Goyang Korean restaurant for crispy meat and chive pancake: Doonjeong

You know those days when you crave a clean, deeply flavored bowl of soup? This time, I visited Doonjeong (도온정), a place in Hyangdong that everyone talks about! It is a gomtang specialist, simmering its soup with Korean native beef cows, and it has been selected by Blue Ribbon for two consecutive years!

Doonjeong location and parking

The address is 1F, 130 Kkotnaeeum 1-gil, Hyangdong-dong, Deogyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. Parking is not available, including in front of the restaurant. I recommend using a nearby public parking lot!

Hours are daily from 11:00 to 21:00, with a break from 15:00 to 17:00. Last orders are at 14:30 and 20:30.

A neat exterior with a Blue Ribbon banner

The clean, orderly exterior immediately caught my eye. Right in front of the entrance stood a Blue Ribbon Survey 2025–2026 banner certifying it as a nationwide favorite restaurant for two consecutive years! It gave me that extra-excited feeling about the meal ahead! 💛💛

A cozy interior filled with natural light

As soon as I walked in, natural light poured through the large windows, and the bright, pleasant atmosphere really caught my attention.

On the wall was the phrase, “A bowl that delivers warmth,” and it was memorable because it seemed to capture the restaurant’s philosophy. 😊

One wall had shelves displaying bottles of traditional yakju and cheongju rice wines, arranged stylishly like interior décor. The calm, cozy mood made it easy to relax over the meal.

The lunch dishes we ordered

Kimchi and kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) came as the basic side dishes in tidy bowls. They were simple but went so well with the gomtang.

• Meat and chive pancake ₩16,000
• Spicy tripe gomtang ₩18,000
• Korean beef yukhoe bibimbap ₩15,000

Korean beef yukhoe bibimbap that woke up my appetite

First up, the Korean beef yukhoe bibimbap—this is a dish I really, really recommend. It was piled high with fresh Korean beef yukhoe (seasoned raw beef), and packed with vegetables too, so it felt healthy just looking at it.

Once mixed together, it totally woke up my appetite! The chewy yet tender yukhoe and fluffy grains of rice were a perfect match. 😊 After one bite, I immediately understood why this place earned a Blue Ribbon!

Spicy tripe gomtang that hit the spot

Next was the spicy tripe gomtang! Its rich, deep broth had a spicy kick that felt so restorative. The broth, simmered with Korean native beef cows, had a depth and intensity that was clearly different from ordinary gomtang. 💛

One spoonful of that hot broth made lunch feel seriously satisfying and filling.

A meat-and-chive pancake loaded with meat

The meat-and-chive pancake! I really, really, really recommend this one too ㅠㅠ It arrived thickly pan-fried, crisp on the outside and packed full inside.

It was especially loaded with meat, and the combination of shiitake mushrooms and chives was 👍👍 Savory flavor exploded from the very first bite. It was so delicious that we polished it off without leaving a crumb, haha. I think it would be an absolutely dream pairing with makgeolli (Korean rice wine)! 🤎

A Hyangdong lunch I want to revisit

As you would expect from a Hyangdong favorite selected by Blue Ribbon for two consecutive years, Doonjeong was a place where you could feel the care and quality in every dish. I totally recommend it when you are craving hot soup and neatly prepared Korean food! 💛🧡🤎 I am 100% up for a return visit!!! Next time, I want to try the Korean beef gomtang too. 💛💛