Yongsan · Yongnidan-gil / Hanwoo beef gukbap restaurant
말방국밥 용산본점
A gukbap restaurant on Yongnidan-gil serving Hanwoo beef soup with rice, plus Hanwoo yukhoe bibimbap, mungtigi (fresh raw beef), braised beef tendon suyuk, charcoal makchang sundae and Gyeongju makgeolli. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as casual, clean, unusual in style and generous.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Hanwoo Sogogi Gukbap · Korean beef soup with rice
Order the Hanwoo Sogogi Gukbap (₩12,000), or the Hanwoo Yukhoe Bibimbap (₩16,000).
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Open 11:00–22:30 with a break 14:30–17:00. Private and large rooms are available; Samgakji Station is about 380 m away.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
This restaurant is one of the well-known 맛집, or local favorite restaurants, in the Yongsan area. The food was excellent. My kids especially loved the chewy 떡구이, grilled rice cakes, and 육회, Korean-style seasoned raw beef. The adults, including myself, really enjoyed their famous 국
So yummy! We loved the bibimbap, stew, and raw beef sashimi! Coming back here! Also beautiful interiors
The food here is incredibly fresh, delicious, and beautifully well-balanced in portion. I highly recommend it to both first-time visitors to Seoul and locals alike.
Reviews from Google. Shown in part; read the full reviews on Google.
NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
Order the Hanwoo Sogogi Gukbap (₩12,000), or the Hanwoo Yukhoe Bibimbap (₩16,000).
Expect about ₩12,000 per person. Hanwoo Sogogi Gukbap (beef soup with rice) ₩12,000; Hanwoo Yukhoe Bibimbap ₩16,000; Hanwoo Mungtigi (fresh raw beef) ₩50,000; Hanwoo Seuji Suyuk (boiled beef tendon) ₩40,000 (DiningCode menu, Oct 2026).
11:00–22:30. Open daily.
Malbang Gukbap (Yongsan Main branch) is at 42 Hangang-daero 52-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 용산구 한강대로52길 42 1층. The nearest station is Samgakji Station — about 470 m.
Malbang Gukbap (Yongsan Main branch) suits Solo dining.
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