# Gimpo sundae restaurant with tabletop-burner suyuk: Paldam Sundae

- By Yerin Gong (https://superchart.com/en/@icheon-evening-bowl/)
- Written Sep 18, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Gimpo, Gyeonggi
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@icheon-evening-bowl/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@icheon-evening-bowl/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/index.md)

## In short

Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch is a sundae (Korean blood sausage) and sundae-guk restaurant at 5 Ungok-ro in Gimpo, Gyeonggi, in the Seokmo-ri area. For a friend's birthday lunch, the order was suyuk (sous vide pork head meat) simmered at the table on a burner, a handmade assorted sundae platter and 211 Chef's spicy sundae-guk, with extra cuts picked from the organ meat self-bar and dropped into the soup. Putting your name down remotely on CatchTable makes getting a table easy, and the tenderness of the suyuk was the part of the meal worth coming back for.

## Good to know

- **Address**: 5 Ungok-ro, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, 1st floor
- **Ordered**: Suyuk, handmade assorted sundae, 211 Chef's spicy sundae-guk
- **Parking**: Available
- **Waiting**: Remote waiting via CatchTable (5th in line on arrival)
- **Organ meat self-bar**: Liver, lung, pork stomach (osori-gamtu), heart, windpipe and more
- **Assorted sundae platter**: Three kinds: ginseng sundae, blood sundae, cheongyang chili sundae

*as written by the visitor on Sep 18, 2026*

It was the day we'd planned to meet in Gimpo for my friend's birthday. I happened to have a car in for repairs nearby, so we decided to grab lunch there while I picked it up. That's when I thought of Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch.

![Visit to Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch in Seongmo-ri, Gimpo](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-01-wd12l-900.webp)

I'd heard so many people rave about it that I'd wanted to visit for ages, but somehow the chance never came up. This time, since I was already nearby picking up my car, I finally made it. Spoiler: I was really glad I did.

![Interior of Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-02-lmx0e-900.webp)

## Where is Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch, and is there parking?

The place I visited is well known as a Seongmo-ri (석모리) local favorite — Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch. The address is 5 Ungok-ro, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 1st floor.

Parking was available, which made it easy to drive there. Since I was there that day to pick up a car from repairs anyway, having parking felt like a small bonus. Getting parking right when I needed it — that was a lucky-Vicky moment, haha.

![Outside Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch, where parking is available](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-03-19nb3-900.webp)

## How to skip the line at Paldam Sundae with CatchTable

Paldam Sundae is famous for drawing crowds, and I'd heard the wait can get long.

![Wait sign at Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-04-18bqv-900.webp)

Rather than just showing up and waiting blind, we put our name down on CatchTable ahead of time. We were about 5th in line, and got seated more smoothly than I expected. If you're planning to visit, booking a remote wait beforehand seems like a smart move.

## What we ordered for the birthday lunch

Since it was my friend's birthday and a place I'd been curious about, we ordered a little of everything.

![Table set with our order at Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-05-mi9bv-900.webp)

- Suyuk
- Handmade assorted sundae
- 211 Chef's spicy sundae-guk

That was our order.

### Suyuk first: sous vide pork head meat on a tabletop burner

The first dish to arrive was the suyuk (boiled sliced meat). But this wasn't ordinary suyuk — it was sous vide head meat, which made me even more excited.

![A full serving of Paldam Sundae's sous vide head meat suyuk](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-06-1nggo-1200.webp)

It came with a tabletop burner, so you simmer the suyuk and eat it warm.

![Suyuk simmering on the tabletop burner](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-07-vlppi-900.webp)

Once it started bubbling, we dug right in — and after one bite, I thought:

> Whoa, so this is what really tender meat feels like.

It genuinely melted the moment it hit my mouth — the kind of thing people mean when they say 'melts in your mouth.' There was almost none of the chewy toughness you'd expect from head meat; it was really tender, and the flavor of the meat itself was great too. Best of all, the portion was more generous than I expected.

![A generous portion of sous vide head meat suyuk](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-08-10006-900.webp)

The suyuk is described as domestic Korean pork head meat cooked sous vide, and after tasting it, I understood exactly why this dish gets talked about so much. Personally, of everything I ate that day, the suyuk is the one I'll keep thinking back on.

![Picking up a slice of suyuk with chopsticks](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-09-1ghu3-900.webp)

### 211 Chef's spicy sundae-guk

Then the spicy sundae-guk (blood sausage soup) I'd been waiting for arrived. If you like sundae-guk, you know you go straight for a spoonful of broth first. I did the same, and it was delicious — spicy, but with real depth to the broth, and great with rice.

![A bowl of 211 Chef's spicy sundae-guk](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-10-119v3-900.webp)

![Broth and ingredients in the spicy sundae-guk](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-11-1tv35-900.webp)

![Eating the spicy sundae-guk with rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-12-18v69-900.webp)

![Various cuts laid out at the organ meat self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-13-r0ilw-900.webp)

### Picking cuts at the organ meat self-bar

One of the fun parts of Paldam Sundae was the organ meat self-bar. If you feel like your soup needs a bit more, you can go grab whichever organ meat you like from the self-bar and add it in. Liver, lung, cattle omasum (osorigamtu), heart, windpipe, and more were all laid out, so you could pick according to your taste. I really liked having a self-bar like this. When you're eating sundae-guk and think,

> I wish I had just a little more…

you can just go grab as much as you want.

Paldam Sundae also notes that since their broth is made by simmering bones for a long time, small impurities may appear in the broth. It's explained that this isn't from added extract or powder, but a natural result of long bone-simmering.

![Sign explaining the long-simmered bone broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-14-1i9ba-900.webp)

### Three kinds of handmade sundae: ginseng, blood and chili

We also ordered the handmade assorted sundae I'd been curious about. The sundae that came out that day was:

- Ginseng sundae
- Blood sundae
- Cheongyang chili sundae

Three kinds in total. Rather than just eating one type, it was fun to try each one since they all tasted different.

![Handmade assorted sundae: ginseng, blood, and cheongyang chili sundae](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-15-174lt-900.webp)

![A plate with three kinds of handmade sundae](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-16-1967g-900.webp)

![Cross-section of the handmade sundae](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-17-13nvb-900.webp)

Being handmade sundae clearly made a difference from the usual store-bought kind. The ginseng sundae had a faint, subtle ginseng aroma, the blood sundae had that distinctively rich flavor, and the cheongyang chili sundae had a bit of a spicy kick that I also liked. If you're going with a sundae-loving friend, trying one of each would be a fun way to go.

![Picking up a piece of sundae to eat](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-18-6pc5c-900.webp)

## Why Paldam Sundae is the name locals give for Seokmo-ri

Honestly, before visiting, with everyone around me raving about it, I kept thinking,

> How good could it possibly be to be this famous?

But after eating it myself, I got a pretty good sense of why so many people come here.

![Suyuk and sundae-guk served together on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-19-suci6-900.webp)

The suyuk was especially tender, the spicy sundae-guk was delicious too, and with the handmade assorted sundae on top, the whole meal felt satisfyingly full. And having the organ meat self-bar to add whatever cut I wanted to the soup was a fun touch, too.

![The full lunch spread at Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork/paldam-sundae-gimpo-birthday-lunch-sous-vide-pork-20-18onr-900.webp)

## Is Paldam Sundae worth it if you're eating in Gimpo?

This visit started as a quick stop near where I was picking up my car on my friend's birthday, but it turned into finally trying a place I'd been curious about for a long time. Paldam Sundae kept coming up whenever people talked about good sundae-guk spots in Gimpo, and now that I've tried it myself, I know I'll be thinking about it again. If you love suyuk, the sous vide head meat is definitely worth trying. And if you want both sundae-guk and handmade sundae, ordering a variety to share worked out well for us.

Thanks to my friend's birthday, I got a proper, delicious lunch out of it. Next time I want to try other menu items too. If you're searching for good restaurants in Jangi-dong or Gimpo and find yourself craving sundae-guk, this place is worth a visit. Since it does get busy, I'll definitely book a remote wait on CatchTable again next time. Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch, the Seongmo-ri favorite I'd always wondered about — after finally tasting it myself, I understood exactly why people kept talking about it.

## Where it is

- Paldam Sundae Gimpo Main Branch (팔담순대 김포본점)
- 5 Ungok-ro, Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 1st floor
- 경기도 김포시 운곡로 5 1층
- 37.6505825, 126.6586065
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%8C%94%EB%8B%B4%EC%88%9C%EB%8C%80%20%EA%B9%80%ED%8F%AC%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.6505825,126.6586065,17z

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