Kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) · 칼국수

Kind

Noodles, Soup & stew

Cooking

In broth, Boiled

Taste

Mild, Filling meal, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy

Served · texture

Hot · Thick, chewy noodles in a starchy broth

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Main ingredient

Wheat

Usually included

Vegetables

Varies by region or shop

Chicken, Clams, mussels, oysters

Can be in the sauce or broth

Fish

• Broth varies: anchovy, chicken or clam are all common.

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

—

Typical

₩10,038 · Official · Seoul · Seoul average for “칼국수”, Korea Consumer Agency price survey, September 2026. · source

Premium

—

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

SIMILAR

How it differs from similar dishes

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 — Kal-guksu (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.