What to eat near Myeongdong Station: pork gomtang bowls at Baekok
In short
Baekok Myeongdong is a pork gomtang (pork bone soup) restaurant tucked into an alley off Myeongdong 8-gil in Jung-gu, Seoul. The writer ordered two medium pork gomtang bowls for 22,000 won and cold pork slices for 10,000 won at the solo bar seats, ordering by table QR code and paying on the way out. The broth is mild rather than sharp and warms you through, making Baekok Myeongdong a filling lunch stop near Myeongdong Station.
Good to know
- Address
- 8-23 Myeongdong 8-gil, B1 and 1F, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Hours
- Daily 11:00–22:00
- Parking
- Not available
- How to order
- Order by table QR code, pay on the way out
- Pork gomtang
- Medium 11,000 won / Large 15,000 won
- Yakgomtang (herbal pork soup)
- Medium 14,000 won / Large 18,000 won
- Yeolgomtang (spicy pork soup)
- Medium 12,000 won / Large 16,000 won
- Cabbage dumplings
- 4 pieces 8,000 won
- Naengjeyuk (chilled sliced pork)
- 10,000 won
- Bulkkorangi (grilled pork tail)
- 13,000 won
- What the writer ordered
- Two medium pork gomtang 22,000 won, chilled sliced pork 10,000 won
- Price reference
- ₩22,000 ≈ $16.5 · ₩10,000 ≈ $7.4 (2026-09-15)
as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026
Where is Baekok Myeongdong?
Baekok Myeongdong is a Korean restaurant serving pork gomtang (pork bone soup), occupying the basement and first floor of 8-23 Myeongdong 8-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul. It's open daily 11:00–22:00, and there's no parking available.
The directions led me somewhere weird ㅠㅠ It took me down an alley like something out of a crime movie, but there was this one sign glowing like a comic book panel
I walked in like I was hypnotized haha
Solo bar seats and table seating at Baekok Myeongdong
Baekok Myeongdong has solo bar seats that are great for eating alone. Maybe because it's a lunch spot, there were bar seats too, and since they're against the wall, I could prop my phone up without a stand and watch videos while eating!
The hall had a variety of seating, from regular tables to comfy seats you could lean back into haha
There was a poster with a warm little message on it,, but it made me think — Euljiro and Myeongdong both seem to have a lot of restaurants with 'baek' in the name!
How QR ordering and pay-on-exit work
Baekok Myeongdong uses a QR code attached to each table for ordering, but payment isn't made at the time of ordering — you have to pay on your way out!
You scan the QR code on the left labeled 'order by QR' and order through the site. They even linked a review event site through QR too, for convenience
Everything you need for eating gomtang (bone soup) was all set up already
Baekok Myeongdong menu and prices
This is Baekok's menu! All the gomtang dishes come in size options, and there seem to be mild / soy sauce / spicy styles -!!
- Pork gomtang Medium ₩11,000 / Large ₩15,000
- Herbal gomtang Medium ₩14,000 / Large ₩18,000
- Spicy gomtang Medium ₩12,000 / Large ₩16,000
- Cabbage dumplings 4pc ₩8,000
- Cold pork slices ₩10,000
- Grilled pork tail ₩13,000
With all these size options and such a neat, proper meal lineup, I thought it was the kind of place you could come to anytime and leave full and satisfied
And oh, the cups were just too cute,, I think I always pay extra attention when a place has cups with the store name on them — it just gets me
Kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) is a must with gomtang, and it tasted properly classic — I loved it!
How did the medium pork gomtang and chilled sliced pork taste?
What I ordered that day was two medium pork gomtangs for ₩22,000, and cold pork slices for ₩10,000. I got the milky white pork gomtang and thinly sliced cold pork slices haha
The visuals are amazing, right. It came out faster than I expected, and even though I ordered the medium size, it was huge! Big bowl, generous portion too
The cold pork slices came with lime to squeeze on top, which cut through any gamey smell and made it taste even better — it felt totally different from the meat in the soup, so it didn't get repetitive, you know? And the texture was great to begin with — properly moist, not tough, nice and chewy, perfect as a side dish. Topped with the jeotgal (salted seafood) that came with it, it felt like eating bossam (boiled pork wraps) while making kimchi — it was so good
The soup had a clear broth with a deep, spicy-ish flavor, and I found it even tastier after piling on the black pepper! Since the gomtang itself already comes seasoned, I think the pepper they had on the table was a milder blend prepared specially for that — sprinkling it on didn't make things salty, it just brought out this rush of savoriness that went really well with the soup haha
The rice portion was generous too, so I left having had a really satisfying meal. How should I put it — it wasn't harsh or overpowering, but it warmed me up and settled my stomach! There was no gamey smell either, so my satisfaction was high
Is Baekok Myeongdong worth a second visit?
Even by the counter, they had mouthwash, floss, and candy neatly displayed. It's the kind of thoughtful place that made me want to come back again >.<
Even though it's a restaurant tucked away in an alley, people kept streaming in, so it seemed like it was already a well-known spot. Everyone, you should all try it ,, 😍
Where it is
8-23 Myeongdong 8-gil, B1 and 1F, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 중구 명동8길 8-23 지하1층, 1층
