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Kim Gang-sim Kalguksu (Clam Kalguksu)
A casual, bright noodle shop near Gwangju's Seobu wholesale market famous for chewy kalguksu heaped with fresh clams.
GwangjuKorean Food > Kalguksu / Sujebi / Noodles
4.0
(43 reviews)A bright, roomy local Korean noodle house — the original branch near the Seobu Agricultural & Fisheries Wholesale Market. Known for large bowls of chewy, handmade kalguksu piled with fresh clams; clean, casual atmosphere makes it an easy stop after a market visit.
Local Tips
- •Generous bowls of handmade kalguksu topped with plenty of fresh bajirak (clams).
- •Main branch with a clean, spacious dining room — convenient after visiting the nearby market.
- •Try the bajirak kalguksu and finish with kongbing (soybean bingsu) on warmer days.
Menu
Gogi Mandu (meat dumplings)8,000 KRW
Juk (sweet rice porridge with small rice cake balls — winter-solstice style)10,000 KRW
Bajirak Kalguksu (handmade noodles in a clam broth)9,000 KRW
Bajirak Hoecho Bibimbap (mixed rice with raw/marinated clams in a tangy dressing)10,000 KRW
Kongguksu (cold soybean milk noodles)10,000 KRW
Kongbing (soybean bingsu — shaved ice dessert)10,000 KRW
Pat Kalguksu (kalguksu with red bean)9,000 KRW
Haemuljeon (seafood pancake)15,000 KRW
Practical Information
- Category
- Korean Food > Kalguksu / Sujebi / Noodles
- Address
- 841 Hoejae-ro, Seo District, Gwangju
- Operating Hours
- Daily 11:00 - 20:00
- Phone
- 0507-1423-0804
- Facilities
- Takeout,Reservations accepted,Parking available
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Glossary
- Dongji
- The winter solstice; in Korea people often eat dongji juk (porridge with small rice balls called saeal) for good luck and to mark the season
