# 24-hour gukbap with jjokbangi sundae in Yongbong-dong, Gwangju - By Dajeong (https://superchart.com/en/@jeolla-rice-bowl/) - Written Sep 8, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Buk-gu, Gwangju - Sponsored: This post was written as an in-store sponsored visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@jeolla-rice-bowl/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@jeolla-rice-bowl/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/index.md) ## In short Gujeon Gukbap Yongbong Main Branch is a 24-hour, year-round gukbap (rice and soup) restaurant in Buk-gu, Gwangju. The spicy jjokbangi (pork stomach) gukbap and mixed sundae (blood sausage) gukbap, meat dumplings, and the kimchi and green onion kimchi were all excellent, with sundae that had no gamey smell at all. This is the kimchi and sundae spot the writer has already asked her partner to pack up after giving birth. ## Good to know - **Address**: 1F, 1382-3 Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju (69 Yongbongtaekji-ro), South Korea - **Hours**: Open 24 hours, every day of the year - **Parking**: Lot behind the restaurant - **Seating**: Solo seats, partitioned booths, open tables / baby chairs available - **Ordered**: Spicy mixed sundae gukbap, spicy jjokbangi gukbap, meat dumplings, zero-sugar cola - **Basic side dishes**: Sticky rice, seaweed, salted shrimp, water, kimchi (plus self-serve bar) - **Extra sticky rice**: Can be added via kiosk, for an extra charge - **Baby meal**: Free for children under 48 months (quail eggs, sausage, seaweed, bone broth, rice) - **Review event**: Choice of seasonal bibimbap or fresh-pressed juice - **Limited menu**: Bomal (whelk) kalguksu, only 20 servings a day - **Takeout**: Kimchi included with takeout orders *as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026* ![Main image of Gujeon Gukbap in Yongbong-dong, Gwangju](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-01-rjqtb-856.webp) ## A 24-hour gukbap restaurant in Yongbong-dong Gujeon Gukbap > Address: 1382-3 Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju. 1F / Hours: Open 24 hours, every day of the year / Parking: Lot behind the restaurant Baby chairs are available. I had some business in Yongbong-dong and stopped by 'Gujeon Gukbap,' a 24-hour gukbap spot known for its kimchi — it's the restaurant Jeon Cheol-woo raved about! ![Exterior of Gujeon Gukbap in Yongbong-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-02-1prh9-876.webp) ![Building front with the Gujeon Gukbap sign visible](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-03-9tvth-900.webp) ### Parking is behind the restaurant There's a parking lot behind the restaurant, and since it was getting close to lunchtime, I worried there wouldn't be a spot, ㅠㅠ but there happened to be one open so we could park right away 😆 ![Parking lot and back door entrance behind the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-04-7ljmc-900.webp) If you come in through the back door from the parking lot, the Gujeon Gukbap entrance is on your left — just so you know! We didn't know that and went in through the front entrance instead ㅋㅋㅋ ![Gujeon Gukbap entrance with a kimchi image on it](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-05-14bu3-900.webp) The kimchi pride is obvious from the entrance 👍🏻 ![Menu board featuring both Namdo-style and Jeju-style gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-06-idfpa-m-900.webp) ![Guide to the gukbap menu at Gujeon Gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-07-wu4zu-900.webp) ## A menu with both Namdo-style and Jeju-style gukbap This restaurant Jeon Cheol-woo loved sells both Namdo-style and Jeju-style gukbap! I'd been craving bracken (gosari) haejangguk so badly ㅜㅜ and to think they sell it this close to me ㅠㅠ ![Sign noting the restaurant is open 24 hours, every day of the year](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-08-1bgt5-900.webp) And the best part is it's open 24 hours, every single day of the year!!!!! I asked the owner and they said they give you kimchi with takeout orders too ❤️ ![Wait-registration kiosk at the entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-09-73rk1-900.webp) ![Entrance area with waiting chairs and a baby chair](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-10-11741-900.webp) ### Entrance and waiting area As you walk in, there's a kiosk for registering your wait, along with dental floss, mouthwash, candy, and hair ties! On the left there's a decorative piece with a very Jeju kind of vibe, and on the other side are waiting chairs along with a baby chair. That's right, eating well is living well. And your body weight is a very precious thing — it wasn't gained without effort 👍🏻 ![Interior with solo seats and partitioned booths](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-11-tn9md-900.webp) ### From solo seats to partitioned booths There were solo seats, partitioned booths, and open tables — a good variety of table styles. Every table comes with a paper cup, small dish, sesame oil, pepper, cho-gochujang (vinegar chili paste), perilla seed powder, and salt, so you can season to your own taste! Zucchini gukbap, bomal kalguksu (only 20 servings a day), bracken haejangguk, spicy gukbap... wow... they had so many of the gukbap dishes I love!! Total direct hit on my taste!!! ## What we ordered - 1 spicy mixed sundae gukbap - 1 spicy jjokbangi gukbap - 1 meat dumplings - 1 zero-sugar cola ![Basic side dishes laid out right after ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-12-1ddf5-900.webp) The basic side dishes came out right after we ordered!! Sticky rice, seaweed, salted shrimp, water, kimchi!!! ![Sticky rice, seaweed, and salted shrimp side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-13-q9357-900.webp) ![Plate of kimchi at Gujeon Gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-14-gyirm-900.webp) ![Self-serve side dish bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-15-1knyd-900.webp) ![Side dishes brought over from the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-16-1rvto-900.webp) You can grab any other side dishes you want from the self-serve bar! ## Proof of a kimchi spot: spicy-sweet kimchi and green onion kimchi When a restaurant has a giant image of kimchi right on the exterior, you know it's a kimchi spot. Spicy-sweet kimchi and green onion kimchi ㅠㅠ wrapped in sticky rice and seaweed, it's heavenly... (you can add extra sticky rice at the kiosk, for an extra charge). As a pregnant mom with gestational diabetes... my eyes just roll back... it's such a happy flavor... ![Spicy-sweet kimchi and green onion kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-17-1rqnh-m-898.webp) Only now do I realize I should have asked whether they include the green onion kimchi with takeout too... ![Sign explaining the free baby meal for children under 48 months](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-18-xvwc6-m-900.webp) ## Free baby meal for under 48 months, plus a review event And this Jeon Cheol-woo favorite, Gujeon Gukbap, gives a free baby meal to infants under 48 months! The baby meal comes with quail eggs, sausage, seaweed, bone broth, and rice! Every single side dish on the baby meal is exactly the kind kids devour in seconds ❤️❤️ The owner really seems to understand kids well!!! 👍🏻 And!!! If you take part in the review event, you can choose either a seasonal bibimbap or fresh-pressed juice!! ![Sign for the summer-season nakmaksae menu item](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-19-1u1t0-900.webp) Plus they had a summer-season menu item called nakmaksae (octopus and short rib combo)! Just looking at the photo made my mouth water... ㅋㅋ ## Meat dumplings and spicy jjokbangi gukbap Plump dumplings... ❤️ It had been a while since I'd had dumplings, so I stuffed a whole one in my mouth and devoured it in two bites... ㅋㅋ The filling was packed so full that one bite filled my whole mouth with dumpling — pure happiness ㅠㅠ❤️ The spicy, punchy jjokbangi gukbap ❤️ As a pregnant mom I tried to keep some kind of conscience and only had one bite of the glass noodles... ㅎ I gave the noodle-heavy sundae to my partner and focused mostly on the big jjokbangi sundae 😆 ![Spicy jjokbangi gukbap packed with jjokbangi sundae](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-20-48k8d-1200.webp) I had really been craving jjokbangi sundae so badly!!! Plump and thick, packed full without bursting open — perfect for savoring one big bite at a time. The jjokbangi sundae is savory with absolutely no gamey smell — the best. I tasted my partner's broth too — wow 👍🏻 The mixed sundae gukbap had jjokbangi sundae mixed in as well! I gave him the noodle-heavy sundae and he sweetly handed over his jjokbangi sundae in return... ❤️ ![Mixed sundae gukbap with jjokbangi sundae included](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-21-p9evq-899.webp) My partner really is a true Gwangju native 👍🏻 He says you absolutely must eat sundae with cho-gochujang ㅋㅋㅋ Everyone has their own preference, so we each enjoyed it our own way ❤️ ![Sundae dipped in cho-gochujang](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-22-126gt-900.webp) ![Table spread with gukbap and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-23-1qjnd-900.webp) ### The seasonal bibimbap from the review event The seasonal bibimbap we got from the review event! It was loaded with yeolmu (young radish greens), so crisp and fresh with vegetables!! I couldn't believe you could get a bibimbap like this just for a review event...!! ![Seasonal bibimbap loaded with yeolmu from the review event](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong-24-apgpg-900.webp) ## Why I'll go back Oh, I got so absorbed in the green onion kimchi and regular kimchi that I forgot to mention the kkakdugi (radish kimchi) ㅋㅋ but that was delicious too!!!! Every single kimchi at this gukbap place was amazing! I've already asked my partner to pack some for takeout after I give birth ㅋㅋㅋ This time I'll finish the whole bowl for real ㅠㅠ If it were closer to home, I think I'd probably come here all the time..ㅋㅋㅋㅋ ## Where it is - Gujeon Gukbap Yongbong Main Branch (구전국밥 용봉본점) - 1F, 69 Yongbongtaekji-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, South Korea - 전남광주통합특별시 북구 용봉택지로 69 1층 구전국밥 - 35.1787121, 126.8940661 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B5%AC%EC%A0%84%EA%B5%AD%EB%B0%A5%20%EC%9A%A9%EB%B4%89%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@35.1787121,126.8940661,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@jeolla-rice-bowl/gwangju-yongbong-24h-gukbap-ampong/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt