Korean
Choe Il-sun Sundubu
최일순 순두부 Choe Il-sun is a personal name, and sundubu is soft, barely curdled tofu.
Compiled from 28 blog posts read in fullSources →
A soft-tofu stew house on Haean-ro 517 in Gangneung, between Gyeongpo Lake and Gyeongpo Beach. It opens at 8:30 a.m.; the cheese-and-jjolmyeon sundubu and the shrimp-and-mussel jjamppong sundubu are 14,000 won each. Each stew comes bubbling in its own earthenware pot with rice and six side dishes. We read 30 posts dated July 21 to October 27, 2026; 28 of them describe actually eating here. The way the house takes its waiting list changed on September 2, 2026.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address강원특별자치도 강릉시 해안로 517 (안현동)517 Haean-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
- Phone033-644-2662
- Typical spend₩12,000 – ₩42,000
- Floor areaFloor area 94 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 19 posts: 11 wrote 08:30–19:00, 5 wrote Daily 08:30–19:00, 2 wrote Monday 08:30–15:00.
| No day given | 08:30–19:00 | 11 of 19 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 08:30–19:00 | 5 of 19 posts |
| Monday | 08:30–15:00 | 2 of 19 posts |
| Break | 14:30–16:30 | 18 of 19 posts |
| Last order | 12:30 | 2 of 3 posts |
| Closed | Tuesday | 16 of 17 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Expect to queue. Of the 28 posts from people who ate here, 25 waited; the times they gave are 10 minutes, 10 minutes, 50 minutes, 50 minutes, 1 hour 30, 1 hour 40, 2 hours and 3 hours 40 (that last on a holiday weekend). One couple arrived at 9:30 a.m. on a weekday and drew number 156; another was in the 90s at opening on a Monday. The two who walked straight in came near closing on the Chuseok holiday and just before the afternoon break. Four posts say that once you are within 15 places you must confirm arrival from within 500 m, and one lost their turn to later arrivals by confirming late.
- Side dishes are refilled from a self-serve bar. Eleven posts say they went back for more; one went back twice, another three or four times. The line-up varied from post to post, but stir-fried fish cake showed up almost every time, with quail-egg jangjorim, sausage stir-fry and stir-fried kimchi often mentioned.
- Food comes fast. Nine posts say so, giving times like about five minutes, five to ten minutes, and under ten minutes after ordering. Only one post waited 15 minutes, and noted that tables seated after them were served first with no explanation.
- Four posts found the seasoning heavy; one couple thinned their jjamppong sundubu with half a cup of water, and two said the side dishes were salty too. Portions run large: six posts said so, and one pair couldn't finish a single chodang sundubu between them.
1 more
- Mostly a place for two: of the 28 posts from diners, 12 came as a couple, 2 with friends and 1 with a child. One post noted high chairs.
What 28 bloggers said
chijeu jjolmyeon sundubu
Food comes quickly
We read all 28 in full. The most common claims are “Food comes quickly” (9) and “Large portions” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 25 · no 2 |
|---|---|
| Spicy | yes 4 · no 4 |
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 11 of 28 posts
- Self-order screen 4 of 28 posts
- Air conditioned 2 of 28 posts
- High chairs 1 of 28 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 28 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
9 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 9 of 28 posts |
|---|
Fourteen posts came by car and nine of them say they parked: four in the free lot or open lot across from or right in front of the shop, three on the roadside by the door, and two simply that parking was easy. On a holiday weekend one couple circled the area before finding a spot, and another writer says the crowds here make parking and traffic terrible. The free Gyeongpo merchants' lot named on the door is the shop's own notice, which we only relay.
Who came, and with whom
- Came by car 14 of 28 posts
- Date 12 of 28 posts
- With a friend 2 of 28 posts
- Came with children 1 of 28 posts
- Family visit 1 of 28 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
Getting inside
No post says what floor the dining room is on or whether there are stairs. That means nobody wrote about it, not that there are none.
Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. One post says the waiting area outside is quite cramped.
No post mentions the toilets, inside or out, shared or separate. We don't know.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves11 of 28 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way17 of 28 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 30 posts we gathered, 2 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 19 |
What we do not know
- Posts disagree on heat: four call it spicy, four say it isn't, and two say it depends on the dish. One likens the cheese-noodle version to sweet tteokbokki.
- Posts disagree on size too: two found it roomy, one said it is smaller than expected, and one said it is big but the tables are so close that a neighbor's stew splashed their trousers. Several note that tables for two and four are mixed, so you may be called out of number order.
- Prices did not change across posts from August to October 2026: 14,000 won for the cheese-noodle sundubu, jjamppong sundubu and perilla-oil tofu, 13,000 for cheese spicy sundubu, 12,000 for plain spicy and chodang sundubu. One post felt it wasn't great value.
- The waiting system changed on September 2, 2026. August posts say remote queueing through the app was not possible and you had to register at the kiosk outside; posts from September relay the shop's notice that remote waiting opens on weekdays when the wait passes an hour, and from 4 p.m. on weekends and holidays. Several later posts still registered at the kiosk on weekend mornings, and two say the morning list closed around noon.
- Twenty posts list opening hours, mostly copied from listings: 17 give 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., 18 a 2:30-4:30 p.m. break, 16 say closed Tuesdays. Two say Mondays run only 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; single posts give a 9 p.m. close, a 7:30 p.m. close, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Tuesday-Wednesday closing. It shuts early when ingredients run out: one Monday diner came out after lunch to find it had closed for the day.
- Alcohol depends on the hour: one post says none is sold at breakfast and lunch, one couldn't order drinks 30 minutes before closing, and one found it all sold out.
- No post mentions taking reservations. Ten posts list the phone number, 033-644-2662, but nobody booked by phone; everyone queued at the kiosk or through CatchTable.
- No post explains how to reach the shop by bus or train. One writer came into Gangneung Station by KTX but rode in a friend's car from there; two walked from nearby lodgings.
Sources (28)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 8월 일상(1) 2026-10-27 · 원스토리
- [강원/강릉] 최일순순부두 치즈쫄면순두부 2026-10-27 · 쏭팀장의 맛집여행
- 강릉 경포대 맛집 최일순 순두부 치즈쫄면순두부 주말 웨이팅 후기 2026-10-27 · 모든 것과 마주하기
- 강릉 최일순 짬뽕순두부 후기｜평일 오픈런, 주차장, 웨이팅 2026-10-26 · 뚱히로그
- 강릉 당일치기 여행 코스 | 동해바다 보고 맛있는 거 잔뜩 먹고 온 .... 2026-10-26 · diary
- [★★★☆☆]현시각 강릉 핫플 최일순순두부 내돈내산 주말저녁 캐.... 2026-10-26 · 잇프제의 사생활
- 강릉 경포호, 경포해변 맛집 최일순순두부 치즈 쫄면순두부 후기｜.... 2026-10-26 · ♥내년 결혼하는 예신 뚜벅이♥
- [강릉 맛집] 웨이팅 아깝지 않은 '최일순순두부' 솔직 후기! 2026-10-26 · 요모조모 이야기
- [강릉 최일순순두부] 약간의 숙취가 있다면 더할나위 없이 좋은 해장 메뉴 ⭐️치즈쫄면순두부⭐️ (짬뽕은 비추) 2026-10-25 · 맛집앞에선 일시정지현✋ · via Daum
- [강릉시 안현동]강릉 짬뽕&치즈 순두부 웨이팅 맛집 최일순 순두부 .... 2026-10-24 · 우당탕 초보로그
- 강릉 맛집·카페·소품샵 추천｜아이와 함께한 가을 강릉 , 주문진시.... 2026-10-21 · 지우와 마음 산책
- 강릉 짬뽕순두부맛집 최일순순두부 주말 오픈런ㅣ웨이팅 하는 법ㅣ대기시간ㅣ치즈쫄면순두부 2026-10-19 · 리미유의 행복한 제주라이프 · via Daum
- 강릉맛집 <최일순 순두부> 내돈내산 평일 웨이팅 후기 2026-10-14 · 그릿에서부터
- 강릉 맛집 최일순순두부 웨이팅 4시간 오픈런 꿀팁 주차 2026-10-14 · 보또일기 · via Daum
- [강릉 맛집] 강릉 여행 중 치즈쫄면순두부 먹으러 방문한 최일순 순.... 2026-10-13 · 행복한 숨니네
- [강릉 맛집] 자꾸 자꾸 생각나는 순두부 맛집 최일순 순두부 웨이팅 .... 2026-10-12 · 써니의 노는게 제일조아
- [강릉] 최일순순두부 (치즈쫄면순두부 vs 짬뽕순두부 비교) 2026-10-06 · 별이 일상 ✨
- 강릉 경포호 맛집 최일순 순두부 강문해변 근처 점심 주차 편한 곳 .... 2026-10-04 · 밥봇의 한끼 알고리즘
- [강릉 맛집] 최일순 짬뽕순두부 웨이팅 후기, 치즈쫄면순두부까지 2026-10-04 · 별거없는 하루일상
- [강릉] 먹으러 강릉 당일치기 하는 사람이 있다구여? (최일순순두부, 엄지네 꼬막집) 2026-09-30 · 집에 가고싶다 · via Daum
- 강원 강릉시, 2트만에 아침 오픈런하면서 캐치테이블 1번으로 먹은 .... 2026-09-28 · 오늘도 냠냠꿀꿀
- [강원도 강릉] 안목해변 차박/ 1박2일 코스/스텔스 차박 꿀팁/맛집 추.... 2026-09-25 · Happy things everyday.
- 강릉 순두부 맛집 최일순, 평일 아침에 웨이팅 줄이야 2026-09-24 · Ray.H · 맛집 여행, 먹고 찍고 쓰고 · via Daum
- [강원도 강릉시 안현동] 최일순순두부 / 치즈쫄면순두부, 짬뽕순두.... 2026-09-22 · 회인로그
- 강릉 순두부짬뽕 맛집 최일순순두부 내돈내산 웨이팅 방문 꿀팁 2026-09-15 · 김천두루미의 블로그
- 강릉에서 순두부가 이렇게 색다르다고? 최일순순두부 치즈 쫄면순.... 2026-09-14 · 달콤한 소확행
- 강릉 맛집 최일순 짬뽕순두부 치즈쫄면순두부 웨이팅 솔직후기 2026-08-03 · 보통의 존재로 충분히 행복할 것
- 강릉맛집 내돈내산 총정리 2026-07-21 · 수염이 ✨ ☘️ · via Daum
Of 337 candidate posts we opened 48 and kept 28 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.