Mokdong ramen restaurant with spicy tantanmen sauce: Gyedan Ramen

Gyedan Ramen Mokdong Branch is a tonkotsu ramen restaurant located at B103, B1F, 161 Mokdongseo-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, inside the SBS broadcast center. It's open daily from 11:00 to 21:00 (last order 20:30, no break time), and diners can use the SBS broadcast center basement parking lot with free parking support for those eating in.

Now that the weather's cooling down, I keep craving hot, rich broth dishes. I love noodle dishes in general and go out of my way to try them, so when I heard about a new spot near Omokgyo Station in Mokdong, I rushed over.

This is the place famous for long lines at its original branch on Ilsan's Bamlidan-gil, and it's finally opened right in the heart of Mokdong's broadcasting district.

B1 of the SBS Broadcast Center near Omokgyo Station: how does parking work?

This branch sits right in the basement of the SBS broadcast center building. I drove over, and even though parking is usually tough around the central Omokgyo commercial area, I had zero parking stress thanks to the large SBS basement lot. Register for parking support when you pay after your meal and you can drive out smoothly — the accessibility here is really excellent. Coming down to B1, I was greeted by big congratulatory flower wreaths for the opening and a clean black-and-white storefront.

Stepping inside, the bright wood interior felt both cozy and stylish.

Single seats and tablet ordering for eating alone at Gyedan Ramen Mokdong

Gyedan Ramen Mokdong has 4-person tables, plus fully partitioned single seats along the kitchen and walls for solo diners.

Each seat has its own tablet ordering device, which is ideal for office workers around Mokdong or anyone looking for a place to eat solo near Omokgyo. Browsing the tablet order screen, I saw the basic Gyedan Ramen, the signature Motsu Ramen, and a chashu don (braised pork rice bowl) as a good side dish.

You can also choose the broth's richness and saltiness between basic and rich. We wanted to really taste the rich broth, so we ordered one basic Gyedan Ramen and one Motsu Ramen, plus a chashu don on the side.

Chashu don: the sweet-and-salty starter before the ramen

The chashu don, blanketed in yellow egg strips, came out first haha. The bowl was piled high with finely shredded egg, seaweed flakes, chopped green onion, and generously salty-braised minced chashu (braised pork) over rice.

Taking a big bite with chopsticks, the fluffy, soft texture of the egg gave way to the savory, salty richness of the smoky meat lingering pleasantly. The nutty sweet-salty balance was excellent, doing a great job of whetting the appetite before the main course.

Motsu ramen with daechang topping: is the broth too rich?

Then came the main dish, Motsu Ramen, which was overwhelming just visually.

Over the heavy pork bone broth sat plenty of golden, crisply grilled daechang (beef small intestine), two pieces of smoky chashu, crunchy wood ear mushroom, generous green onion, and a plump soft-boiled egg, all neatly plated.

I tried a spoonful of broth first, and a heavy, deep richness enveloped my whole mouth with no muddiness at all.

It felt like the bold, salty intensity typical of Japanese-style broth had been softened to suit Korean palates, so it went down smoothly from the very first sip.

The most impressive part was definitely the daechang topping. Crisp on the outside and chewy inside, with a burst of nutty fat flavor — eating it together with the springy, thin straight noodles was a fantastic combination. Because the daechang is grilled almost like it's fried, the broth doesn't get any greasier from it, which is a real plus. The more I chewed, the more the daechang's rich fattiness melted smoothly into the clean noodles and pork bone broth.

Basic Gyedan Ramen turned tantanmen with the spicy secret sauce

The basic Gyedan Ramen also showed off the depth of classic tonkotsu, with the smoky softness of the chashu and the fragrance of green onion blending together with no unnecessary elements.

After enjoying about half of it as original broth, I stirred in one or two spoonfuls of the spicy secret sauce set on the table. As the red seasoning spread through the white broth, the whole mood flipped 180 degrees into a spicy, fiery tantanmen style. It cut through the richness completely and left a tingling aftertaste, so I could finish every last sip of broth without ever getting tired of it!

If you ask staff, they'll give you a small portion of rice for free, so mixing it into the leftover spicy broth is exactly the kind of service a go-to ramen spot for office workers needs.

With its tidy interior, friendly service, and high-quality noodle dishes, this was a thoroughly satisfying ramen spot near SBS in Mokdong.

If you're craving hearty, deeply flavorful Japanese noodle dishes near Omokgyo Station, I'd recommend heading over without hesitation.