Yonggeumok | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1932 |
Food type | Korean cuisine, chueo-tang |
Rating | Bib Gourmand |
Street address | 24-2 Dadong-gil, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea |
Coordinates | 37°34′03″N 126°58′50″E / 37.5675°N 126.9805°E |
Other locations | Second location in Tongin-dong |
Website | yonggeumok |
Yonggeumok (Korean: 용금옥; Hanja: 湧金屋; lit. house of flowing gold) is a historic Korean restaurant chain in Seoul, South Korea.[1] It is the third oldest operating restaurant in Seoul, having first opened in 1932,[2] and specializes in the pond loach soup dish chueo-tang.[1] The restaurant has been operated by three generations of the same family since its founding. It has two branches: one in Da-dong, Jung District, and another in Tongin-dong. The Da-dong location is the older of the two. The restaurant has become a famous tourist attraction. It is listed on the Michelin Guide as a Bib Gourmand restaurant.[3] In 2013, it was made a Seoul Future Heritage.[4]