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Jokbal & bossam · Jongno, Seoul

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A 60-year-old house in the alleys between Jongno and Cheonggyecheon Stream, where office workers order tender boiled pork wrapped in raw napa cabbage and a bowl of rich beef-bone kalguksu, often with makgeolli.

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Waiting

Short wait
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Weekday lunch and weekend evenings can mean 10 to 20 minutes; otherwise you usually walk in. Arriving at 17:00, when the afternoon break ends, works well.· 5 reviews

What to order

📖 What is Jokbal and bossam?📖 What is Kalguksu?📖 What is Pajeon?
  • Saengbaechu bossam (pork with raw cabbage)생배추보쌈

    Thick slices of boiled pork with raw napa cabbage leaves, spicy radish salad and salted shrimp. Small or large.

  • Sagol kalguksu (beef-bone noodle soup)사골칼국수

    Hand-cut noodles in a rich, milky bone broth.

  • Pajeon (green onion pancake)파전

How much to order

  • 👤 1A bowl of sagol kalguksu.
  • 👤 2A small bossam and one kalguksu to share.
  • 👤 3–4A large bossam, one or two kalguksu, and a pajeon.

How to eat it

  1. 1Lay a slice of pork on a cabbage leaf, add radish salad, a little salted shrimp and ssamjang, then wrap and eat in one bite.· 2 reviews

Insider tips

  • One kalguksu is enough for two alongside the bossam: staff split it into two bowls for you.· 3 reviews
  • The lunch and dinner menus are a little different.· 2 reviews

Why it's famous

Serving bossam and kalguksu in the Gwansu-dong alleys for over 60 years.· 4 reviews

  • On TVCame first in the Jongno episode of comedian Poongja's YouTube food show Ttoganjip.· 4 reviews
  • Blue RibbonListed in the Blue Ribbon Survey.· 4 reviews

Good to know

  • Monday to Saturday 11:00 to 21:00, with a break from 14:30 to 17:00. Closed Sundays.· 3 reviews
  • In an alley by Cheonggyecheon, about five minutes' walk from Jongno 3-ga or Euljiro 3-ga Station. The sign is easy to miss.· 3 reviews
  • There are rooms with floor seating, good for groups.· 3 reviews

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Where this comes from (29 reviews)

Summarized in our own words from Korean diners' blog reviews; each fact is backed by at least two reviews. Last checked 2026-11-09.