Kkachiul Station restaurant for seolleongtang and rabbit feeding

The weather's getting cooler these days. On days when you're craving warm soup, nothing quite beats seolleongtang (ox bone soup). Bucheon is where my parents live, so I go often — this time I visited the newly opened Hanchon Seolleongtang Bucheon Kkachiul Station Branch near Kkachiul Station.

This spot used to be the Jakdong branch of Jeongga-ne Mandu, but it's been renovated and changed over to Hanchon Seolleongtang. If you've been to Jeongga-ne Mandu before, you know the owner is maximally friendly, haha. I was curious about the newly changed space and craving warm seolleongtang, so I checked out this Kkachiul Station restaurant.

A Kkachiul Station seolleongtang spot with easy parking

The parking spaces are spacious, so there's no need to worry about parking — great for groups too, this Jakdong, Bucheon restaurant. I drove and the parking lot made things easy. The owner was even down on the first floor giving parking directions.

The interior and seating

The interior is spacious and clean. There are room-style window seats that can fit groups. Baby chairs are available for guests with little ones.

What's on the menu?

It's not just seolleongtang — there's doganitang (knee cartilage soup), nurungji bangyetang (scorched rice chicken soup), and wang galbitang (rib soup) is also a recommended dish.

Check the kiosk menu board. There's so much variety, it's a happy dilemma deciding what to eat. I ordered teuk-seolleongtang (special ox bone soup) and ttukbaegi bulgogi (hot pot marinated beef).

A bowl of seolleongtang alone is filling enough for a meal, but adding the beef bulgogi for extra protein makes it a perfect meal.

Mix your rice into the soup with some kimchi or kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) — no need to say more about Hanchon Seolleongtang's kimchi and kkakdugi. Why doesn't it taste this good at home?

Teuk-seolleongtang broth and somyeon noodles

Seolleongtang really is all about that hot broth. It's clean and mild, easy to eat without feeling heavy, and what sets Hanchon Seolleongtang apart from other seolleongtang places is this — the somyeon (thin wheat noodles)! Mixing them into the soup makes for a real treat.

The meat was piled in generously and so tender — dipping it in the sauce made it even better.

Ttukbaegi bulgogi

The ttukbaegi bulgogi (hot pot marinated beef) has a sweet, rich flavor that pairs perfectly with rice. It's served hot in a stone pot, so it stays warm right until the last bite.

Ordering both the seolleongtang and the ttukbaegi bulgogi together meant we got to try two different dishes, which was nice. If you're visiting as a pair and can't decide, ordering one of each and sharing seems like a good idea.

Rice refills are self-serve, so I could eat freely — I refilled my rice bowl once, haha.

Great for visiting with kids — arcade games and rabbit feeding

There are arcade games inside the store, so the adults can eat their seolleongtang leisurely while the kids spend some time playing games, and there's also a rabbit-feeding experience. In a corner of the parking lot, there's a family of rabbits, and for ₩500 you can buy carrots to feed them. I never expected to find rabbits at a seolleongtang restaurant, but it turned out to be a nice surprise.

If you're visiting with kids, feeding and watching the rabbits would be a nice bonus. It seems like a good spot for a family meal out, so I'm planning to come back with my kids next time.

Chuseok gift sets also for sale

On my way out, I noticed they're also selling Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) gift sets, along with packaged soups, stews, and jjigae — caught my eye. If you're stuck on holiday gift ideas, Hanchon Seolleongtang might be worth considering.

If you're looking for a Bucheon restaurant, a Kkachiul Station restaurant, a comfortable spot to eat with family, or a Jakdong restaurant, this seems like a solid choice. I'm planning to bring my kids and nieces and nephews over the holidays for rice mixed with kkakdugi and some rabbit feeding.