# Seocho Korean restaurant lunch with clam noodle soup: Seonbawi

- By Gaeul (https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-then-seoul/)
- Written Sep 10, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Seocho, Seoul
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-then-seoul/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-b4b0/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@coffee-then-seoul/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-b4b0/index.md)

## In short

Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch is a Korean restaurant in Seocho, Seoul, near Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station. We ordered two servings of buckwheat clam kalguksu and king dumplings, alternating between clams, broth, and noodles. Verdict: a warming, filling lunch without feeling overly heavy.

## Good to know

- **Buckwheat clam kalguksu**: ₩13,000
- **100% pure buckwheat perilla oil makguksu**: ₩12,000
- **King dumplings**: ₩8,000
- **Sliced boiled meat with pollack sashimi**: ₩24,000
- **Location**: About 278 m from Exit 2 of Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station
- **Hours**: Daily, 09:00–21:00
- **Parking in front**: About 4 cars; may be crowded
- **Nearby public parking**: Yangjae Neighborhood Park Public Parking, about 150 m away; ₩300 per 10 minutes

*as written by the visitor on Sep 10, 2026*

It was one of those days when I needed lunch near Yangjae Citizen’s Forest. The conditions were pretty clear: food for two, filling enough for a meal, but not so heavy that we would be clutching our stomachs through the afternoon schedule. Looking around with those three things in mind, we headed to Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch (선바위메밀장터 양재점).

![Visiting Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-01-1etck-900.webp)

Honestly, ordering kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) at a makguksu restaurant takes a small act of resolve. We had walked into a place that talks buckwheat right from its sign, so perilla oil makguksu seemed like the textbook choice.

![Seonbawi Memil Jangteo highlighting buckwheat](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-02-1kr09-900.webp)

But at the very top of the menu was buckwheat clam kalguksu, marked NEW. It was ₩13,000.

![Buckwheat clam kalguksu menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-03-1lc4v-900.webp)

![Buckwheat clam kalguksu price information](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-04-126hq-900.webp)

Then I read the description: a broth made with clams and dried pollack, with buckwheat noodles. At that point, passing it by seemed harder than ordering it. We got two servings that day.

## Walking distance from Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station and parking

![Store directions near Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-05-ojy1q-900.webp)

Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch is about 278 m from Exit 2 of Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station on the Shinbundang Line. It is under 300 m from the station to the restaurant, so it does not feel like much of a walk at lunchtime. The address is 15-11 Gangnam-daero 18-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. It is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., so an early meal is possible as well as lunch.

![The area around Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-06-qw24k-900.webp)

If you are bringing a car, it is best to approach parking with a bit of strategy. There is space for about four cars in front, but the notice says it can get crowded. When I see wording like that, I pay more attention to “crowded” than “four cars.” Optimists do not survive long in the face of parking problems.

Yangjae Neighborhood Park Public Parking is about 150 m away, roughly a two-minute walk, and costs ₩300 per 10 minutes. Maeheon Citizen’s Forest Public Parking is also about 120 m away and a two-minute walk, so if the spaces out front are full, heading straight to a public lot seems like a good option.

## Why I chose the new dish over perilla oil makguksu

This is where the first plan went off track. Until we arrived, I had been picturing the 100% pure buckwheat perilla oil makguksu. It costs ₩12,000 and is one of Seonbawi Memil Jangteo’s signature dishes. Since we had come all the way to a buckwheat place, the image of cold mixed noodles was already complete in my head.

But the plan stopped in front of the photo of buckwheat clam kalguksu. These are the hardest moments at a restaurant. The pride of having already decided on a dish battles the desire to try something new. It is not a grand decision, yet you end up staring at the menu for ages. In the end, the new dish won.

![New buckwheat clam kalguksu dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-07-1yfde-900.webp)

We changed course to the ₩13,000 buckwheat clam kalguksu. There were two of us, so we ordered two servings. I also made a small rule that we would eat only kalguksu. That rule did not last long.

## You have to eat the clams before you reach the noodles

![Buckwheat kalguksu topped with clams](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-08-1wms4-900.webp)

When the buckwheat clam kalguksu arrived, the first thing that caught my eye was not the noodles. It was the clams. There were quite a generous number on top of the broth, making it hard to go straight in for noodles. Naturally, you pick up your chopsticks and start on the clams one by one. For a while, your job at the table changes. I had clearly come to eat kalguksu, but for several minutes I was opening shellfish.

![Opening clam shells while eating kalguksu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-09-cyq3r-1200.webp)

With the first one or two, you do not think much of it. But as you keep opening shells, a strange competitive spirit kicks in. You think, “I’ll clear just this much, then eat noodles,” and another one appears underneath. The hidden master of the table that day was the clam. Without saying a word, it kept giving us work!

## The flow of clam and pollack broth with buckwheat noodles

After eating a fair number of clams, I spooned up some broth.

![Buckwheat kalguksu in clam and dried pollack broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-10-1qbfd-900.webp)

First comes the savory, salty umami from the clams, followed by the nutty depth of dried pollack. Rather than a broth that hits your mouth hard with aggressive seasoning, it feels more like flavors from the ingredients have been layered one by one.

It was especially interesting with the buckwheat noodles. If you take a bite expecting regular wheat-flour kalguksu noodles, you notice the difference in texture. On the first chew, the broth clinging to the noodle surface arrives first. Two or three chews later, the nutty flavor of the noodle itself comes up, and at the end the clam broth lingers again. I expected buckwheat noodles to break apart easily, but they still had the satisfying chew of kalguksu.

![Buckwheat kalguksu noodles eaten with broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-11-1czty-900.webp)

A spoonful of broth. A chopstickful of noodles. One clam. Broth again. It is a simple sequence, but once that rhythm starts, it becomes hard to find the moment to put down your spoon. Am I not usually someone who eats the noodles before the broth when I have kalguksu? Not that day.

## How king dumplings changed the meal plan

![₩8,000 neungi king dumplings](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-12-1b1zm-900.webp)

I said earlier that I had made a rule to eat only kalguksu. We ordered king dumplings. They were ₩8,000. These are large dumplings filled with neungi mushrooms and meat, and when they arrive at the table, you understand why “king” is in the name. Rather than small dumplings to pick at alongside kalguksu, they are closer to dumplings you take a proper, big bite of.

![Neungi king dumplings with meat filling](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-13-dk9cg-900.webp)

When you split the dumpling skin with chopsticks, it is packed with meat filling inside. On the first bite, the soft wrapper gives way first; chew a little more and the moist texture of the meat filling comes through. Then the distinctive aroma of neungi mushrooms quietly follows.

![King dumplings served with kalguksu broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu/yangjae-memil-clam-kalguksu-14-1ne6c-900.webp)

The important thing here is the kalguksu broth. After a bite of king dumpling, a spoonful of clam broth clears the meat flavor and makes room to return to the noodles. That started a new cycle: dumpling → broth → noodles. At this point, the meal plan of the person who claimed they would eat only kalguksu was officially scrapped.

## The pleasure of eating 100% pure buckwheat noodles another way

Seonbawi Memil Jangteo says it uses 100% pure buckwheat noodles. So if I come back, I would like to try the perilla oil makguksu I gave up this time. The perilla oil makguksu is ₩12,000, and the sliced boiled meat with pollack sashimi is ₩24,000. If you prefer cool dishes, dongchimi makguksu, made with radish-water kimchi broth, and pollack sashimi makguksu are also options.

Still, choosing the buckwheat clam kalguksu on a first visit was a pretty good choice. It works especially well in September, when the season of craving only cold noodles in peak summer starts to pass and you begin thinking about hot broth again. I also liked that it keeps the identity of a buckwheat specialist while serving it in the familiar format of kalguksu.

## For a filling lunch at Yangjae Citizen’s Forest

Walking around the area, you see plenty of people going between Yangjae Citizen’s Forest, Yangjae Flower Market, and the aT Center. Seonbawi Memil Jangteo is about 278 m from Yangjae Citizen’s Forest Station, and Yangjae Flower Market is about 400 m away, making it an easy place to pair with plans nearby.

Most of all, it suited the conditions I had been looking for that day. Two people can sit down to a hot meal, and peeling clams one by one makes it feel more substantial than simply finishing a bowl of noodles. Adding the king dumplings also made it fun to alternate between two dishes. When I choose my next lunch at Yangjae Citizen’s Forest, I will not hesitate—I will start opening clams right away.

## Where it is

- Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch (선바위메밀장터)
- 15-11 Gangnam-daero 18-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 서초구 강남대로18길 15-11 메밀장터 양재점
- 37.4724706, 127.0395951
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%84%A0%EB%B0%94%EC%9C%84%EB%A9%94%EB%B0%80%EC%9E%A5%ED%84%B0/@37.4724706,127.0395951,17z

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