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Selected by Gumi City as a “Gumi Matjip” (local restaurant pick)

Dakbokkeumtang & chueotang — a local Korean restaurant in Imeun-dong, Gumi

종갓집추어탕Jonggatjip Chueotang

A local restaurant in Imeun-dong with two main dishes: dakbokkeumtang and chueotang.

Dakbokkeumtang on the table with water kimchi, jeon, tofu, rice and side dishes

House dish

닭볶음탕Dakbokkeumtang

Chicken only, no potatoes or vegetables, stir-fried in yangnyeom sauce.

  • Native Korean chicken₩35,000
  • Regular chicken₩28,000
Two bowls of chueotang with rice, tofu and side dishes

Made every day

추어탕Chueotang (loach soup)

The dish the restaurant is named after.

  • ₩9,000
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Mon–Sat 11:00–21:00 Break 15:00–17:00 Closed Sundays

Naver visitor reviews

Keywords guests picked

Keywords guests picked in their Naver visitor reviews, with the number of votes.

493visitor reviews

  1. The food is delicious330 votes
  2. Friendly staff171 votes
  3. Fresh ingredients140 votes
  4. Special dishes on the menu111 votes
  5. Lovely interior83 votes
  • Generous portions78 votes
  • Clean restaurant70 votes
  • Good value for money44 votes
  • Nice view19 votes
  • Good side dishes18 votes
  • Good for dining alone17 votes
  • Good for special occasions16 votes

How it’s made

Instead of broth,
the sauce soaks into the meat

Dakbokkeumtang, the house dish, is not the usual brothy kind: no potatoes, no vegetables, only chicken stir-fried in yangnyeom (Korean seasoning sauce). The sauce cooks deep into the meat, leaving a rich, savory taste and a light smoky aroma.

The fresh chicken and the red pepper powder are from Korea.

Dakbokkeumtang, the sauce soaked into the chicken
Chicken coated in sauce, with no broth
A spoonful of chueotang
Chueotang on the spoon

The chueotang that was on TV

Chueotang is cooked every day from Korean loach. There is no fishy taste — just a clean, deep flavor.

Channel
TV Chosun
Program
“Sikgaek Heo Young-man’s Baekban Gihaeng”식객 허영만의 백반기행
Aired
4 Nov 2022
Dakbokkeumtang and side dishes, seen from above
A dakbokkeumtang table with water kimchi, tofu and kimchi

What comes to the table

Water kimchi made in-house,
jeon fried to order

  1. Mul-kimchi (water kimchi)

    Mul-kimchi (water kimchi) is made here from young napa cabbage (danbaechu): cool, clean-tasting and a good partner for the dakbokkeumtang.

  2. Jeon (savory pancake)

    Jeon (Korean savory pancakes) are never made in advance — they go into the pan once you order and come to the table hot.

  3. Tableware

    Food comes in bowls and plates that a ceramic artist made to order for the restaurant.

Opening hours

Open Monday to Saturday,
closed on Sundays

  • Mon–Sat Open
  • Closed Sundays

Hours may change, so please call before you visit. +82-54-604-3051

11:0021:00

Break 15:00–17:00

Directions

1F, 16 Imeun 3-gil

Address
1F, 16 Imeun 3-gil, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-doKorean address for taxis and map apps경북 구미시 임은3길 16, 1층 (임은동)
Phone
+82-54-604-3051
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The entrance, with a wooden sign decorated with ceramic flowers
The entrance under a wooden sign with ceramic flowers
Map of the restaurant’s location — 16 Imeun 3-gil, Gumi
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Parking
No parking lot of its own
Takeout & delivery
Takeout available No delivery
Restroom
Unisex
For small children
Available
Gumi Sarang vouchers
Not accepted (paper or card)

Seating & yard

Floor seating,
with the yard outside the window

  • 42floor seats at low tables
  • Groups welcome
  • Reservations by phone

Who usually comes

  • Family and friends’ get-togethers
  • Meals out with parents
  • Guests who come for the atmosphere

The owner took over their mother-in-law’s recipes and wants every guest to feel as relaxed as if they had come home to their own parents’ house. Inside and out, the place is set up to feel warm, like a house back home.

From Gumi City’s introduction

How the restaurant describes itself

  • Clean, neatly prepared food
  • A yard full of wildflowers
  • A pretty restaurant with lots to see
The floor-seating hall with low wooden tables
The hall, with low tables for floor seating
A room with a window onto plants and a stone wall
A room looking out on a stone wall and plants
A window table looking out onto the green yard
A seat by the big window onto the yard
The front yard — a stone path, potted flowers, outdoor tables and the restaurant at the back
The yard: gravel path, potted flowers and outdoor tables