# Namdong Japanese restaurant for cold soba and katsu set: Hongdae - By Eunbyul (https://superchart.com/en/@bupyeong-dinner-stool/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Namdong, Incheon - Sponsored: This post was written as part of an in-store sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@bupyeong-dinner-stool/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@bupyeong-dinner-stool/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/index.md) ## In short Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch is a Japanese restaurant in Namdong, Incheon, serving katsu, ramen and sushi together. On a Saturday at 3pm after a 30-minute wait, the writer ordered the double-serving soba + katsu set for 18,000 won, a spicy Korean-style gureume ramen for 9,900 won and a bowl of rice for 1,000 won. The thick, crispy katsu paired with cool soba was a hit, but the fiery ramen broth is only for those who can really handle spice. ## Good to know - **Double soba + katsu set**: ₩18,000 - **Gureume ramen (spicy Korean-style hangover ramen)**: ₩9,900 - **Rice**: ₩1,000 - **Location**: 160m from Incheon Nonhyeon Station Exit 3 - **Parking**: Underground at iFlex Building, 2 hours free - **Seating**: Plenty of tables, plus a bar table for solo diners - **Visit time / wait**: Around 3pm Saturday, about 30-minute wait *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* ![Entrance of Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-01-1a54o-900.webp) Fukuoka on foot? They say one bite and you'll picture a scene straight out of Fukuoka, Japan! I haven't been there myself so I can't say, but let's just head into Hongdae Gureume and find out haha. ## Location and parking for Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch - On foot from public transit: 160m from Incheon Nonhyeon Station Exit 3 - Parking: underground at iFlex Building, 2 hours free ![Signage for the restaurant on the 2nd floor of iFlex Building](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-02-1dytb-900.webp) ![Interior packed with customers](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-03-1dult-900.webp) ## Saturday, 3pm — how long is the wait? Even though it wasn't peak hours, the restaurant was packed and a wait seemed pretty much guaranteed. We showed up around 3pm on a Saturday and waited about... 30 minutes? There are plenty of tables and even a bar table for solo diners, but compared to the number of guests coming in, the staff seemed a bit stretched, so turnover wasn't especially fast. Still, everyone was so kind that we waited patiently haha. ![Introduction of the head chef with 5 years of experience in Japan](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-04-148c0-900.webp) ## The menu — wider choices than your average katsu-ramen shop This is the menu from Hongdae Gureume's head chef, who has 5 years of experience in Japan and has been featured in various media. ![Hongdae Gureume menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-05-198du-900.webp) ![Menu page with spoon-eaten sushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-06-r3wrg-900.webp) ![Menu page of donburi rice bowls](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-07-ajyap-900.webp) ![Menu page of cold soba and katsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-08-id7a1-900.webp) ![Menu page of ramen dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-09-8frxc-900.webp) ![Menu page of salmon set meals and kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-10-2ajlc-900.webp) ![Menu page listing set meals](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-11-5i2gw-900.webp) The menu was far more extensive than your typical katsu-ramen place. There's spoon-eaten sushi, various donburi rice bowls, cold soba, katsu, salmon set meals, and even kaisendon (seafood rice bowl). It feels like a Japanese restaurant where friends with different tastes can all find something they like. ![Full spread of soba katsu set and spicy ramen](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-12-1ecvy-1200.webp) ## What we ordered - Double soba + katsu set: ₩18,000 - Gureume ramen (spicy Korean-style hangover ramen): ₩9,900 - Rice: ₩1,000 ![A bowl of spicy Korean-style gureume ramen](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-13-1fn6r-900.webp) ## The spicy Korean-style gureume ramen — how spicy is it really? Spicy Korean-style gureume ramen, made for a hangover kick. It's a tonkotsu broth with Korean-style heat added — warms you up inside, finishes clean and spicy. ![Ramen topped with bean sprouts, scallion and soft-boiled egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-14-g7v3d-900.webp) Underneath the broth there's a generous pile of bean sprouts and shredded scallion, topped with a soft-boiled egg and meat garnish. ![Close-up of spicy ramen noodles and broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-15-1e9mq-900.webp) Whew, this is really spicy!! But it's the kind of tasty-spicy broth that makes you keep going 'ouch, ouch' while spooning it up anyway — I finished the whole bowl despite the heat (even mixed rice into it while complaining it was too spicy...) and paid for it the next day with a sore stomach haha. If you can't handle spicy food, think twice; if you can, this comes highly recommended. It's the kind of delicious spicy that blasts your stress away. ![Table setting of double soba and katsu set](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-16-1pzs3-900.webp) ## The double soba + katsu set — how much food, how does it taste? This is a combo of cool, clean soba noodles and katsu made from Korean pork aged for 350 hours, fried up crispy. ![A plate of katsu from the set](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-17-1v72c-900.webp) Since it's part of a set, I expected the katsu to be pretty small, but it turned out to be a decent portion — a bit skimpy for two people to share, but just right for one. ![Cross-section of thickly fried katsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-18-p37p1-900.webp) Textbook crispy-outside-tender-inside. Thick and crunchy, genuinely delicious. It was such a hot day that I was craving soba so I ordered the double soba set, but the katsu turned out to be so good that I regretted not getting the mountain-of-katsu dish instead haha. ![Soba noodles with tsuyu dipping sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-19-1xuel-900.webp) ![A bite of soba dipped in tsuyu sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set-20-fg1eo-900.webp) What is there to say about the soba — sweet, refreshing, exactly the kind of thing that chases away the summer heat. And with two servings, the portion was pretty generous too. ## Wrap-up Crispy katsu, spicy and hearty ramen, cool and sweet soba — the combination was so good at this Incheon Nonhyeon spot. If you like katsu, ramen or soba, give Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch a try! ## Where it is - Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch (홍대구루메 인천논현점) - 17 Nongogae-ro 123beon-gil, iFlex Building 2F Unit 202, Namdong-gu, Incheon, South Korea - 인천광역시 남동구 논고개로123번길 17 아이플렉스빌딩 2층 202호 - 37.4018339, 126.7230094 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%99%8D%EB%8C%80%EA%B5%AC%EB%A3%A8%EB%A9%94%20%EC%9D%B8%EC%B2%9C%EB%85%BC%ED%98%84%EC%A0%90/@37.4018339,126.7230094,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@bupyeong-dinner-stool/hongdae-gurume-incheon-nonhyeon-soba-katsu-set/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt