Incheon ramen restaurant, after-work chashu set: Hongdae Gureume

📍Hongdae Gureume 17 Nongogae-ro 123beon-gil, Namdong-gu, Incheon 2F Room 202, iFlex Building Hours 11:30–21:30 Last order 21:00

I'd been craving ramen for a while so after work I stopped by Hongdae Gureume, an Incheon Nonhyeon ramen restaurant, for dinner. They've got chirashi sushi, regular sushi, pork katsu sets, rice bowl sets — all kinds of Japanese food — and the interior really feels quite Japanese.

Parking at Hongdae Gureume in Incheon Nonhyeon

Hongdae Gureume in Nonhyeon-dong is on the 2nd floor of the iFlex Building, so you can use the underground parking lot — no parking worries here. Use the iFlex Building's underground parking, 2 hours of parking support provided.

Inside Hongdae Gureume: seating and atmosphere

Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon Branch has photos of Japanese scenery and cute little props throughout, and the interior fits the Japanese food really well.

Events running at Hongdae Gureume right now

• ✔️ Naver photo review event — choice of 2pc salmon sushi, 4pc takoyaki, or a drink
• ✔️ Lucky box draw event — draw a lucky box with purchases over ₩30,000
• ✔️ Charge benefits — extra points added by tier when charging prepaid points
• ✔️ Lucky one-liner event

The menu at Hongdae Gureume Incheon Nonhyeon

Hongdae Gureume's menu is divided into ramen, kaisendon, the 'mountain-high' series, chirashi sushi, regular sushi, pork katsu sets, and rice bowl (donburi) sets. Ramen can be chosen by topping, broth, and set composition.

Ramen options and broth choices

• By topping — Premium Special Ramen > 4 chashu, 4 sous vide chicken, 2 seasoned eggs, 1 meatball
• Full pork belly chashu ramen > 4 chashu, 2 seasoned eggs
• Seasoned egg ramen > 2 chashu, 2 seasoned eggs
• Gureume ramen > 2 chashu, 1 seasoned egg
• By broth — Kumamoto-style (garlic), Korean-style (chili), Fukuoka-style (clear broth)
• By composition — single item, or set meal

Kaisendon and the piled-high seafood series

• Kaisendon — double salmon flower sake-don, double seared salmon flower sake-don, kabayaki-style freshwater eel unagi-don, sake-don, seared sake-don
• Mountain-high series — mountain-high Yufuin ramen large, mountain-high Yufuin ramen large set, mountain-high Fukuoka Mt. Aso sirloin katsu, mountain-high Fukuoka tower tempura

Sushi, pork katsu and rice bowl sets

• Chirashi sushi — 3-color assorted, salmon & tuna, flounder & tuna, salmon, assorted seafood / choice of single, set, or size-up
• Regular sushi — regular sushi single, regular sushi set
• Katsu sets — truffle oil sirloin katsu set, snow cheese double katsu set, mixed katsu set A, mixed katsu set B
• Donburi sets — katsu-don set, ebi-don set, ebi katsu-don set, karaage-don set
• Weekday lunch discount menu — ₩9,900 lunch special / Mon–Fri 11:30–13:30, excludes Sat, Sun, holidays

What we ordered: the ramen set and 10-piece salmon sushi

The ramen set comes with ramen + fried tofu sushi + fried shrimp + karaage + salad, and on top of that we added a 10-piece salmon sushi so everyone could get what they liked. The ramen broth could be chosen from three options, and I went with the Fukuoka-style chashu ramen.

How the Fukuoka-style tonkotsu ramen tasted

The noodles were well-seasoned and soft, so they went down easily, and there was a generous amount of bean sprouts adding a nice crunch alongside. The chashu especially was so good that next time I'm thinking of adding extra.

Ebi katsu (shrimp cutlet) and karaage

The set comes with 1 ebi katsu and 1 karaage. The big shrimp was fried up crisp, sweet and savory and delicious, and the karaage was soft and tasty too. Nonhyeon's Hongdae Gureume really knows how to fry ~♡

Tuna inari sushi

Two pieces of tuna fried tofu sushi came with the ramen set. These were plump enough to look like they held a full bowl of rice, piled high with tuna and flying fish roe — very satisfying.

Tuna mayo onigiri

Fluffy rice with a full smoky flavor made this tuna mayo onigiri (rice ball) great. The combination of the fluffy rice and tuna mayo really worked.

10-piece salmon sushi

Truly chewy, high-quality, fresh salmon sushi. You could tell at a glance the salmon was well-managed, and the texture was fresh and delicious — very satisfying.

Is Hongdae Gureume worth it for ramen in Incheon Nonhyeon-dong?

The atmosphere is great and there are clearly a lot of regulars at this Incheon Nonhyeon-dong ramen restaurant. Chirashi sushi, regular sushi, ramen, kaisendon — everything here is delicious, so even though it's not in my neighborhood, I think I'll be coming back often.