# Gopchang restaurant for a Friday night with beers: Omokgyo Gopchang - By Gawon (https://superchart.com/en/@city-menu/) - Written Sep 8, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Yangcheon, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written based on a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@city-menu/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@city-menu/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/index.md) ## In short Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch is a grilled gopchang (grilled beef tripe) restaurant tucked in an alley in Yangcheon, Seoul. On a third visit, a couple ordered mixed gopchang and the shop's signature garlic gopchang (only 30 servings sold daily), then added an extra serving of mixed gopchang to go with their beer-and-soju cocktails. With free perilla, green onion kimchi and sundubu-jjigae (soft tofu stew) thrown in, it made for a satisfying Friday night barbecue, though the finishing fried rice's plain taste may not suit everyone. ## Good to know - **Hours (Mon–Thu)**: 16:00–22:40 - **Hours (Fri)**: 15:00–22:40 - **Hours (Sat–Sun)**: 12:10–22:40 - **Signature dish**: Traditional handmade garlic gopchang (only 30 servings sold daily) - **Standard side dishes / service**: Beef tripe (cheonyeop), long-cut green onion kimchi, sundubu-jjigae - **Ordered this visit**: Mixed gopchang + garlic gopchang, then an extra serving of mixed gopchang, plus fried rice - **Seating**: Wide table spacing, alley-side and window seats available *as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026* ![Exterior of Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-01-8doi2-900.webp) *Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch* Today I'm back at a gopchang restaurant near Omokgyo Station that I keep thinking about — this is already my third visit to Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch. Here's a Friday-night report with my other half. ## Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch: basic info and hours by day ![Entrance and basic info signage at Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-02-147l1-900.webp) *Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch* - Mon–Thu 16:00–22:40 - Fri 15:00–22:40 - Sat–Sun 12:10–22:40 Hours differ by day, so check before you go. They open from lunchtime on weekends — daytime drinking, here we come! ## What's the inside like? Window seats in the alley The tables at Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch are spaced generously, so eating here feels comfortable. And since the shop sits down an alley, sitting at a side seat in this kind of nice weather feels almost like being at an outdoor tent bar — which makes the gopchang taste even better. Every time I visit I end up at a window seat, enjoying gopchang and beer-soju cocktails with a cool breeze. ![Interior of Omokgyo Gopchang with widely spaced tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-03-af2as-900.webp) ![Interior view showing alley-side window seats](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-04-cdv9n-900.webp) ## Menu info: garlic gopchang and green onion kimchi ![Menu board at Omokgyo Gopchang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-05-1lk99-900.webp) *Omokgyo Gopchang menu* On a framed sign on the wall, big letters spell out garlic gopchang and green onion kimchi. These two are Omokgyo Gopchang's real kick! The signature dish is traditional handmade garlic gopchang (only 30 servings sold daily), plus the long-cut green onion kimchi that comes as a side. We started by ordering one mixed gopchang and one garlic gopchang. ![Framed sign recommending garlic gopchang and green onion kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-06-1d71n-900.webp) *Menu recommendations at Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch* ## Menu review: starting with the beef tripe side dish Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch stands out even in its side dishes. Beef tripe (cheonyeop) comes as a standard side. (I'm not really into it, but... my other half enjoyed it happily.) ![Beef tripe served as a standard side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-07-8d7b6-900.webp) ![Basic side dish spread for grilled gopchang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-08-12icj-900.webp) ### Garlic gopchang with whole cloves, and mixed gopchang Finally, the main dishes arrive — garlic gopchang and mixed gopchang. See the plump piece in the middle? That's the garlic gopchang. It's stuffed with whole garlic cloves, which is what makes it so plump. ![Garlic gopchang and mixed gopchang on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-09-1mfmn-900.webp) *Garlic gopchang and mixed gopchang at Omokgyo Gopchang* ### Why the free sundubu-jjigae is such a smart touch Oh right — a spicy sundubu-jjigae (soft tofu stew)? Or maybe sundubu soup? — comes free too, and it's great for taking a bite between gopchang bites. Honestly, gopchang is such a greasy dish that it inevitably gets a bit much after a while. The sundubu-jjigae is a genuinely thoughtful bit of service. ![Free spicy sundubu-jjigae served with the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-10-17lfk-900.webp) ![A bowl of sundubu-jjigae paired with the gopchang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-11-1o91c-900.webp) You can't eat gopchang without a drink. And it's Friday, after all. TGIF, let's go. ![A glass of beer-soju cocktail alongside the gopchang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-12-h6pck-900.webp) *Friday night at Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch* ### Utterly addictive: the green onion kimchi grilled on the pan They put green onion kimchi right on the gopchang grill pan — it's delicious grilled, and honestly just as good eaten plain. So I kept picking at it. This green onion kimchi from Omokgyo Gopchang was seriously addictive. ![Long-cut green onion kimchi grilled on the pan with gopchang](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-13-e8okv-1200.webp) *Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch* ![Close-up of the grilled green onion kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-14-1ez77-900.webp) ![Well-cooked gopchang with green onion kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-15-hz7b4-900.webp) ### Three servings of gopchang for two, plus an extra mixed gopchang We're a meat-loving couple, so three servings of gopchang between the two of us is what it takes to feel full. Still wanting more, we added another serving of mixed gopchang. ![Extra serving of mixed gopchang ordered](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-16-1k73u-900.webp) ![The extra mixed gopchang cooking on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-17-wcrbg-900.webp) ### The fried rice isn't fried in gopchang fat And then... the fried rice we genuinely deliberated over ordering. We normally skip carbs as a couple, but we wanted a hearty finish to dinner, so we ordered it. Huh?! It looked different from what I expected, which was a little disappointing. I'd imagined fried rice cooked right in the gopchang drippings, but it's actually fried on a separate pan, so it tasted quite plain. After all that gopchang, this kind of plain fried rice was actually pretty nice for me, though my other half seemed a bit let down. ![Fried rice served after being cooked on a separate pan](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-18-b8x6b-900.webp) ![The plain-tasting finishing fried rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-19-5enge-900.webp) ![A spoonful of the fried rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-20-s9if6-900.webp) ## One-line review This was already my third visit to Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch (which is quite far from our place...). Every time I go, the staff are friendly and the food is great — an all-around solid gopchang restaurant near Omokgyo. Looking at these photos makes me want to go again. There's even a thoughtful little service by the register: hovenia juice sticks. Since this is a place where the drinks go down way too easily, definitely knock one back. ![Hovenia juice sticks offered as a service by the register](https://img.superchart.com/images/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang-21-1vbbl-900.webp) *Review of Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch* ## Where it is - Omokgyo Gopchang Mokdong Main Branch (오목교곱창 목동본점) - 226-13 Mokdongdong-ro, 1st floor, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 양천구 목동동로 226-13 1층 오목교곱창 - 37.5255779, 126.8728589 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A4%EB%AA%A9%EA%B5%90%EA%B3%B1%EC%B0%BD%20%EB%AA%A9%EB%8F%99%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5255779,126.8728589,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@city-menu/omokgyo-gopchang-friday-night-garlic-gopchang/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt