Jinju naengmyeon restaurant a Jinjuseong guide recommended: Song Giwon

What is Song Giwon Jinju Naengmyeon Main Branch like?

Today's pick is one of Jinju's most famous restaurants, Song Giwon Jinju Naengmyeon Main Branch (송기원진주냉면 본점)! It's said to be the first Centurial Store among Jinju naengmyeon places, home to the longest-serving heir among the first generation carrying on the tradition! Let me tell you all about this Jinju naengmyeon restaurant!

Hours and parking

Song Giwon Jinju Naengmyeon Main Branch is open from 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and there's parking in front of the restaurant, so it was easy to park and head in!

The restaurant has a Blue Ribbon Survey listing, and for freshness it only prepares a set amount each day, taking the day's temperature and humidity into account. It may close early once ingredients run out, so I recommend going early.

Dinner wait and the interior

Here's the inside. I went for dinner and it was really packed. There was a wait, but the place is spacious and the food comes out quickly, so we were seated soon!

What we ordered and the basic table setting

Time to order! Today we got Nongae 1593 (Jinju bibim naengmyeon), Song Giwon 1997 (Jinju mixed naengmyeon) and ujeon (Song Giwon yukjeon, pan-fried beef slices). They only sell set single items: the naengmyeon plus a side dish!

Song Giwon says it values four-generation dedication: high-quality Jeju buckwheat roasted with care, in-house noodle-making using a scientific method of 12,000 air-bubble movements, seafood broth simmered 24 hours a day from the clean waters of Namhae, and a luxurious naengmyeon with colorful toppings!

Every seat has baekgeumcho natural vinegar, which is supposedly delicious added to taste :) Next to it looks like mustard sauce!

Kimchi comes out too, and you can get refills. It's really crunchy and tasty, with a fresh geotjeori (freshly seasoned kimchi) feel, haha

Refill the warm broth at the self-serve bar

And the warm broth! It's really rich yet clean-tasting, so I definitely recommend refilling it. You can bring more from the self-serve bar. It's piping hot, so it's twice as good, haha

They say so many celebrities have visited that it's a truly legit Jinju naengmyeon restaurant! When I went to Jinjuseong Fortress, the guide recommended Song Giwon naengmyeon too.

Our order is here! It looks so delicious, and in this hot weather it'd be wonderfully refreshing, don't you think? Haha. I was hungry, so I dug in right away,,

What does Song Giwon 1997 mixed naengmyeon taste like?

This is Song Giwon 1997, Jinju mixed naengmyeon, which uses two specialized sauces developed by Chef Song Giwon himself, blended in just the right balance. I really love mixed naengmyeon :)

Think of it as bibim plus mul (broth) naengmyeon! It comes loaded with toppings, and I found it so neat that it had boiled egg, pear and plenty of yukjeon piled on top.

It was sweet, clean and nutty all at once! Maybe because yukjeon goes in too, the flavor felt even richer! Please try the mixed naengmyeon, haha. Highly recommend.

Nongae 1593 bibim naengmyeon flavor

Nongae 1593. A bibim naengmyeon topped with a specialized sauce developed in-house using seafood soy sauce simmered for over 12 hours. They say the bibim naengmyeon is really popular too.

Mix it up and take a bite: tangy, sweet and nutty!! The bibim goes really well with the yukjeon, and the slightly spicy flavor is addictive :) The mul naengmyeon, with ice slush floating in it, looked really refreshing too, so I'll try that next time!

Is the ujeon (hanwoo yukjeon) side dish worth ordering?

Ujeon. They say domestic hanwoo (Korean beef) is aged, coated in 100% domestic buckwheat flour and egg, and pan-fried golden. It looks golden and so delicious just by sight, right?

Maybe because of the egg coating, there's a faint egg aroma, and the ujeon is so tender. It's clean and nutty, goes well with the naengmyeon, and above all it's hot, so I think I enjoyed it twice as much. Definitely order it as a side. The portion is generous too, which is great!

With yukjeon, egg, radish kimchi and even Naju pear on top of the broth and noodles, it's a naengmyeon that's really hearty with great texture! The noodles are chewy and springy, and the buckwheat noodles were really good.

Would I go back?

Song Giwon Jinju Naengmyeon Main Branch. Jinju is famous for naengmyeon, and Song Giwon is truly famous and the naengmyeon really was delicious! The staff were kind too! I definitely want to visit again next time. If I come back to Jinju on a trip, I'll be sure to stop by Song Giwon!

If you join the Naver receipt review event, you can get an extra yukjeon topping or a drink or canned beer on the house! Adding the extra yukjeon would make the naengmyeon twice as good! I highly recommend this Jinju naengmyeon restaurant, Song Giwon Jinju Naengmyeon Main Branch : ) !

Song Giwon Jinju Naengmyeon Main Branch / Address: 1-2 Modeok-ro 47beon-gil, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea