Where to eat in Gangnam Station & COEX
The business heart of Gangnam, from the towers around Gangnam Station to COEX and Bongeunsa Temple. Among the office lunch spots are a Michelin-listed beef soup house, one of Seoul's great soy milk noodle shops and modern twists on samgyetang.
7 places our guide covers in Gangnam Station & COEX, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
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Oegojip Seolleongtang 외고집설렁탕
Soups & stews · Gangnam Station & COEX · Since 2005
A Michelin-listed seolleongtang house in Samseong-dong, not far from COEX. The ox bone soup is clean and gentle, and the sliced beef suyuk is a favorite too. The dining room is large and comfortable, including for solo diners.
Try: Seolleongtang (ox bone soup)
Short wait - 🥩
The Makchangs (Gangnam) 더막창스 강남본점
Korean BBQ · Gangnam Station & COEX · Since 2005
A Blue Ribbon grill near Gangnam Station for Daegu-style makchang (grilled pork intestine) and hanwoo beef tripe. It has been going for 20 years, with outdoor tables and a mustard-greens kimchi fried rice to finish.
Try: Daegu makchang (grilled pork intestine)
Short wait - 🍜
Matjarang 맛자랑
Noodles · Gangnam Station & COEX
A noodle restaurant near Seolleung Station, in business for over 35 years and often counted among Seoul's three great kongguksu (cold soy milk noodle) houses. In colder months the oyster soup with rice takes over, and it's an easy stop from the royal tombs.
Try: Kongguksu (cold soy milk noodles)
Short wait - 🍲
Park Seobang Sundae Gukbap 박서방순대국밥 삼성본점
Soups & stews · Gangnam Station & COEX
A second-generation sundae-gukbap shop in Samseong-dong that office workers around COEX rely on. The soup is full of meat, and the sundae set meal is the one to get if you're hungry. A long-standing Blue Ribbon pick.
Try: Sundae-gukbap (blood sausage soup)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🍲
Samgyeok 삼계옥
Soups & stews · Gangnam Station & COEX
A modern samgyetang restaurant near COEX that puts new twists on chicken ginseng soup: basil, black garlic and perilla versions sit alongside the classic. It's a popular choice for taking foreign guests.
Try: Basil samgyetang
Short wait - 🍚
Sigol Yachae Doenjang 시골야채된장
Home-style meals · Gangnam Station & COEX
A 30-year-old lunch favorite between Gangnam and Sinnonhyeon stations. Office workers come for doenjang bibimbap, rice mixed with vegetables and a rustic soybean stew, or a stew with pork neck and kimchi. A rare homestyle meal in the Gangnam towers.
Try: Doenjang bibimbap with vegetables
Locals' pickShort wait - 🐡
Surim Bokguk 수림복국
Soups & stews · Gangnam Station & COEX
A second-generation pufferfish specialist in Samseong-dong, run by a licensed pufferfish master. Bok is a Korean delicacy that needs special training to prepare; here it comes as a clear soup or as a spicy bulgogi set at lunch, a gentle way to try it for the first time.
Try: Kkachibok-jiri (clear pufferfish soup)
Short wait