# Gangnam ramen restaurant with chicken meatball skewers: Oreno Ramen - By Dagyeom (https://superchart.com/en/@what-i-ordered-ba21/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@what-i-ordered-ba21/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@what-i-ordered-ba21/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/index.md) ## In short Oreno Ramen Gangnam is a ramen restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul, with counter seating and a spacious dining room. I tried the ₩13,000 Kara Paitan and the new ₩5,000 assorted tsukune, finding the rich, nutty, spicy broth and substantial toppings especially satisfying. Verdict: an easy pick for a relaxed ramen meal with an extra side. ## Good to know - **Kara Paitan**: ₩13,000 - **Assorted tsukune**: ₩5,000 - **Free refills**: Noodles (half or full portion), broth, rice, and kimchi *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* ![Visitor information for Oreno Ramen near Gangnam Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-01-10hfq-900.webp) When you are looking for somewhere to eat alone near Gangnam Station, the menu matters, but I also find myself quietly checking whether it will be comfortable to sit by myself once I walk in. Oreno Ramen Gangnam was quite comfortable on that front. There is a long counter facing the kitchen, followed by a spacious dining room with regular tables farther inside, so it did not feel intimidating to walk in alone for a bowl of ramen. That day, I chose the Kara Paitan for ₩13,000, plus the newly released assorted tsukune for ₩5,000. ![Kara Paitan and assorted tsukune order](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-02-1v7an-900.webp) ![Menu order at Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-03-r5uul-900.webp) ## The counter seating that caught my eye first As you enter, a long counter runs along the open kitchen. Having a spot like this makes quite a difference when you come alone. You can naturally face one direction without needing someone across from you, and there are several seats in a row, making it a very practical setup when you are looking for a place to eat near Gangnam Station. ![Long counter seating in front of the open kitchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-04-1btwa-900.webp) This was not a tiny ramen shop with counter seats only, either. There were several regular tables farther inside, and the aisles were relatively wide, so the restaurant itself did not feel cramped. It can be a little tiring when you arrive alone and immediately have to start the game of figuring out where to sit, but here that game was very short. ![Spacious dining room seating at Oreno Ramen Gangnam](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-05-1z0u3-900.webp) ![Regular tables and wide aisles in the ramen restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-06-f4z58-900.webp) ## Kara Paitan, ₩13,000: rich and nutty with a spicy kick I ordered the Kara Paitan, ₩13,000. It is a rich, nutty chicken paitan ramen with added heat; when it arrived, red oil spread across the broth, with wood ear mushrooms, scallions, egg, and chicken on top, so the bowl’s composition was very clear. ![Kara Paitan topped with red oil and toppings](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-07-1i3ck-900.webp) ![Kara Paitan with egg and chicken](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-08-dsxms-1200.webp) The broth was just as rich and nutty as I had hoped from a paitan, and the spice kept it from feeling like the same flavor all the way through. The best way to put it is that it gets the basics of ramen right. Rather than going wildly in an overly unusual direction, it steadily delivers the things I wanted from a bowl of ramen. ![A bowl of Kara Paitan with rich broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-09-1du0h-900.webp) ## A well-rounded bowl, from noodles to chicken It was also fun to try the toppings one by one. ![Kara Paitan topping selection](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-10-1g8tm-900.webp) When I cut the egg in half, the yolk in the middle was a deep orange, and there were plenty of wood ear mushrooms in the broth, too. ![Orange egg yolk and wood ear mushroom toppings](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-11-fgbio-900.webp) The noodles were on the thin side, making them easy to pick up with the rich broth, and adding wood ear mushrooms gives another layer of texture. ![Ramen with thin noodles and wood ear mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-12-to0dm-900.webp) The chicken in the Kara Paitan stood out quite a bit as well. Rather than feeling like a bowl where I ate only broth and noodles, it included meat to enjoy too, making it filling enough for a meal. ## I ordered the new assorted tsukune, ₩5,000, too I also ordered the newly released assorted tsukune (chicken meatball skewers), ₩5,000. It came with rounded, formed meat on skewers, topped with sauce, scallions, and other toppings. It looked generously packed with meat, which I liked because it offered a different way to enjoy meat alongside the ramen. ![Assorted tsukune topped with sauce and scallions](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-13-1e8lv-900.webp) ![Assorted tsukune served on skewers](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-14-6trot-900.webp) Especially when I picked up a skewer, I got the toppings along with it, and that combination was quite delicious. There is chicken in the Kara Paitan too, but ![Tsukune skewers served with Kara Paitan](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-15-18rvh-900.webp) if you want an additional meat dish on the side, adding the assorted tsukune seemed like a good option. ![Cross-section of assorted tsukune filled with minced meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-16-1y9cu-900.webp) When I cut into it, it was tightly filled with minced meat, so it was not a side that was all about appearances. ![A ramen and tsukune meal spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-17-1thqp-900.webp) There was also Sapporo beer on the table that day, and with a bowl of ramen plus tsukune, the meal became quite abundant. Noodles (a half or full portion), broth, a bowl of rice, and kimchi can all be refilled for free. There was already so much from the start that I could not manage another refill, but it sounds nice to refill according to your appetite! ## A place where it is easy to focus on your meal From what I knew, Oreno Ramen is also a ramen restaurant that has appeared in the Michelin Guide for six consecutive years. That history was one reason I felt confident choosing it, but after visiting, what stayed with me even more this time was how easy it was to use near Gangnam Station. With separate counter seating and a relatively spacious restaurant, getting settled was comfortable, and the Kara Paitan was a solid bowl with rich, nutty broth and a spicy kick. ![Kara Paitan meal at Oreno Ramen near Gangnam Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan-18-f3zmr-900.webp) If you want a little more, you can add assorted tsukune and enjoy meat separately, too. So if you want to comfortably have a bowl of ramen near Gangnam Station, or would like a more substantial meal by adding a side, this is a place worth putting on your list. ## Where it is - Oreno Ramen Gangnam (오레노라멘 강남점) - 28-9 Teheran-ro 1-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로1길 28-9 2F) - 서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로1길 28-9 2F - 37.5004882, 127.0280926 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A4%EB%A0%88%EB%85%B8%EB%9D%BC%EB%A9%98%20%EA%B0%95%EB%82%A8%EC%A0%90/@37.5004882,127.0280926,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@what-i-ordered-ba21/gangnam-ramen-bar-table-kara-paitan/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt