장강중류 (Janggangjungryu) — the local verdict

−0.22locals rate it higherLocal favorite Gap Score · tourist rating minus local blend
Locals say4.52 Naver visitor score 4.63 (364 reviews) · KakaoMap 4.3 (78 ratings)
Tourists say4.3 Google (118 reviews)

Locals rate Janggangjungryu 0.22 stars above the Google crowd — the 4th-widest local lean among the 28 badge-qualified restaurants in Itaewon. Both sides like it — tourists at 4.3, locals at 4.52 — and the people who eat here every week like it more. The median gap across badge-qualified Itaewon restaurants is +0.07, 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 Itaewon

장강중류 is number 25 of 28 badge-qualified Itaewon restaurants ranked from the widest tourist tilt down, and number 33 of 40 on local buzz — the volume of Naver and Kakao review traffic, regardless of sentiment. Across the 28 badged restaurants in Itaewon the median gap is +0.07, 4 lean tourist and 4 lean local. See all 40 Itaewon restaurants →

DistrictItaewon
CuisineChinese
Kakao price level₩₩₩₩
Cheapest listed dish₩18,000
Kakao map views/week~4,364
Local buzz rank in Itaewon33 of 40
Address서울 용산구 이태원로 143-30
Phone010-6727-0329
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.

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