Anggre Guksu, Seogwipo: Pork Noodles Even Haters Love

2017-01-27 · Updated: 2026-08-11 · Original (Korean)

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We headed out early in the morning for some galchi jorim (braised cutlassfish) and sea urchin seaweed soup, but the restaurant was closed. One of the things that surprised me about Jeju is that places close early, and they don't even open early either. The place we visited this morning was exactly like that, so we made the trip for nothing. We were all starving, so we hurriedly went to Anggre Guksu instead. On this trip, the second-choice restaurants we ended up at after our first options failed have been incredibly satisfying.

Exterior of Anggre Guksu (noodle restaurant) with an orange tile roof and three palm trees standing by it.

Anggre Guksu menu hanging on the restaurant wall with wooden baby chairs placed below it.

Bright restaurant interior with several wooden tables and chairs. — It was empty in the morning, but it quickly started bustling with people.

Honestly, there was a bit of a debate about coming here. My family doesn't really like food made with pork broth. For example, we aren't big fans of pho, Busan dwaeji gukbap (pork soup with rice), or sundaeguk (blood sausage soup), and this restaurant's signature dish was gogi guksu (pork noodle soup). But we were so hungry, and we figured we could just order something else if we didn't like it, so we went in.

We ordered the Anggre Suyuk (boiled pork slices) set and added a side of mulmandu (boiled dumplings). Looking back after eating, a half portion of dumplings would have been enough. But since we had no idea about the portion sizes, we just ordered whatever we could.

Wooden table set with a plate of suyuk (boiled pork slices) and various side dishes like kimchi and kkakdugi (diced radish kimchi).

Neatly sliced boiled pork suyuk placed on a wooden cutting board. — Suyuk. Eating this boiled pork started raising my expectations for the noodles. It has almost none of that gamey pork smell you usually get. If it had any less, it probably wouldn't taste like anything at all. It was just right.

A plate of mulmandu (boiled dumplings) garnished with seaweed flakes and green vegetables.

Boiled dumplings topped with seaweed flakes and chives are served on a white plate. — Mulmandu. I'm not sure if they make these in-house, but there was honestly nothing special about them. A half portion would have been plenty. The fact that I'm someone who usually only eats frozen dumplings probably played a part in not really knowing how to judge them.

Gogi-guksu (pork noodle soup) with yellow noodles, thinly sliced pork, and green onions in a milky broth.

Noodles in a milky broth topped with boiled pork slices. — The highly anticipated gogi guksu. If you come to Jeju, I highly recommend trying the pork noodles here. There is absolutely no gamey smell, and the broth is as savory as beef soup. It was so good that we even said we wished we could order another bowl of just the broth without the noodles. The noodles don't look like store-bought ones either. I've never seen such chewy noodles at a supermarket.

Thick slices of boiled pork and lettuce are placed on top of noodles mixed with bean sprouts and a spicy sauce. — Bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles). Normally, I'd have a lot to say about this dish, but it got overshadowed because the gogi guksu was just too good. That doesn't mean the bibim guksu is bad, though. If you sold this in Seoul, people would definitely line up for it.

A dining table set with gogi-guksu (pork noodle soup), bibim-guksu (spicy mixed noodles), suyuk (boiled pork), mulmandu (boiled dumplings), and various side dishes. — Everyone is drinking makgeolli (rice wine) in the morning except for me, the designated driver.

Spicy bibim-guksu (mixed noodles) garnished with lettuce and thinly sliced pork is served in a stainless steel bowl.

Adding extra yellow noodles to a bowl containing milky broth and pork.

Out of all the great restaurants we discovered on this trip, Anggre Guksu was the one my family was most satisfied with. If we're just talking about taste, all three places we found served fantastic main dishes and side dishes. But here, the staff and my mom got along so well that we ended up spending over an hour at the restaurant. Everyone was full of energy, and even though it could have been annoying, they kindly explained things about their tangerine trees while they were eating. The Jeju World Cup Stadium is right in front, so after a filling meal, you can leave your car in the parking lot and take a slow walk around the outside of the stadium to digest. There's a track laid out outside, and you can see inside, so it's a really nice walk.

A framed sign explaining the health benefits of gardenia and the meaning of the word Anggre hangs on the wall.

A framed sign detailing the origin of gogi-guksu, a local food of Jeju Island.

A closed sign for Anggre Guksu hangs on the door, indicating that they have run out of prepared ingredients. — Seeing this sign, it looks like they close early.

A leashed dog standing on the dirt ground next to a blue-roofed doghouse. — There's a pretty tangerine garden and bamboo behind the shop. It kept my mom captivated for quite a while, so it's worth checking out. The mutt up there is the garden guard. He looks pretty goofy at first glance.

A leashed dog sitting quietly on the dirt ground next to a blue-roofed doghouse.

A dog standing next to a doghouse against the backdrop of a dense bamboo forest.

Restaurant glass door with a sign showing business hours and closed days. — The most important thing: business hours.

I highly recommend the three restaurants we found in Jeju this time. This is my fourth visit to Jeju Island, and I really didn't expect to find three amazing places all at once. The owners at Gangjeong Pogu Hoejip (a raw fish restaurant) and Anggre Guksu were so wonderful that we got a lot of good energy from them. (The owners at Hallim Kalguksu were too busy because there were so many people.)

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