Haejangguk (hangover soup) · 해장국

Kind

Soup & stew

Cooking

In broth, Boiled

Taste

Salty, Filling meal, Breakfast, Easy to eat alone · Spicy

Served · texture

Hot · Varies by shop

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Usually included

Vegetables, Rice

Varies by region or shop

Beef, Pork

• What goes in depends on the shop: ox blood (seonji), beef, pork bones or more.

Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.

CHAINS

Which chain, which menu item

Prices in local currency (KRW).

No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗

“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.

PRICE GUIDE

General price guide · One bowl

Budget

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Typical

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Premium

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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.

ORDERING

Phrases to show when ordering

새우는 빼 주세요

Please leave out shrimp (saeu-neun ppae-juseyo)

해산물은 빼 주세요

Please leave out seafood (haesanmul-eun ppae-juseyo)

멸치 육수나 액젓이 들어가나요?

Is there anchovy broth or fish sauce in it? (myeolchi yuksu-na aekjeot-i deureoganayo?)

돼지고기는 못 먹어요

I can’t eat pork (dwaeji-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)

소고기는 못 먹어요

I can’t eat beef (so-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)

계란은 빼 주세요

Please leave out egg (gyeran-eun ppae-juseyo)

견과류 알레르기가 있어요

I’m allergic to nuts (gyeongwaryu allereugi-ga isseoyo)

안 맵게 해 주세요

Not spicy, please (an maepge hae-juseyo)

알레르기가 있어요

I have an allergy (allereugi-ga isseoyo) — then say the ingredient

A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.

Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Haejang-guk (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.