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Noodles · Myeongdong

Yurimmyeon

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Michelin GuideLocal classicGreat for solo diners ⓘ

An old-school buckwheat noodle shop beside the Deoksugung Palace stone-wall road. In summer, office workers line up for cold buckwheat noodles; in winter, for a bubbling pot of udon-style noodle soup. A Michelin Bib Gourmand pick.

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How it works here

  • Pay when you order: Choose and pay at the entrance, then staff show you to a seat.· 3 reviews
🥢 How Korean restaurants usually work

Waiting

Short wait
Just join the line

This is an office district, so there is a line at weekday lunchtime, but noodles are eaten fast and it moves quickly. Mid-afternoon is calm.· 3 reviews

What to order

  • Cold buckwheat noodles (memil-guksu)메밀국수

    The signature: two trays of noodles with a cold dipping broth.

  • Spicy mixed buckwheat noodles비빔메밀

    Served with a cup of warm broth.

  • Pot noodle soup (naembi-guksu)냄비국수

    Thick udon-style noodles in a hot pot. The winter favorite.

How much to order

  • 👤 1One cold buckwheat noodles in warm weather, or one pot noodle soup in winter.
  • 👤 2One cold buckwheat noodles and one spicy mixed buckwheat noodles, so you can taste both.
  • 👤 3-4One bowl each. Add a pot noodle soup for the table on a cold day.

How to eat it

  1. 1The grated radish is already mixed into the dipping broth. Add mustard and green onion to taste, and ask if you want more radish.· 2 reviews

Why it's famous

Started in Myeongdong in the 1970s under another name, and moved to this spot in Seosomun in 1976, taking the name Yurimmyeon.· 3 reviews

  • Michelin GuideA Michelin Bib Gourmand pick for many years running, with Blue Ribbon stickers on the door.· 3 reviews
  • Local classicOften named one of Seoul's "big three" buckwheat noodle houses.· 3 reviews

Good to know

  • Opens at 11:00 and closes around 20:00. Weekend hours are shorter, and some reviewers list Sundays as closed, so check before a weekend visit.· 2 reviews
  • Right by City Hall Station exit 11 (Lines 1 and 2), along the Deoksugung stone-wall road. No parking.· 4 reviews
Where this comes from (15 reviews)

Summarized in our own words from Korean diners' blog reviews; each fact is backed by at least two reviews. Last checked 2026-10-23.