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Minamok (미남옥) is Sung Si-kyung’s beef-soup stop in Sinsa-dong, near Apgujeong Station. A bowl of gomtang makes a simpler first order than copying his full table: the video features a shared platter of boiled beef and offal, a tangy offal salad, and soup. Here is how those choices differ—and what the listed prices mean for one or two diners.Why Sung Si-kyung went to MinamokIn his June 21, 2023 ep..
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Cheongsan Junghwa Yori (청산중화요리) is the small Korean-Chinese restaurant near Cheonggu Station featured by Kim Sawon Sekki. His standouts were onion-rich gan-jjajang, crisp sweet-and-sour pork and smoky fried rice. At the menu prices checked on October 21, 2026, one gan-jjajang, one fried rice and a small tangsuyuk come to ₩26,000 before drinks or extras.Find Cheongsan on Naver MapWhy this restaur..
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Looking for the Seoul soup restaurant in Sung Si-kyung’s Meogeultende food series? Hwamok Sundaeguk (화목순대국) in Yeouido is an offal-focused stop, not a mild pork-slice soup shop. Start with the regular sundae soup if you want both sausage and intestines; choose naejang-tang if you specifically enjoy offal. The current Naver listing shows both at ₩12,000.Image: Sung Si-kyung / YouTube.▶ Watch Sung..
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