Geumgeum at Gran Seoul: pancakes, patties and beef soup

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Geumgeum’s Starfield Avenue Gran Seoul branch (금금 스타필드애비뉴 그랑서울점) puts several different Korean meal options on one menu. The June 2026 archive entry centres on two kinds of jeon and a beef soup. Those three dishes remain on the branch’s listed menu checked in September, making them a useful place to start when decoding what to order.

A bowl of beef soup topped with green minari stems in the Korean archive.
From the Korean-language archive.
Golden pan-fried patties on a white plate, with dipping sauce.
From the Korean-language archive.

The three dishes in the archive

고기완자전 — meat patties, ₩24,000. The menu describes pan-fried patties made with minced meat and vegetables. Keep the Korean name handy: this is a different dish from a large vegetable pancake. The listing checked for this guide does not establish how many people a plate serves, so ask about portion size before combining it with other dishes.

명란새우감자전 — shrimp and pollock-roe potato pancake, ₩19,000. The name identifies potato, shrimp and pollock roe; the menu description also mentions cheese. That is useful information if you are expecting a plain potato pancake. It is not a complete ingredient or allergen list.

미나리소갈비국밥 — beef short-rib soup with minari, ₩15,000. This is the soup option highlighted in the archive. Minari is the Korean herb named in the dish. The original writer paired it with the two jeon dishes, but that combination should not be read as a required order or a fixed set menu.

Other names worth recognising

The listed 보리된장고기국수 (₩13,500) includes pork belly and fried tofu in its description. 들기름통밀국수 (₩10,500), whole-wheat noodles with perilla oil, also lists minced suyuk, or boiled meat. Neither should be treated as vegetarian based on the noodle name. 문어간장비빔밥, octopus and soy-sauce bibimbap, is listed at ₩14,000.

Finding the right branch

Save 서울 종로구 종로 33, 상업시설동 L1층 109호: commercial building, level L1, unit 109, Gran Seoul. Follow the building’s L1 signs. Naver lists the branch 93 metres from Jonggak Station Exit 1 and gives 0507-1492-7506 as its telephone number.

For 19–25 September 2026, the displayed calendar lists 10 a.m.–9:30 p.m. opening hours, with an afternoon break that varies by date. Check the branch calendar before a late lunch; holiday breaks differ from some weekday entries. Takeaway and reservation options are listed, without guaranteeing availability.

Original Korean post published 6 June 2026; visit date not established. Menu prices checked 19 September 2026 against the branch menu, marked updated 11 September. Photos and the three-dish selection come from the Korean archive.