# Boiled pork bossam at Daseon Kalguksu, near Suwon Station, Sunday noon

- By Nayeon P. (https://superchart.com/en/@glass-door-dinners/)
- Written Sep 9, 2026
- Updated Sep 14, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Suwon, Gyeonggi
- Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored visit to the restaurant.
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## In short

Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch is a 25-year-old kalguksu and bossam restaurant on Hyanggyo-ro near Exit 8 of Suwon Station in Suwon, Gyeonggi. Visiting on a Sunday at noon meant a 5-minute wait, then a large boiled pork bossam platter, kalguksu, a barley rice appetizer, and cool geotjeori kimchi. The bossam sits over steam like a steamer basket the whole meal, staying moist enough to explain the wait.

## Good to know

- **Hours**: Daily 10:30 - 22:00 (break time 15:30 - 17:00)
- **Parking**: Nearby paid parking lots or Suwon Station public parking recommended
- **Address**: 1F, 48 Hyanggyo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- **Closed**: 09/24 - 09/25 for Chuseok holiday
- **Ordered this visit**: Boiled pork bossam (large) ₩39,000, kalguksu ₩10,000
- **Waiting**: Full at noon on a Sunday, about 5-minute wait
- **Kalguksu**: ₩10,000 / kalguksu set ₩15,000 / dasean-kal-nakji ₩16,000
- **Bossam / boiled pork**: Sliced boiled pork ₩15,000, bossam medium ₩29,000, large ₩39,000

*as written by the visitor on Sep 9, 2026*

![Main photo of Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch near Suwon Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-01-3q9mj-1200.webp)

## Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch hours, parking, address

- ⏰️ Hours: Daily 10:30 - 22:00 (break time 15:30 - 17:00)
- 🅿️ Parking: Nearby paid parking lots or Suwon Station public parking recommended
- 📍 Address: 1F, 48 Hyanggyo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- ※ Closed 09/24 - 09/25 for Chuseok holiday

If you want real old-school cooking and a hearty meal near Suwon Station, you have to remember this place! 😊 Today's post is about my visit to Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch near Suwon Station, a spot with 25 years of experience putting a 'mother's heart' into every dish!

## 🚗 Getting there and the exterior — what's the wait like on a Sunday at noon?

![Exterior of Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch on Hyanggyo-ro](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-02-g52he-900.webp)

Located right on the main stretch of Hyanggyo-ro near Exit 8 of Suwon Station, the exterior alone gives off serious restaurant energy. ✨

Parking right in front is tough, but it's easy to get to by public transit since it's so close to Suwon Station.

The warm, old-school vibe from the entrance already had my heart racing haha.

I visited on a Sunday at noon and it was completely full, so I waited. After 5 minutes I got a table, but the line kept growing behind me.

## 🛋 Inside the restaurant and the atmosphere

![Seating inside Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-03-1wb22-900.webp)

![Fully packed dining hall at Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-04-1fmq2-900.webp)

![Old-school interior atmosphere at Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-05-4zx36-900.webp)

Inside, the place is kept impressively clean and tidy for a 25-year-old restaurant 😍.

It's a fine spot for a family meal out or a gathering with friends. The comfortable, warm atmosphere makes it even more appealing haha.

It was so full that it was a bit hard to get shots of the interior lol 💦

## 📝 Menu prices

![Menu board and price list at Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-06-c79g4-900.webp)

- Dasean-kal-nakji ₩16,000
- Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) ₩10,000
- Kalguksu set ₩15,000
- Jang-kalguksu ₩12,000
- Mandu kalguksu ₩12,000
- Bibim kalguksu ₩11,000
- Mandu-guk (dumpling soup) ₩12,000
- Extra boiled pork for the set ₩6,000
- Kimchi mandu ₩8,000
- Pork mandu ₩8,000
- Half-and-half mandu ₩8,000
- Sliced boiled pork ₩15,000
- Bossam (boiled pork wraps) medium ₩29,000
- Bossam large ₩39,000
- Stir-fried spicy octopus ₩35,000
- Spicy clam soup ₩20,000
- Seafood pancake ₩18,000
- Jeonbyeong (savory pancake) ₩10,000
- Soju ₩5,000 / beer ₩5,000 / makgeolli ₩5,000 / cheongha ₩6,000 / soft drinks ₩2,000
- Soju set course ₩67,000 / makgeolli set course ₩65,000

## 🍽 What we ordered

- ☑️ Bossam (large) ₩39,000
- ☑️ Kalguksu (1 order) ₩10,000

![Kimchi and mu-saengchae served as basic side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-07-1gpoe-900.webp)

First out are kimchi and mu-saengchae (spicy radish salad) — you know that kimchi already looks delicious without even tasting it, right?!

This isn't baechu (napa) kimchi, it's yal (young cabbage) kimchi haha.

It's cool, refreshing, and clean — the classic kimchi pairing for kalguksu.

## 🍚 A barley rice appetizer to wake up your appetite

![A bowl of barley rice served as an appetizer](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-08-19str-900.webp)

Before the main dishes arrive, the house specialty — barley rice — comes out as an appetizer! 🌾

![Barley rice mixed with mu-saengchae and gochujang](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-09-10ozn-900.webp)

Mix it up with the crunchy mu-saengchae and savory gochujang (chili paste) served alongside, and it's the perfect appetite-opener to start the meal.

The bursting texture of the barley rice paired with the sweet-spicy seasoning is so good that waiting for the main dishes never feels boring.

## 🥓 Boiled pork bossam (large) that melts in your mouth

![A generous spread of large bossam boiled pork](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-10-w9r1x-900.webp)

The large bossam platter is the kind of portion that makes you gasp first! 🍖

![Boiled pork with a good ratio of fat to lean meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-11-1web5-900.webp)

The pork has zero gamey smell and is boiled to a tender softness — the fat-to-lean ratio is just right, so the texture isn't dry at all, it's tender and bouncy, absolutely insane.

![Cool geotjeori kimchi served with the boiled pork](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-12-bjq1u-900.webp)

![A slice of boiled pork topped with bossam kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-13-n1p3h-900.webp)

Kimchi matters at a kalguksu-bossam place, and this cool, fresh geotjeori (fresh-tossed kimchi) is genuinely delicious. I even refilled it!

Add the boiled pork and bossam kimchi together and the savory depth goes up a whole level haha.

![Ssamjang and shrimp sauce brought on request](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-14-ten5e-900.webp)

![The bossam kept warm steamer-style over steam](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-15-1ktcz-900.webp)

I asked for ssamjang (dipping sauce) too, and both the shrimp sauce and ssamjang go well with the pork haha.

It's kept over steam from below the whole time, so it stays warm throughout — like a steamer basket! That's why it stays so moist 💕

(The boiled pork's moistness is unreal 🤭)

## 🍜 Deep, refreshing kalguksu

![A bowl of clam-broth kalguksu](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-16-8fsmq-900.webp)

The kalguksu served alongside the bossam has a clean yet refreshing broth flavor that's outstanding.

It's a rich clam broth, so you can't help but go 'ohhh~' lol.

![Chewy kalguksu noodles soaked in broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-17-13n4d-900.webp)

The soft, chewy noodles are packed with all that rich broth, so slurping them down is an amazing texture.

The noodles alone are so good ㅠㅠ

![Geotjeori kimchi placed on top of kalguksu noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja/suwon-station-kalguksu-bossam-daeja-18-kodre-900.webp)

Especially when you put a bit of the cool geotjeori kimchi on a bite of kalguksu — the balance is absolutely perfect!

Now I fully understand why there's a wait haha.

## ✍️ Final verdict

From the appetite-opening barley rice appetizer to the boiled pork and kalguksu backed by 25 years of experience — if you want a consistent, carefully made meal near Suwon Station, I strongly recommend Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch 👍💕

## Where it is

- Daseon Kalguksu Main Branch (다선칼국수 본점)
- 1F, 48 Hyanggyo-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- 경기도 수원시 팔달구 향교로 48 1층 다선 칼국수
- 37.2691554, 127.0060319
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8B%A4%EC%84%A0%EC%B9%BC%EA%B5%AD%EC%88%98%20%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.2691554,127.0060319,17z

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