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Restaurant guide 🍽️
Editor’s overview
A warming noodle stop near Gyeongbokgung and Bukchon. Pair the beef-bone broth noodles with jumbo dumplings for a fuller table.
Menu and ordering
Order the sagol kalguksu, hand-cut wheat noodles in a mild, milky ox-bone broth with a few plump dumplings floating in it. Add an order of the royal-style wang mandu for the table - you can watch them being folded by hand on your way in.
Sagol kalguksu ₩13,000; king mandu ₩13,000
Before you go
Kalguksu refers to noodles cut from rolled dough. Mandu dumplings are a useful extra to share.
78 Bukchon-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 1 - about a 10-minute walk up toward Samcheong-dong · 11:00–21:30 (last order 20:30) · Open daily
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Rating
★4.2 from 3,021 Google reviews
Reviews by visitors
5 of 5 featured Google reviews are in a language other than Korean
Ordering
Show staff this: 황생가칼국수 — 사골칼국수
Payment
Cards accepted (Google listing)
Reservations
Not stated on Google — walk in or ask by phone
Getting there
Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 1 - about a 10-minute walk up toward Samcheong-dong · 11:00–21:30
Budget
about ₩13,000 per person
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
What do diners say on Google?
4.2★★★★☆3,021 Google reviewsas of 2026-10-28
u.g. Lodwig★★★★★3 months ago
Really down-to-earth neighborhood restaurant. My favorite dish here is their boiled beef and here’s how you eat it: you wrap the beef and chives and their specially delicious kimchi (if I’m not wrong there’s fresh fermented shrimp in it) inside the thinly sliced daikon wrap, for
Timmy Chan★★★★★a month ago
27.9.2026
Michelin bib
Noddle was silky smooth n beef soup was light n very flavorful
The pork dumplings skin was silky smooth, thin n meat mixed with vegetables was good too although a bit mussy mainly bcos once meat is mixed with veg the meat losses it's stickiness n won't stic
Eouea eats★★★★★6 months ago
One of the most famous kalguksu restaurants in Seoul, proven by being on the Michelin Bib Gourmand list for 9 years in a row! Conveniently located near Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village, it's very busy most of the time. Initially, we came around 12 pm, and there was
Reviews from Google. Shown in part; read the full reviews on Google.
Order the sagol kalguksu, hand-cut wheat noodles in a mild, milky ox-bone broth with a few plump dumplings floating in it. Add an order of the royal-style wang mandu for the table - you can watch them being folded by hand on your way in.
How much does a meal at Hwangsaengga Kalguksu cost?
Expect about ₩13,000 per person. Sagol kalguksu ₩13,000; king mandu ₩13,000.
When is Hwangsaengga Kalguksu open?
11:00–21:30. Open daily.
Where is Hwangsaengga Kalguksu and how do I get there?
Hwangsaengga Kalguksu is at 78 Bukchon-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 종로구 북촌로5길 78. The nearest station is Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 1 - about a 10-minute walk up toward Samcheong-dong.
Who is Hwangsaengga Kalguksu good for?
Hwangsaengga Kalguksu suits Near the sights, Solo dining, Not spicy.
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