Our own visit (September 22, 2026 — my third), not sponsored. The menu board, country-of-origin board and parking rates come from signs at the restaurant; the address, hours, phone number and menu prices come from Naver Place, checked on October 6, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
Where to Eat in Suwon: Hwahong Kalguksu in Mangpo — 10,000-Won Knife-Cut Noodles in Milky Broth, Dipped in Perilla Oil, Finished with Sticky Rice (My Third Visit)
Our kalguksu (knife-cut noodle) review from Mangpo, Suwon 🍜
At work I just said,
“I’m going to Hwahong,“
and colleagues came swarming over.
In the end we went in my IONIQ 9,
packed with seven people.
For me, it’s already my third visit.
A bowl of Hwahong kalguksu — milky broth under garlic chives and green onion
⏰ Daily 11:00–20:00
Break 14:30–17:00
(Sat & Sun: from 15:30)
Last order 19:40
💰 Kalguksu, one bowl
10,000 won
Bokdak (2 pcs) 4,000 won
🅿 Dalbit Narae Library parking
first 3 hours free
📞 0507-1393-5433
🏠 A wooden sign and a yellow umbrella
A wooden sign hangs vertically,
and beside it
stands a yellow umbrella.
Hwahong Kalguksu's wooden sign and the yellow umbrella
🅿 The parking sign out front
Next to the entrance
stands a parking sign
listing two lots.
Dalbit Narae Library lot:
first 3 hours free,
then 500 won per 10 min
Tmap parking lot:
1,500 won for the first 30 min,
then 500 won per 10 min
According to Naver Place,
the library lot is
about a 3-minute walk away.
The outside, with the parking sign next to the entrance
📋 Just two things on the menu
The menu board on the wall
is really simple.
Hwahong kalguksu, one bowl: 10,000 won
Bokdak, one plate (2 pcs): 4,000 won
Menu board — kalguksu 10,000 won, two bokdak 4,000 won
🔪 The noodle room behind the glass
On one side of the dining room,
you can look through the glass
into the noodle room and the aging room.
The wall says:
“It’s only real hand-cut kalguksu
if it’s cut by hand.”
The noodle room and aging room, with the words on the wall
The framed signs tell the same story.
Noodles made in-house and cut by hand,
geotjeori (fresh kimchi) made today
with Korean chili flakes,
a restorative broth simmered every day,
and perilla oil — the frame says “76년 방앗간 들기름” (a “76” mill).
Four framed signs on the wall
In front of the kitchen
hangs a frame that says:
“A place you’d want
to bring your mother.”
The frame in front of the kitchen — 'A place you'd want to bring your mother'
🥢 How the table is set
Each person gets
a small dish of geotjeori
and a small dish of
perilla oil topped with pepper.
The table setting — geotjeori and the perilla-oil dip
The perilla-oil dip — perilla oil with pepper
🍜 A milky, rich broth
Here’s the bowl that came out.
The milky, rich broth is the star!
It’s piled with garlic chives and green onion,
and the chicken is torn along the grain
and laid on top.
Lifting the noodles out of the broth (GIF)
🫙 How to eat it — a dip in perilla oil
The house way
is to dip the noodles in the perilla-oil sauce.
Dunk the noodles
in the peppered perilla oil,
then lift them out.
Dipping the noodles in the perilla-oil sauce (GIF)
Noodles dipped in the perilla-oil sauce
🥟 Bokdak — fried hand-made dumplings
Two to a plate,
4,000 won.
They’re fried crisp on the outside
and come with a little dish of soy sauce.
Two plates of bokdak, with geotjeori
Picking up a bokdak (GIF)
Split one in half
and there’s chicken
and sticky rice inside.
Inside a bokdak, split in half
🍚 Finish with sticky rice in the broth
The noodles and broth,
the perilla-oil dip alongside,
and finishing with sticky rice in the broth!
That’s the full course here.
The country-of-origin board
also says the bowl of rice
is Korean glutinous rice.
Country-of-origin board — every ingredient listed is Korean
Chicken, pork,
chili flakes and cabbage for the geotjeori,
Cheongyang chili flakes and radish juice for the sauce,
glutinous rice for the rice —
every ingredient on the board is Korean.
At the end, add sticky rice
to the broth to finish
📋 Menu & prices
Hwahong kalguksu 10,000 won
(hand-cut chicken kalguksu in restorative broth)
Bokdak, 2 pcs 4,000 won
(fried hand-made dumplings with Korean chicken & pork)
(per the Naver Place menu)
👍 Who this is for
✔ Anyone after chicken kalguksu
with a milky, rich broth
✔ Anyone curious about
dipping noodles in perilla oil
✔ Anyone who needs
free parking nearby (3 hours)
I’ve been three times,
and always for the same reason:
the broth is milky and rich.
Next time I’m definitely
bringing my family!
🍜 More from the area
Daemeori Kalguksu (대머리칼국수), Mangpo → Read it here
Dalin Daebo Kalguksu (달인대보칼국수), Gwanggyo → Read it here
Byeokjeokgol Hwangso Gopchang (벽적골 황소곱창), Mangpo → Read it here
📍 Hwahong Kalguksu — open in Naver Map
Our visit on September 22, 2026 (my third). The menu board, country-of-origin information and parking rates are from signs at the restaurant; the address, hours, phone number and menu prices are from Naver Place (checked 2026-10-06) and may change. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
Translated from our Korean post with AI assistance. Hours, prices and other numbers were checked against the Korean original (signs at the restaurant and Naver Place information as of October 6, 2026). We did not check for an English menu. Original post (Korean)