Mapo · Gongdeok / Crisp-grilled bulgogi house
Mapo Main Branch
역전회관
A bulgogi restaurant trading in Mapo since 1962 and named a Michelin Bib Gourmand address. Its signature is bassak bulgogi, thin marinated beef grilled until the edges go dry and crisp rather than served in broth. The set meal arrives with rice and side dishes, so no ordering skill is needed.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Bassak bulgogi · beef grilled until the edges crisp
Take the bassak bulgogi set. For two with a drink, order the sharing portion with a bottle of the house makgeolli.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
The afternoon break is long, so arrive before 14:30 or after 17:00. The set meal suits one or two people; the larger sharing platter is for a full table.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
Its walls plastered with celebrity signatures, its tables perpetually full, its reputation entirely self-sustaining. The bulgogi here is not the bulgogi you think you know. Subtly different in character from the familiar versions — more nuanced, more considered — it reveals itsel
Had a wonderful lunch here. The staff could speak English & Mandarin, which made ordering easy. They were very helpful & recommended the value set featuring their signature bassak bulgogi, char-grilled fresh octopus, boiled pork & seonji soup — a great way to sample a variety of
The woman at the table next to me is photographing her bulgogi from seven angles. Halfway through my bowl of coagulated ox blood, I am not one to judge. And anyway, I’m busy trying to remember the last time I voluntarily consumed something this colour. Nothing to kickstart your h
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NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
Take the bassak bulgogi set. For two with a drink, order the sharing portion with a bottle of the house makgeolli.
Expect about ₩21,000 per person. Bassak bulgogi set ₩21,000; stir-fried octopus set ₩21,000; bulgogi to share ₩42,000; house makgeolli 600ml ₩11,000.
Tue–Fri 11:00–21:50; Sat–Sun 11:00–21:20. Closed Mondays.
Yeokjeon Hoegwan Mapo Main Branch is at 47 Tojeong-ro 37-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 마포구 토정로37길 47. The nearest station is Mapo Station (Line 5).
Yeokjeon Hoegwan Mapo Main Branch suits First time in Korea, Groups & sharing, Not spicy.
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