Yeonji Eolkeunhan Dongtaeguk

Key Information

• 🏅 Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey · 📺 Featured on KBS and SBS
• 🐟 Signature menu: Pollack stew · Pollack soup · Cod roe & innards soup
• 🌶️ A long-standing spot for spicy, refreshing pollack dishes
• 🕐 Break time 16:00–18:00

🏅 Blue Ribbon–Selected Pollack Stew Institution in Jongno 5-ga: Yeonji Eolkeunhan Dongtaeguk

Yeonji Eolkeunhan Dongtaeguk is a pollack stew specialist in Jongno 5-ga, selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey and featured on KBS and SBS. We confidently recommend it to anyone who wants to taste a spicy Korean fish stew.

If you are staying around Jongno 5-ga or Gwangjang Market, we recommend this restaurant tucked into a nearby alley. It is a great stop for a warm bowl after exploring Gwangjang Market.

The signature pollack stew is packed with frozen pollack, cod roe and bean sprouts, simmered to be spicy yet refreshing, and portions are generous.

If you are dining alone, you can enjoy a single bowl of pollack soup, cod roe and innards soup, or roe soup as a hearty meal.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🌶️ Broth — spicy yet refreshing pollack broth
• 🐟 Generous — stew loaded with pollack and cod roe
• 🏮 Heritage — a long-running stew house in an alley

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 About a 3-minute walk (approx. 190 m) from Exit 1 of Jongno 5-ga Station
• 🍲 Order the stew in small, medium or large to match your group
• 🍚 Rice is ordered separately
• 🕐 Break time is 16:00–18:00