# Friday-night wait and wood ear mushroom texture: Oreno Ramen Gangnam - By Yeobaek (https://superchart.com/en/@restaurant-doorways/) - Written Sep 8, 2026 - Updated Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/index.md) ## In short Oreno Ramen Gangnam is a chicken-broth tori paitan ramen restaurant on the 2nd floor near Exit 11 of Gangnam Station, Seoul. There was a wait on a Friday evening, but turnover was fast, and the writer ordered two bowls of tori paitan with a soft-boiled egg and an assorted tsukune platter. The broth was rich and creamy yet clean, and with free noodle and broth refills, it made for a filling meal. ## Good to know - **Address**: 28-9 Teheran-ro 1-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 2F (817-30 Yeoksam-dong) - **Transit**: 264m from Exit 11 of Gangnam Station, Sinbundang Line - **Hours**: Daily 11:00-20:30 (last order 20:00), no break time - **Ordering**: Select and pay at the entrance kiosk, then wait inside - **Seating**: Table seats and bar-style solo dining seats, open kitchen - **What we ordered**: 2x tori paitan, added soft-boiled egg, assorted tsukune, Coca-Cola Light - **Free add-ons**: Extra noodles, broth, rice, and kimchi - **Basic side dishes**: Kimchi and pickled ginger provided; radish is self-serve at the table *as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026* ![A bowl of tori paitan ramen at Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-01-1gbn3-900.webp) ![Ramen table setting at Oreno Ramen Gangnam near Gangnam Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-02-1p5sa-900.webp) I went to Oreno Ramen, a well-known Gangnam Station restaurant. ![오레노라멘 강남점 2층 매장 입구](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-03-ie1h9-1200.webp) ## Location and hours of Oreno Ramen Gangnam Oreno Ramen Gangnam 📍28-9 Teheran-ro 1-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 2F 817-30 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 🚇 Subway 264m from Exit 11 of Gangnam Station, Sinbundang Line 🕒 Hours Daily 11:00 - 20:30 (last order 20:00) No break time I'd visited the Jamsil branch of Oreno Ramen a few times before. This time I went to the Gangnam branch, and since it was a Friday evening, there was a wait. ![Friday evening waiting line at the entrance of Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-04-19zuh-900.webp) Still, the restaurant is fairly large and turnover was fast, so I didn't have to wait as long as I expected. ![Order kiosk at the entrance of Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-05-1m31r-900.webp) ## How the wait and ordering work Instead of waiting at the entrance and being seated when your turn comes, the system here is: you select your menu and pay at a kiosk near the entrance, then wait inside again. ![Interior waiting area of Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-06-d8kbs-900.webp) ![View of the open kitchen and seating at Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-07-v4r0m-900.webp) Once a seat opens up, a staff member guides you to it, and that's when you receive your ramen. ## Solo dining seats and the open kitchen vibe The restaurant was bigger than I expected, and it was nearly full since it was Friday night. Besides tables, there were also bar-style seats set up specifically for solo diners, and in fact there were quite a lot of people eating alone. It felt like a comfortable place to grab ramen by yourself near Gangnam Station. What impressed me most was that the staff stayed friendly even during the busy rush. Despite the crowd and the constant stream of orders, they handled everything calmly and quickly. Since it's an open kitchen, I could watch the ramen being made in real time — several staff members moving fast, each handling their own role in perfect sync, which honestly looked pretty cool. Even amid the chaos, the kitchen stayed clean and organized, so it was fun to watch while waiting for the food. ![Michelin Guide Seoul book displayed in the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-08-177sg-900.webp) On one side of the restaurant, a Michelin Guide book was on display. Oreno Ramen is known for being featured in the Michelin Guide Seoul, so seeing the actual book displayed made me take a second look. Kimchi and pickled ginger are provided, while radish is self-serve at the table. ![Kimchi and pickled ginger with self-serve radish on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-09-1s1gk-900.webp) ![Table setting at Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-10-l5jeq-900.webp) ![Table with side dishes while waiting for ramen](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-11-xxs1l-900.webp) ## Not tonkotsu — chicken broth paitan ramen Oreno Ramen's signature dish isn't a typical pork-bone-based tonkotsu ramen but a paitan ramen made by simmering chicken for a long time. ![Menu board showing tori paitan and kara paitan](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-12-1cijl-900.webp) The menu is fairly simple too, centered on tori paitan and kara paitan, which gave me the sense that they're really focused on the ramen itself. We ordered two bowls of tori paitan that day, adding a soft-boiled egg to one of them. We also ordered a Coca-Cola Light. ![Bubbly tori paitan broth with toppings](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-13-15pdw-900.webp) ### Tori paitan toppings and sous-vide chicken The moment the tori paitan arrived, what caught my eye first was the pale, cloudy, bubbly broth. On top of the broth were sous-vide chicken, thinly sliced chashu, wood ear mushroom, and green onion, with a light sprinkle of pepper. The chicken was really tender. Cooked sous-vide, it had almost none of the dry texture you'd get from a regular chicken breast — it was moist and clean-tasting, with none of the gamey smell chicken sometimes has. ![Lifting up the sous-vide chicken and chashu](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-14-1fpw3-900.webp) ### The crunchy texture of wood ear mushroom And what I especially liked was the wood ear mushroom. With the pale, soft chicken broth, noodles, and chicken all giving an overall soft texture, the wood ear mushroom's crunch in between really brought the texture to life. Thanks to that contrast, eating the ramen never felt boring. ![Tori paitan topped with wood ear mushroom and green onion](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-15-577su-m-900.webp) ![Lifting up noodles from the tori paitan ramen](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-16-124uh-900.webp) The green onion went well with the broth too, and the soft-boiled egg's moist yolk added a savory richness when eaten with the deep chicken broth. ![Cross-section of a soft-boiled egg with a moist yolk](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-17-7nypi-966.webp) The soft-boiled egg was also seasoned just right, so it was delicious even on its own. ![Rich and creamy chicken broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-18-14aa8-900.webp) The broth was very rich and creamy from the first sip, but it wasn't heavy or greasy. It's based on a savory, deep flavor drawn from the chicken, which felt clearly different from tonkotsu — and despite being a pale, cloudy broth, it went down surprisingly clean. ![A bowl of tori paitan ramen nearly finished](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-19-18nde-966.webp) ## How much are the free noodle and broth refills Another distinctive thing about Oreno Ramen is that once you order ramen, you can get free extra noodles, broth, rice, and kimchi. ![Free extra noodles and broth added to the ramen](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-20-hh4lr-900.webp) My husband added extra noodles and broth partway through, and it really felt like getting a whole new bowl. The noodle refill doesn't come with mushroom, but it comes loaded with onion flakes, which was actually a nice touch. Adding the leftover soft-boiled egg to the extra broth made it feel like a full bowl all over again. ![Assorted tsukune with mentaiko-scallion and mayonnaise skewers](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-21-1182p-900.webp) ## The assorted tsukune we ordered as a side This was my first time ordering the assorted tsukune. Tsukune is a Japanese-style chicken meatball dish, and this set came with a mentaiko-scallion chicken skewer and a mayonnaise-topped skewer together. Both had really tender chicken. The meatballs themselves were especially moist, with no dryness at all, and you could taste the clean, deep flavor coming from the chicken. ![Close-up of a moist chicken meatball skewer](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-22-1ofa4-900.webp) The mentaiko-scallion skewer had the salty flavor of mentaiko (pollock roe) combined with the aroma of scallion, which paired well with the chicken meatballs, while the mayonnaise-topped one had a slightly richer, softer flavor. ![Picking up a mentaiko-scallion chicken skewer](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-23-11op7-900.webp) Since the two tasted different, it was fun to alternate between them bite by bite. The ramen alone is filling enough, but if you want a side dish to go with it, the assorted tsukune seems like a solid choice. ![Ramen and assorted tsukune served together on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan-24-1y690-900.webp) ## Wrap-up Above all, the restaurant is spacious with solo dining seats set aside, so plenty of people were eating alone, and the staff stayed friendly even while busy, making the whole meal a pleasant experience. If you're looking for a rich, creamy chicken broth ramen near Gangnam Station, Oreno Ramen Gangnam is worth a visit. Even with a wait, turnover is fast, and best of all, being able to add extra noodles or broth after finishing your ramen made it a satisfying, filling meal. ## Where it is - Oreno Ramen Gangnam (오레노라멘 강남점) - 28-9 Teheran-ro 1-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 2F - 서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로1길 28-9 2F - 37.5004882, 127.0280926 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A4%EB%A0%88%EB%85%B8%EB%9D%BC%EB%A9%98%20%EA%B0%95%EB%82%A8%EC%A0%90/@37.5004882,127.0280926,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@restaurant-doorways/oreno-ramen-gangnam-friday-night-torypaitan/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt