Insadong gomtang restaurant, cold jeyuk two dipping sauces: Wolhadong

Wolhadong

Where is Wolhadong and when is it open?

• 📍Address: 16-1 Insadong 8-gil, 1F, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
• 🕖Hours: Daily 11:00-21:00 (break time 15:00-17:00)

Getting to Wolhadong from Anguk Station

I visited Wolhadong, a place well known as an Insadong gomtang (pork bone broth soup) spot 😊. It's also known as a gomtang restaurant near Anguk Station, and the deep meaty aroma and tender pork are its standout points. It's within a 5-minute walk from Anguk Station Exit 5 on Line 3, so public transit access is really convenient.

This Insadong gomtang spot is housed in a hanok (traditional Korean house), so you get a real sense of Korean atmosphere while eating. I liked that there was a waiting area set up in front of the restaurant 😄

Bar seats for solo diners: inside Wolhadong

Inside the hanok dining room

The interior of this well-known Insadong gomtang restaurant has a wood-toned design that feels calm and settled. Most of the seating is 2-top and 4-top tables, but there are also bar seats set up for solo diners, making it a great pork gomtang spot whether you're eating alone, with a partner, friends, or family 👍

I visited this gomtang restaurant near Anguk Station specifically to eat solo. The staff seated me at the bar seats, and it was neat to see the kitchen at work right there in front of me.

True to its identity as a traditional Korean restaurant, this Insadong gomtang restaurant displays ceramics that were genuinely beautiful to look at. I'd definitely recommend it as an Insadong lunch spot 😉

Wolhadong menu prices, QR ordering and the review event

What to order at Wolhadong

Let me introduce the menu at Wolhadong, the gomtang restaurant near Anguk Station 😆. You just order easily via the QR code on the table, and the signature menu includes the clear pork gomtang called Wolha gomtang, cold jeyuk, and dishes like spicy squid salad among other options.

If you pay in advance at this Insadong lunch spot and leave a Naver receipt review, they give you a free ₩5,000 taste of cold jeyuk, so don't forget to grab that.

Wolha gomtang and a half plate of cold jeyuk for one

How the gomtang and cold jeyuk tasted

• Wolha gomtang / ₩12,000
• Cold jeyuk half plate / ₩10,000
• Rice / ₩1,000

At this Insadong gomtang restaurant, I ordered the signature Wolha gomtang, a half plate of cold jeyuk, and a bowl of rice. I came to eat alone, but the table ended up filled with a full spread — it looked so good I couldn't wait to dig in ✌️

True to its reputation, the clear-broth pork gomtang was deep and savory yet looked delicious, and it came generously packed with rice and meat. Cold jeyuk is served cold, unlike the suyuk (boiled pork) I was familiar with, so I was curious about the taste and ordered it — it came with kimchi as a side plus the extra bowl of rice I'd ordered 🍚

Do you see that clear-broth pork gomtang from this Insadong gomtang restaurant? Served with tender suyuk in this clear broth, it made my mouth water 😌

True to its reputation as an Insadong gomtang spot, I ate it by dipping rice, suyuk, and broth together on a spoon, and also had it with diced radish kimchi and regular kimchi. The suyuk was full of juices, the rice grains had a nice chewy bite, and the deep broth was so tasty I kept slurping it up 😋

I dipped the cold jeyuk I'd also ordered into the soy-based sauce, and also tried it topped with doenjang — both brought out great savory depth and left me satisfyingly full. I'd recommend visiting Wolhadong, the well-known gomtang restaurant near Anguk Station, for a proper Insadong lunch 🙌