Rainy-day gukbap with beef pancake near Hongdae, Yukjeon Gukbap
Yukjeon Gukbap Seogyo Branch is a 24-hour gukbap (Korean soup with rice) restaurant on the corner of the Hongik University Station intersection in Mapo, Seoul. On a chilly rainy day, this spicy yukjeon gukbap—topped with a freshly pan-fried beef pancake and loaded with radish and meat—made a hearty, warming bowl. Anyone craving a filling meal near Hongdae, day or night, will find Yukjeon Gukbap Seogyo Branch worth the stop.