Imun Seolnongtang

Imun Seolnongtang
이문설농탕
Outside the restaurant (2024)
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Restaurant information
Establishedc. 1904
Food typeKorean cuisine, seolleongtang
Street address38-13, Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°34′21″N 126°59′02″E / 37.5726°N 126.9839°E / 37.5726; 126.9839
Websiteimun.modoo.at

Imun Seolnongtang (Korean: 이문설농탕; Hanja: 里門雪濃湯) is a historic restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It is the oldest operating restaurant in South Korea,[1][2][3] having been founded in c. 1904, during the Korean Empire period. It specializes in the ox bone soup dish seolleongtang.[4]

The restaurant is one of relatively few to have survived the tumultuous 1910–1945 Japanese colonial period and 1950–1953 Korean War. It has reportedly used the same cooking methods and recipes since its founding. It used the same building, dating to the colonial period,[2] until 2011, when the area it was in was redeveloped.[5][6]

It is now a popular tourist attraction, and is listed on the Michelin Guide.[7] In 2013, it was made a Seoul Future Heritage.[8]

  1. ^ 손, 덕호 (2023-10-16). 120년 역사 '가장 오래된 식당' 이문설농탕서 불...45명 대피. ChosunBiz (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  2. ^ a b 이, 기철 (2004-09-14). 100년 맛 이어받은 전성근 '이문설농탕' 주인. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  3. ^ 한국에서 설렁탕 가장 맛있는 식당은. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  4. ^ "Imun Seolnongtang (이문설농탕)". Korea Tourism Organization. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
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  7. ^ "Imun Seolnongtang – Seoul". Michelin Guide. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  8. ^ 서울 미래유산 전체 목록. opengov.seoul.go.kr. Seoul Metropolitan Government. December 2019. Retrieved 2024-08-08.