Gongdeok Korean restaurant at 11am: grilled pork bowl, spicy bone soup

I visited Horangi Gotgan Gongdeok Branch, a lunch spot popular with office workers around Gongdeok Station. Eating out has gotten pricey lately, but this place is such good value, and the menu is really varied too — bibimbap, rice bowls, drinking snacks, all sorts.

Where is Horangi Gotgan Gongdeok Branch, and what are the hours and parking like?

• Address: 13 Mapo-daero 8-gil, 1st Floor, Unit 101, Mapo-gu, Seoul
• Hours: Daily 11am–9:30pm (Last Order 9pm)
• Parking available

Horangi Gotgan Gongdeok Branch, a Korean restaurant near Gongdeok Station, is a 3-minute walk from Exit 4. If you're driving, free parking is available in front of and beside the restaurant, but you'll need to call ahead to check availability~

This branch was even featured on the TV show Saengbangsong Today, and being right in the heart of Gongdeok Station, it's super popular as a lunch spot among nearby office workers — so during peak lunch hours, there's definitely a wait.

What time to avoid the lunch wait, and the restaurant vibe

The interior is a nice, moderate size — not too big, not too small — set up with tables for 2 to 4 people. I arrived at 11am and got seated right away, but by around 11:30 it was already full with a waiting line.

Horangi Gotgan Gongdeok Branch menu and prices

At Horangi Gotgan, lunch is all about hearty Korean dishes, while dinner brings a variety of budget-friendly snacks perfect for a drink. The drinking-snack menu isn't available to order during lunch hours.

• Yukhoe bibimbap ₩12,000
• Pork belly bibimbap / beef belly bibimbap ₩10,000
• Bone soup rice ₩10,000
• Spicy bone soup rice ₩11,000
• Spicy soft tofu bone soup rice ₩12,000
• Spicy tripe bone soup rice ₩13,000
• Grilled soy-marinated pork bowl / grilled pork bowl ₩11,000
• Grilled baby octopus bowl ₩13,000
• Beef bulgogi bibimbap ₩11,000
• Drinking-snack menu — Horangi hangover soup ₩28,000
• Horangi bossam ₩28,000
• Boiled beef shank ₩24,000
• Seasoned beef shank ₩16,000
• Napa cabbage wrap pork tofu kimchi ₩21,000
• Pork belly tofu kimchi ₩18,000

The cubed radish kimchi and pickled onion side dishes are self-serve.

Juicy tteokgalbi

The juicy tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties) were seasoned just salty enough, packed with savory flavor. I ordered it as a side to eat with rice, but I nearly finished it all before the rice even arrived haha

The seasoned chives were seasoned so well, they paired perfectly with the tteokgalbi. It would also go really well as an anju (drinking snack) with a beer, I think.

Grilled pork bowl

Bibimbap and rice bowls come with bone soup on the side. Since I ordered the grilled pork bowl, mine came with bone soup. The soup is basically unseasoned as served, so you add salt and pepper to your own taste.

I'm a total pork addict haha~ The tender pork, nicely charred with that smoky grilled flavor, mixed together with rice drizzled in sesame oil — one bowl gone in no time! Great, quick, satisfying option for office workers grabbing lunch.

Spicy bone soup rice

The spicy, savory bone soup rice somehow felt like the perfect hangover cure too. Horangi Gotgan says they simmer their bone broth using only water and Korean beef bones — 100% hanwoo bone broth. That's what gives it such a deep flavor.

There was a generous amount of beef in it too, so it was really filling! Since it's the spicy version, it has a bit of a kick. The rice portion was huge as well, so I was pretty stuffed by the end.

If you're looking for a hearty, good-value meal near Gongdeok Station, give Horangi Gotgan Gongdeok Branch a try!