Balsan Station hot pot restaurant: ₩34,900 medium nakgopsae, Gungmin

Where is Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch, and where do you park?

Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch (국민낙곱새 강서점) is on the first floor of the Dong-a Building at 330 Gangseo-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, 351 m from Exit 6 of Balsan Station on Line 5, about a 5-minute walk. It is open daily 11:00-23:00 with no break time.

Today I'm introducing a nakgopsae (octopus, beef intestine and shrimp hot pot) place that's perfect when you're craving something spicy, and a great team-dinner spot near Balsan Station: Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch 🫡

It's only a 5-minute walk from Balsan Station on Subway Line 5, so access is great 💃 For parking, there's a free lot behind the building. If it's full, double-park and be sure to leave your phone number or check with the staff 🚗

In front of the restaurant, you can see various menu items with photos 👀

Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch interior and seating

Inside, there are signatures from famous celebrities on the walls, and it was very clean. Oh~ the moment you step in, you get this really tidy feeling ✨️✨️✨️

Best of all, an indoor restroom!!!! I think that's the top selling point. Right next to it is a fridge with drinks and alcohol.

If you get drunk today, we're dating.

This is a Balsan team-dinner spot where you'll want to bring that special someone 😍

The seating is very clean square tables, with a variety of 2-, 4- and 6-person seats. The space is wide open, so group gatherings looked no problem ✨️✨️✨️ There's also a huge screen, so on days with a sports match you can watch while you eat, which sounds great.

It's an especially good place when you want a drink with spicy nakgopsae, so I recommend it if you're looking for an evening pub spot near Balsan Station 👏👏👏

What's on the menu at Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch?

The signature dish is, as the name says, nakgopsae, where you get octopus, gopchang (beef intestine) and shrimp together. Lots of ingredients come together in a spicy sauce, great with rice and plenty for a filling meal 🗒

Besides nakgopsae there are various meals and side dishes, so you can pick to your taste. And the event you can't skip here!!! Join the Naver receipt review event and get a free service item!! 🤙🤙🤙

The basic side dishes were perilla leaves, radish wraps and kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi). They're nice to eat between bites of the spicy nakgopsae, so they pair well with the main dish 🥗🥗🥗 The perilla leaves in particular seemed like they'd add a fragrant note to the nakgopsae.

Medium nakgopsae for ₩34,900: how are the portion and flavor?

Today I ordered the medium nakgopsae for ₩34,900 🍽 And finally, today's star, the nakgopsae, has arrived!

The pot holds octopus, shrimp, gopchang and assorted vegetables, and just looking at it feels spicy and hearty 🤗

Once the red sauce and all the ingredients start to boil together, it looks even more appetizing 😋

The charm of nakgopsae is of course getting so many ingredients at once, and it came with plenty of rice cakes and glass noodles too 👍👍

Chewy octopus, plump shrimp and rich gopchang come together with the spicy sauce, so you get different textures all at once 😋

Add vegetables soaked in the sauce and it gets even more abundant, and the hot, tangy broth was a seasoning that goes well with rice 😋

It's a great dish for days when you crave something spicy or want a solid meal 👍👍👍

Perilla, radish wrap and mayo combos

Whether you wrap the nakgopsae in perilla leaves, radish wraps or mayonnaise, any combination worked well 👌

A hearty medium size, even without extra glass noodles

The rice cakes in the medium nakgopsae were chewy, and even though I didn't add extra glass noodles, there were quite a lot. There were plenty of vegetables too, so it was a filling meal 👏👏👏

Who should you go to Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch with?

Today I ordered the medium nakgopsae at Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch, a team-dinner favorite near Balsan Station. Getting octopus, shrimp and gopchang all at once is the appeal, and the spicy sauce made it a great match with rice 🤗

From meals with friends to dinners with coworkers, nakgopsae works in lots of situations! If you're looking for an evening pub near Balsan Station, or can't decide on a Magok team-dinner spot, I recommend giving Gungmin Nakgopsae Gangseo Branch a visit.

Another piggy-good day wrapped up!!! 🐷 Thanks for the meal.