Daehwajeong Jinjja Haejangguk
대화정 진짜해장국
Nearest station: Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (동대문역사문화공원역) Exit 14 · ≈165 m≈ approximate, from map data (Kakao Map, Naver Map or map coordinates)
A hangover-soup (haejangguk) restaurant on the ground floor of 249-20 Jangchungdan-ro, 165m from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 14. It opens at 05:00 every day, so it works for an early breakfast on the Dongdaemun side. The house haejangguk is ₩12,000, or ₩17,000 for the large; pork belly is served only after 17:00. 2026 blogs say it got busy after a TV appearance, with queues at lunch and on weekends, and that quite a few customers are foreign.
Last checked: 2026-10-07·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site
Payment
None of the sources checked list payment methods, and none confirms whether foreign cards work.
Hours
Daily 05:00–23:50, break 14:00–17:00, last order 23:10 (the '14:00 last order' on Kakao Map is the cut-off before the afternoon break) · Closed: No regular closing day listed (a Naver notice title suggests it may close over Seollal, but the dates are unconfirmed)
Reservation
Neither Kakao Map nor Naver shows a booking option. An October 2026 blog says you should expect to wait, and that on weekends it fills up even before 11:00. Whether there is a wait early in the morning is unconfirmed.
Address
서울 중구 장충단로 249-20 1층
1F, 249-20 Jangchungdan-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Tips
- Per Kakao Map it is 165m, about 3 minutes on foot, from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station Exit 14. Blogs place it in a side street near Goodmorning City and Hyundai City Outlet.
- The hours are what Kakao Map, Naver and a September 2026 blog agreed on as of 7 October 2026. It is closed 14:00–17:00, so time a late breakfast or lunch accordingly, and check a map app on the day.
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