Yongsan Station pork gomtang by QR order, ₩38,000 for two: Baekok

Where is Baekok Yongsan?

I was hunting for a Yongsan Station restaurant and this time went for a place serving pork gomtang (pork bone soup). It's Baekok Yongsan, tucked in the alley off Hangangdae-ro 10-gil. Honestly, it caught my eye the second I turned into the alley. The first floor is floor-to-ceiling glass with a clear view up to the second floor, so it stands out from the surrounding buildings.

Baekok Yongsan seating: solo high tables to a group room

The first floor has a few high tables along the open kitchen like this. I thought this would work fine for solo dining or two people.

Further in there's a separate room like this. One long table that looked like it could easily seat eight or more. Perfect for a work dinner, I thought.

Most of the seating is up on the second floor.

There's a framed sign on the wall explaining how they prepare the meat, rice, and broth. Reading it before eating definitely made me pay more attention to the broth.

Ordering by table QR code: ₩38,000 for two

Like a lot of places these days, you order here by scanning the table QR code. Scan it and the menu pops right up, so you and your companion can each add items from your own phone. Kiosks always have that annoying waiting-in-line feel, but this was done right from your seat, which was much easier.

Here's what we ordered.

• ✔️ Pork gomtang ₩11,000
• ✔️ Spicy (yeol) gomtang set ₩17,000 (spicy gomtang + 2pcs cabbage mandu + drink)
• ✔️ Cold pork half-plate ₩10,000
• Total came to ₩38,000.

Salt and pepper are set on every table so you can season to taste.

Clear pork gomtang broth with 100g of pork

It came out pretty quickly after ordering.

First, the pork gomtang. As you can see, it's not a cloudy broth at all — it's very clear and transparent.

One spoonful of broth and it was genuinely clean-tasting. The seasoning was already spot on, nothing to adjust. They say each serving has 100g of meat, and pulling it up, it really was a good amount. Despite being cooked so long, it wasn't dry — it pulled apart tender along the grain.

How spicy is the yeol gomtang?

Yeol gomtang is the pork gomtang with heat added. It comes topped with a chili paste (dadaegi) that you stir in.

The heat doesn't hit hard — it's more just enough to lift the broth's flavor, which I liked. Personally, the yeol version suited me better. That could come down to taste, so ordering both to share is one way to go.

Side dishes are pickled onion and mushroom, plus diced radish kimchi (kkakdugi).

If the broth feels a bit plain as you eat, you can use the salt and pepper, but I much preferred eating it alongside the pickles and kkakdugi. The pickle brine goes really well with the mild gomtang.

Cabbage mandu: two dumplings in the set

This is the cabbage mandu (dumplings) that came with the set. Instead of dumpling wrappers, they're wrapped in cabbage, and it was genuinely good.

The first bite gives you a crunch from the cabbage outside, and the filling inside is packed so full that two pieces felt like not enough. Next time I'd order the 5-piece version. Dipping them in the soy sauce that comes alongside gives a different flavor again.

Half plate of cold pork with toha-jeot

Then the cold pork half-plate. Pork cheek meat cooked tender and served cold, topped with lemon.

Alongside it is toha-jeot, a fermented sauce made from freshwater shrimp. Dipping the pork in it, the umami was intense. Honestly, this felt more like a drinking snack than a meal item. Paired with a Korean traditional liquor or wine would've been perfect.

Baekok Yongsan address, hours and parking

To sum up, this spot is walkable whether you're coming from Sinyongsan Station or Yongsan Station. It worked as a setup for a solo lunch, a dinner as a couple, or a group dinner in the back room.

• 📍 Location: 11-76 Hangangdae-ro 10-gil, 1st floor, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea
• 🕖 Hours: Daily 11:00–22:00 (no break time)
• 🅿️ Parking: Free at Yongsan Tax Office (weekdays after 17:00, all day weekends)
• 🍽️ All menu items available for takeout