Anyang gopchang restaurant with Naver reservation coupons: Ilmigop

The taste of that last gopchang restaurant kept lingering in my mind, so I went looking for a new one this time. I came across Ilmigop, a place that's been spreading by word of mouth among Anyang gopchang enthusiasts, and I went without hesitation, wondering what other kind of gopchang world awaited. I was half excited, half curious whether it could top my recent experience — and I came away having thoroughly enjoyed the rich, deep flavor of gopchang and the pleasure of intestines packed dense with fat.

• Address: 9 Bisan-ro, 1st floor, units 114 & 116, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do
• Hours: Tue–Fri 17:00–24:00, Sat–Sun 14:00–24:00 / Closed Mondays
• Parking: Building parking lot available

Where is Ilmigop in Anyang, and what is the restaurant like?

The restaurant is tucked into an alley leading toward Xi Apartments and Ipark, so I'd recommend pulling up Naver Maps for your first visit. There's a building parking lot, which makes it convenient even if you're coming from farther away. We walked over for a bit of a stroll, ate, and walked back to work off our full stomachs.

During peak times — right after work on weekdays or weekend evenings — you'll often need to grab a waiting number, so I'd strongly recommend booking through Naver before you go. I'll explain another good reason to reserve through Naver in the wrap-up. 😎

The interior blends tiled hanok-style eaves, soft indirect lighting, and warm wooden pillars, giving it the clean, upscale feel of a proper traditional Korean dining hall. There was no greasy smell or slippery floor at all — the place was kept genuinely spotless — and every comfortable table with backrests had a tablet for ordering right at your seat.

Signs around the restaurant declared things like 'ingredients are sourced and prepped the same day' and 'only natural ingredients used for tenderizing,' full of sincerity, alongside a witty framed line that made me laugh: 'if one of us dies eating this together, the survivor gets to finish it.' A nation of humor, truly… haha. There was even a kids' chair tucked in one corner, making it a solid spot for family dinners too.

How to order the assorted grill and beef gopchang at Ilmigop

Ilmigop's menu prices and the side dishes that come with it

For a little taste of everything, there's the best menu item: the assorted grill. At ₩21,900 per person (250g), it's a reasonable price given the quality and freshness of the gopchang — good for both your wallet and your peace of mind.

If you're ordering à la carte, I'd recommend starting with beef gopchang (200g, ₩20,900, minimum 2 servings) to fully enjoy the rich, savory fattiness of the intestines, then adding chewy makchang or fatty daechang depending on your taste. Fried rice to close out the meal is a must, and a soft tofu stew comes standard — great for cutting through the richness whenever things get heavy.

The new beef tartare mulhoe (cold raw beef noodle soup) noodles are also a great way to finish alongside the gopchang ✨

Tasting Ilmigop's pre-seared assorted grill cut by cut

What we ordered on a first visit to Ilmigop

Since it was our first visit, we ordered the assorted grill. It comes pre-seared from the kitchen, so there's no long wait at the table — you just cook it a little more and dig in, which was really convenient. It was even dusted with a light sprinkle of cheese powder, so it looked delicious before we even took a bite. Following the pace at which each part cooks, you start with the tender sweetbread, then move on to gopchang, makchang, and daechang in that order. 🕶️

The sweetbread was genuinely tender the moment it was cooked. The beef gopchang was browned and crisp on the outside, tender without any chewiness, packed dense with savory fat that had no bitterness or dryness at all. The more you chew, the more that deep savory umami bursts through.

Daechang is the textbook definition of crispy-outside, tender-inside — the moment you bite in, its rich fattiness bursts out generously. Dipping it into the spicy cheongyang chili special soy sauce that comes with it cuts the richness cleanly. Makchang had no off smell and kept its springy, chewy texture, making it fun to chew.

Writing all this is making me feel a bit greasy… but when that heaviness creeps in, there's a reliever waiting: zero-sugar cola 🤎

We also ordered steamed egg on the side, which was great to spoon up whenever things felt rich or we wanted something rice-like. 🐣

Thanks to booking through Naver, we also got beef belly as a free service — and they gave us even more vegetables than beef belly, which I really appreciated, since you have to wrap them together to get the real flavor.

The fried rice is made in the kitchen and served to you, with egg swirled around the edges — they told us it's ready to eat as soon as the egg is cooked. We pressed it flat with a spoon to get a slightly crisped, scorched-rice texture, and scraping it up gave us both the savoriness and the crunch.

Which Naver reservation coupons can you use at Ilmigop?

Rather than just walking in, I'd strongly recommend booking through Naver and downloading the coupons ahead of time. If you visit after 8:30 PM and use the beef belly service coupon, you can properly enjoy beef belly on top of everything else.

The assorted gopchang service coupon offered to birthday guests that month is basically a main-menu-level perk, so you really can't afford to miss it, right? We made a promise to make sure we visit on each of our birthdays going forward. 🤤 There are also 10% discount coupons available for pregnant women, firefighters, police, and military — a nice bit of savings at checkout.

Honestly, it's not easy for a regular restaurant to offer perks like this, so I could feel the restaurant's warmth even before eating, which put me in a good mood. If you qualify, don't forget to grab these before your visit — it's a nice little discount worth claiming!

This was an Anyang gopchang restaurant that stayed true to the fundamentals — meat with no off smell and intestines packed densely with fat. With friendly service and generous Naver reservation coupon perks on top, it's a place I'd want to return to for special occasions.