Korean restaurant open till 10pm at Express Bus Terminal: Bapjangin

After a 3-night, 4-day trip to Yeosu, we hopped on a premium bus and landed in Gangnam late at night! By the time we arrived near 9pm, we were starving, but no restaurants were open.

The only Korean restaurant still lit up. Great for travelers or anyone shopping the Banpo underground mall at Gangnam Shinsegae Department Store — a late dinner at Bapjangin, the Korean restaurant near Seoul Express Bus Terminal that opens early and closes late.

Where is Bapjangin Express Bus Terminal Branch, and what are its hours?

Bapjangin Express Bus Terminal Branch is located at 20, B1F, Seoul Express Bus Terminal, 194 Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul. It's open from 10:00 to 22:00, so you can still eat here after every other shop at the terminal has shut down.

• Location: 20, B1F, Seoul Express Bus Terminal, 194 Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
• Under 5 minutes on foot from Express Bus Terminal Station Exit 1
• Across from Shinsegae Factory
• Hours: 10:00 - 22:00
• Parking: available at Central City, Pamiestation, Gangnam Shinsegae Department Store, Gangnam Express Bus Terminal lots
• Free corkage available

A Korean restaurant beloved by celebrities too.

Finding a restaurant open late when you're wiped out from traveling isn't easy, but this Express Bus Terminal spot stays open even after every other restaurant here has gone dark! Turns out the shops in the Banpo underground mall close earlier than expected — but Bapjangin opens early, closes late, and keeps prices low without skimping on flavor!

Bapjangin menu and prices

Stew sets at Bapjangin Express Bus Terminal Branch start at ₩12,000, and stir-fry dishes start at ₩14,000. There are also solo sets, like the solo Spam set for ₩13,500 or the solo full course for ₩20,000.

Stew sets

• Simmered jjaglie (thick kimchi stew) ₩12,000
• Spicy kimchi stew ₩12,000
• Clean soft tofu and potato stew ₩12,000
• Savory brisket doenjang stew ₩15,000
• Rich brisket gochujang stew ₩15,000

Stir-fried dishes

• Smoky bulgogi ₩14,000
• Sizzling squid stir-fry ₩18,000
• Piping hot griddled combo bulgogi ₩35,000
• Tofu with kimchi ₩20,000

Set menus

• Solo Spam set ₩13,500
• Solo full course ₩20,000
• Solo steamed egg set ₩15,000
• Spam set for 2 ₩27,000
• Full course for 2 ₩39,000
• Full course for 3 ₩49,000

Side dishes

• Warm rice ₩1,500
• 2 pieces grilled Spam ₩3,000
• Soft steamed egg ₩3,000
• Extra 100g bulgogi ₩7,000

Solo bar seats and the banchan at Bapjangin

Bapjangin Express Bus Terminal Branch has bar table seating for solo diners! Lots of people eat alone here before or after catching a bus, so there are quite a few single seats. Even at this late hour, there were a few other customers besides us!

We ordered the spicy kimchi stew and the smoky bulgogi. Just three side dishes — radish salad, seasoned bean sprouts, and kimchi — but every one of them was so good we asked for refills. The water bottle was super cute too! There's also grilled Spam on the side menu, and it's real Spam, not Richem or luncheon meat imitations!

Even though this wasn't a trip to Europe, it felt exactly like landing back in Korea and craving Korean food right away! Kimchi stew and stir-fried pork after a trip — an unwritten rule, right?

Why the rice arrives in a large bowl: gim flake bibimbap

At Bapjangin, the rice comes in a big bowl. Besides mixing in radish salad and bean sprouts with the stew, every seat also has a container of gim flakes (seasoned seaweed flakes) so you can pile them on with your rice. I'm a gim flake fanatic, and I think I ate a whole tub's worth!

Spicy kimchi stew, 12,000 won

I was going to order the jjaglie but went with kimchi stew instead — it came out completely loaded in a stone pot.

Tofu, meat, and even ramen noodles — a total jackpot of ingredients! Packed with fillings, and the broth itself is spicy and delicious too.

We hadn't even had a drink, but it felt like a proper hangover cure! If you get carsick from a long bus ride, one bowl of this spicy stew calms the queasiness right down... it's basically the Kimite of stews!

Piling the stew's broth and fillings onto the big bowl of rice!

Sprinkle on the gim flakes and it's absolute honey-flavored bliss! It really felt like all my travel fatigue melted away.

Smoky bulgogi, 14,000 won

And the other dish we ordered! Even more delicious than stir-fried pork — bulgogi with a full smoky char. It tastes like it was grilled directly over the flames — the smoky flavor is a work of art!! The meat is tender too, tasting like gochujang bulgogi grilled over charcoal.

It comes with vegetables for wraps too, so we piled lettuce with bean sprouts for delicious lettuce wraps!

Is Bapjangin a good meal before or after a trip?

A late dinner at Bapjangin, the Korean restaurant near Seoul Express Bus Terminal that opens early and closes late.

On our way back from a trip to Yeosu, Bapjangin gave us a filling, delicious, satisfying meal. If you're looking for somewhere to eat early or late around Express Bus Terminal Station, definitely give it a try before or after your trip, or before or after shopping at the Banpo underground mall or Shinsegae Department Store!