Korean beef rib stew for a hangover in Indong, Gumi: Hanjaechon
In short
Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch is a Korean restaurant on Indong-jungang-ro 3-gil in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, specialising in stews made with hanwoo (Korean beef). Nursing a hangover from the night before, the writer ordered the hanwoo beef rib stew at 15,000 won, a mung bean pancake, a tasting portion of hanwoo beef tartare and a tasting portion of boiled hanwoo, then waited out the restaurant's 5-minute hourglass before the first spoonful. That stew was the best beef stew the writer has ever eaten, and Hanjaechon is worth returning to for a hangover cure or a family meal.
Good to know
- Address
- 18-5 Indong-jungang-ro 3-gil, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Hours
- Daily 07:00–20:30 / Sunday 11:00–19:30
- Chuseok holiday (Sep 24–27)
- 11:00–20:30
- Parking
- In front of the restaurant or the Gumi Indong Market parking lot
- Hanwoo beef rib stew
- 15,000 won
- Hanwoo beef stew
- 11,000 won
- Tasting portion of boiled hanwoo
- 25,000 won
- Tasting portion of hanwoo beef tartare
- 15,000 won
- Mung bean pancake
- 6,000 won
- Review event
- One mung bean pancake free for taking part
- Price reference
- ₩15,000 ≈ $11 · ₩11,000 ≈ $8.1 · ₩10,000 ≈ $7.3 (2026-09-24)
as written by the visitor on Sep 23, 2026
I went to a tarot event in Gumi and felt like I really needed to treat my student's teacher to a proper Gumi restaurant, so I asked a local friend and ended up at a place famous for hanwoo (Korean beef) stew: Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch.
Where is Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch, and what about parking and hours?
Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch is located at 18-5 Indong-jungang-ro 3-gil, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do. It's open daily 07:00–20:30, Sundays 11:00–19:30, and during the Chuseok holiday (Sep 24–27) 11:00–20:30.
- Address: 18-5 Indong-jungang-ro 3-gil, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- Hours: Daily 07:00–20:30
- Sep 24–27 Chuseok holiday: 11:00–20:30
- Every Sunday: 11:00–19:30
- Parking: In front of the restaurant or Gumi Indong Market parking lot
The clean grassy yard outside and the upscale look of this Gumi hanwoo Korean restaurant caught my eye right away.
The tables inside weren't packed tightly together either — there was plenty of space between them, and everything looked clean and tidy. I also liked their company motto, something like 'put your soul into quality.'
Hanjaechon menu and prices in Indong, Gumi
Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch's signature dish, hanwoo beef rib stew, is ₩15,000, and the hanwoo beef stew is ₩11,000. There's even a kids' menu with items like hanwoo tteokgalbi (beef patty) for ₩10,000, which made it look like a great spot for families too.
- Hanwoo beef rib stew: ₩15,000
- Spicy hanwoo beef rib stew: ₩16,000
- Hanwoo beef stew: ₩11,000
- Spicy hanwoo beef stew: ₩12,000
- Mung bean pancake: ₩6,000
- Tasting-size hanwoo beef tartare: ₩15,000
- Tasting-size hanwoo boiled beef: ₩25,000
- Perilla oil gondre fried rice (self-serve): ₩3,500
- Beef tartare bibimbap: ₩12,000 / large: ₩17,000
- Beef tartare cold soup (mulhoe): ₩15,000 / large: ₩20,000
- Sweet shrimp and water parsley pancake: ₩23,000
- Hanwoo beef yukjeon (pan-fried beef): ₩25,000
- Hanwoo boiled beef with water parsley: ₩40,000 / large: ₩55,000
- Hanwoo beef tartare: ₩35,000
- Odregi: ₩30,000
- Gopjumulruck: ₩30,000
- Kids' hanwoo tteokgalbi: ₩10,000
- Seaweed flake rice ball (self-serve): ₩2,500
There's a kids' menu too, so it looked like a great place for a family meal.
We ordered the hanwoo beef rib stew, mung bean pancake, tasting-size hanwoo beef tartare, and tasting-size hanwoo boiled beef.
You can also get a free mung bean pancake through their review event — worth joining in!
Hanwoo beef rib stew, eaten once the 5-minute hourglass runs out
At Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch, you can only start eating the hanwoo beef rib stew once the hourglass placed on your table runs out — after 5 minutes. Eating this stew while badly hungover from the night before, it turned out to be the ultimate hangover cure.
Once the 5-minute hourglass runs out, you can dig into the stew!
This stew is genuinely amazing. I think it's the best beef stew I've ever had. I'd had way too much to drink the night before, and there's honestly no better dish for a hangover than this. Come here after drinking, and come here even if you didn't drink — just come for the stew!
How good are the mung bean pancake, boiled hanwoo and beef tartare?
We also tried the ₩6,000 mung bean pancake, the ₩25,000 tasting-size hanwoo boiled beef, and the ₩15,000 tasting-size hanwoo beef tartare. Both the pancake and the boiled beef were genuinely delicious, with the water parsley aroma coming through nicely for a healthy, tasty flavor. The tartare wasn't your ordinary tartare either — the seasoning was special, giving it an unusual, interesting flavor.
As we were leaving after eating so well, I noticed a whole stack of receipts for chilled hanwoo beef — not a single frozen cut among them. It was clearly a trustworthy restaurant, and the food matched that reputation — my tarot student even bought 2.5 servings of the stew to take home.
Final verdict on Hanjaechon Gumi Main Branch
This was such a satisfying restaurant that I'm sure I'll come back without hesitation the next time I'm in Gumi. I'd never had a hanwoo beef stew this good anywhere before. If you live in Gumi or ever have a reason to visit, I strongly recommend making the trip out to Indong just to eat here.
Where it is
18-5 Indong-jungang-ro 3-gil, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea경상북도 구미시 인동중앙로3길 18-5 한재촌 구미본점
