Mungtigi and plate suyuk after 4pm in Gasan, Seoul: Yukhwang

This is a place my husband and I went to after work when we wanted to shake off the day's fatigue with good food. It's Yukhwang, a Gasan Digital Complex restaurant famous for fresh mungtigi (raw beef) and tender suyuk (boiled sliced beef or pork). Sharing our review after a delicious meal!

Where is Yukhwang, and where do you park?

Yukhwang is about 409m from exit 8 of Gasan Digital Complex Station, where subway lines 1 and 7 meet, so it's easy to reach by public transport. It's just a 5-minute walk, making it perfect for stopping by for a drink after work.

If you're driving, you can use the building's basement parking lot. Parking is free for 30 minutes between 11am and 5pm, and free for 1 hour between 5pm and 9pm — good to keep in mind.

What Yukhwang looks like inside and out

Yukhwang's exterior feels sleek yet tidy, and stepping inside you're greeted by clean, well-arranged tables.

Since there are a lot of offices in the area, there were plenty of office workers stopping by for a drink after work on the weekday evening I visited. The place was full and I managed to grab the last available table.

The interior is spacious with an efficient seating layout, and the clean atmosphere also makes it a good spot for a date.

Yukhwang's menu and the days you can order mungtigi

As a hanwoo and beef specialty restaurant, Yukhwang is proud of its freshness across a wide range of menu items — from the signature yukhoe bibimbap to yukhoe mulhoe (raw beef cold soup), chadol gomtang, suyuk hot pot, gopchang hot pot, and mungtigi.

As a solid Gasan Digital Complex restaurant for a full meal, the range is wide — from meal items like gomtang and bibimbap to hot pots and mungtigi that are perfect drinking snacks.

Mungtigi in particular is made with same-day butchered fresh raw beef, so it's only available for order on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after 4pm. If you're visiting specifically for mungtigi, make sure to check the day and time beforehand!

The side dishes and Yukhwang's special sauce

After ordering, a neat spread of basic side dishes arrives. The seokbakji, made fresh in-house every day, is perfectly fermented with a savory flavor that goes great with gomtang or meat. The fresh, crunchy seasoned lettuce and salty seasoned fish roe are also total rice thieves haha.

There's also a special house sauce provided for dipping the mungtigi and suyuk, and this sauce is a total game-changer — it really upgrades the overall flavor.

Mungtigi: raw beef that sticks to the tilted plate

We happened to visit on a day mungtigi was available, so we ordered it without hesitation.

The mungtigi placed on the table was pure freshness, starting with its deep red color.

I tilted the plate slightly and shook it, and the meat stuck right to the plate, not falling off haha. Proof of just how much moisture and stickiness it retained, right? Haha.

Tasting it, there wasn't a hint of gamey smell, and the savory, chewy texture was outstanding.

Even eating the meat plain, the savoriness spreads on its own, and dipping it lightly in the special sauce deepens the meat's flavor even more haha.

Plate suyuk: how tender is the boiled meat?

The suyuk, served warm and lightly boiled, was completely gamey-smell-free and totally tender — no complaints at all!

Not only was the texture soft, but the meat wasn't dry at all — it was moist, with clean juices seeping out.

It's even more of a delicacy when eaten together with the seasoned lettuce or special sauce that comes as a basic side.

The textural contrast with the mungtigi was great too, so I think ordering both dishes together was the right call!

Is Yukhwang worth a visit? Final verdict

Yukhwang, a Gasan Digital Complex restaurant where you can enjoy fresh mungtigi and thoughtfully made Korean food, was satisfying all around — fresh flavors, friendly service, and a clean, well-managed space.

From the care put into the daily homemade side dishes, to the same-day-fresh mungtigi, to the tender suyuk, this is a place that works for both a meal and a group gathering. If you're looking for a great meal or a special drinking snack near Gasan, how about Yukhwang?