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Yeongmyeong Gukbap

A 24-hour, decades-old spot near Songjeong Station serving clean-tasting offal and head-meat soups, plus regional specialties.

GwangjuKorean Food > Haejangguk / Gamjatang / Gukbap
3.6
(8 reviews)
A long-running shop that has operated 24 hours a day since before the 1913 Songjeong Station market developed. Known for a clean, offal-forward broth (made with chicken-foot stock in some dishes) and well-prepared (Korean blood sausage) without off-flavors. Locals often mix chojang with deulkkaet-garu (roasted perilla seed powder) as a dipping sauce for the .

Local Tips

  • Specializes in offal- and head-meat gukbap and hearty jeongol hot pots
  • Simple, market-side atmosphere—popular for late-night or hangover meals
  • Try the ampong sundae dipped in the house chojang mixed with deulkkaet-garu (perilla seed powder)

Menu

Naejang (pork offal soup with rice)10,000 KRW
Naejang (non-heated)10,000 KRW
Naejang (Large) — offal hot pot35,000 KRW
Naejang (Medium) — offal hot pot30,000 KRW
Makchang (Large) — large-intestine hot pot35,000 KRW
Makchang (Medium) — large-intestine hot pot30,000 KRW
Meori-gogi (Large) — boiled pork head meat30,000 KRW
Meori-gogi (Medium) — boiled pork head meat25,000 KRW
Meori (pork head meat soup with rice)10,000 KRW
Meori (non-heated)10,000 KRW
Modeum (assorted cuts soup with rice)11,000 KRW
Modeum (non-heated)11,000 KRW
Modeum (Large) — assorted boiled meats35,000 KRW
Modeum (Medium) — assorted boiled meats30,000 KRW
Modeum (Large) — assorted hot pot40,000 KRW
Modeum (Medium) — assorted hot pot35,000 KRW
Salkogi (Non-heated) — lean shank meat (domestic)10,000 KRW
Salkogi — lean shank meat (domestic)10,000 KRW
Saekkibo (regional specialty — ask staff)11,000 KRW
Saekkibo (non-heated)11,000 KRW
Saekkibo — boiled Saekkibo meat (ask staff)32,000 KRW
+ Naejang (blood sausage + pork offal soup with rice)10,000 KRW
(blood sausage soup with rice)10,000 KRW
Ampong (Large) — regional variety35,000 KRW
Ampong (Medium) — regional variety30,000 KRW
Ampong ( in soup with rice)11,000 KRW
Ampong (non-heated)11,000 KRW
Chapssal (glutinous rice blood sausage)9,000 KRW
Kongnamul (bean-sprout soup with rice)8,000 KRW

Practical Information

Category
Korean Food > Haejangguk / Gamjatang / Gukbap
Address
5, Songjeong-ro 8beon-gil, Gwangsan District, Gwangju
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Operating Hours
Open 24 hours daily
Facilities
Takeout,No parking

Glossary

Gukbap
Soup served with rice already in the bowl — a common, hearty Korean meal format
Jeongol
Korean communal hotpot, cooked and shared at the table
Makchang / Naejang
Makchang refers to large intestine; naejang refers to offal/intestines — common in regional Korean cooking
Sundae
Korean blood sausage (typically stuffed with noodles, rice or offal); served on its own or in a soup
Suyuk
Meat simmered gently and served sliced, often with dipping sauces