdong-gu, Incheon. It's open 10:00–22:00 and closed every Sunday. I found a sundaeguk spot in Ganseok-dong with a clean broth and lots of lean meat! Not a hint of gamey smell, and the meat was tender without much fat, exactly my style!
The exterior of Gukdam Main Branch! It's close to Ganseok-ogeori Station~
It's a newly opened branch and the inside is super clean~ It was around lunchtime so it was bustling, with lots of neighborhood locals and plenty of people eating solo~
What's at the self-serve bar?
The self-serve bar has a variety of side dishes and sungnyung (scorched-rice tea).
Side dishes and sungnyung are all laid out!! For a gukbap (soup with rice) place, the side dish level is incredible~ And sungnyung is something every Korean loves!!
Broth simmered with care from dawn every day, boiled pork, house-made kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi), barley ssamjang and dadaegi (seasoned chili paste): Gukdam puts care into every bowl, with a clean yet deeply mellow flavor.
What's on the menu and what did we order?
The menu is well rounded: sundaeguk, chalsundae, suyuk (boiled pork slices), Hanwoo gopchang hot pot (beef intestine hot pot) and grilled Hanwoo gopchang. That day we ordered two bowls of sundaeguk and a sampler half plate of suyuk.
Ordered the sundaeguk and the suyuk sampler (half plate)!
A very confident origin-of-ingredients board!!! haha
What are the basic side dishes like?
The basic sides are generous: kkakdugi, buchu-muchim (seasoned chives), gwi-muchim (seasoned pork ear), seasoned dried radish, crunchy green chili, barley doenjang (soybean paste), salted shrimp and dadaegi. The chive salad and pork ear salad were especially good.
A generous spread of basic sides~
Kkakdugi and chive salad. Oh, the chive salad is so good!
The pork ear salad I got a refill of
This is the pork ear salad! First time I've seen a place serve it~ I thought it was from the pig's head, and it's a bit like pork skin, but way cleaner, chewy and springy!!! And the seasoning... is crazy!!!!!!! I asked for a refill of this one!! haha The owner was so kind too, which put me in a great mood!
Seasoned dried radish, crunchy chili, barley doenjang, salted shrimp and dadaegi. The dried radish doesn't taste store-bought, it has real hand-made flavor~ The barley doenjang is a house-made sauce too, and you can tell every dish at Gukdam is made with care~
Even the water isn't plain bottled water but hovenia tea (heotgae-cha)! Nutty and cool, I gulped it down haha
How are the sundaeguk broth and meat?
Sundaeguk is ₩10,000 a bowl, and we ordered two. It arrives bubbling hot, topped with plenty of scallions, and the meat is mostly generous lean pieces.
The sundaeguk is here~ It came out bubbling with loads of scallions on top, and I love scallions~ haha
I added a heap of chives on top too~ Chives are so good these days~
Inspecting the filling~ haha The meat is totally generous! And since it's mostly the lean meat I love, even better! The broth is rich and clean too! No extra seasoning needed, the saltiness is just right!!!
4 pieces of chalsundae, dipped in ssamjang and salted shrimp
Each bowl comes with 4 pieces of chalsundae~ They're hot, so I took them out ahead of time to cool haha
I like dipping sundae in ssamjang (seasoned dipping paste). But topping it with a bit of salted shrimp is good too!
What is the half-plate suyuk like?
The sampler half plate of suyuk is ₩11,000, with chewy meat that tasted more like head meat than lean meat. It was glossy with fat but not greasy.
We ordered the half plate of suyuk too~
The suyuk tasted less like lean meat and more like head meat, with a lively chewiness! Glossy with fat, but not greasy~ haha Not mushy at all, but firm and springy!
How did we eat the sundaeguk?
I started with the soup plain, then added plenty of perilla powder~ I also put rice in.. and topped it with kkakdugi, and it was seriously filling!!!
Great as a clean, hearty meal and excellent as drinking food too. Please go try Gukdam in Ganseok-dong!!
Where it is
8 Namdong-daero 897beon-gil, Unit 101, 1st floor, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea인천광역시 남동구 남동대로897번길 8 1층 101호
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