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Mokhwajang Ssangchon-jeom

Name: Mokhwajang Ssangchon-jeom
Address: 전남광주통합특별시 서구 상무대로868번길 7-1, 2층 (쌍촌동), 서구, 전남광주통합특별시, KR

목화장 쌍촌점 Mokhwajang means cotton-flower house; the room is done up like an old Korean parlour.

Data as of 2026-09-27 · Published 2026-09-30 · Compiled by Gilpost

Mokhwajang is a Korean drinking house on the second floor of a building in the eating lane outside Uncheon station, in Gwangju's Ssangchon-dong. It is registered simply as Mokhwajang; the sign and the customers add the neighbourhood. It opens at half past six in the evening, closes at four in the morning, and never shuts for a day — most of these posts arrive here as the second or third stop of a night. Dim light and old furnishings lead four writers to the same phrase: it feels like the late-night diner from the drama. Boiled pork and a raw-beef kimbap carry the menu, and the kimbap is made five a day. Each table must order one main dish. The posts we read run from December 2024 to September 2026.

**Bunsik** snack-bar foodAn AI drawing of Bunsik as a dish. Not a photograph of this shop, and not drawn from this shop's menu. © Gilpost · no unauthorised reproduction

The basics

Address	전남광주통합특별시 서구 상무대로868번길 7-1, 2층 (쌍촌동) 7-1 Sangmu-daero 868beon-gil, Seo-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju
Phone	0507-1352-3364 as written in the posts 062-262-0801 as registered on the licence
Typical spend	₩17,000 – ₩35,000
Floor area	83 m²
Status	In business

4 posts say it is walkable from the station.

When it opens

Of 20 posts: 14 wrote Daily 18:30–04:00, 5 wrote 18:30–04:00.

Open	Daily	18:30–04:00 14 of 20 posts last seen 2026-09
Open		18:30–04:00 5 of 20 posts last seen 2026-06
Last order		02:30 8 of 15 posts last seen 2026-09
Last order		03:00 7 of 15 posts last seen 2025-08
Closed		None 2 of 2 posts last seen 2025-02

Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.

These hours are counted from the posts we read. Shops change them without notice — check Naver Place before you go. Place — check hours

What sets it apart

A bowl of crackers arrives free before you order anything — nine posts mention it, and no two call it the same thing: macaroni crisps, puffed macaroni, "old-fashioned snacks", "human kibble". One writer finds them quietly addictive; a September 2026 one found them gone soft. The water is hovenia tea, say two, one of whom likes that the cure arrives with the cause. Four describe what is laid out at each seat: individually wrapped wooden chopsticks, wet wipes, tissues, a bottle opener, and a call button — which one writer, tired of shouting across dark rooms, counts as a real virtue.
Every table has to order one main. Three posts state the rule. What counts as a main is a twenty-thousand-won plate — the boiled pork, the chicken hotpot, the stir-fried pork and kimchi — while the ₩5,000 noodles and the ₩4,000 ramen ride on top of it. So a table of two starts at twenty-odd thousand won, which is the number to know if you were planning to drop in for a light second round. One writer, already fed elsewhere, ordered the cheap noodles and a main anyway, on the grounds that drinking hollows you out. Another notes that nothing is pre-made: it is all cooked to order.
A photo or video review on Naver gets you a plate of chips. Five writers claimed it and all five were pleased; one says it lands like a second main. A hash brown comes on top, and chilli sauce instead of ketchup. Booking through Naver adds a cola voucher, say two. One describes a gachapon machine by the till: write the review, take a turn, and whatever comes out is yours next visit. A September 2026 writer declined the whole business as more trouble than it was worth — so not everyone collects.

What 25 bloggers said

We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Would return” (9) and “Large portions” (4).

What they liked

Would return9 of 25 posts

Large portions4 of 25 posts

Friendly staff2 of 25 posts

Returning customer1 of 25 posts

Clean1 of 25 posts

What they struggled with

Food comes slowly1 of 25 posts

Expensive1 of 25 posts

Unremarkable1 of 25 posts

Salty / strongly seasoned1 of 25 posts

Where they disagree

Had to wait	yes 2 · no 5
Quiet	yes 3 · no 2
Roomy	yes 3 · no 2

Things you can check on site

Second floor	14 of 25 posts
Has tables	13 of 25 posts
Complimentary starter	9 of 25 posts
Takes reservations	7 of 25 posts
Toilet inside	5 of 25 posts
Review event	5 of 25 posts
Reachable by transit	4 of 25 posts
A minimum number of portions on the first order	3 of 25 posts
Discount offered	2 of 25 posts
Shared restroom	2 of 25 posts
Large windows	2 of 25 posts
Cooked to order	1 of 25 posts
Self-order screen	1 of 25 posts
Dogs allowed	1 of 25 posts
Smoking room	1 of 25 posts

These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.

The most ordered dish is yukhoe-han mugeunji gimbap (육회한 묵은지 김밥) — 11 of 25 posts.

The prices here are what bloggers wrote down in their posts, and they may have changed since. Check Naver Place for the current menu and prices. This list is not a menu board — it counts what bloggers actually ordered and ate. Check on Naver Place

육회한 묵은지 김밥11 ate it
yukhoe-han mugeunji gimbap₩21,000
**Five a day and no more.** A kimbap rolled thick with egg and aged kimchi, with seasoned raw beef laid over it. Eleven of the twenty-eight posts ordered it, and it is the dish the posts talk about most
**Five posts record the daily limit and they do not agree**: four say five, one says five on weekdays and a few more at weekends, and the shop would not say how many. **Go late and it is gone** — two writers arrived at opening to be sure; one was surprised to find it still available at one in the morning. **People order it picturing the wrong thing.** One expected a futomaki with beef inside, one a roll wrapped in aged kimchi, one the beef rolled into the rice — in fact the kimbap and the beef arrive separately and you build each bite. Opinion splits too: four call the combination extraordinary, while a September 2026 writer **could barely taste the kimchi and says it read as an egg roll**, resolving to ask for more next time. Another ranks it below the boiled pork. One calls the price steep
목화장 보쌈8 ate it
bossam₩27,000
Pork belly the shop says it boils fresh each day, with ripened kimchi, dried-radish salad, cabbage leaves and the usual garnishes. Eight posts ordered it; in winter it becomes an oyster version and in spring a webfoot-octopus one
**Four writers say the dried-radish salad outshines the pork** — one calls it the real star, another admits to eating more radish than meat. Two note the kimchi is properly ripened rather than freshly made: one counts that in its favour, while a September 2026 writer found it merely fine. Five say there is no off smell, two praise the fat-to-lean ratio. Three call it plenty for two, and one thinks they should have stopped at this one dish
닭다리살 전골4 ate it
dakdarisal jeongol₩21,000
A clear hotpot of chicken thigh and dumplings, one of the dishes the shop puts forward, ordered by four of the posts
₩21,000, unchanged from January 2025 to January 2026. **Two writers say the dumplings make it read as a dumpling hotpot** — one describes them as fist-sized, the other counted three and wanted more. Three describe the broth as deep and clean, and three say the chicken falls apart
크림파스타 · 로제파스타4 ate it
cream pasta, rosé pasta
Pasta in a drinking house — the posts name a cream one and a rosé one
**No post gives a price.** Two urge the cream one on you — thick without cloying. Of the rosé, one says it is the archetypal drinking-house pasta, heavy on tomato, and better for that; another simply says it tastes right. A December 2025 writer waited a long while for it when the kitchen was backed up
돼지김치구이3 ate it
dwaeji-kimchi-gui₩20,000
Stir-fried pork and kimchi that arrives with rice balls, meant to be worked through what is left in the pan
₩20,000 as of February 2025. **The posts part company**: two call it the dish your mother makes and impossible to get wrong, while a November 2025 diary dismisses it in two syllables. One writer thinks the cut is shoulder, skin left on
굴보쌈2 ate it
gul-bossam₩35,000
The winter form of the boiled pork, served with raw oysters
₩35,000 in December 2024; a December 2025 writer found the price rubbed off the board. **Parties with an oyster-avoider order the plain version instead** — two posts say exactly that. One review of it is written secondhand, the writer handing the oyster verdict to her friends
순두부 해물짬뽕탕2 ate it
sundubu haemul jjamppong-tang
A spicy seafood broth with soft tofu through it
**No price in any post.** One writer calls it clean rather than punchy; another says the tofu keeps it from turning heavy. Both note how much tofu, pork and bean sprout goes in
쭈꾸미 삼겹2 ate it
jjukkumi samgyeop₩21,000
Spicy webfoot octopus with pork belly and rice balls; in spring the boiled-pork dish also turns up in an octopus version
₩21,000 in December 2024 — smoke, heat, and rice balls to soak it up. A May 2025 post took the octopus version of the boiled pork instead, and reports the heads full of roe, it being the season
가라아게1 ate it
karaage₩17,000
Fried chicken that comes bedded on chips and a hash brown
₩17,000 in January 2026. The one writer who ordered it expected chicken alone, got chips and a hash brown besides, and left some. Mustard, ketchup and chilli sauce come with it
바지락 낙지 술국1 ate it
bajirak nakji sulguk
A clam-and-octopus broth meant to drink with
**One post, no price.** The May 2025 writer says it is not the plain clam soup she expected but something closer to a proper octopus broth, and heavily loaded with both

감자튀김 (리뷰 이벤트)5 ate it
gamja-twigim
Not something you pay for: the chips the shop gives for a photo or video review on Naver, with a hash brown on top and chilli sauce rather than ketchup
Five writers claimed it and all five were pleased — one says it arrives like a second main. Two note a separate cola voucher for booking through Naver. One describes a gachapon machine by the till: write the review, take a turn, and whatever menu item comes out is yours on your next visit
스팸불닭3 ate it
spam buldak₩11,000
Fire-noodles topped with Spam; you choose one packet of noodles or two
₩11,000 in January 2026, and the one place a writer balks at the price — the same writer found the Spam too salty and stopped after a bite. Against that, one calls it a combination that cannot fail and another says it defeated them. A July 2026 post names it differently, as a fried "yurinki" version, and describes batter; **we could not tell whether that is the same dish**
짜계치3 ate it
jjagyechi₩5,000
Instant black-bean noodles under an egg and cheese — ₩5,000, among the cheapest things on the board
₩5,000 in February 2025. One writer who makes it at home and never orders it out made an exception here and nearly ordered a second. Another calls it the most aggressive thing on the menu; a third simply admires what five thousand won buys
대파 듬뿍 해장라면3 ate it
daepa deumppuk haejang ramyeon₩4,000
A bowl of instant ramen buried in spring onion, with egg stirred through. ₩4,000, the cheapest thing here
₩4,000 in January and June 2025, and all three who ate it approve — one calls the broth startling for what it is, one says the portion runs to one and a half. **One quibbles that for a dish named after spring onion there was not enough of it.** Another guesses at the brand of noodle
왕새우튀김2 ate it
wangsaeu twigim
Large fried prawns set on a bed of chips
**No price recorded.** Two posts that went up on the same day in June 2026 both ordered it and both say the name is earned. Chilli sauce or mustard, either works
철판 스팸 김치볶음밥1 ate it
cheolpan spam kimchi bokkeum-bap₩8,000
Spam-and-kimchi fried rice on a hot plate, ₩8,000
In a single January 2025 post: heavy on the chilli paste, but the thing to order if you have not eaten. That writer's picks for the night were this and the free chips

소주 · 하이볼6 ate it
soju, highball₩5,000
Soju at ₩5,000 — the posts name the local Ipsaeju and flavoured varieties — with highballs alongside
₩5,000 in January and May 2025. **Flavoured soju divides them** — one swears off it again, while another recommends a peach highball, garnished with a gummy bear, to anyone who cannot drink. **The water on the table is hovenia tea**, which two writers note approvingly: one calls it drinking and curing the hangover at once. Bottle counts in the posts run to twelve between three, seven between four, and four between however many

Parking

12 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.

Posts saying you cannot	12 of 25 posts

There is no car park. Twelve posts say so and none says otherwise. The suggestions are kerbside in the lane (four), a public or private garage nearby (five), and a council car park five minutes' walk away (one). On how hard it is they disagree: two call parking near the door effectively impossible, while one reckons the lane is fine except at weekends. Not one writer says where they actually left a car. Twelve posts advise about parking and none describes doing it; what they describe instead is drinking until the small hours and taking a taxi home.

Who came, and with whom

With a friend	3 of 25 posts
Group visit	1 of 25 posts

Getting there

Map showing where Mokhwajang Ssangchon-jeom is

Getting inside

Second floor	14 of 25 posts
Toilet inside	5 of 25 posts
Separate restrooms	yes 0 · no 2 (of 25 posts read)

Second floor, up a steep stair. Fourteen posts place it there and six single out the climb: narrow, steep, and — in a room that serves until four in the morning — a thing to respect on the way down. Six writers say some version of "mind the stairs if you plan to drink". No post mentions a lift, either way. The sign at street level is easy to miss. Five describe hunting for it: assuming it was at ground level, looking up, almost walking past. What everyone navigates by is the chicken franchise on the ground floor, which appears in fourteen posts.

Nobody writes about whether someone who cannot climb stairs could get in. The words do not appear in any of the twenty-eight posts, and no one brought a pushchair. What we know stops at the stair: second floor, narrow, steep, and not one mention of a lift. Nothing about the width of the door, or a step at the toilet. Dogs, on the other hand, have been. A December 2025 writer brought two, was warmly received, and — on a full Friday — sat at the standing bar, asking the neighbouring table's indulgence first. She adds that whether dogs are allowed depends on the night and you should ring ahead. Three other posts carry "pets welcome" in a copied header, but hers is the only one that actually brought one.

The toilet is inside — five posts say so, two of them counting it as compensation for the stairs. It is shared between men and women, say two; one adds, with feeling, that you should knock. One also notes a smoking room beside it, so you need not go down to the street. The other twenty-three are silent. How many cubicles, whether there is a step, whether you leave the room to reach it — no one says, so neither can we.

No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.

How to read these posts

Posts saying they paid themselves10 of 25 posts
Posts saying nothing either way15 of 25 posts

When the posts appeared

120102050608120103040506070809

Month by month

Month	Posts
2024-12	1
2025-01	2
2025-02	1
2025-05	3
2025-06	3
2025-08	1
2025-12	3
2026-01	2
2026-03	1
2026-04	1
2026-05	1
2026-06	3
2026-07	1
2026-08	1
2026-09	1

What we do not know

You walk from Uncheon station. Four posts give directions and no two are identical: three minutes from exit 2; close enough to be easy; at the head of the eating lane by exit 2; and the fullest of them — out of exit 2, toward the reservoir, in between the bakery and the pharmacy on your left, then the second floor above the chicken shop. All four agree on exit 2. No post mentions a bus. And nobody says how you get home at two or three in the morning from a place that stays open past the last train; two mention taking a taxi, neither says how easily one came.
It is not a queueing place, but it does fill. Nobody in the twenty-eight posts actually waited. Five say they walked in; the two that mention waiting at all were told on the phone to register first (January 2026), and found the room nearly full (August 2025). What the posts describe is avoidance: booking ahead and reckoning thirty minutes later would have meant a wait; arriving at opening; walking in at twenty to eight on a Saturday; finding one bar seat left after everywhere else had filled. You can book — seven did, through Naver. One notes same-day booking is weekdays only; another that the slots offered were half past six and seven. One was told waiting lists are taken by phone. Three say it fills as the night goes on, and one arrived at one in the morning to find a single table occupied.
The posts cannot agree whether it is roomy. Three say it is: more tables than expected, all seating four or more; comfortable gaps between them. Two say it is not: a small room fitted out efficiently; not many seats. Posts written in the same month disagree, and since nobody counted the seats we cannot settle it. On the kinds of seating they do agree: there is a bar counter and there are tables (thirteen posts), taking parties of one, two, four or six, with tables pushed together for larger groups. Two chose a window seat, four mention the group table at the back. Nine call the lighting dim — one warns it is darker than the photographs and you cannot quite see your food, having dragged the lamp closer and pushed it back again.
Not one post discloses sponsorship. Ten insist they paid; the other eighteen say nothing, which means they did not say. Five of the twenty-eight are diaries that tour several places in a night. The check-in is ours and the visit is real, but our shop gets a line — "and then the second round" — so we counted nothing from them. They stay in the denominator all the same: a visit written thinly is still a visit. Two posts went up on 17 June 2026, both ordering the prawns and the shaved ice. Their prose and their verdicts differ, so we kept both. There is almost nothing about summer. The posts run evenly from December 2024 to September 2026, yet only two mention the window seats, and both of those are from June and July. What a second-floor room open until four is like on a summer night, beyond those two, nobody has written down.

Sources (25)

Every number above was counted from the posts below.

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Of 273 candidate posts we opened 73 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.