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Korean
Jugi Choegoya
죽이 최고야 Jugi choegoya means 'porridge is the best' — a rice-porridge (juk) house.
Compiled from 5 blog posts read in fullSources →
A porridge (juk) shop on the second floor of a building on Myeongdong 2-gil, a short walk from Myeongdong Station. The signature is abalone porridge cooked with the innards: 15,000 won with one abalone, up to 50,000 won with six. It comes as a tray with a few side dishes, and many posts added a sikhye rice drink (5,000 won). All five posts lead with the early opening, around 7:30 a.m. We read 5 posts dated 6 March to 3 April 2026; all five describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동2길 54, 2층 (충무로1가)54 Myeongdong 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- TodayToday
- Phone02-3789-2009
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩50,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 47 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 4 posts: 2 wrote Tuesday 07:30–15:00, 2 wrote Wednesday 07:30–15:00, 2 wrote Thursday 07:30–15:00.
| Monday | 07:30–20:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:30–15:00 | |
| Wednesday | 07:30–15:00 | |
| Thursday | 07:30–15:00 | |
| Friday | 07:30–20:00 | |
| Saturday | 07:30–20:00 | |
| Sunday | 07:30–20:00 |
Rows without a count: 2 of 4 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
- Four posts call the room clean and tidy — one describes it as small and white-toned — and two say it was quiet in the morning.
- Two posts describe the seating: a bar counter for solo diners, plus two-person tables and a spot that fits a group of six.
What 5 bloggers said
jeonbok naejang juk
Clean
We read all 5 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (4) and “Quiet” (2).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 3 of 5 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 5 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 5 posts
- Beer served 1 of 5 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 5 posts
- Review event 1 of 5 posts
- Takeout 1 of 5 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 1 of 5 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
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
2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 3 of 5 posts |
|---|
The shop is upstairs. Three posts describe going up to the second floor; one mentions a cartoon of abalone porridge hung on the way up, another that it shares the floor with a currency exchange.
Nobody mentioned a step at the entrance, an elevator, or wheelchair or stroller access; one post only says you climb to the second floor. That means we don't know, not that there is none.
No post says where the restroom is or whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: In a basement · 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 nothing either way5 of 5 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
What we do not know
- All five posts went up within one month and end with the same hashtag set and place link. None discloses sponsorship, but they look like they come from one template, so weigh them accordingly.
- Opening hours differ by post. Two posts from 11 and 15 March 2026 agree: 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–8 p.m. Friday to Monday. A 6 March post says 7 a.m.–3 p.m., and a 3 April post says 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. All are copied info blocks, so we can't tell a change from a copying error.
- Menu prices come from a single March 2026 post. No other post lists prices, and none says whether it felt expensive.
- No post says anything about waiting for a table either way. One says the porridge came out quickly.
- No post says who they went with. Two ordered two bowls, so they weren't alone, but don't say with whom; three say it suits solo diners, yet none says they went alone.
- Four posts give the phone number 02-3789-2009, but none says whether reservations are taken.
Sources (5)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [서울/명동] 명동아침식사, 명동 전복내장죽 맛집 '죽이 최고야' 2026-04-03 · 우리들의 맛있는 시간, · via Daum
- 명동죽집 죽이최고야 을지로입구 아침식사 전복죽 맛집 명동역 해장추천 2026-03-15 · 멜로디의 신혼일상 · via Daum
- 명동조식 맛집 죽이 최고야 명동점 아침식사 가능한 명동죽집 2026-03-11 · 이곳저곳 오만데 다 가요 · via Daum
- 명동 아침식사 추천 전복내장죽으로 속 편하게 시작하는 하루 죽이최고야 명동점 2026-03-06 · 슬기로운 차밍언니（╹◡╹） · via Daum
- 명동아침식사 가능한 죽이최고야 명동점에서 속 편안하게 시작했던 아침 식사 시간 2026-03-06 · 빛나는 워킹맘✿˘◡˘✿ · via Daum
Of 501 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 5 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.