Gilpost · Jongno-gu, Changsin-dong
Noodle houseKorean
Naksan Naengmyeon
낙산냉면 Naksan is the hill above Changsin-dong where the shop first served noodles out of a converted house before moving down near Dongmyo; naengmyeon means cold noodles.
Compiled from 21 blog posts read in fullSources →
Naksan Naengmyeon sits in a Changsin-dong alley near Dongmyo station (Jibong-ro 5-gil 8) and sells a single dish, cold noodles, in five spice levels. Every level, from the sauce-free sunhan to the hottest eolkeuni, costs 10,000 won; the double portion is 14,000 won and extra noodles 4,000 won. The bowl is red broth and sauce under a heap of julienned cucumber and sesame, cooled with ice cubes rather than slushy broth, and a cup of warm broth arrives when you sit down. Seating is on two floors and you take your shoes off to enter. Before moving here the shop sold noodles from a house up on Naksan hill; three posts remember going there. We read 30 posts dated 31 July to 24 October 2026, of which 22 describe actually eating here. One was about a different noodle shop and seven were lists, data round-ups, TV recaps or a takeout note, so we did not count them.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 지봉로5길 8 (창신동)8 Jibong-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-743-7285
- Typical spend₩10,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 53 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 11 posts: 11 wrote 10:30–21:00.
| No day given | 10:30–21:00 | 11 of 11 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 20:50 | 6 of 6 posts |
| Closed | Tuesday | 11 of 11 posts |
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.
What sets it apart
- The spice names are an unreliable guide. Seven posts found it hot, four found it milder than expected, and two could not decide. On the same yakeol level, one writer left half the bowl and another described a burn that hit the back of the throat, while two others found yakeol surprisingly gentle. Several posts said the heat builds as you eat rather than on the first bite. Staff reportedly tell guests the standard bowl is milder than Shin Ramyun; that is hearsay and we did not count it.
- Seven posts said the portions are big. Most found a regular bowl filling, and the post that ordered the double called it huge. One suggested starting with a regular bowl and adding extra noodles (4,000 won) if needed.
- Most people who avoided the lunch rush walked straight in. Four posts had no wait: after Saturday lunch, a weekend evening, an off-peak afternoon, and just after lunch. One post that came shortly after lunch found a long queue. Another arrived at 3pm on a Sunday and watched the upstairs fill completely by 4pm. Two posts said the food was slow, at 20 minutes and 20 to 30 minutes.
- The shop originally sold noodles from a house up on Naksan hill near the old city wall. Three posts say they went there in person; the move happened roughly 20 to 25 years ago depending on the post. One writer relayed a longtime regular's view that the old bowls were sharper and carried more cucumber, but that is second-hand and we did not count it.
What 21 bloggers said
On-yuksu
Large portions
We read all 21 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (7) and “No wait” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Spicy | yes 7 · no 4 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 6 of 21 posts
- Shoes off at the door 5 of 21 posts
- Floor seating 3 of 21 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 3 of 21 posts
- Relocated 3 of 21 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 21 posts
- Discount offered 2 of 21 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 21 posts
- Takeout 1 of 21 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 21 posts |
|---|
There is no dedicated parking. The two posts that drove used the nearby public lot and got 1,000 won back by showing the parking receipt. One found it a hassle: you pay at the lot first, then have to walk back to the shop with the receipt. The rule that this only applies to orders of two or more bowls is copied from the shop's notice in several posts.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 21 posts
- Solo visit 3 of 21 posts
- With a friend 3 of 21 posts
- Family visit 1 of 21 posts
- Came with children 1 of 21 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 6 of 21 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 3 (of 21 posts read) |
There are tables on two floors. Six posts were sent upstairs or noted a second floor, and three ate on the ground floor, so it is not a basement. Three posts said the upstairs room mixes floor tables with regular tables; one noticed the regular tables fill first. Five posts mention taking shoes off at the entrance. Two called the space roomy and one said there were fewer tables than expected.
No post says whether there is a step at the door, whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in, or whether there is a lift, and nobody describes how you get upstairs. That does not mean there is none, only that nobody wrote it down. Five posts do note that both floors are shoes-off.
No post mentions where the toilet is or whether it is split by gender. Nobody wrote about it.
No one mentioned: Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. 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 themselves7 of 21 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 21 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 28 posts we gathered, 7 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 10 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
What we do not know
- Only one post describes actually arriving by subway and walking over, a family coming from Dongmyo station. The line 'two minutes from Dongmyo station exit 9' that appears in many posts is copied from listing data, so we did not count it.
- Comments on staff are one each way. One writer was scolded for asking how hot yakeol is and called the staff unfriendly; a family with children said they were given extra egg. Another post described a messy moment when staff pushed a family's table aside to open a storeroom door upstairs.
- Eleven posts give the same opening hours, 10:30 to 21:00 and closed on Tuesdays, six of them adding last orders at 20:50. All are copied information blocks, and nobody mentions a mid-afternoon break. A holiday closure on Lunar New Year and Chuseok appears only in one post built from tourism-board data, so we left it out.
- Prices are the same in every post from July to October: 10,000 won for a regular bowl, 14,000 for the double, 4,000 for extra noodles. One post recorded 2018 prices of 7,000 won for eolkeuni and 9,000 for the double. Opinions on value are one each way: one writer called 10,000 won a bargain, another felt the 4,000 won upcharge for a double was too much.
- Eight posts give the phone number as 02-743-7285; one gives 02-743-1653. No post says whether the shop takes reservations. One post watched a steady stream of takeout customers; the notice about uncooked takeout and parcel delivery is copied from a sign in the shop.
Sources (21)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [창신동 맛집] 낙산냉면 : 얼큰이냉면 | 맛집기록 내돈내산 2026-10-24 · YJ SM _foodtrip / 2013.3.27 ~ing
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- 동묘 낙산냉면 서울 5대 매운냉면 맛집 2026-10-18 · 다람지
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- 동대문 문구시장 말랑이 구경하고 낙산냉면 먹기 2026-10-11 · 쪼나 블로그☜
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- 낙산냉면 : 동묘 앞 맛집 매운 냉면 전문점 솔직 후기 2026-10-02 · Mi favorito
- 서울 냉면 맛집 낙산 냉면 내돈내산, 맵기 3단계와 2단계 후기 주차 꿀팁 2026-09-30 · 써니데이✈️ · via Daum
- 강의 마치고 다녀온 동대문 낙산냉면｜맵기 단계 팁과 약얼냉면 솔.... 2026-09-24 · 서정화 시니어 통합교육 연구소
- 동묘 낙산냉면 40년 전통 매운냉면 후기｜주차·웨이팅·맵기까지 2026-09-24 · 낭만과 현실 사이
- 8월 일상) 가을 야-호! 2026-09-18 · SO_SO한 블록 · via Daum
- 동네맛집, 낙산냉면 내돈내산 2026-09-13 · 마린군, 알콩달콩 건강하게 · via Daum
- 함흥 평양 진주 냉면? 아니, 난 낙산 냉면! 2026-09-13 · 올리고당
- 서울 종로구 창신동 낙산냉면 2026-09-09 · 포착포착
- 종로구 창신동 40년 전통 낙산냉면 l 냉면 솔직 리뷰 2026-09-07 · 호랑이둘 토끼하나 라이프
- 말랑이, 왁뿌볼 여기 다 모였다! 말랑이 성지 아이들의 천국 창신동 .... 2026-09-04 · 감성 돋는 누나월드:)
- 서울5대 매운냉면 맛집｜동묘 냉면 맛집 낙산냉면 후기 2026-09-03 · 태양커플☀️
- 낙산냉면: 서울 5대 매운 냉면 맛집! 동묘앞역 근처 백종원 3대천왕 .... 2026-07-31 · 나미의 관심, 사고, 생활
Of 299 candidate posts we opened 98 and kept 21 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.