Dish guide · Meat
Gopchang and makchang
곱창·막창
Grilled beef intestines and stomach
Grilled beef offal, a beloved drinking food in Korea. It's fatty, chewy and full of flavor, and each cut has its own name.
What it is
- Gopchang is the small intestine; daechang is the large intestine, which is much fattier.
- Makchang is the fourth stomach, firmer and chewier. Yang is tripe, with a clean taste and a slight crunch.
- Gopchang-jeongol is a spicy hot pot, and yang-gopchang restaurants in Busan grill it over briquettes.
How to eat it
- 1Let it brown well on the grill. Dip it in seasoned salt or sauce, and finish with fried rice on the same plate.
History
- Koreans divide beef innards into several cuts by part, and many restaurants serve them as a mixed platter.
Allergies and diet
Usually contains
- Some shops serve pork intestines, so ask if you avoid pork.
- Marinated versions contain soy and may contain wheat.
Recipes differ between restaurants. If you have an allergy, always ask the staff before you order.
🗣️ Allergy card for the staff
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📍 Where to try it
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Angyeong Halmeoni Gopchang 안경할머니곱창
Korean BBQ · Dongdaemun · Since 1973
The oldest name in Hwanghak-dong's pork-intestine alley, open since 1973. Pork makchang (the last section of the intestine) is seared over charcoal briquettes, then finished at your table with salt or a chili marinade; the stir-fried yachae-gopchang with vegetables is the other classic. Strictly for adventurous eaters, and best with soju.
Try: Makchang yangnyeom-gui (mild or spicy)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🍚
Jingogae 진고개
Home-style meals · Myeongdong · Since 1963
A classic Korean restaurant in Chungmuro since 1963, where Seoulites take parents, clients and out-of-town guests. The signature is galbi-jjim, beef short ribs braised until they fall apart, served as a set meal with rice and side dishes; eobokjaengban hot pot and its stuffed-cucumber kimchi are other favorites.
Try: Galbi-jjim set (braised beef short ribs)
No 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 - 🥩
Baekhwa Yang-gopchang No. 8 백화양곱창 8호
Korean BBQ · Nampo & Jagalchi
Stall number 8 in the Baekhwa alley by Jagalchi, a tripe-grilling tradition said to go back over 70 years. Sit by the briquette fire while the owner grills salted or spicy-marinated beef tripe and intestines in front of you. Finish with yang-bokkeumbap, fried rice made on the same grill.
Try: Modeum-gui (mixed grilled tripe and intestines)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🥩
Bongsanjip 봉산집 본점
Korean BBQ · Itaewon
A half-century-old Samgakji barbecue known for chadolbagi, paper-thin beef brisket that cooks in seconds, dipped in a tangy soy and onion sauce. Add salt-grilled beef tripe, then finish with chadol makjang-jjigae, a thick soybean stew full of brisket, poured over rice.
Try: Chadolbagi (thin beef brisket)
Locals' pickNo wait - 🥩
Haeseong Makchang (Main) 해성막창집 본점
Korean BBQ · Haeundae & Gwangalli
A Busan favorite for grilled beef intestines. Korean beef makchang (fourth stomach) and daechang (large intestine) go on the fire, and a spicy gopchang-jeongol (intestine hot pot) rounds out the meal. Locals pick it over the tourist strip, and it stays busy into the night.
Try: So-makchang (grilled beef fourth stomach)
Short wait - 🥩
Munhwa Yang-gopchang 문화양곱창
Korean BBQ · Seomyeon & Jeonpo
An old-school stall in Seomyeon's grilled tripe alley. You sit around a charcoal grill while the ajumma who runs your table grills mixed beef tripe and intestines for you. It's a loud, smoky, very Busan night out, and each table is run by its own auntie.
Try: Modeum (mixed grilled beef tripe and intestines)
30-60 min wait - 🍲
Sigol Sundae 시골순대
Soups & stews · Hongdae
A no-frills sundae-gukbap house between Hapjeong and Hongik University stations, where office workers come for lunch and friends come for soju at night. Its makchang sundae, Korean blood sausage in a thick pork casing, earned it a spot on the TV show Master of Living. The bowls of pork and sausage soup cost about 10,000 won.
Try: Sundae-gukbap
Locals' pickNo wait - 🥩
Yeongsu Bunsik 영수분식
Korean BBQ · Seongsu
Despite the snack-bar name, this little Ttukdo Market shop is a gopchang (pork intestine) specialist. Locals come for the yachae gopchang, intestines stir-fried with vegetables in a spicy sauce, and the charcoal-grilled cheese gopchang. A chive pancake comes free on the side.
Try: Yachae gopchang (stir-fried pork intestines with vegetables)
Locals' pickShort wait
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