Daehwajeong Jinjja Haejangguk

Key Information

• 🏅 Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🍲 Signature menu: Jinjja Haejangguk (Regular) · Jinjja Haejangguk (Special) · Pork belly
• 🥄 A hangover-soup institution since 1981 · Solo dining welcome · Takeout available
• 🕐 Daily 05:00–23:50 · Reopens at 17:00 after an afternoon break

🏅 Blue Ribbon–Selected Haejangguk Institution in Dongdaemun: Daehwajeong

Daehwajeong is a haejangguk (hangover soup) specialist in Dongdaemun selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey, and we confidently recommend it to anyone who wants to taste a Korean soup tradition carried on since 1981.

If you are shopping in Dongdaemun or have an early start, we recommend Daehwajeong near Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station, which opens at 5 a.m.

The regular bowl is made with beef brisket, dried napa cabbage greens and seonji (beef blood curd), and the special with beef bones; the savory broth and tender greens define this place.

Seonji can be left out on request, and many guests start with the mild broth before adding spicy seasoning. Korean pork belly is also served.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🥬 Greens — tender napa cabbage greens in a savory broth
• 🌅 Early hours — a soup house open from 5 a.m.
• 🏮 Heritage — a history going back to 1981

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 About a 2-minute walk (approx. 170 m) from Exit 14 of Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station
• 🍲 One dish per person is the rule
• 🥄 You can ask them to leave out the seonji (beef blood curd)
• 🌶️ Add the spicy seasoning halfway for a hotter broth
• 🕐 After the afternoon break, it reopens at 17:00