# Weekday dinner for two at a Jak-dong Korean restaurant: Gim Myeongju - By Nayul (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-queue-marker/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Bucheon, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This post was written after a visit provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-queue-marker/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-queue-marker/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/index.md) ## In short Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang Bucheon Main Branch is a Korean restaurant on Giljullo560beon-gil in Jak-dong, near Gachiul Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi. A regular who visits three or four times a month, the writer came on a weekday evening with her husband and ordered the basic Tteuranchae table plus grilled mackerel à la carte, with refills of yeolmu dongchimi (young radish water kimchi) and cheong-doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and nurungji sungnyung (scorched-rice tea) from the stone pot rice. For a Korean meal that beats home cooking, Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang never disappoints. ## Good to know - **Address**: 59 Giljullo560beon-gil, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do - **Hours**: Daily 10:30–21:00 - **Parking**: Parking available; no trouble even when busy - **How to order**: Set meals of borigulbi (dried yellow croaker), soy-marinated crab, charcoal-grilled pork, seasoned cockles or grilled mackerel, or the basic Tteuranchae table plus à la carte dishes - **Ordered on this visit**: Basic Tteuranchae table + grilled mackerel à la carte - **Basic banchan**: Soy-pickled perilla leaves, seasoned doraji (bellflower root), braised potatoes, pickled garlic scape strips, dried radish greens, seasoned pickled chili, fried eggplant, gungchae leaf namul, japchae, seasoned green chili, kimchi, lettuce, ssamjang, cheong-doenjang jjigae and stone pot rice - **Refills**: Self-serve banchan bar; the cheong-doenjang jjigae is cooked fresh for you - **Seating**: Spacious hall, semi-private table areas, groups welcome, waiting seats provided - **Items for sale**: Banchan packs, borigulbi gift sets, and a dessert snack stand by the counter *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* ## Why we eat at Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang in Jak-dong three or four times a month I think we visit Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang in Jak-dong, Bucheon three or four times a month. We already went last week, and the week before that. It's the place to go when you're craving warm home-style Korean food — honestly, it's better than home cooking! 👍 > Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang Whether it's coworkers, family, or friends, nobody's ever unhappy here. A trusted favorite, my all-time Korean restaurant pick that gets nothing but praise — let me introduce Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang ♡ ## Hours and location near Gachiul Station - 59 Giljullo560beon-gil, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - ⏰ Open daily 10:30–21:00 - 🅿️ Parking available ![Exterior of Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang in Jak-dong, Bucheon](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-01-144lj-1200.webp) ![Entrance of the Korean restaurant building on Giljullo560beon-gil](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-02-tdqj4-m-900.webp) ![Sign for the second-floor entrance of Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-03-2fmkt-900.webp) ![Outside view of the Korean restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-04-1y5au-m-900.webp) We agreed to meet right after work, and I arrived 10 minutes early while my husband was 10 minutes late because of traffic. The heat had finally broken, so I enjoyed the breeze outside and looked at the big jars in the yard. The owner was out working in the field the whole time — I guess the vegetables on our table come straight from there. ![Large jars in the restaurant's yard](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-05-12x6m-900.webp) ![Vegetable field grown by the restaurant in front](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-06-qtk99-900.webp) ### Is parking easy at Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang? Every time I've come to Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang, even when it's packed, parking has never been a hassle. That's a huge plus if you're driving. ![Parking lot at Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-07-1u3hz-900.webp) The stone pot rice is made with their own milled hwangmi rice, rich in fiber, vitamins, and minerals — it tastes that good. ![Sign about the restaurant's own milled hwangmi rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-08-ebglb-900.webp) ![Post about the rice used for the stone pot rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-09-162kt-900.webp) ### Waiting seats and cleanliness This place always has a wait, so there's proper waiting seating set up. They're Blue Cesco Members, meaning regular hygiene management, so it feels trustworthy — and they also sell borigulbi gift sets. ![Waiting seats at the Korean restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-10-1w306-900.webp) ![Display of borigulbi gift sets](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-11-1rwdd-900.webp) The hall is spacious, with semi-private table sections — totally fine for group visits. ![Spacious hall with semi-private table sections](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-12-1ovek-900.webp) ## Basic Tteuranchae table plus one à la carte dish: the best-value order At Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang, you can order borigulbi, soy crab, charcoal-grilled pork, cockle salad, or grilled mackerel as full set meals, or go with the basic Tteuranchae table plus an à la carte dish. We usually go for the cost-effective combo of the basic table with one extra dish, since the banchan spread is already so good that ordering a big main means you get too full to enjoy them. ![Full spread of the basic Tteuranchae table](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-13-3mhdp-900.webp) ![Table for two set with basic banchan](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-14-vhme7-900.webp) ![Self-serve banchan refill bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-15-1t3mc-900.webp) There's a self-serve refill bar, but honestly, just the basic banchan fills you up so much that you only end up refilling one or two things you really love. I think that's everyone's experience — the fullness issue! ![Banchan dishes at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-16-1v9ei-900.webp) The yeolmu dongchimi (young radish greens in cold, tangy-sweet broth) isn't part of the standard banchan lineup — it's sweet and tangy and something I can never make well at home, so I really love it. ![Sweet and tangy yeolmu dongchimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-17-elwu9-900.webp) ### Our most frequent order: grilled mackerel We usually go for charcoal-grilled pork and grilled mackerel. I'm not great with soy crab, and we have another go-to spot for cockle salad, so grilled mackerel ends up being our most frequent order here — it's exactly to my taste. ![Grilled mackerel ordered à la carte](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-18-nrk70-900.webp) ![Grilled mackerel served with basic banchan](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-19-1pxop-m-900.webp) ![Close-up of the basic banchan spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-20-1j8ke-900.webp) ## What banchan comes with the basic table, and how it tastes The basic banchan includes soy-marinated perilla leaves, doraji salad, braised potatoes, marinated garlic scapes, dried radish greens, seasoned gochujang pickles, fried eggplant, gungchae leaf namul, japchae (glass noodle stir-fry), seasoned green chili, kimchi, lettuce, ssamjang, cheonggukjang stew, and stone pot rice. I gushed about it endlessly in last month's review, so this time I'll just sum it up in three words: it. tastes. good. The stone pot rice and the cheonggukjang stew — I love them so much. ![Stone pot rice and cheonggukjang stew](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-21-dsvnw-900.webp) Why doesn't mackerel ever come out this good when I grill it at home... maybe it's the heat source, or I can't get the temperature right — here it's crispy outside, tender inside. My husband was busy carefully deboning it, eating some himself and piling the rest onto my rice. The nurungji sungnyung (scorched rice tea) was bubbling away nicely in the pot. ![Nurungji sungnyung forming in the stone pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-22-1iqrz-900.webp) They refill the cheonggukjang stew — actually re-cook a whole fresh batch for you. From the basic banchan to the stew to the rice, two thumbs up 👍 ![Packaged banchan for takeout](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-23-1grnb-900.webp) ![Dessert snack stand by the counter](https://img.superchart.com/images/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel-24-1qs0b-m-900.webp) ## Banchan packs and dessert snacks to take home Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang also sells banchan in take-home packs at a fair price with generous portions — worth grabbing occasionally. There's also a dessert snack stand right by the counter. Today's visit was a weekday dinner date with my husband. Whenever you need a warm Korean meal with family, parents, kids, or close friends, remember this place and pay a visit ♡ You won't be disappointed. ## Where it is - Gim Myeongju Tteuranchae Bapsang Bucheon Main Branch (김명주뜰안채밥상 부천본점) - 59 Giljullo560beon-gil, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 경기도 부천시 원미구 길주로560번길 59 - 37.5043367, 126.8055557 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B9%80%EB%AA%85%EC%A3%BC%EB%9C%B0%EC%95%88%EC%B1%84%EB%B0%A5%EC%83%81%20%EB%B6%80%EC%B2%9C%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5043367,126.8055557,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-queue-marker/bucheon-jakdong-hanjeongsik-weeknight-mackerel/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt