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Hayeonok (하연옥) — Originator of Jinju Naengmyeon
A historic Jinju restaurant serving the original Jinju-style naengmyeon since 1945, known for its colorful toppings and rich seafood-and-beef broth.
GyeongnamKorean Food > Naengmyeon
3.5
(48 reviews)Called a living piece of history, Hayeonok has kept its Jinju-naengmyeon traditions since 1945 under the second generation. Meals start simply — a fresh salad and a warming -guk (beef blood-curd soup) — before the signature bowls arrive. The Jinju mul-naengmyeon comes piled with colorful toppings (cucumber, jidan egg strips, pan-fried beef yukjeon, thin red pepper) and rests on a broth made from mussels, anchovy, bendaengi, kelp and beef bones. They flash a 400°C+ cast-iron piece into the stock during cooking to tame any fishiness and sharpen the clean umami. Also worth trying is the Jinju bibim-naengmyeon, dressed with 어육 간장 (a fish-and-meat soy sauce) that gives the dish a savory, slightly historic courtly note.
Local Tips
- •Signature Jinju mul-naengmyeon: colorful toppings and a deep, clean broth made from shellfish, small coastal fish, kelp and beef bones
- •Simple, old-fashioned setting run by the second generation — meals begin with salad and a warming seonji-guk
- •Try the Jinju bibim-naengmyeon (uses eoyuk ganjang) and come early at peak times to avoid the queue
Menu
Geohongmyeon (거홍면)11,000 KRW
So Chamgalbi (돌판 소 참갈비) — stone-plate beef short ribs (for 2)39,500 KRW
So (소선지국밥) — beef (congealed blood) soup with rice11,000 KRW
Children's Hamburg Steak (어린이 함박스테이크)9,500 KRW
Jirisan Heukdwaeji Malgeun Gomtang (지리산 흑돼지 맑은곰탕) — Jirisan black pork clear bone soup11,000 KRW
Jinju Mul Naengmyeon (진주 물냉면) — Jinju-style cold broth noodles11,000 KRW
Jinju Bibim Naengmyeon (진주 비빔냉면) — Jinju-style spicy mixed cold noodles (made with eoyuk ganjang)12,000 KRW
Jinju Yukjeon (진주 육전) — Jinju-style pan-fried beef slices24,000 KRW
Practical Information
- Category
- Korean Food > Naengmyeon
- Address
- 1317-20 Jinju-daero, Jinju, Gyeongsangnam-do
- Operating Hours
- Daily 10:00 ~ 20:30
- Phone
- 055-746-0525
- Facilities
- Takeout,Reservations available,Parking available
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Glossary
- Dolpan
- A hot stone plate used to sear and serve meat so it sizzles at the table.
- Gukbap
- Literally 'soup with rice' — a bowl of steaming soup served with rice mixed in or on the side.
- Seonji
- Coagulated ox blood commonly used in hearty Korean soups; has a rich, iron-forward flavor and soft texture.
