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Restaurant or café · Seoul

Yonggeumok

Reviewed by Elena Voss · SSMTour Travel Editor

Today
Hours not recorded
Visit duration
1 hour
Accessibility
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Price
Around KRW 10,000; basis: official guide price range
Standing
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Rank
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About Yonggeumok

Yonggeumok (용금옥) is a historic Seoul restaurant opened in 1932 and specializing in chueo-tang, a loach soup. The official guide distinguishes Seoul-style and Namdo-style versions, and also lists deep-fried loach. Service is split between lunch and dinner on weekdays and Saturdays, with Sunday closure.

Practical details

Phone
+82-2-777-4749
Full address
03036 41-2 Jahamun-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Typical spend
Around KRW 10,000; basis: official guide price range

Notable dishes

  • Seoul-style chueo-tang
  • Namdo-style chueo-tang
  • chueo twigim

Sources

Checked 2026-09-04

Where it is

Nearby

Within 9 min on foot
  • National Palace Museum of Korea 1 hr 30 min
    7 min walk

    National Palace Museum of Korea

    • Must see
    • Museum
  • Gyeongbokgung Palace 2 hours
    7 min walk

    Gyeongbokgung Palace

    • Must see · Heritage site
    • Historic monument
  • Gwanghwamun 45 min
    9 min walk

    Gwanghwamun

    • Notable
    • Historic monument

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Source: OpenStreetMap contributors ·