Gonghwachun — Restaurant in Incheon

Lets just say, if you're in Incheon, Chinatown, you must drop by this place. Located within the birthplace of Jajangmyeong, Gonghwachun retains its original recipe and historical fame of the dish.

For only 10,000 won, you get a huge bowl of noodles and another huge bowl of black bean sauce and meat to mix in. One bowl was definitely enough for two people, otherwise, you wont be able to taste the rest of the Chinatown streetfood nearby.

Although their signature dish met our expectations, the rest of the menu definitely needs some improvement, with many of the dishes tasting a bit too flavourless when compared to the rest of...

Since this was the birthplace of jiajangmyeon in Korea in the early 1900's, we had to try the food, even though many reviews have noted that there are other places with better jiajangmyeon. With lowered expectations, we were pleasantly surprised.

Other than the sauce in their signature jiajangmyeon dish being slightly too sweet and the noodles being a tad overcooked, the food was very tasty and filling. The sauce had a generous amount of tender squid slices and tofu.

The shrimp fried rice had a nice subtle and clean taste. The tea was lukewarm but had a nice aroma.

The service was fast...

Staff at the entrance downstairs was very friendly, but the waitresses were unabashedly disappointed that I was a solo diner and seemed rather unhappy that they had to arrange a table for one.

Jjajangmyeon is alright and they also have a range of other Chinese style dishes (definitely for sharing as the portions are large and prices are quite expensive). Free coffee available for diners too at the...