# Itaewon gamjatang restaurant, weekday brunch day drinking: Nuri Maeul

- By Mujin (https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-shelf/)
- Written Sep 22, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Yongsan, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written as part of a paid store visit sponsorship.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-shelf/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/
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## In short

Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch is a 24-hour pork bone stew (gamjatang) restaurant on the 2nd floor at 176 Itaewon-ro in Yongsan, Seoul, right in front of Itaewon Station Exit 4 and across from the Hamilton Hotel. Three of us came for a weekday brunch and ordered the small aged kimchi gamjatang (mugeunji gamjatang), which arrived with 6-7 large pork spine bones plus aged kimchi, outer cabbage leaves, perilla leaves and soft potatoes — too much to even attempt the fried rice finish. With wide-open windows looking down on Itaewon's main road, Nuri Maeul Gamjatang is an easy spot for a daytime drink.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 176 Itaewon-ro, 2F, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (in front of Itaewon Station Exit 4, across from the Hamilton Hotel)
- **Hours**: Open 24 hours, every day of the year
- **Ordered**: Aged kimchi gamjatang (mugeunji gamjatang), small size
- **Menu**: Nuri gamjatang, spicy gamjatang, aged kimchi gamjatang, spicy pork bone hangover soup, galbitang (short rib soup), cold naengmyeon noodles and more
- **Also offered**: Takeout discount, vegan menu, private group bookings, self-serve bar (water, extra side dishes, cheongyang chili peppers)
- **Visit date**: Weekday brunch, September 15, 2026

*as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026*

![Aged kimchi gamjatang at Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch, featured photo](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-01-15gza-1200.webp)

An Itaewon gamjatang (pork bone stew) restaurant where you can day-drink, open 24 hours. Visit date: September 15, 2026. Written and photographed by Koshi, Bongbong-ssi, and Nayeong-ssi.

This time we're introducing a place right on Itaewon's main street, full of restaurants and things to do: Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch, a 24-hour restaurant and gamjatang spot known for its rich broth simmered over 6+ hours, the spiciness of its secret sauce, and a savory flavor that fills your whole mouth.

## Where is Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch, and when is it open?

Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch is on the 2nd floor of 176 Itaewon-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul — the building on your left right as you exit Itaewon Station Exit 4. It's open 24 hours, every day of the year, and also offers a takeout discount, vegan menu options, and private event bookings.

![Exterior of the Nuri Maeul Gamjatang building in front of Itaewon Station Exit 4](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-02-udp7k-900.webp)

This 24-hour Itaewon gamjatang restaurant sits on the 2nd floor of the building right in front of Itaewon Station Exit 4, on your left. It's easy to find since it's smack in the middle of Itaewon, at the Itaewon Station intersection, across from the Hamilton Hotel.

![View of Itaewon's main street across from Hamilton Hotel](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-03-1ol2w-900.webp)

![2nd floor entrance sign for Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-04-1s5wk-900.webp)

![Exterior of the 2nd floor gamjatang restaurant at the Itaewon Station intersection](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-05-1x8mc-900.webp)

Right in the middle of Itaewon's main street, this 24-hour gamjatang restaurant is a reliable spot for a hearty meal or a drink for the office workers and shop owners nearby. It also seems perfect for anyone who's been out partying all night in Itaewon and needs bone soup or gamjatang to sober up. And since it's practically attached to Itaewon Station, accessibility is amazing.

![Interior of the 2nd floor dining room at Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-06-o2vgx-900.webp)

![2nd floor window seating with a full glass wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-07-x6t5d-900.webp)

![Quiet weekday morning view of Itaewon's main road from the window seat](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-08-r0p3q-900.webp)

## Can you day-drink at a 2nd floor window table on a weekday?

The biggest reason we picked Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch was the wide-open 2nd floor window seat. Since it was a weekday late morning, Itaewon's main street was quiet, and the window seat overlooking the road toward Hamilton Hotel was perfect for a daytime drink.

We were looking for somewhere to have a weekday breakfast-lunch plus a daytime drink in Itaewon, and the biggest reason we ended up at Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch was that wide-open 2nd floor window seat. It showed a totally different face of Itaewon than the usual crowded weekend nights. Enjoying a leisurely meal at a window seat overlooking a calm — almost sleepy — Itaewon main street is just too good. Taking a day off and having spicy gamjatang plus a daytime drink for breakfast-lunch in Itaewon... man, that's the life~~~~

![Self-serve bar with water and extra side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-09-gaw70-900.webp)

Water and extra side dishes are self-serve at the self-serve bar. Looking out over Itaewon's main street on a weekday morning from up here feels totally different from any other Seoul neighborhood.

## What's on the menu at Nuri Maeul Gamjatang

![Menu board listing gamjatang and bone hangover soup options](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-10-g78bw-900.webp)

![Menu board listing galbitang, water naengmyeon, and more](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-11-1hora-900.webp)

Nuri Maeul Gamjatang, this Itaewon gamjatang restaurant, has various types of gamjatang — Nuri gamjatang, spicy gamjatang, aged kimchi gamjatang — plus filling options like spicy bone hangover soup, galbitang, and water naengmyeon (cold noodle soup). Its biggest strength is probably that it's open 24 hours, so both local residents and visitors near Itaewon Station can stop by anytime. It must get packed with weekend late-night and early-morning customers looking to sober up or have a drink.

We ordered the aged kimchi gamjatang (small). Our plan was to have a leisurely breakfast-lunch and a daytime drink, then head to a rooftop café at Haebangchon Sinheung Market for dessert.

## Is the small aged kimchi gamjatang enough for three people?

The small aged kimchi gamjatang was a good amount for three of us to casually drink with. It came in a huge pot loaded with aged kimchi and napa cabbage, with 6-7 large pork spine bones underneath.

The most memorable part was day-drinking on a quiet weekday morning on the 2nd floor in the middle of Itaewon, staring at the Hamilton Hotel — haha, who knew I'd be eating a meal while looking at the Hamilton Hotel in broad daylight lol.

![Table set with aged kimchi gamjatang at the window seat](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-12-1kg4n-900.webp)

Our aged kimchi gamjatang arrived — a huge pot loaded with aged kimchi in a rich broth. It's a good amount for three people to casually drink with. Big eaters could probably split fried rice for two and end up completely stuffed.

The big pot is packed with aged kimchi and napa cabbage, soaked in that rich gamjatang broth — such a mouthwatering sight. Eating it together with the spine meat is absolutely delicious.

![Pot of aged kimchi gamjatang packed with kimchi and napa cabbage](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-13-1yftl-900.webp)

![Napa cabbage soaked in rich gamjatang broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-14-9rqfq-900.webp)

![Pork spine bones visible beneath the aged kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-15-1qad0-900.webp)

Under the aged kimchi and napa cabbage there are huge pork spine bones packed in. We ordered the small size, but the ingredients — starting with the bones — were super generous. There are even perilla leaves in there, adding aroma for extra deliciousness.

![Small-size aged kimchi gamjatang topped with perilla leaves](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-16-vpkid-900.webp)

![Gamjatang broth bubbling away as it simmers](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-17-19ajy-900.webp)

![A ladle scooping up the rich gamjatang broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-18-qrb6g-900.webp)

![Aged kimchi and spine bones served in a small side plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-19-1v7py-900.webp)

### How the broth and the aged kimchi taste

When you bring the rich broth, already simmered over 6+ hours, to a boil once more, it fills your mouth with savory flavor. The aged kimchi has that properly fermented sourness with a strong umami — real old-kimchi taste. It's a flavor that basically demands a shot of soju. Perfect for daytime drinking in Itaewon too.

![Large spine bones with meat falling off tenderly](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-20-scwb4-900.webp)

### How much meat is on the pork spine bones?

There are about 6-7 large spine bones in the pot, well-cooked with no gamey smell, and the meat falls off the bone tenderly. The meat right on the bone is always the tastiest part. Wrapped in aged kimchi or napa cabbage, it's absolute honey.

![Spine meat wrapped in aged kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-21-1t7ps-900.webp)

![Cheongyang chili peppers from the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-22-1xvlz-900.webp)

### Why cheongyang chili peppers are a must

At the self-serve bar there are cheongyang chili peppers — slice them up and add to the gamjatang for a spicier, cleaner flavor. Definitely add the cheongyang chili peppers. It turns the broth into a proper hangover cure.

The meat on the bones is so tender that when you dip it in the sauce, it just melts in your mouth. No gamey smell, not dry at all — soft and moist, that's it exactly.

![Fluffy soft potatoes in the gamjatang](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-23-1mb9p-900.webp)

![An emptied pot of aged kimchi gamjatang, picked clean](https://img.superchart.com/images/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink/itaewon-mukeunji-gamjatang-daytime-drink-24-bbpzu-900.webp)

These days a lot of gamjatang places skimp on the potatoes, but this Itaewon gamjatang restaurant, Nuri Maeul Gamjatang, gives you big, fluffy, soft potatoes. Picking clean through the aged kimchi, napa cabbage, potatoes, and spine bones in the small aged kimchi gamjatang left us so full we couldn't even think about fried rice. Having a daytime drink in Itaewon on a weekday morning felt so good. I think we'll come back late at night next time for a hangover cure.

## Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch: the verdict

- A 24-hour Itaewon hangover soup restaurant across from Hamilton Hotel
- A Yongsan gamjatang restaurant great for curing a hangover the day after drinking
- Besides gamjatang, the steamed bone dishes here are also a popular Itaewon spot for bone jjim

## Where it is

- Nuri Maeul Gamjatang Itaewon Branch (누리마을감자탕 이태원점)
- 176 Itaewon-ro, 2F, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 용산구 이태원로 176 2층
- 37.534267, 126.9934356
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%88%84%EB%A6%AC%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%84%EA%B0%90%EC%9E%90%ED%83%95%20%EC%9D%B4%ED%83%9C%EC%9B%90%EC%A0%90/@37.534267,126.9934356,17z

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