Our own visit, not sponsored. Address, hours, phone, amenities, parking info and menu prices come from Naver Place, checked on October 6, 2026. The character illustrations are GPT-generated images.
Kalguksu in Magok, Seoul: Dalin Daebo Kalguksu Main Branch — Potato Pancake with Lettuce & Chili, Jang-kalguksu Deeper Than Ramyeon
Our kalguksu dinner in Magok 🍜
One Sunday evening,
we took the kids to
Dalin Daebo Kalguksu (달인대보칼국수),
the main branch in Magok.
It was our first time at this branch,
and it was so good for eating with kids.
The star of the night, the shredded potato pancake — seasoned lettuce and chili sauce on the same plate
Botanic Prugio City
West Bldg, 2F, #211
⏰ Weekdays 09:00–21:00
Weekends 11:00–21:00
(last order 20:30)
💰 Kalguksu 8,000 won
Jang-kalguksu 9,000 won
Shredded potato pancake 15,000 won
🅿 Use the building's parking lot
(register parking at the counter)
🪑 High chairs · takeout · delivery
📞 02-3663-9571
🏠 A kalguksu place in West Bldg #211
It’s in unit 211
of Botanic Prugio City’s West Building.
Through the glass door
you can see the kitchen
labeled ‘in-house noodle workshop’ (자가제면소).
The entrance from the mall corridor — the in-house noodle workshop shows through the glass door
On the green wall inside
hangs the Dalin Daebo Kalguksu sign.
The Dalin Daebo Kalguksu sign on the green wall
You order on the tablet
fixed to each table.
We got the potato pancake,
jang-kalguksu and clear kalguksu!
The tablet ordering device on the table, with a payment and parking notice
🥔 The best: the shredded potato pancake
Today’s number one
was the potato pancake.
On the menu it’s ‘gamjachae-jeon’
(shredded potato pancake).
Thinly shredded potato
is pan-fried into a wide, flat pancake,
and it comes on one plate
with a seasoned lettuce salad
and a sauce of finely chopped chilies.
Topping the crispy pancake
with the lettuce and chili sauce together
made it absolutely amazing!
Tearing off some potato pancake with the lettuce (GIF)
🌶 Jang-kalguksu, deeper than ramyeon
The jang-kalguksu
(knife-cut noodles in a spicy paste broth)
was incredibly good too.
It has a far deeper flavor than ramyeon.
It’s topped with a boiled egg, seaweed flakes, sesame,
chopped green onion and chili.
On the menu it’s ‘Eolkeuni Jang-kalguksu’.
Jang-kalguksu — boiled egg, seaweed flakes, sesame, green onion and chili
The moment the jang-kalguksu noodles are lifted (GIF)
🍜 Clear kalguksu, mild and a little salty
The clear kalguksu
had a mild, slightly salty flavor
that was superb.
The clear broth, topped with seaweed,
sesame and green onion,
is full of wide, flat noodles.
It comes with danmuji
(yellow pickled radish) and kimchi.
Clear kalguksu — seaweed, sesame and green onion
Clear kalguksu noodles (GIF)
📜 Anchovy broth and house-made noodles
A board on the wall
lists the two things
this place is proud of.
Broth — anchovies from Korea’s south coast
and vegetables are simmered
for over 3 hours,
then finished with a special sauce, it says.
House-made noodles — fresh noodles made in-house
are aged at the right temperature and humidity,
with no coloring, preservatives
or chemical additives, it says.
The anchovy broth and house-made noodle board with its TV history; visitors' autographs on the left
Further in, there really is a kitchen window
labeled ‘in-house noodle workshop’.
The board also says
it started in 1992 in Banghwa-dong, Gangseo-gu,
and has been carried on by three generations,
and lists its TV appearances,
including SBS’s ‘Saenghwal-ui Dalin’
(a show about everyday masters) in 2005.
Inside the restaurant, with the in-house noodle workshop window
The nationwide branch board — the Magok main branch tops the Seoul/Gyeonggi list
with the seasoned lettuce
and chili sauce!
(they come on the same plate)
📋 Menu & prices
Kalguksu 8,000 won
Eolkeuni jang-kalguksu 9,000 won
Shredded potato pancake 15,000 won
Bossam (boiled pork), one plate 15,000 won
(the poster at the entrance says gabrisal bossam)
Dumplings, 4 pieces 5,000 won · 2 pieces 3,000 won
(Per the Naver Place menu)
🚗 Parking & payment
If you come by car, park in the building’s lot
and take the West Building elevator
up to the 2nd floor.
The notice on the table
asks you to tell the counter to register your parking.
‘Cash payment (Payco · Zero · Kakao)‘
and earning or using coupons
are also done at the counter.
👍 Who this is for
✔ Anyone looking for a kalguksu place
to eat at with kids
✔ Anyone looking for a crispy pancake
to go with kalguksu
✔ Anyone who loves a spicy broth
deeper than ramyeon
It was a great place
to eat with our kids.
The potato pancake: always with lettuce and chili sauce.
The jang-kalguksu: deeper than ramyeon.
The clear kalguksu: mild with a light saltiness.
Our review of another branch of the same brand, Gwanggyo in Suwon → read it here
📍 Dalin Daebo Kalguksu (Main Branch) — open in Naver Map
As of our visit on September 27, 2026. Address, hours, phone, amenities, parking info and menu prices are from Naver Place (checked 2026-10-06) and may change. The broth, house-made noodle and history details come from the boards in the restaurant, and the payment and parking registration details from the notice on the table. 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 (Naver Place data as of October 6, 2026). We did not check English menus or foreign-card payment at this restaurant. Original post (Korean)