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Nearest station: Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station (종로3가역) Exit 2-1 · ≈127 m≈ approximate, from map data (Kakao Map, Naver Map or map coordinates)

A long-running gomtang (beef soup) restaurant on Donhwamun-ro 5ga-gil, just south of Ikseon-dong, toward Exit 2-1 of Jongno 3-ga Station. Its sign says "85 years of tradition", and one 2026 blog quotes the owner as saying it is in its 87th year. Kakao Map, Naver and DiningCode all list it as open 24 hours. Gomtang is ₩13,000 and haejangguk (hangover soup) ₩11,000.

Last checked: 2026-10-07·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site

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Payment

Foreign cards: YesApple Pay: Unverified

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 (article last fully updated January 2025). Kakao Map and Naver list no payment methods.

Hours

24 hours · Closed: No closing day listed (DiningCode tags it "open every day")

Reservation

Not confirmed

Naver shows a "reservation" tag, but it is not linked to an actual booking and no method is explained. For breakfast you simply walk in.

Address

서울 종로구 돈화문로5가길 13 1층

1F, 13 Donhwamun-ro 5ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Tips

  • The 24-hour opening matched on Kakao Map, Naver and DiningCode on 7 October 2026, and three blogs from September and October 2026 also say 24 hours. Temporary closures may not show online, so check a map app before you go.
  • Per Kakao Map it is 127m, about 2 minutes on foot, from Jongno 3-ga Station Exit 2-1, just south of the Ikseon-dong hanok alleys.
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Insadong & Jongno · Places

Yukjeon Gukbap, Jongno 3-ga Station

육전국밥 종로3가역점

A branch of a gukbap chain at 91 Supyo-ro in Gwansu-dong, open 24 hours every day. Beef gukbap topped with yukjeon (thin pan-fried beef) is ₩11,000, plain beef gukbap ₩10,000. It is tagged as easy for solo diners.

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Artist Bakery Anguk

아티스트베이커리 안국

A salt-bread (shio-pan) bakery at 45 Yulgok-ro, right by Exit 1 of Anguk Station, open 07:30–20:00 every day. Per an October 2026 blog, the takeaway line took under 10 minutes, while eating in meant a wait of about two hours. A plain salt bread, soft or hard, is ₩3,800 and the cheese-honey version ₩4,900. A 2026 blog describes it as a new shop from the owner of London Bagel Museum.

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Bukchon Gamasot Sundubu

북촌가마솥순두부

A sundubu (soft tofu stew) restaurant on the second floor of a building on Insadong 5-gil; blogs say the tofu is made in-house every morning. Opening is 07:30 per Kakao Map but 08:00 per Naver and DiningCode, and it closes at 20:30. Spicy or clear sundubu is ₩10,000 and beef-tripe sundubu ₩12,000. With about 120 seats, a blog says it is only crowded at lunch, 11:30–12:30.

Not confirmed

Cafe Onion Anguk

어니언 안국

A bakery cafe in a hanok at 5 Gyedong-gil, near Anguk Station Exit 3 — the Anguk branch of Cafe Onion. On weekdays it opens at 07:00, so you can have pastries and coffee for breakfast; on weekends and public holidays it opens at 09:00. An Americano is ₩5,500 and a caffè latte ₩6,000 (Kakao Map).

No Korean phone neededWalk-in only
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