--- title: 'Samgyo-ri Dongchimi Makguksu, Gangneung: Buckwheat Noodles You Finish with Cold Radish Broth' description: At the head branch near Gangneung, buckwheat noodles arrive dry and you ladle in cold dongchimi broth yourself. What to order, hours and how to eat it. lang: en canonical: https://quidafoodie.blog/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung/ shop_name: Samgyo-ri Dongchimi Makguksu (Head Branch) shop_name_local: 삼교리동치미막국수 본점 address: 364 Beomil-ro, Gujeong-myeon, Gangneung, Gangwon address_local: 강원특별자치도 강릉시 구정면 범일로 364 country: kr phone: +82-33-647-8830 hours: 10:20–20:30, with a break 15:00–17:30 and last orders at 19:40 (tourism listing updated Nov 12, 2026). closed: Tuesdays. getting_there: The head branch is in Gujeong-myeon, outside central Gangneung. The listing notes a large car park in front of the restaurant. visited: 2022-10 details_checked: '2026-11-14' region: Gangwon --- # Samgyo-ri Dongchimi Makguksu, Gangneung: Buckwheat Noodles You Finish with Cold Radish Broth ![A steel bowl of buckwheat noodles in clear broth, topped with a ground, sesame-like topping, seaweed flakes, a mound of red seasoning, slices of white radish and half a boiled egg.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung-04-1440.jpg) Makguksu, buckwheat noodles, is one of Gangwon's signature dishes. At the head branch of Samgyo-ri Dongchimi Makguksu (삼교리동치미막국수), outside central Gangneung, the bowl is only half the order. The other half arrives in a black earthenware pot: **dongchimi**, radish water kimchi, whose clear brine is served cold with a ladle. ![The same bowl before any broth is added: grey-brown buckwheat noodles under a heap of ground, sesame-like topping and seaweed flakes, with red seasoning and half a boiled egg.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung-03-1440.jpg) *How the noodles arrive: no broth yet.* ## You add the broth yourself The noodles come to the table dry, under seaweed flakes and a heap of ground toasted topping that looks like sesame, with a mound of red seasoning and half a boiled egg on the side of the bowl. The pot of dongchimi comes with it. In my photos the outside of the pot is covered in condensation, and a half-moon of radish and a single red jujube float on top. ![A black earthenware pot beaded with condensation, filled with clear dongchimi broth, a half-moon slice of white radish, a red jujube and a metal ladle.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung-02-1440.jpg) *The dongchimi pot, cold enough to bead with water.* Ladle in as much broth as you like and the dish changes: the same bowl, once the broth is in, is a cold noodle soup with slices of radish on top. A tourism listing for the restaurant says the dongchimi is aged for more than a year before it becomes the broth, and that the noodles are made to order in the restaurant. ## How it began According to the same listing, the business began some fifty years ago in Samgyo-ri, a village in Jumunjin up the coast, where the founder served makguksu to neighbors. The Gujeong-myeon restaurant is listed as the head branch (본점). ## Order the pork too ![Slices of boiled pork on a white plate printed with the restaurant's name in Korean, with a red seasoned side dish, pale pickled cabbage and chopped green chili.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung/samgyori-dongchimi-makguksu-gangneung-01-1440.jpg) *Suyuk on a plate printed with the restaurant's name.* Suyuk (수육) is boiled pork, served in slices. Here it comes with a red seasoned side dish, pale pickled cabbage and chopped green chili. The listing also mentions buckwheat dumplings (메밀만두) and buckwheat pancakes (메밀전) as sides, and hoe-bibim makguksu (회비빔막국수), mixed noodles with raw fish. ## How to order | Korean | Reading | Meaning | | --- | --- | --- | | 동치미 막국수 하나 주세요. | Dongchimi makguksu hana juseyo. | One dongchimi makguksu, please. | | 수육도 하나 주세요. | Suyuk-do hana juseyo. | One boiled pork, too, please. | | 덜 맵게 해 주세요. | Deol maepge hae juseyo. | Please make it less spicy. | If you are not sure how much broth to add, start with two or three ladles, taste, and keep going. ## Plan your visit - Address: 364 Beomil-ro, Gujeong-myeon, Gangneung, Gangwon / 강원특별자치도 강릉시 구정면 범일로 364 - Phone: +82-33-647-8830 - Hours: 10:20–20:30, with a break 15:00–17:30 and last orders at 19:40 (tourism listing updated Nov 12, 2026). - Closed: Tuesdays. - Getting there: The head branch is in Gujeong-myeon, outside central Gangneung. The listing notes a large car park in front of the restaurant. - Map: [Open in Naver Map](https://map.naver.com/p/search/%EC%82%BC%EA%B5%90%EB%A6%AC%EB%8F%99%EC%B9%98%EB%AF%B8%EB%A7%89%EA%B5%AD%EC%88%98%20%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90), [Open in Kakao Map](https://map.kakao.com/?q=%EC%82%BC%EA%B5%90%EB%A6%AC%EB%8F%99%EC%B9%98%EB%AF%B8%EB%A7%89%EA%B5%AD%EC%88%98%20%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90), [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=%EC%82%BC%EA%B5%90%EB%A6%AC%EB%8F%99%EC%B9%98%EB%AF%B8%EB%A7%89%EA%B5%AD%EC%88%98%20%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90) - Details checked: 2026-11-14 ## Sources checked - [K-Trip Tips — 삼교리동치미막국수 본점 (tourism listing, updated 2026-11-12)](https://www.ktriptips.com/kor/food/2870175) — 2026-11-14