# Black garlic loach soup at Sangol Chueojeong, a Gochang restaurant - By Yoonseul (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-barstool/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Updated Sep 16, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gochang, Jeonbuk - Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/index.md) ## In short Sangol Chueojeong Gochang Main Branch (산골추어정 고창본점) is a loach soup restaurant on a hillside in Sanjeong-gil, Gochang, Jeonbuk. After walking Gochangeupseong fortress and soaking at Seokjeong Hot Springs Hu Spa, the writer walked 1km from Gochang Welpark Hotel to Sangol Chueojeong for black garlic loach soup, a small plate of boiled pork and bokbunja wine. The broth was rich without a trace of fishiness and the tidy side dishes made this a restorative meal worth bringing parents to. ## Good to know - **What we ordered**: Black garlic loach soup, small plate of boiled pork, bokbunja (black raspberry) wine - **Main menu**: Loach soup simmered with loach cleaned fresh each morning and sanghwang mushroom; pork cutlet is also popular - **Rice**: Sindongjin pot rice served with every loach soup order - **Drinking water**: Sanghwang mushroom tea and dungulle (Solomon's seal) tea - **Dessert**: Misutgaru (roasted grain powder drink) - **Self-bar**: In the middle of the dining hall, for free side dish refills - **Parking**: Right in front of the restaurant - **Waiting**: Expect a wait on weekends and at peak mealtimes - **Location**: 136-3 Sanjeong-gil, Gochang-eup, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk (1km one way from Seokjeong Hot Springs Hu Spa and Gochang Welpark Hotel) *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* A must-visit restaurant in Gochang, Jeonbuk — I completely fell for Sangol Chueojeong. This was my first trip to Gochang, and between the sights, the food, and the stay, I came away really satisfied. Especially this Gochang restaurant, Sangol Chueojeong, which felt like a great place to bring your parents. ![Signature photo of Sangol Chueojeong in Gochang](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-01-niisd-1200.webp) ## Gochangeupseong fortress and Seokjeong hot springs before lunch at Sangol Chueojeong I picked Sangol Chueojeong, a Gochang restaurant, for my last evening plan. Gochangeupseong fortress, one of Korea's 100 Beautiful Roads, was still hot out but so pretty once I walked the whole loop! ![View of Gochangeupseong, one of Korea's 100 Beautiful Roads](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-02-quknh-900.webp) After a tiring day out, I went to Seokjeong Hot Springs Hu Spa to enjoy the hot spring and spa, then headed to Sangol Chueojeong to properly recharge my body. ![Gochang travel course around Seokjeong Hot Springs Hu Spa](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-03-vjmq1-900.webp) ## How to get to Sangol Chueojeong: parking and waiting times Sangol Chueojeong is a Gochang restaurant tucked deep into the hillside, with easy parking right out front. I stayed at Gochang Welpark Hotel and deliberately walked there — I wanted a glass of bokbunja since I was in Gochang! It's about 1km one way from Seokjeong Hu Spa and Welpark Hotel, and the air along the way was so nice it felt like a healing course in itself. There were a lot of customers when I arrived — I could immediately see why it's so popular! ![Exterior of Sangol Chueojeong Gochang Main Branch with parking in front](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-04-1npii-900.webp) There can be a wait on weekends or during mealtimes. ![Entrance of Sangol Chueojeong busy with customers during mealtime](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-05-p9kiu-900.webp) It was too busy for me to photograph the interior, but it's very clean with a calm, old-fashioned atmosphere. There's a self-bar in the middle where you can grab more of any side dish you're running low on. ![Calm dining hall and self-bar at Sangol Chueojeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-06-xkhj3-900.webp) ## What's on the menu at Sangol Chueojeong This Gochang restaurant's main dish is loach soup, made from loach cleaned fresh every morning and simmered for a long time with precious sanghwang mushroom. Pork cutlet is apparently one of their other popular items too! ![Sangol Chueojeong menu listing loach soup and pork cutlet](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-07-12hva-900.webp) Just from the paper tray set on the table, I could tell this would be a great place to bring your parents. Gochang really is a healing city. ![Paper tray set on the table at Sangol Chueojeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-08-1mrfn-900.webp) Even the water comes as sanghwang mushroom tea or dungulle tea. Having a cool cup after the walk was pure bliss. ![Water served as sanghwang mushroom tea and dungulle tea](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-09-1a87g-900.webp) ## The side dishes served with the meal The basic side dishes at Sangol Chueojeong come out as neat and tidy as the restaurant's atmosphere. ![Neatly arranged banchan at Sangol Chueojeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-10-gebmu-900.webp) The kimchi was so good it made a great appetizer paired with tofu. ![Kimchi eaten with tofu at Sangol Chueojeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-11-ctau0-900.webp) Fresh salad with a tangy dressing. Every banchan at Sangol Chueojeong was clean and good — nothing to leave behind. I was already won over before the main dish even arrived. ![Fresh salad side dish served with dressing](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-12-1db7h-900.webp) ## Today's pick: black garlic loach soup, boiled pork and bokbunja My pick at this Gochang restaurant today was black garlic loach soup, a small pork platter, and Gochang's famous bokbunja wine — a completely healthy spread. Walking one of Korea's 100 Beautiful Roads, soaking in a hot spring, and then eating a proper nourishing meal — is there a better healing course than that? ![Black garlic loach soup and small pork platter spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-13-1xlyj-900.webp) It's my favorite color, purple, but also I've been really into bokbunja wine lately. ![A glass of purple-tinted Gochang bokbunja wine](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-14-105ot-900.webp) The small pork platter at Sangol Chueojeong is just as popular as the loach soup. The plating alone was outstanding. ![Plated small pork platter at Sangol Chueojeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-15-2cotw-900.webp) A nourishing dish made with domestic pork shoulder that really fills your protein quota. Paired with the deliciously seasoned chive salad, it was so good. ![Domestic pork shoulder platter with chive salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-16-d2wcn-900.webp) ### The Sindongjin pot rice that comes with the loach soup Ordering loach soup at this Gochang restaurant gets you pot rice too! The freshly made pot rice is Sindongjin-sam pot rice. Even the rice comes with real care at Sangol Chueojeong. ![Sindongjin pot rice served alongside the loach soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-17-1tcqg-900.webp) ### Is the loach soup broth fishy? Personally, I'm not usually a fan of loach soup, but I was completely won over after eating it at Sangol Chueojeong. Not even a trace of fishy taste, and the broth flavor is truly amazing. Rich, delicious — the kind of mild flavor anyone, young or old, would like. ![Rich broth of the black garlic loach soup at Sangol Chueojeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-18-5ndfs-900.webp) It was packed with dried radish greens too, so there was fun in fishing them out. If loach soup always tasted like this, I feel like I'd come back often. ![A bowl of loach soup packed with dried radish greens](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-19-1350q-900.webp) ## Finishing with a cup of misutgaru The misutgaru dessert at Sangol Chueojeong felt just like the old-fashioned kind you'd mix up at home. ![Old-fashioned style misutgaru served for dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-20-1pp4z-900.webp) A proper nourishing meal followed by a sweet misutgaru finish — perfect. A must-visit restaurant in Gochang, Jeonbuk, Sangol Chueojeong — I'll definitely stop by again next time I'm in Gochang. ![Final photo after finishing the meal at Sangol Chueojeong Gochang Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic-21-1ws5e-900.webp) ## Where it is - Sangol Chueojeong Gochang Main Branch (산골추어정 고창본점) - 136-3 Sanjeong-gil, Gochang-eup, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk-teukbyeoljachido, South Korea - 전북특별자치도 고창군 고창읍 산정길 136-3 - 35.4202289, 126.7384663 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%82%B0%EA%B3%A8%EC%B6%94%EC%96%B4%EC%A0%95%20%EA%B3%A0%EC%B0%BD%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@35.4202289,126.7384663,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-barstool/gochang-sangol-chueojeong-black-garlic/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt