Hongdae Seoul restaurant for a client meeting, chewy naengmyeon: Anok
Anok is a gomtang (clear beef broth soup) and Pyongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) restaurant in a hanok up a stairway off an alley near Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. Craving naengmyeon even after summer had passed, two diners ordered clear gomtang, Pyongyang naengmyeon in cold broth and braised pork tail, and the three dishes were generous enough to leave leftovers. Between the hanok-view two-seat table and the clear broth finished with cracked black pepper, Anok is a place worth booking with confidence for a client meeting.