Bangi-dong pork bone stew for two with glass noodles: Boseung Hoegwan

When you're looking for a good spot in Bangi-dong, sometimes what comes to mind is something hearty like sundaeguk (blood sausage soup) or ppyeo-haejangguk (pork bone hangover soup). This time I went to Boseung Hoegwan, a place famous for its sundaeguk, and tried the bone gamjatang (pork bone and potato stew) instead. The location was honestly great — right across from Seokchon Lake, so it's perfect for a stroll around the lake before or after eating.

Where is Boseung Hoegwan Bangi Branch? Right across from Seokchon Lake

Boseung Hoegwan Bangi Branch is on the 1st floor of Bangi-dong 65-3, Songpa-gu, Seoul! It's visible as soon as you cross the street from Seokchon Lake, so it wasn't hard to find at all. Since you can eat in Bangi-dong and then continue on to a walk around Seokchon Lake, it seemed like a great flow for a date or a family meal out. And since it's open 24 hours, you're not really limited by time when deciding to visit — another plus.

If you're coming by car, parking is available right in front of the restaurant, which made driving there convenient too.

Inside Boseung Hoegwan: clean, comfortable seating

Walking inside, the overall vibe was clean and tidy. The tables were spaced generously too, so it seemed like a good fit for anything from solo dining to a family meal.

Since the menu centers on hearty dishes like sundaeguk and gamjatang, the whole place felt like it would suit Bangi-dong office workers well for lunch or dinner too.

Boseung Hoegwan Bangi Branch menu and prices

Boseung Hoegwan has a wide range of hearty dishes ready to go, including sundaeguk, gamjatang, and ppyeo-haejangguk. This time, instead of sundaeguk, we ordered the bone gamjatang for ₩32,000 so the two of us could share.

Bone gamjatang at 32,000 won: is one pot enough for two?

The bone gamjatang arrived after ordering. It looked generous from the first glance, and I could tell right away the portion was pretty big. The two of us ate until we were completely full, and there was so much left that it seemed like it would be plenty hearty even for three people!

It's the kind of dish that's also great for ordering just the one gamjatang and slowly working through it with a soju or beer. If you're looking for a place in Bangi-dong where a group can eat generously together, this dish would suit that well.

Rice cake, Chinese glass noodles, potato and siraegi in the pot

Rice cake, Chinese glass noodles, potato, and dried radish greens (siraegi) were all packed in generously. It's disappointing when a gamjatang is heavy on meat but light on the extras, but here there was plenty to pick through, which made eating it more fun. The Chinese glass noodles in particular soaked up the gamjatang broth and stayed chewy, which made them great to eat alongside the meat. The siraegi was generous too, and eating it with the broth really brought out that classic hearty gamjatang feeling.

Picking up a bone, there was quite a lot of meat still attached, which made pulling it off the bone fun. With gamjatang, the broth matters, but in the end how much meat you can pull off the bone matters just as much. Picking off the meat, eating it with the siraegi, and adding in the Chinese glass noodles let me enjoy several different textures at once, which was great.

Is Boseung Hoegwan worth it? Verdict on this Bangi-dong soup restaurant

This time, instead of the sundaeguk, I tried the bone gamjatang at Boseung Hoegwan Bangi Branch. The two of us ate our fill from a single ₩32,000 bone gamjatang, and the portion was generous enough that it seemed like it would be hearty for three people too! With rice cake, Chinese glass noodles, potato, and dried radish greens all packed in generously, and plenty of meat still on the bones to pick off, it was fun to eat. Best of all, being right across from Seokchon Lake made it great for a walk before or after the meal, and being open 24 hours with parking out front made visiting easy too. It's known for its sundaeguk, but if you're visiting with a few people like I did, ordering the bone gamjatang to share generously seems like a solid choice too.