Dongtan gomtang restaurant with an herbal neungi mushroom set: Baekok

I went shopping at Lotte Department Store Dongtan and had a clean yet deeply flavorful Korean-style pork gomtang for lunch.

Let me introduce a great Dongtan restaurant for solo dining at Lotte Department Store Dongtan — the pork gomtang specialist, Baekok Dongtan.

Baekok Dongtan hours, location and parking

Baekok Dongtan is located on the basement 1st floor of Lotte Department Store, 160 Dongtan-yeokro, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do. It's open Mon–Fri 10:30–20:00 (last order 19:30) and Sat–Sun 10:30–20:30 (last order 20:00). Takeout is available and there's no break time.

This Dongtan gomtang specialist is located inside Food Avenue on the basement 1st floor of Lotte Department Store Dongtan. It's only 350m from Exit 2 of GTX-A Dongtan Station, so it's very easy to reach by public transit.

If you're driving, use the Lotte Department Store underground parking lot. Discount time varies by purchase amount — 1 hour free over ₩20,000, 2 hours over ₩50,000, 3 hours over ₩80,000, and 4 hours over ₩100,000, so keep that in mind.

Is Baekok Dongtan comfortable for eating alone?

Baekok Dongtan runs an open kitchen, so I could see the cooking process right away — the kitchen looked clean and tidy, which was reassuring.

With no break time, you can visit anytime, making it a comfortable Korean restaurant for solo dining at Lotte Department Store Dongtan. You can eat at Baekok's dedicated bar table or the shared dining hall tables.

Salt, pepper, mouthwash sticks, dental floss, and wet wipes are set out at the pickup counter, so feel free to use them.

Baekok Dongtan menu and prices

Baekok is a famous gomtang spot that was even featured on actor Go Kyung-pyo's YouTube channel.

There are three sets that come with gomtang and cabbage dumplings — the pork gomtang set, yeolgomtang set, and yakgomtang set. There's the mild pork gomtang made from domestic pork foreleg and long-simmered bone broth; the yeolgomtang, made from the same base broth with spicy seasoning and cheongyang chili; and the yakgomtang, where the mild broth is boosted with neungi mushrooms and other medicinal ingredients like milkvetch root for maximum umami. There's also a healthy cabbage dumpling packed with meat and kimchi, cabbage dumpling soup, and bulkkorangji — pork tail braised tender with various spices, then stir-fried spicy. You can upgrade to a large size for +₩5,000. They also serve a kids' rice soup, for reference.

What comes in the 21,000-won yakgomtang set, and how does the neungi mushroom broth taste?

I ordered the yakgomtang set (₩21,000).

The yakgomtang set comes with gomtang boosted with neungi mushrooms and milkvetch root, 2 cabbage dumplings, and 1 soda.

For side dishes, it came with diced radish kimchi, pickled ung-chae (a leafy vegetable), and pickled mountain peppers, all of which paired well with the pork gomtang.

Can you see how rich the broth looks?? The yakgomtang is a pork gomtang with a deep, clean broth simmered from domestic pork, further enhanced with neungi mushrooms and milkvetch root for maximum umami.

Toryeom-style rice already mixed with broth

Baekok's gomtang comes with the rice served toryeom-style. What is toryeom? It's a traditional method where rice is put in a bowl and hot broth is poured over it and drained off repeatedly, matching the temperature of the rice and soup while letting the seasoning soak in evenly.

Because it's toryeom-style, the gomtang wasn't too hot, so I could eat it right away, and I liked how well the seasoning had soaked into the rice.

They use domestic pork foreleg with a good balance of fat and lean meat, so the meat was tender, mild, and delicious.

With neungi mushrooms and milkvetch root added, the broth had a savory yet distinctly deep flavor. The broth was clean with no gamey smell, and it felt like eating a restorative tonic dish, which I really liked.

Cabbage dumplings wrapped in cabbage leaves

Instead of a flour dumpling wrapper, these are wrapped in thin, soft cabbage leaves for a healthier taste.

The sweetness of the cabbage blended with the spicy, punchy dumpling filling — soft, moist, and just a bit spicy, it was delicious.

Free dumpling for a Naver receipt review

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