Bucheon seafood kalguksu near Wonjong Station: Sonson Kalguksu
In short
Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon is a seafood kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) restaurant on Sosa-ro in Ojeong-gu, Bucheon, within walking distance of Wonjong Station. The Sonson Seafood Kalguksu for two costs 15,000 won and starts with scallops, abalone, small octopus and shrimp; hand-pulled acorn noodles then go into the seafood broth and cook until the hourglass on the table runs out. Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon is a good pick for a day when you want a seafood stew and a noodle meal in one sitting.
Good to know
- Address
- 740 Sosa-ro, 1st floor, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi-do
- Hours
- Daily 10:00-22:00 (last order 21:00)
- Parking
- Available behind the building
- Baby chairs
- Available
- Sonson Seafood Kalguksu (with barley rice)
- 15,000 won
- Clam Kalguksu with barley rice
- 10,000 won
- Clam Kalguksu Set (bossam boiled pork + barley rice)
- 12,000 won
- Octopus and Seafood Pajeon (savory pancake)
- 15,000 won
- Bossam Sampler (boiled pork)
- 10,000 won
- Great-Value Steamed Clams
- Small 39,000 won / Medium 49,000 won / Large 69,000 won
- Sonson Jjamppong Seafood Stew Kalguksu (with barley rice)
- 16,000 won
- Bossam Set for 2 (bossam + one clam kalguksu)
- 39,000 won
as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026
On a day when I'm craving a hot, comforting lunch near home, kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) is always one of the first things that comes to mind — so this time I headed to Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon, a local favorite in Wonjong-dong near Wonjong Station, for a slightly special seafood version.
What surprised me right away was the huge fish tank sitting in front of the restaurant. "Wait, is this really a kalguksu place?" I thought — but once the food arrived, I understood exactly why the tank was there.
Can you walk from Wonjong Station? Location and parking
Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon is at 740 Sosa-ro, 1st floor, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, and it's within walking distance of Wonjong Station. It's open daily from 10:00 to 22:00, with last order at 21:00.
There's also parking space behind the building, so it's a fine option if you're driving. We live close enough to take the bus, so that's how we got there.
Inside Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon: seating and baby chairs
The dining room was pretty full at lunchtime — lots of families and people stopping in for a hot lunch. This shot of the tables was taken after the crowd had cleared out.
Even though it's close to home, this was actually our first visit in about six months, and quite a few things had changed! Among them, I noticed baby chairs were now available — probably added for customers visiting with young kids.
Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon menu and prices
- Sonson Seafood Kalguksu (+barley rice) ₩15,000
- Clam Kalguksu + barley rice ₩10,000
- Clam Kalguksu Set (bossam + barley rice) ₩12,000
- Octopus Seafood Pajeon ₩15,000
- Taste-sample Bossam ₩10,000
- Value Steamed Clams Small ₩39,000 / Medium ₩49,000 / Large ₩69,000
- Sonson Jjamppong Seafood Stew Kalguksu (+barley rice) ₩16,000
- Bossam Set for 2 (bossam + 1 clam kalguksu) ₩39,000
The menu has expanded a lot since our last visit, so there's a lot more to choose from now! They've added bossam, and barley rice comes as a default side too! Still, since we loved the seafood kalguksu from before, we went ahead and ordered the seafood kalguksu for two.
Why the seafood arrives before the noodles
The seafood kalguksu looked a bit different from the photos I posted on my last visit, which might be confusing — Sonson Kalguksu uses fresh seafood, and the types and amounts of shellfish change a bit by season. In particular, the red scallops weren't in season right now, so they were swapped for a different variety — good to keep in mind!
Barley rice paired nicely with yeolmu kimchi (young radish kimchi)! There was also gochujang and sesame oil on the table. I tried a bit as a palate cleanser before the seafood finished cooking, and it was clean and delicious!
There's an order to eating Sonson Kalguksu's seafood kalguksu. You eat the scallops, abalone, octopus, shrimp and other seafood in sequence, and once the broth has built up enough flavor, you add hand-pulled acorn noodles to finish it off as kalguksu.
Fishing out the seafood piece by piece, it felt less like I came for kalguksu and more like I was enjoying a seafood stew first!
Acorn kalguksu noodles last: waiting for the hourglass to run out
The real charm here is adding noodles to the broth once you've eaten enough seafood. When you ask staff for noodles, they add hand-pulled acorn noodles and tell you to flip the hourglass on the table and wait. Once all the sand runs down, another whole meal begins!
We ate it alongside geotjeori (fresh cabbage kimchi) and yeolmu kimchi, and the combo of cool seafood broth followed by spicy kimchi was so good! If you run low on side dishes, there's a self-serve bar you can use.
What sets Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon apart from other kalguksu spots near Wonjong Station
Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon isn't just kalguksu loaded with seafood — the fact that you eat the seafood first and then enjoy the noodles later, made with acorn flour no less, really sets it apart from typical kalguksu restaurants.
If you're looking for a place to have lunch with your parents near Wonjong Station, or craving something hot and hearty during these big-temperature-swing days, Sonson Kalguksu Bucheon is worth a visit.
Where it is
740 Sosa-ro, 1st floor, Ojeong-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea경기도 부천시 오정구 소사로 740 1층
