Yangjae noodle restaurant with pollack broth, Sunday night: Seonbawi
In short
Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch is a pure buckwheat noodle restaurant near Yangjae Citizens' Forest and the Yangjaecheon stream walking path in Seocho, Seoul. A Sunday visit at 6pm meant a wait for a table, and the mountain-pile clam buckwheat kalguksu for three did arrive piled with clams as the banner promises, though the broth tasted more of dried pollack than clam alongside hand-shaped buckwheat noodles and dadaegi chili paste. The seasoning at Seonbawi Memil Jangteo is mild, which makes it an easy choice for a meal with babies or older family members.
Good to know
- Hours
- 09:00–21:00
- Parking
- 4 spaces in front of the restaurant; public parking lot if full
- Baby chairs
- 2 available
- Groups
- 50-seat group room on the 2nd floor, group reservations accepted
- What we ordered
- Mountain-pile clam buckwheat kalguksu for 3
as written by the visitor on Sep 13, 2026
I spotted a banner along the Yangjaecheon stream walking path that said they pile clams on "like a mountain"...! The weather had just turned chilly and I was craving hot soup, so I couldn't walk past it and went straight in haha. Seonbawi Memil Jangteo is originally a super famous buckwheat noodle (makguksu) spot in Gwacheon, and apparently a branch recently opened near Yangjae! Since it's new, the facilities are nice, and unlike the original location, they even have baby chairs 🫧✔️🫧✔️ Best of all, they have clam buckwheat kalguksu here that the original branch doesn't — I was so happy about that!
Seonbawi Memil Jangteo
Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch hours, parking and baby chairs
Seonbawi Memil Jangteo Yangjae Branch is open from 9am to 9pm, with 4 parking spots in front of the restaurant. There are 2 baby chairs, and the second floor has group seating for 50 with reservations available.
- 📍 Hours: 09:00–21:00
- 📍 Parking: 4 spots in front (use the public parking lot if full) ** When I visited all four were taken, so I was about to look for the public lot but found spots in a nearby alley instead
- 📍 2 baby chairs available
- 📍 Group reservations possible (2nd floor group seating for 50)
Memil Jangteo's noodles are made from 100% pure buckwheat, so they're nutty and easy on the stomach! Since they open at 9am, this could work even as a breakfast spot haha.
How long is the wait at 6pm on a Sunday?
By the time we got seated around 6pm on a Sunday, the place had filled up completely and a wait had formed...! Just like the original location, the branch is wildly popular too.
Half the tables were eating makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles) and half were eating clam buckwheat kalguksu! We stuck to our original plan and ordered the mountain-pile clam buckwheat kalguksu haha.
There's also warm buckwheat tea you can help yourself to near the entrance, so I went back for refills several times.
Side dishes at Seonbawi: water kimchi and dadaegi chili paste
The side dishes are simple. Kimchi and chili paste (dadegi)! Even though we ordered kalguksu, since makguksu is really the main dish here, we got water kimchi (mul-kimchi) instead of regular kimchi ㅠㅠ (a slightly disappointing point). The cool water kimchi paired well with the very clean, mild broth of the noodle soup, but I couldn't help thinking about spicy, punchy kimchi haha ㅠ.
Mountain-pile clam buckwheat kalguksu for 3: how does it taste?
Here's the clam buckwheat kalguksu for three people..! You'll be surprised once you see the actual size of the bowl.
The banner ad wasn't false advertising at all — they really do pile the clams on like a mountain! They said the broth is made with dried pollack (hwangtae) and clams, but honestly the clams were on the small side, so the broth tasted more of clean pollack than clam. It wasn't the flavor I expected, but it had its own charm, and as you'll see later, I ended up scraping the bowl clean haha.
Hand-shaped pure buckwheat noodles at Seonbawi Memil Jangteo
And the real kicker of the kalguksu is the buckwheat noodles!!
These buckwheat noodles are handmade, and they were chewy yet clean-tasting, and really easy on the stomach — I loved it. After trying these noodles, I really wanted to try the makguksu too.
True to a pollack-based broth, there were big chunks of dried pollack mixed in as well.
It might not look that appetizing in photos haha, but even though I'm usually a purist about plain kalguksu, the chili paste here was so tasty that it went surprisingly well with this soup! So I alternated between eating it plain and stirring in the chili paste haha. The water kimchi was cool and delicious too, so I got a refill!
Why Seonbawi Memil Jangteo works with babies and older family
It wasn't quite the flavor I expected, but I ate really well and enjoyed it +_+ This Yangjae restaurant, Seonbawi Memil Jangteo, is mild and clean-tasting overall and easy to digest, so it would be great to bring young kids or elderly family here! If you're taking a walk along the Yangjaecheon stream or happen to be near Yangjae, definitely give Seonbawi Memil Jangteo a visit ☺️☺️
Where it is
15-11 Gangnam-daero 18-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 서초구 강남대로18길 15-11 메밀장터 양재점
