Insadong pork gomtang and cold jeyuk on a weekday evening: Wolhadong

Where is Wolhadong? 5 minutes on foot from Anguk Station Exit 5

Wolhadong is a pork gomtang (pork bone soup) restaurant on Insadong 8-gil in Jongno-gu, Seoul, about a 5-minute walk from Anguk Station Exit 5. I came for dinner on a weekday evening. It's right in the Insadong area, so it's also a great spot to explore around before or after the meal :)

It's close enough to the station that even a slow walk gets you there quickly — accessibility by public transit is pretty solid!

Just a heads up, there's no parking available at the restaurant, so if you're driving, keep that in mind beforehand. Personally, since it's so close to the station, I'd recommend visiting by public transit!

Wolhadong is a pork gomtang specialist — as someone who loves guk-bap (soup with rice) in general, I was really curious what it would taste like!

Inside the converted hanok: seating, and the same table 4 years later

The inside of Wolhadong is a decently spacious layout, and with over 10 tables including bar seats, there was never a feeling of running out of seats. The tables were also spaced generously apart, so moving around was comfortable and unhurried :)

The interior has the feel of a converted hanok (traditional Korean house), giving it a different atmosphere from a typical restaurant. It was decorated in a way that felt both cozy and tidy overall, making it a comfortable place to eat! :)

What surprised me most was that this was the very place my boyfriend and I first visited in the early days of dating! Back then it was a lamb chop restaurant, and now, four years later, it had turned into a gomtang restaurant. Coming back here by chance after getting engaged made the moment feel really meaningful.

By the way, they said they give out a free side dish if you write a Naver review, so I'd recommend taking part!

Ordering is simple — just use the QR code attached to the table!

Wolhadong's menu and our order: two Wolha Gomtang and a half plate of cold jeyuk

Being a gomtang restaurant, Wolhadong's menu is really simple. Check the image below for the exact options and prices! After some deliberation, we ordered two Wolha Gomtang and a half plate of cold jeyuk.

The dishes came out quickly, not long after ordering — the food was set down one by one without much wait. Seeing the gomtang steaming hot made me feel full and satisfied just by looking at it!

The kimchi was genuinely delicious — I wondered where it was from.

Two sauces come with the cold jeyuk, but nobody explains them

Cold jeyuk (chilled boiled pork) was a menu I was trying for the first time that day, so I was curious how it would taste, but it came with two different sauces and I was a bit confused about which one to dip it in. The staff didn't explain, so at first I was a little flustered not knowing which sauce would go better haha. In the end, we decided to try dipping it in each sauce one by one to figure out which combination worked best :)

What does Wolha Gomtang taste like? A clear, light broth

Wolhadong's Wolha Gomtang came out piping hot, with a clear, clean broth generously filled with pork — it really looked delicious! Rather than a milky white broth, the clear color gave it a visual that suggested a light, clean flavor :)

The kimchi eaten alongside the gomtang was a great match too. The crisp texture was still there, and with a good balance of tang and spice, it was really nice paired in between bites of the light broth :)

The cold jeyuk, which I tried for the first time, was chilled pork, but despite being cold it wasn't dry at all — it was tender and had a really nice texture! You could really taste the clean flavor of the meat itself, and dipping it in the sauce added a salty note that kept it from tasting flat :)

What was good and what fell short at Wolhadong

A pretty solid lunch spot in Insadong, Wolhadong! The clear, light pork gomtang was easy to eat without feeling heavy, and the cold jeyuk, a first for me, was a fun, different dish to enjoy alongside it.

That said, the lack of separate explanation about the menu or sauces, and no goodbye when we left after the meal, were a bit disappointing. If the staff were just a little friendlier, the whole meal would have felt even better :)