{"id":1874,"date":"2026-07-07T22:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/travel\/sinnonhyeon-gangnam-district-haidilao-hot-pot-seocho-branch-first-visit-review-yeongji-sauce-geonhee-sauce-recipe\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T22:40:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:40:36","slug":"sinnonhyeon-gangnam-hot-pot-review","status":"publish","type":"lb_travel","link":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/travel\/sinnonhyeon-gangnam-hot-pot-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinnonhyeon Gangnam District Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch First Visit Review: Yeongji Sauce, Geonhee Sauce Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sinnonhyeon<\/a> Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch First Visit Review<\/h2>\n

I finally visited Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch, which is said to be worth the long wait. Even though I made a reservation through the Catch Table app for a weekday evening, I had to wait about 30 minutes longer before I could enter. As expected of a popular restaurant, the waiting area was well-equipped, and while waiting, I was able to enjoy snacks served with drinks. These snacks were memorable for their addictive taste.<\/p>\n

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Before entering, I placed my order according to the staff’s guidance. The combination of four broths\u2014clear broth, tomato broth, mala broth, and samgyetang broth\u2014was the best choice. I particularly enjoyed the sweet and spicy harmony of alternating between the spicy mala broth and the sweet tomato broth, with the samgyetang broth serving as a perfect palate cleanser in between. It was interesting that the clear broth was used for cleaning the ladle.<\/p>\n

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Making My Own Sauce: Yeongji Sauce & Geonhee Sauce<\/h3>\n

At the self-serve bar, you can create your own sauce. I especially recommend the ‘Yeongji Sauce,’ which I enjoyed despite not usually liking peanut-flavored sauces. I plan to try the ‘Geonhee Sauce’ on my next visit.<\/p>\n

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For drinks, I initially ordered Coke but then switched to the unlimited refill option. Although I was too full to drink much, I thought it was worth it because the price difference wasn’t significant.<\/p>\n

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I also tried the skill I’d only seen in videos, rolling ingredients with chopsticks to cook them, but it was harder than I expected and took too long, so I ended up just putting the ingredients directly into the broth.<\/p>\n

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Discovering a New Flavor: New Jin Noodles<\/h4>\n

As we were finishing our meal, I added thinly sliced beef, mushrooms, and ‘New Jin Noodles.’ The New Jin Noodles had a chewy texture, somewhere between fen si (glass noodles) and regular noodles, and were the most satisfying noodle option. It was great to discover a new delicious ingredient besides my usual choices, and I realized that visiting with a friend who knows good food is the best way to truly enjoy Haidilao.<\/p>\n

It’s located between Sinnonhyeon<\/a> Station and Gangnam Station, but I had trouble finding it at first because of the name ‘Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch.’ The prices are a bit high, making it difficult to visit frequently, but I intend to revisit about once a quarter for a splurge. However, only if Catch Table waiting is available. I wish my friend would move to the neighborhood quickly so we could enjoy late-night meals together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sinnonhyeon Haidilao Hot Pot Seocho Branch first visit review. Try the addictive snacks while waiting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1852,"template":"","meta":[],"lb_topic":[162,161],"lb_month":[],"lb_year":[],"lb_location":[308,306,232,307,231],"linkboo-tag":[],"class_list":["post-1874","lb_travel","type-lb_travel","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","lb_topic-experience","lb_topic-restaurant","lb_location-gangnam-district","lb_location-seocho-district","lb_location-seoul-special-city","lb_location-sinnonhyeon","lb_location-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lb_travel\/1874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lb_travel"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lb_travel"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"lb_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lb_topic?post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"lb_month","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lb_month?post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"lb_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lb_year?post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"lb_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lb_location?post=1874"},{"taxonomy":"linkboo-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/linksboo.blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/linkboo-tag?post=1874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}