Phone us 054-463-3001
Altang up close — fish roe, mussels, enoki mushrooms and green onion in an orange-red broth

On Gumi City’s “Gumi Matjip” list of local restaurants

Altang (fish roe stew) restaurant in Gongdan-dong, Gumi City

DongKwang Altang동광알탕

Roe, mussels, vegetables and tofu — served bubbling in an earthen pot.

Signature dishDongKwang Altang₩16,000

Phone us054-463-3001Naver Map (opens in a new tab)Kakao Map (opens in a new tab)

Open daily 10:00–⁠20:00Last order 19:30

Opening hours may change, so please call ahead to check them.

At the table

Altang up close (portrait) — fish roe, enoki mushrooms, green onion and sliced mushrooms, with rice and side dishes behind
Inside the earthen pot
An altang meal from above — altang in an earthen pot, rice, and side dishes of radish water kimchi, seasoned greens, stir-fried anchovies and radish kimchi
The full meal
A spoonful with a mussel
Mussels
Altang in an earthen pot with a bowl of steamed rice in front (portrait)
With steamed rice
Four side dishes — stir-fried anchovies, seasoned greens, radish kimchi and radish water kimchi
Side dishes
A tray with altang bubbling in an earthen pot, a bowl of steamed rice, side dishes of radish kimchi, cucumber and fish cake, and a white cup

Signature dish

Altang — fish roe stew

A Korean restaurant devoted to altang — a stew of fish roe.

Roe, mussels, vegetables and tofu go into the pot, and it comes to your table still bubbling in a ttukbaegi (earthen pot).

What goes into the pot

  • Fish roe알
  • Mussels홍합
  • Vegetables채소
  • Tofu두부

The dish that gave us our name

We started out as DongKwang Ilsik. Our altang became so popular that the name naturally changed to DongKwang Altang.

“Ilsik” means Japanese food.

Naver visitor review keywords

Number of votes per keyword

  1. The food is delicious614votes
  2. Generous portions216votes
  3. The restaurant is spacious186votes
  4. Friendly staff136votes
  5. Fresh ingredients131votes
  6. There’s a special dish122votes
  7. Good for dining alone84votes
  8. The restaurant is clean83votes
  9. Good value for money59votes
  10. Good for group gatherings52votes
  11. Easy parking43votes
  12. Clean restrooms16votes

Dishes mentioned in review texts

  • Altang mentioned 122 times
  • Bulgogi mentioned 7 times

Visitor information

Opening hours

Every day

10:0020:00

Last order 19:30

Closed for Seollal (Lunar New Year) and Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving)Please call ahead to check.

The hall inside the restaurant — rows of wooden chairs and tables, a long dark-red bench along the wall and round pendant lamps
Inside the restaurant

Other information

Parking
Restaurant parking lot (about 40 cars)At busy times, please call ahead to check parking.
Seating
80 seats at tables in the hall
Takeaway and delivery
You can order food to take away · no delivery service
Restrooms
Separate men’s and women’s restrooms
Facilities for small children
There are no facilities for small children.
Gumi Love gift vouchers (Gumi’s local currency)
Accepted as paper vouchers or as a prepaid card
Group dining
Groups are welcome

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Altang in an earthen pot seen from above — fish roe, a mussel, enoki mushrooms, zucchini and green onion on a dark wooden table

Getting here

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Address

86-9 1gongdan-ro 7-gil, Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do (Gongdan-dong)

Address in Korean (for taxis and car navigation)경북 구미시 1공단로7길 86-9 (공단동)

Land-lot address 경북 구미시 공단동 201

Parking
Restaurant parking lot (about 40 cars)
The top of the building — the red “東光알탕” sign on a white wall and purple window frames
Look for the red “東光알탕” sign on the upper floor