{"id":44561,"date":"2025-08-13T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/ai-blog\/first-visit-review-of-haidi-lao-seocho-branch-in-sinnonhyeon-gangnam-recipes-for-yeongji-sauce-and-geunhee-sauce\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T02:58:41","slug":"first-visit-haidilao-seocho-sinnonhyeon","status":"publish","type":"ai-blog","link":"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/en\/travel\/south-korea\/seoul\/seocho-district\/gangnam-station\/first-visit-haidilao-seocho-sinnonhyeon\/","title":{"rendered":"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch First Visit Review: Youngji Sauce and Geonhee Sauce Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<h2>Operating Hours<\/h2>\n<p>Everyday 10:00 &#8211; 07:00<\/p>\n<p>Last Order 05:00<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcde0507-1350-8260<\/p>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>Haidilao has amazing operating hours..<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_1.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Entrance\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>I went to Haidilao for on-site waiting before.<\/p>\n<p>The waiting time was like 4 hours..? so I always couldn&#8217;t eat and went to another restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>This day was a weekday, so I could pre-register for waiting through Catch Table.<\/p>\n<p>I calculated the time for Jinju and me to go to Gangnam after work.<\/p>\n<p>I applied for waiting through Catch Table around 5 PM and arrived!<\/p>\n<p>(I was late applying because I was doing other things;;)<\/p>\n<p>Since there was still a lot of time left, I looked at clothes nearby.<\/p>\n<p>I entered about 15 minutes before the estimated time.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_2.webp\" alt=\"Catch Table Waiting Application Screen\"><figcaption>Catch Table Waiting Application Screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>It felt like I waited for about 30 minutes after coming in.<\/p>\n<p>Since it&#8217;s a popular restaurant, the waiting area is well-equipped.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_3.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Waiting Area\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Waiting Area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_4.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>While waiting, I had some drinks and snacks.<\/p>\n<p>These snacks are very delicious&#8230; addictive taste&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_5.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Provided Snacks\"><figcaption>Haidilao Provided Snacks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_6.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Provided Drinks\"><figcaption>Haidilao Provided Drinks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_7.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior View\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_8.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Table Setting\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Table Setting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>Soon it was our turn to enter, and a staff member told us to order in advance.<\/p>\n<p>I chose and ordered diligently through the app and entered a little before 8 PM?<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_9.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Menu (App)\"><figcaption>Haidilao Menu (App)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>I was surprised by how spacious the store was.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Young-ji might be somewhere here&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_10.webp\" alt=\"Spacious Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Store\"><figcaption>Spacious Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_11.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior Seating\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior Seating<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_12.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Table\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<h2>Haidilao Broth Recommendations<\/h2>\n<p>Clear broth + Tomato broth + Mala broth + Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup)<\/p>\n<p>This combination was the best choice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I wondered why they served clear broth, but it&#8217;s for washing the ladle lol.<\/p>\n<p>The mala broth is quite spicy, so it&#8217;s hard to keep eating it.<\/p>\n<p>But with the sweet tomato broth, it&#8217;s a spicy-sweet-spicy-sweet cycle.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t stop using my chopsticks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And the samgyetang is perfect for cleansing your palate once in a while lol.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_13.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Four Broth Types\"><figcaption>Haidilao Four Broth Types<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_14.webp\" alt=\"Tomato Broth and Clear Broth\"><figcaption>Tomato Broth and Clear Broth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_15.webp\" alt=\"Mala Broth\"><figcaption>Mala Broth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_16.webp\" alt=\"Samgyetang\"><figcaption>Samgyetang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I made my own \u2606Youngji Sauce\u2606 at the self-serve bar.<\/p>\n<p>I really dislike peanut flavor, but why is this one delicious?<\/p>\n<p>I want to go again&#8230; slurp<\/p>\n<p>Next time I&#8217;ll try the Geonhee sauce&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_17.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Self-Serve Bar Sauce\"><figcaption>Haidilao Self-Serve Bar Sauce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>I ordered Coke at first, then changed to unlimited drinks.<\/p>\n<p>But we were both so full that we only drank once each lol.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s only about 500 won difference, so it seems better to switch?<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_18.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Drinks\"><figcaption>Haidilao Drinks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_19.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior\"><figcaption>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch Interior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>I tried the chopstick rolling skill I&#8217;ve only seen in videos.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s harder than I thought to roll them.<\/p>\n<p>And when you roll them and put them in the broth, it takes a long time to cook.<\/p>\n<p>So later, I just dropped them in and ate them lol.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_20.webp\" alt=\"Attempting to Roll Noodles with Chopsticks\"><figcaption>Attempting to Roll Noodles with Chopsticks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/linksboo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/naver_44502_21.webp\" alt=\"Haidilao Food\"><figcaption>Haidilao Food<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch<\/p>\n<p>After finishing, I added beef brisket and mushrooms, and New Jeans noodles?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s New Jeans noodles, but among the noodle options, that one was the most delicious so I added it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s chewy and delicious, like fenugreek noodles but also like glass noodles&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I always ate the same ingredients when eating mala tang or mala xiang guo, so I didn&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p>It was nice to discover a new delicious ingredient&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As expected, it&#8217;s never bad to go with someone who knows how to eat well.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re going to Haidilao for the first time, make sure to go with someone who knows how to order.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, you might get confused and miss your waiting time lol.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s located between <a href=\"\/en\/travel-location\/?tl=gangnam-station\">Gangnam Station<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/travel-location\/?tl=sinnonhyeon-station\">Sinnonhyeon Station<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>and the store name is Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch, so it was hard to find lol.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s too expensive to come often&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I think I&#8217;ll definitely revisit about once a quarter to splurge&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But this is only when I can pre-register for waiting through Catch Table&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I hope Jinju moves to my neighborhood soon so we can go for late-night mukbang&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2910456147664349\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; 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