One of the best gamjatang (pork-bone soup) joints in Seoul, this 24-hour restaurant bustles with office workers at lunch. Its version of the spicy, bubbling stew has soft, tender pork that falls off the bone and is topped with perilla leaves. For a single serving in a stone pot, order the dduckam (뚝감).
Gwanghwamun Dduckam
Gwanghwamun & Jongno-gu
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