Cheongjinok
청진옥
Nearest station: Gwanghwamun Station (광화문역) Exit 3 · ≈256 m≈ approximate, from map data (Kakao Map, Naver Map or map coordinates)
A haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant at 32 Jong-ro 3-gil. The shop says it opened in 1937 in Pimatgol's hangover-soup alley and is now run by the third generation. The signature is a clear beef soup with tripe and ox-blood curd: ₩12,000, or ₩15,000 for the large. It opens at 06:00 every day, which makes it an easy breakfast.
Last checked: 2026-10-07·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site
Payment
Konest (a Japanese travel guide) lists Korean won cash and JCB, Visa, Mastercard and Amex cards for this restaurant, noting some cards may not work (page updated April 2025). Kakao Map lists Zero Pay.
Hours
Daily 06:00–22:00 (closes 21:30 on public holidays per Kakao Map) · Last order 21:30 · Closed: No regular closing day (open daily per Kakao Map; a September 2026 blog says open every day of the year)
Reservation
None of the sources checked mention reservations. A September 2026 blog says you can sit down without waiting early in the morning.
Address
서울 종로구 종로3길 32 1-2층
1-2F, 32 Jong-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Tips
- Per Kakao Map it is 256m, about 5 minutes on foot, from Gwanghwamun Station (Line 5) Exit 3; a blog gives 4 minutes from Jonggak Station (Line 1) Exit 1. From the south end of Insadong-gil, walk west along Jong-ro.
Insadong & Jongno · Places
Ilpum Yangpyeong Haejangguk, Jongno 3-ga
일품양평해장국 종로3가점A haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant at 107-1 Supyo-ro in Nagwon-dong. It is open 24 hours every day, so any time works. The signature is Yangpyeong-style soup with ox-blood curd and beef offal; there is also pork-bone soup, offal soup, blood-curd soup and sundaeguk. Sources differ on the price of the signature soup: blogs from April and July 2026 say ₩10,000 (₩12,000 large in the April post), one June blog says ₩13,000, and Kakao Map lists no prices.
Imun Seolnongtang
이문설농탕A seolleongtang (ox-bone soup) restaurant at 38-13 Ujeongguk-ro. The shop says it opened in 1904, and the Michelin Guide website lists it as a selected restaurant (not a Bib Gourmand). Seolleongtang is ₩15,000, or ₩18,000 for the large (Kakao Map). It opens at 08:00 every day, so breakfast works, though it is one of the later openers among Insadong and Jongno's breakfast spots.
Isaac Toast Jongno 3-ga
이삭토스트 종로3가점A branch of the Isaac Toast chain at 1F, 98 Supyo-ro, toward Exit 15 of Jongno 3-ga Station. It is open 07:00–22:00 Monday to Saturday and closed on Sundays; Kakao Map, Naver and DiningCode all agree. A November 2024 review says you can't eat in (takeaway and delivery only), so treat it as a grab-and-go breakfast.
Kokkili Bagel Insadong
코끼리베이글 인사동A wood-fired bagel shop using the first to third floors of a building midway along Insadong-gil: you queue and order on the ground floor and sit upstairs. It opens at 08:00 every day; closing is 18:30 on weekdays and 19:30 at weekends per Naver, DiningCode and blogs, while Kakao Map shows later times. A plain bagel is ₩2,800 and a butter salt bagel ₩3,900. An October 2026 blog found a wait to eat in at weekday lunchtime and noticed quite a few foreign customers.