# Hongdae gomtang restaurant for a quiet weekend lunch: Anok - By Jihu (https://superchart.com/en/@next-restaurant/) - Written Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving support for the visit from the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@next-restaurant/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@next-restaurant/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/index.md) ## In short Anok is a Korean restaurant set in a hanok down an alley in Hongdae, Mapo, Seoul, about 7 minutes' walk from Hongik University Station. Over a weekend lunch with a friend, Anok served clear gomtang (beef bone soup), Pyongyang naengmyeon (buckwheat cold noodles) and braised pork tail, from deep broth to mild noodles to chewy meat. With its quiet hanok setting, Anok suited a long-overdue catch-up with a friend. ## Good to know - **Location**: About 7 minutes' walk from Hongik University Station per the restaurant's own directions, in a hanok down an alley - **Dishes ordered**: Clear gomtang, Pyongyang naengmyeon, braised pork tail - **Hours**: Opens 11am Tuesday to Sunday, per the restaurant's notice - **Closed**: Mondays *as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026* It had been a while since I'd set a weekend lunch date with a friend. We agreed to meet in Hongdae. ![Weekend lunch meetup scene in Hongdae](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-01-3mlxw-966.webp) This time I wanted somewhere quiet and comfortable to eat Korean food and talk. Since it had been so long since we'd seen each other, I wanted a solid meal and to hear how my friend had been doing. ## Anok: about 7 minutes' walk from Hongik University Station That place turned out to be Anok. It's within walking distance of Hongik University Station, which made meeting up easy — about 7 minutes on foot according to the store's own info. When you're making plans in Hongdae, that kind of accessibility quietly matters, doesn't it? ![Exterior of Anok, a hanok restaurant tucked in an alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-02-j34kr-966.webp) It's a Korean restaurant set in a hanok (traditional Korean house) down an alley. I was searching for a good Hongdae spot for guk-bap (soup with rice) and was pleasantly surprised to find a space with this kind of atmosphere. I came for a bowl of soup and ended up feeling like I'd picked a great venue too. The quiet, old-fashioned feel matched exactly the mood I was going for that day. ![The quiet, old-fashioned hanok space at Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-03-1b5n3-966.webp) When choosing a restaurant, food usually comes first for me, but atmosphere plays a pretty big role depending on who you're with and what kind of time you want to spend. That felt especially true meeting a friend after so long. ![Anok's indoor seating and calm atmosphere](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-04-14pt6-966.webp) ## What we ordered at Anok: clear gomtang, Pyongyang naengmyeon, braised pork tail Next, the menu. At Anok we ordered clear gomtang, Pyongyang naengmyeon, and pork tail jjim — one familiar soup dish plus two dishes I was trying for the first time. ![Looking over Anok's menu selection](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-05-18pm3-966.webp) A single bowl each would have been fine, but since we were reuniting after a while, I felt like we needed something to share too. ![Table set with dishes ordered to share with a friend](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-06-65o3k-966.webp) ### Clear gomtang: light broth with deep flavor First up is the clear gomtang. Anok reportedly uses its own house-made broth as the base for both the gomtang and the naengmyeon. The broth was clear but the flavor ran deep. Personally, I felt this was a really well-chosen lunch dish that day. ![A bowl of Anok's clear gomtang](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-07-s1h3h-966.webp) Clear doesn't mean light here. Eating with that warm broth, I definitely felt full and satisfied. You know that feeling when you sit down to a bowl of gomtang like this and think, 'good call on lunch today'? That's exactly how I felt. ### Pyongyang naengmyeon: my first taste of its mild broth Next, the Pyongyang naengmyeon. Honestly, this was my first time trying it. I was curious what it would taste like, and the mild, plain flavor turned out to be its charm. I finally understood what naengmyeon fans mean when they talk about that particular kind of plainness. ![Anok's mild-flavored Pyongyang naengmyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-08-50o2j-1200.webp) As a first-timer, I'd say don't go in expecting a strongly seasoned flavor — instead, enjoy the mildness itself. That's what I ended up liking about it. And then came another first challenge: pork tail jjim. ![Trying Anok's pork tail jjim for the first time](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-09-1fnar-966.webp) ### Braised pork tail: tender yet chewy The name alone sounded a bit unfamiliar, but once I tried it, it reminded me of jokbal (braised pig's trotters). I think the soft-yet-chewy texture is really the appeal of this dish. This one especially stuck in my memory for its texture — soft to eat but with enough chew to be fun, and it paired well alongside the gomtang or naengmyeon. Choosing it as something to share with my friend was a good call too. ![A piece of soft, chewy pork tail jjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-10-him89-966.webp) Looking at the three dishes together was interesting. The gomtang stood out for its deep, filling broth, the Pyongyang naengmyeon for its mild, plain flavor, and the pork tail jjim for its soft, chewy texture — each left a different impression. ![Table spread of gomtang, Pyongyang naengmyeon, and pork tail jjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-11-opm86-966.webp) ## Anok's opening hours and closing day For anyone planning a visit: per the store's info, Anok opens at 11am Tuesday through Sunday and is closed on Mondays. Worth keeping in mind when setting up a weekend lunch. ![Table at the end of the meal at Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-12-1a6di-966.webp) ## Is Anok a good spot to meet a friend in Hongdae? That's my story of visiting Anok, a Hongdae Korean restaurant known for guk-bap (soup with rice), with a friend. Personally, I'd recommend the gomtang for a hearty lunch, the Pyongyang naengmyeon when you're craving something plain and noodle-based, and the pork tail jjim as something to share. ![Reference photo for choosing Anok's Korean dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-13-17thf-966.webp) Easy to walk to from the station, with an old-fashioned hanok atmosphere on top — it suited a long-overdue catch-up with a friend really well. It should work for anyone looking at both food and atmosphere together. ![Anok's space, full of hanok atmosphere](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang-14-12q6z-966.webp) Hope this helps anyone looking for a comfortable Korean restaurant in Hongdae. Anok shines even more as a first stop before heading to the trendy cafés nearby for round two. ## Where it is - Anok (안옥) - 13-4 Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 홍익로 13-4 - 37.5536729, 126.9229752 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%95%88%EC%98%A5/@37.5536729,126.9229752,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@next-restaurant/anok-hongdae-weekend-lunch-gomtang/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt