# Pork soup rice near Yongji Lake in Changwon: Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap

- By Junmi (https://superchart.com/en/@lowlight-barstool/)
- Written Sep 22, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Changwon, Gyeongnam
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@lowlight-barstool/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/
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## In short

Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap is a pork soup rice (dwaeji gukbap) restaurant in Yongho-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, a short walk from Yongji Lake Park. A 9,000-won dwaeji gukbap and a 10,000-won sundae sampler made a generous meal for two, with a clean pork-bone broth free of any gamey smell, tender sliced meat and fresh geotjeori kimchi. Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap is an easy pick for a date that ends with a walk around Yongji Lake.

## Good to know

- **Address**: 1F, Lotte Kindergarten-dong Mansion, 233 Yongji-ro, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam
- **Hours**: Daily 09:00–21:00 (last order 20:30)
- **Parking**: Open lot behind the building, or along the apartment row behind it while you eat
- **Dwaeji gukbap (pork soup rice)**: 9,000 won
- **Sundae sampler (Korean blood sausage)**: 10,000 won
- **Facilities**: Groups welcome, takeout, reservations, separate men's and women's restrooms, high chairs, parking
- **Price reference**: ₩9,000 ≈ $6.6 · ₩10,000 ≈ $7.3 (2026-09-22)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026*

Today I've got a genuinely satisfying spot that's perfect for a Changwon trip or date course, the kind of place that just clears your head. I had an appointment near Yongho-dong in Changwon recently, and once my stomach started growling, I went looking for a gukbap (soup rice) place that locals had been raving about.

![Main image of Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap in Yongho-dong, Changwon](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-01-gpqd4-1200.webp)

It's called Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap, and the moment I took a spoonful of the broth, I thought, "ah, this place really has decades of skill behind it" — so let me walk you through it in detail.

![Exterior of Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-02-15p37-900.webp)

- 🏡 Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap
- 📍 27-3 Yongji-ro, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, South Korea (Lotte Kindergarten-dong Mansion, 1st floor)
- ⏰️ Daily 09:00–21:00 (last order 20:30)
- 🚘 Parking available in the lot behind the building or the apartment line behind it while dining
- 📌 Group seating, takeout, reservations, separate restrooms, high chairs, parking

## Where is Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap, and how do you get there from Yongji Lake?

Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap is in Yongho-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, right next to Yongji Lake Park, one of Changwon's most famous walking spots. That makes it a great pick for a couple's date course or a weekend family outing.

![Street view of Yongho-dong near Yongji Lake Park](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-03-hraqv-900.webp)

![Alley leading to Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-04-lg3cg-900.webp)

![Entrance of the building housing Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-05-1esd3-900.webp)

![Exterior view with the Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap sign visible](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-06-knjjl-900.webp)

As soon as I turned into the alley near the restaurant, the savory smell of bone broth drifted out and hit me — my appetite was already fired up before I even walked in.

### Inside Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap: the room and whether solo diners fit in

The interior of Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap isn't flashy at all — it's clean and tidy, the classic neighborhood-favorite vibe. You could easily eat alone here without feeling awkward, and the tables are spaced generously enough for couples or families too.

Walking in, the owner and the ajummas (aunties) greeted me with bright smiles, which put me in a good mood right away. Even the areas around the spoon holders and seasoning containers were spotless, with no greasy residue, so I felt at ease taking a seat.

## The menu at Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap and what we ordered

At Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap we ordered the dwaeji gukbap (pork soup rice) at ₩9,000 and the sundae sampler at ₩10,000. The menu is neatly focused on gukbap, sundae, and suyuk (boiled pork).

![Menu board at Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-07-gbslc-900.webp)

![Menu focused on gukbap, sundae, and suyuk](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-08-1ehky-900.webp)

![Interior and tables of Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-09-ewzvb-900.webp)

I looked over the menu carefully while seated. Rather than a scattered list of random dishes, it's tightly focused on gukbap, sundae, and suyuk — fitting for a dedicated pork soup rice restaurant, and it gave me confidence right away. We ordered the most basic combo, the one that really shows off what this place does best.

- Dwaeji gukbap (pork soup rice): ₩9,000
- Sundae sampler: ₩10,000

Eating out has gotten so expensive these days that one meal can feel like a real burden, so getting a hearty, rich bowl of pork soup rice for ₩9,000 felt like great value. Just the gukbap alone felt like it might leave us wanting more, so we added the sundae sampler (₩10,000) as a side dish, and together they made a really generous spread for two.

## Side dishes: fresh geotjeori and kkakdugi radish kimchi

After ordering, it wasn't long before the basic side dishes arrived, neatly arranged on a tray.

![Basic side dishes neatly arranged on a tray](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-10-1cluh-900.webp)

Honestly, at a gukbap place, the kimchi and kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) matter almost as much as the main broth, right? Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap's kkakdugi wasn't overly sour, perfectly fermented with a crisp, crunchy bite, and the geotjeori-style napa cabbage kimchi, seemingly made fresh daily, had a spicy-sweet seasoning that paired beautifully with the gukbap.

![Geotjeori napa cabbage kimchi and kkakdugi side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-11-1wqei-900.webp)

The geotjeori was so good that just white rice with the kimchi on top was delicious — I felt like I could've finished a whole bowl of rice with just that.

## Tasting the 9,000-won dwaeji gukbap

Finally, the piping hot dwaeji gukbap arrived in a ttukbaegi (stone pot), still bubbling and steaming. The savory aroma that hit me as soon as it landed made me swallow involuntarily.

![A steaming bowl of dwaeji gukbap in a stone pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-12-1cz64-900.webp)

### ① That first spoonful of pork-bone broth

As soon as it hit the table, before adding any seasoning, I tried a spoonful of the plain broth. There wasn't a trace of the gamey pork smell — the bones had clearly been simmered for a long time, giving a broth that was hearty yet gently wrapped the whole mouth in savory flavor.

This wasn't a thin broth masked by artificial seasoning — it was the real deal, the kind that warms you up from the inside.

![A spoonful of clear bone broth before seasoning](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-13-cx3tx-900.webp)

![Close-up of the dwaeji gukbap broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-14-11ptc-900.webp)

![Meat inside the stone pot of gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-15-peytg-900.webp)

![Meat scooped up with a spoon from the gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-16-oqnh1-900.webp)

### ② Tender pork in every spoonful

When I dug my spoon in and swept through the pot, out came a steady stream of soft pork with a perfect ratio of lean meat to fat — not the dry, stringy kind. The meat was so tender it went down easily without much chewing. There was so much of it that I almost felt bad paying only ₩9,000 — you could really feel the owner's generosity.

![A generous serving of pork in the dwaeji gukbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-17-1tkm2-900.webp)

![Gukbap with chives and salted shrimp added](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-18-2gjcl-900.webp)

![Dwaeji gukbap with red broth after adding chili paste](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-19-1qofi-900.webp)

### ③ Three steps for eating dwaeji gukbap at its best

- Step 1 (Explore the pure broth): Before adding any seasoning, savor 2–3 spoonfuls of the clear bone broth as it is, for its clean, savory flavor.
- Step 2 (Add chives and salted shrimp): Add plenty of the seasoned garlic chives that come on the side, and adjust the seasoning precisely with saeujeot (salted shrimp) for extra umami. The crunch of the chives brings the broth to life even more.
- Step 3 (Stir in the chili paste and rice): After eating for a while, stir in a bit of the spicy dadaegi (chili paste) to turn the broth red, then mix in a whole bowl of rice and top with a piece of kkakdugi for the perfect finish!

![A spoonful of gukbap mixed with rice and topped with kkakdugi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-20-1pr1f-900.webp)

## The 10,000-won sundae sampler: plump and packed with filling

While we were enjoying the gukbap, the freshly steamed, glossy sundae sampler was also served. It was just the right amount to enjoy alongside the gukbap as a side, without feeling like too much. This is a world apart from the cheap glass-noodle sundae you find at typical snack bars — it's traditional handmade sundae packed tightly with vegetables and meat. Bite into it, and behind the chewy skin comes a savory filling that spreads through your whole mouth.

![A plate of freshly steamed sundae sampler](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-21-15kh8-900.webp)

- Recommended dips: In classic Gyeongsang-do style, dip it lightly in ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste) to cut the richness, or dip it in plain salt to bring out its savory, clean natural flavor.
- A hidden tip: Try dunking a few pieces of the sundae briefly into the hot dwaeji gukbap broth so they soften up before eating.

## Final verdict, wait times and the Yongji Lake date route

![Table set with dwaeji gukbap and sundae sampler](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-22-12rb9-900.webp)

If you're looking for a good restaurant in Yongho-dong, Changwon, or a proper, rich-broth dwaeji gukbap spot in the city, I'm confident Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap is a safe bet everyone will enjoy. It works perfectly for a date meal, and it's just as good for warming up and shaking off travel fatigue with a hot bowl of broth. Between the tidy side dishes and the owner's kindness, I had a genuinely pleasant time throughout the meal.

![Empty stone pot with the broth finished to the last drop](https://img.superchart.com/images/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon/yongho-pork-gukbap-sundae-changwon-23-1aip7-900.webp)

By the time I'd emptied the ttukbaegi down to the last drop of broth, I felt full and satisfied, almost healed.

- Best time to visit: During the lunch peak (12–1pm), you may have to wait because of nearby office workers and regulars, so visiting before 11:30am or after 1pm will let you eat in a quieter, more relaxed setting.
- Nearby date course idea: After a filling meal, I'd strongly recommend finishing off the date with a slow stroll through the walkable Yongji Lake Park nearby!

## Where it is

- Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap (용호돼지국밥)
- 27-3 Yongji-ro, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongnam, South Korea (경남 창원시 성산구 용지로 233 롯데유치원동 맨션) 1층)
- 경상남도 창원시 성산구 용지로 233 롯데유치원동 맨션) 1층
- 35.2347048, 128.686031
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9A%A9%ED%98%B8%EB%8F%BC%EC%A7%80%EA%B5%AD%EB%B0%A5/@35.2347048,128.686031,17z

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