강남진해장 (Gangnamjinhaejang) — tourist trap or worth it?

+0.21tourists rate it higherTourist-tilted Gap Score · tourist rating minus local blend
Locals say3.99 Naver visitor score 4.34 (2,456 reviews) · KakaoMap 3.3 (219 ratings)
Tourists say4.2 Google (1,421 reviews)

Tourists rate Gangnamjinhaejang 0.21 stars above locals — the 4th-widest tourist tilt among the 29 badge-qualified restaurants in Gangnam. Locals put it at 3.99 — respectable, not remarkable. The Google score is doing work the local consensus does not support. The median gap across badge-qualified Gangnam restaurants is −0.03, for scale.

Verified 2026-08-12. Badge thresholds are published on the methodology page and applied without exception.

What the badges mean

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Where this sits in Gangnam

강남진해장 is number 4 of 29 badge-qualified Gangnam restaurants ranked from the widest tourist tilt down, and number 17 of 42 on local buzz — the volume of Naver and Kakao review traffic, regardless of sentiment. Across the 29 badged restaurants in Gangnam the median gap is −0.03, 4 lean tourist and 6 lean local. See all 42 Gangnam restaurants →

DistrictGangnam
CuisineJjigae & hot pot
Kakao price level₩₩₩₩₩
Cheapest listed dish₩13,000
Kakao map views/week~6,447
Local buzz rank in Gangnam17 of 42
Address서울 강남구 테헤란로5길 11
Phone02-557-2662
Last verified2026-08-12

Menu & prices

As listed on Naver at the 2026-08-12 verification run. Korean menu prices move a few weeks behind the platforms; treat these as the shape of the bill, not a quote.

Where the local verdict runs further ahead, within walking distance

Same district, a gap that runs further in the locals' favour, and a local score at least as high as this one — both conditions, so "locals prefer it" is a fact rather than a turn of phrase. Distances are straight-line from 강남진해장.

−0.41 locals ↑조양관Joyanggwan · Korean set dining515 m away · locals 4.41 · tourists 4−0.29 locals ↑하이디라오 서초점Haidirao Seochojeom · Shabu-shabu517 m away · locals 4.49 · tourists 4.2−0.26 locals ↑멕시타이거Meksitaigeo · Hof & pub food256 m away · locals 4.66 · tourists 4.4

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