# Spice level 0 clear broth beef rib hot pot in Gyeongju Bomun: Hyoeunok

- By Yerin Bahk (https://superchart.com/en/@chilseong-noon-tray/)
- Written Sep 21, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@chilseong-noon-tray/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@chilseong-noon-tray/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/index.md)

## In short

Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch is a Korean restaurant in Gyeongju's Bomun district built around beef rib hot pot. As the first meal of a Gyeongju trip, the writer and a friend met at Gyeongju Station and ordered the Ppyeoberest Original 5-piece set for two at spice level 0, a clear broth, eating through galbi, beef brisket shabu-shabu, kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) and gondre (mountain vegetable) porridge, with tiger yuzu makgeolli alongside. With no harsh seasoning, the milky broth drawn from the ribs tasted like a restorative tonic meal — a satisfying way to start the trip.

## Good to know

- **Hours**: Daily 11:00–21:00
- **Break time**: 15:30–17:00
- **Parking**: Private lot behind the building
- **What we ordered**: Ppyeoberest Original 5-piece set for two (spice level 0, clear broth)
- **Menu**: Beef rib hot pot, gopchang (beef intestine) hot pot, whole-beef soup, tteokgalbi, Korean beef tartare mulhoe and more
- **Drinks**: Tiger yuzu makgeolli, non-alcoholic beer

*as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026*

## Why Hyoeunok in Bomun was our first meal in Gyeongju

![First photo on arriving at Hyoeunok in Gyeongju's Bomun district](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-01-cxltu-966.webp)

A Gyeongju trip with my friend Baek-eonni >_<
The moment we met at Gyeongju Station, we weren't scanning for sightseeing — we were scanning for lunch.
Eating matters just as much as touring on our trips, so we choose every meal carefully.
For the first one, we went looking for a sure-thing meat dish and found Hyoeunok, a well-known spot in Gyeongju's Bomun district.

![On the way to Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-02-zp6am-966.webp)

Fill up first, then start the trip —
We put Hyoeunok into the navigation as our first stop in Gyeongju and headed over.

![Exterior of the Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch building](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-03-p6tlt-966.webp)

### Hyoeunok's opening hours and parking

Hyoeunok, a well-known restaurant in Gyeongju's Bomun district.
Hours
Daily 11:00–21:00
Break time 15:30–17:00
Private parking lot behind the building

![Hyoeunok menu board listing beef rib hot pot and gopchang hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-04-129mn-966.webp)

This place is mainly known for beef rib hot pot,
but it also has gopchang hot pot, whole beef bone soup, tteokgalbi, Korean beef tartare mulhoe, and more —
quite a wide range, so there was plenty to choose from.

![Seating inside Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-05-i5j2z-966.webp)

We came in a bit late for lunch, but there were still other diners there.

![The dining room at Hyoeunok during a late lunch hour](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-06-e0or8-966.webp)

## Ppyeoberest Original 5-piece set for two at spice level 0

What we ordered was
the Ppyeoberest Original 5-piece set for two.
The name alone sounds serious, right?
It gives you the feeling of a mountain of bones piled up — (and yes, that's exactly what it is!)

The side dishes come as kimchi and kkakdugi (radish kimchi) on one plate, and they're good —
a bite of that when the meat gets rich cuts right through it, a nice pairing.

![A shared plate of kimchi and kkakdugi at Hyoeunok](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-07-6yais-1200.webp)

This is Hyoeunok Gyeongju's Ppyeoberest beef rib hot pot.
It really lives up to the name.
The ribs stacked up bone by bone
looked like an actual mountain.

![Ppyeoberest beef rib hot pot with ribs piled into a mountain](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-08-o5i8d-966.webp)

You can choose the spice level for Ppyeoberest —
clear broth or red broth,
and we went with spice level 0, clear broth.
Bottom line up front: the broth was milky and pale, like a proper tonic meal.

![Pot of beef rib hot pot in spice level 0 clear broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-09-b1rgv-966.webp)

### Course order: galbi, beef brisket, kalguksu, then porridge

Honestly the hot pot alone would be plenty of food,
but since it's served as a course, everything gets set up from the start.
Once you've cleared out the galbi, you shabu-shabu the beef brisket next.

![The full course table set out all at once at Hyoeunok](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-10-1zaqs-966.webp)

![Plate of beef brisket for shabu-shabu](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-11-1uapo-966.webp)

Finish it off with kalguksu and porridge and the course is complete.

![The Ppyeoberest 5-piece set complete with kalguksu and porridge set out](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-12-nfh7z-966.webp)

At first I thought there was no broth at all.
There was so much minari (water dropwort) and mung bean sprouts piled under the meat that you couldn't even see the broth.

Once the heat went on and it started simmering, the vegetables wilted down,
and only then did that hidden milky broth start bubbling up.
The vegetables packing the bottom of the pot were just as generous as the meat.

A mountain of tender ribs —
the star of Hyoeunok's beef rib hot pot.
Since it's already cooked, you don't need to boil it long — just warm it through — but there were so many ribs piled up that they didn't all fit under the broth, so we dunked them in a little at a time to heat up.

![Minari and mung bean sprouts as the hot pot starts to simmer](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-13-q6gei-966.webp)

Crunchy minari and mung bean sprouts alongside it made for a fragrant, refined flavor.
Glad we picked this as our first meal at Hyoeunok in Bomun.

![A side plate piled with rib meat and vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-14-1dyy2-966.webp)

![Tiger Yuzu Makgeolli and non-alcoholic beer at Hyoeunok](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-15-uhv11-966.webp)

## Tiger yuzu makgeolli and non-alcoholic beer at Hyoeunok

Hyoeunok also had Tiger Yuzu Makgeolli, known as the toast drink at the Gyeongju APEC summit.
You have to try something like that, right? ^_^
Baek-eonni had the yuzu makgeolli, I had a sip of non-alcoholic beer —
non-alcoholic beer is such a lifesaver for the person driving.

If you like makgeolli, try the Tiger Yuzu Makgeolli —
the yuzu flavor isn't artificial at all, it's rich and natural and genuinely good.

![Rib meat separating easily with tongs](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-16-15ycr-966.webp)

## How the rib meat tasted in the clear broth

A light touch with the tongs and the meat just slid right off the bone.
We ended up pulling the bones out of the ribs one by one
and leaving just the meat to go back into the hot pot.

Full-on meat flavor!
The ribs were braised so tenderly, not dry at all —
they melted softly away in the mouth.
With all the vegetables, I expected more of a shabu-shabu feel,
but from start to finish it was pure meat, meat, meat —
the vegetables were just a supporting act; the star at Hyoeunok was the meat.

![Hot pot refilled with rib meat pulled off the bone](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-17-1w8i1-966.webp)

![A tender, well-braised piece of rib meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-18-fs9gm-966.webp)

After working through a good amount of the ribs, on to the beef brisket shabu-shabu —
thinly sliced brisket has a different charm from the ribs.

And look how rich that broth is —
clear broth, but never bland,
no strong seasoning at all, just the deep flavor pulled from the ribs that kept pulling my spoon back in!
We came looking for a good restaurant in Bomun, Gyeongju, and ended up with a tonic meal as a bonus.

![Clear broth cooking the beef brisket shabu-shabu style](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-19-1p24v-966.webp)

Once I cut the meat off the big rib bones with scissors —

![Rib meat cut off a large bone with scissors](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-20-1e948-966.webp)

— it was a full bowl of hot pot all over again.
The meat just doesn't seem to run out no matter how much we eat.
So happy >_< ♥
At first I thought Ppyeoberest at Hyoeunok would be on the pricier side, but the more we ate, the more affordable it felt.
For this quality and this quantity, it's a genuinely good-value price.

![The hot pot filled back up with meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-21-md7m7-966.webp)

## Finishing with kalguksu and gondre porridge

Honestly the beef rib hot pot alone was already plenty,
but there was still the last course — kalguksu and porridge — left, so we pushed on.

![Kalguksu noodles added for the final course](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-22-11mw0-966.webp)

The kalguksu portion wasn't huge, so it was nice for a few bites.
The broth got richer and saltier as it went.

![Kalguksu simmered in the richer broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-23-pkk8s-966.webp)

Finally, the gondre porridge —
mincing the meat before cooking made it even better.
The gondre (mountain vegetable) gave off a subtle, fragrant herbal scent — refined and healthy-tasting.

![Gondre porridge simmered with minced meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot/gyeongju-bomun-clear-broth-galbi-hotpot-24-s5am9-966.webp)

Already full, and still pushing in the kalguksu and porridge —
from galbi to beef brisket to kalguksu to gondre porridge for our very first meal in Gyeongju, it felt like a proper tonic meal.
Highly recommend Hyoeunok's Ppyeoberest as a restorative Gyeongju meal.

## Where it is

- Hyoeunok Gyeongju Branch (효은옥 경주분점)
- 12-6 Bukgun 3-gil, 1st floor, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
- 경상북도 경주시 북군3길 12-6 1층 효은옥 경주
- 35.852513, 129.2647527
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%9A%A8%EC%9D%80%EC%98%A5%20%EA%B2%BD%EC%A3%BC%EB%B6%84%EC%A0%90/@35.852513,129.2647527,17z

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