Table Notes · written by a restaurant owner
Honmachi, Nonhyeon — a one-man tuna set, ₩55,000 a head
Visited 22 Sept 2026 · Honmachi Nonhyeon
Honmachi is a tuna restaurant near Yeongdong Market in Nonhyeon, Gangnam, Seoul. The ₩55,000-per-person Honmachi set is top-grade tuna from the first piece to the last, and because the owner runs the room alone, every table gets the same pair of hands. Visited unannounced and paid in full in September 2026 by an editor who runs four restaurants in Seoul.
- Place
- Honmachi Nonhyeon · Nonhyeon · Yeongdong Market, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Nearest station
- Nonhyeon Station (Lines 7·9)
- Total for the order
- ₩55,000
- Where and when
- Near Yeongdong Market in Nonhyeon, Gangnam-gu, Seoul — walkable from Nonhyeon Station, in a neighbourhood built around team dinners and late evening meals. Visited in September 2026.
- What I ordered
- The Honmachi set. Tuna arrives cut by cut in the compartments of a wooden box; partway through, a single row of nigiri comes on a wooden board, with a warm dish such as mapo tofu alongside.
- What it cost
- ₩55,000 per person for the set (September 2026; prices can change).
- What an owner notices
- The tuna was top grade. A tuna bar is won or lost on buying, thawing and ageing — and when the line between lean and belly stays sharp and the colour holds to the last piece, that work is being done every single day. With one person running the room, the judgement comes from one pair of hands, to one standard, every time.
- Tip for visitors
- Because the owner works alone, he looks after each table himself. The set comes in courses, so take it as it arrives rather than rushing. Tell him your group size and budget when you sit down, and he will shape the set around it.
- One scene
- Tuna laid out cut by cut in a wooden box, a single row of nigiri on the board, and one man quietly preparing the next plate.
See this restaurant → Honmachi · Nonhyeon · Yeongdong Market · Tuna set course · ₩55,000
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Quick answers about this visit
Where is Honmachi Nonhyeon?
Near Yeongdong Market in Nonhyeon, Gangnam-gu, Seoul — walkable from Nonhyeon Station, in a neighbourhood built around team dinners and late evening meals. Visited in September 2026.
How much did the meal at Honmachi Nonhyeon cost?
The whole order came to ₩55,000: 혼마찌 세트 (Honmachi tuna set, per person). Prices as seen on 22 Sept 2026; they can change.
Is Honmachi Nonhyeon easy for a first-time visitor to Korea?
Because the owner works alone, he looks after each table himself. The set comes in courses, so take it as it arrives rather than rushing. Tell him your group size and budget when you sit down, and he will shape the set around it.
Who wrote this note?
Harrison Hong, who runs four restaurants in Seoul and edits Korea on a Plate. The visit on 22 Sept 2026 was unannounced and unpaid; the restaurant did not know a note would be written.
Prices and details as of 22 Sept 2026.
Written by Harrison Hong, who runs four restaurants in Seoul. Notes are unpaid and unannounced. Restaurants are not told in advance and cannot buy a note.