Gangnam Chinese restaurant for dinner with mom: Namsogwan

Namsogwan U Yuk Dosakmyeon

Namsogwan U Yuk Dosakmyeon location, hours, parking

• 📍Location: 19 Teheran-ro 1-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 1st & 2nd floor, Namsogwan U Yuk Dosakmyeon
• ⏰Hours: 11:00 - 22:20
• 🅿️Parking: Nearby paid parking lots

Today's restaurant is Namsogwan U Yuk Dosakmyeon near Gangnam Station. Now that I've hit black grade on Superchart, I basically eat out for almost every meal haha. This isn't a food I usually eat, but I heard it was a great spot so I went — and honestly it was so good I finished everything before writing this up.

Yuxiang rousi rice bowl, xiaolongbao and shumai with mom

I went to Namsogwan U Yuk Dosakmyeon near Gangnam Station for dinner with my mom. It's known mostly for dosakmyeon (hand-shaved noodles), but they also have rice bowls and dim sum, so it's a good spot to order a bunch of different things together.

The interior is pretty upscale too, so it would suit an important occasion.

We sat on the first floor.

There were a lot of couples on dates, and plenty of office workers having dinners with coworkers too.

The basic side dish setup

Soy sauce

Pickled mustard greens (zha cai)

Peanuts

What we ordered — full rundown

• 🍚 Yuxiang Rousi Rice Bowl ₩10,800 — the spicy, rich yuxiang sauce went really well with the pork and vegetables
• 🥟 Xiaolongbao ₩9,800 — soft wrapper with juicy broth inside, best eaten while still warm
• 🥢 Shumai ₩9,000 — shrimp and pork combo, light but with great texture

Yuxiang Rousi Rice Bowl ₩10,800

Pork and a mix of vegetables stir-fried in yuxiang sauce, served over rice. The sauce was rich with a slight kick of spice, which went really well with the rice.

There was a generous amount of pork and vegetables, so eating them together in one bite was really tasty.

The flavor wasn't too strong, so my mom enjoyed it without any hesitation. It also paired well as a main alongside the dim sum.

The egg soup that came with it was also good.

The warm broth paired nicely with the spicy dish.

Xiaolongbao ₩9,800

Pork dim sum with soup broth inside. The wrapper was soft and the inside was full of broth, so it was best eaten while still warm. It's better to let it cool slightly rather than eating it right away.

If you have shredded ginger, eating it together cuts down on the richness and makes for a cleaner bite. If you like dim sum, this is a safe, solid order.

The broth inside was seriously amazing.

Shumai ₩9,000

Handmade dim sum filled with shrimp and pork, and the restaurant's signature dish. Shrimp on top gave it a springy texture while the inside stayed soft.

It was a bit lighter than the xiaolongbao, and being bite-sized, I kept reaching for more. A great side to eat alongside the main dish, one piece at a time.

The shrimp pieces were really large too.

Who I'd recommend this to

• 🍜 Anyone looking for a lunch spot near Gangnam Station
• 🍜 Anyone wanting dim sum at Gangnam Station
• 🍜 Office workers looking for a lunch place
• 🍜 Anyone looking for a Gangnam restaurant to eat at with their parents
• 🍜 Anyone who wants to try a variety of rice bowls and dim sum together
• 🍜 Anyone looking for a dinner or gathering spot near Gangnam Station