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Best Korean Soups in Seoul
Gomtang, gukbap, samgyetang and dakhanmari: the bowls worth crossing town for.
Korean soups arrive under-seasoned on purpose: the salt is on the table. These six are the classics, from a clear beef gomtang that sells out by afternoon to a whole chicken that boils at your table.
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Beef-bone soup at its purest. Go early, it sells out.
Order: Solo: one gomtang. Hungry? Ask for the larger size.
Euljiro 1-ga Station (Line 2), Exit 5
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A clean Seoul take on Busan's pork-and-rice soup.
Order: Solo: one gukbap. For two: two gukbap and a small plate of boiled pork.
Gwanghwamun Station (Line 5), Exit 6
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Crystal-clear pork gomtang at a tiny counter.
Order: Solo: one regular bowl, plus kimchi dumplings if you are hungry.
Hapjeong Station (Line 2/6), Exit 2
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Thick and nutty, with a whole chicken inside. The most famous samgyetang in Seoul.
Order: Solo: one samgyetang. For two: two samgyetang, or one each plus a rotisserie chicken to share.
Gyeongbokgung Station (Line 3), Exit 2
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A lighter, clearer broth from a house open since 1960.
Order: Solo: one samgyetang. For two: two bowls, or one plus a rotisserie chicken.
City Hall Station (Line 1/2), Exit 10
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A pot for two or three that you season yourself, with noodles to finish.
Order: For two or three: one dakhanmari, then one portion of kalguksu noodles at the end.
Dongdaemun Station (Line 1/4), Exit 9
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