Jinju Yukhoe

Key Information

• 🏅 Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🥩 Signature menu: Jinju yukhoe · Yukhoe tangtangi · Yukhoe bibimbap
• 🏮 Yukhoe specialist in Gwangjang Market · Takeout available
• 🕐 Daily 10:00–23:00

🏅 Blue Ribbon–Selected Yukhoe at Gwangjang Market: Jinju Yukhoe

Jinju Yukhoe is a yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) specialist in Gwangjang Market selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey, and we confidently recommend it to anyone who wants to try fresh Korean beef tartare together with live octopus.

If you are staying around Jongno or Dongdaemun, we recommend Jinju Yukhoe inside Gwangjang Market, close to Exit 7 of Jongno 5-ga Station.

The signatures are Jinju yukhoe topped with egg yolk and yukhoe tangtangi with chopped live octopus and pear, and you can also have a light meal of yukhoe bibimbap or octopus bibimbap.

Sides such as sliced raw beef, liver and tripe, mung bean pancakes and tteokgalbi are also available, and you can enjoy them late into the evening in the cozy wood-paneled dining room.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🥩 Yukhoe — savory beef tartare topped with egg yolk
• 🐙 Tangtangi — yukhoe with live octopus
• 🌙 Hours — open daily until 11 p.m.

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 About a 2-minute walk (approx. 100 m) from Exit 7 of Jongno 5-ga Station
• 📖 The menu board also shows Japanese and Chinese
• 🍽️ For groups, try the set menu with yukhoe and sliced raw beef
• 🚫 Outside food is not allowed
• 🕐 Open daily 10:00–23:00