FLOATING
L7 명동 플로팅 L7 Myeongdong Peulloting Peulloting is simply the English word 'floating' written in Hangul — it is the buffet restaurant name the L7 by Lotte hotels use, and this one sits on the hotel's 2nd floor.
Other · Jung-gu, 충무로2가
Compiled from 19 blog posts read in fullSources →
A mostly-lunch hotel buffet on the 2nd floor of L7 Myeongdong by Lotte (137 Toegye-ro), right outside exit 9 of Myeongdong station. Lunch runs 11:30 to 14:00 at 38,000 won for adults and 28,000 won for children, a price that held from August 2025 to September 2026. On top of the buffet, staff bring each diner one plate of chuck-flap steak, a live station cooks Myeongdong-style kalguksu, and you bake your own croffles for dessert. We read 30 posts from June 2025 to September 2026. Nine were about other places, mostly the rooftop wine bar of the same name on the 21st floor; of the 21 about this buffet, 19 record an actual meal.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 퇴계로 137, 2층 (충무로2가)137 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-6310-1098
- Typical spend₩19,700 – ₩38,000
- From the station11 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 549 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 13 posts: 5 wrote 06:30–14:00, 2 wrote Daily 06:30–14:00.
| No day given | 11:30–14:00 | 4 of 13 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 06:30–14:00 | 2 of 13 posts |
| Break | 10:00–11:30 | 7 of 7 posts |
1 other values
| Open | 06:30–14:00 5 of 13 posts last seen 2026-09 |
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The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- It is easy by subway. Eleven posts say it is close to the station — two or three minutes on foot from exits 8 and 9 of Myeongdong station on Line 4. One post adds that Chungmuro and Hoehyeon stations are also within reach.
- This is a book-ahead place: eight posts say they reserved, and one had been turned away earlier because it was fully booked. A New Year's Day diner booked ten days ahead and still missed the window tables. The 'reservations required on weekends and holidays' line comes from copied info blocks.
- The rush is at the 11:30 opening. Two posts found people already waiting. One writer, on two visits, saw nearly everyone walk in at 11:30 and almost no one after noon — and warns that popular dishes may not be refilled late in the service. A weekday visitor at noon found it quiet.
- The windows are big: eight posts mention floor-to-ceiling glass or window tables looking down on Myeongdong's streets, and eight say the tables are well spaced.
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- Many diners went on a discount — six posts mention one, and it changes month to month: 15% via Naver booking in January 2026, 12% on weekday lunches in June, 32,000 won for adults during a July–August Naver promotion, and 50% with a large-family card. A September 2026 post found no promotion that month.
What 19 bloggers said
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We read all 19 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (8) and “Roomy” (8).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Coffee served 12 of 19 posts
- Reachable by transit 11 of 19 posts
- Takes reservations 8 of 19 posts
- Large windows 8 of 19 posts
- Second floor 8 of 19 posts
- Discount offered 6 of 19 posts
- Lift to the floor 5 of 19 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 19 posts
- High ceiling 1 of 19 posts
- Seasonal decorations 1 of 19 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 19 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
4 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 4 of 19 posts |
|---|
Buffet guests cannot park at the hotel. Four posts say so — the garage is for hotel guests only. The three who drove used nearby paid or public lots; one paid 10,000 won for about an hour and a half at a private lot across the street.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 4 of 19 posts
- Came by car 3 of 19 posts
- Group visit 3 of 19 posts
- With a friend 2 of 19 posts
- Date 2 of 19 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
It is easy by subway. Eleven posts say it is close to the station — two or three minutes on foot from exits 8 and 9 of Myeongdong station on Line 4. One post adds that Chungmuro and Hoehyeon stations are also within reach.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 8 of 19 posts |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | 5 of 19 posts |
You take the lift from the hotel lobby to the 2nd floor: eight posts say they went up to the 2nd floor and five mention the lift. A rooftop bar with the same name is on the 21st floor, and one of its guests wrote that they wandered into the 2nd-floor buffet by mistake.
No one wrote about a step at the door or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. Two copied info blocks list 'wheelchair-accessible entrance', but that is the listing, not a visit. All we know is that a lift goes to the 2nd floor.
No one says whether the restroom is inside the restaurant or out in the hotel corridor. One post only says it was clean; the separate men's and women's restrooms come from a copied info block.
No one mentioned: In a basement · 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 disclosing payment2 of 19 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves7 of 19 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way10 of 19 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 21 posts we gathered, 2 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
What we do not know
- How the steak arrives, and what comes with it, has changed. A June 2025 post swapped a token for it; from August 2025 staff bring it to the table. Posts from January to July 2026 describe scallop and mash on the side; three September 2026 posts describe grilled abalone, and one says the steak itself got thinner.
- Opening hours: twelve posts agree lunch is 11:30 to 14:00. Seven list breakfast 06:30 to 10:00 with a break until 11:30, mostly copied from info blocks. One post says lunch runs to 14:30, and one price board starts breakfast at 06:00. No one mentions a closing day.
- The adult lunch price is a steady 38,000 won, but the child breakfast price is given as 19,700 won twice and 22,000 won once. Several diners actually paid 32,000–33,000 won through promotions, so check what is running when you go.
- Two phone numbers appear: 02-6310-1098 in three posts and 0507-1348-1439 in two. 02-6310-1092 belongs to the 21st-floor rooftop bar, not this buffet. Most diners booked through Naver.
- Three July 2026 posts follow one template — the 'Tropical Citrus Breeze' summer menu, the scallop-and-steak table service, identical hashtags; two disclose sponsorship and one says nothing. Whether there is soda is split two posts to two.
Sources (19)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 명동 3만원대 뷔페 가성비 L7호텔 플로팅 내돈내산 2026-09-28 · 뷰티 & OOTD & 여행
- 뷔페 비교] 용산 드래곤시티 인스타일 vs L7 명동 플로팅 3만 원대 런치 솔직 비교 (주차/메뉴/라이브코너) 2026-09-22 · 백수가 목표인 P예민보스의 일상 · via Daum
- [서울 가성비 호텔 뷔페] L7 명동 플로팅 런치 솔직 후기 ️ 기대가 .... 2026-09-19 · 백수가 목표인 P예민보스의 일상
- L7 명동 호텔 뷔페 플로팅 런치 재방문 내돈내산 솔직후기 할인팁 장.... 2026-09-18 · Take One Tech
- 명동 ‘L7명동 바이 롯데호텔 플로팅 뷔페’ 후기 | 회식하기 좋은 .... 2026-09-12 · 밍쭈밍
- 명동 L7 호텔 뷔페 플로팅 주말 점심 후기 2026-08-03 · 엠제이로그 · via Daum
- 명동 호텔 뷔페 L7 플로팅 명동 뷔페, 명동 회식장소 데이트 코스로 .... 2026-07-16 · 우주의 먹고사는 공간
- 명동데이트코스 L7 플로팅 명동 뷔페 가성비 좋은 점심 후기, 더위 날리는 트로피컬 시즌 메뉴 2026-07-14 · ✨️Briller+ · via Daum
- 명동 점심 뷔페 L7명동 바이 롯데호텔 플로팅 뷔페 여름 시즌메뉴 시작! 2026-07-09 · 쟁토리의 다락방 · via Daum
- 명동 점심 뷔페 가성비 좋은 L7 플로팅 명동 뷔페 2026-06-21 · 사진과여행 · via Daum
- 명동 호텔 뷔페 데이트 맛집으로 너무 좋은 조용하고 깔끔하고 음식.... 2026-03-27 · 장래희망은 부귀영화고여...
- [데이트맛집️]명동 L7호텔 플로팅 뷔페/명동호틸뷔페런치/명동맛집.... 2026-03-25 · 동손이의 공간
- 명동에 이런 가성비! 서울 명동 호텔 추천 서울 호텔 뷔페 L7 플로팅 2026-03-25 · 믿고 가는 여행 디꾸또
- 명동 호텔 뷔페 깔끔하고 맛있는 L7 플로팅 명동 뷔페 2026-03-09 · 엘라와 에이든 special day♪
- 명동 회식&모임 , 데이트 하기 좋은 호텔 뷔페. L7 명동 바이 롯데 뷔페 ‘ 플로팅 ’ 2026-02-10 · MY DAILY DIARY · via Daum
- [명동 맛집] 명동 호텔 뷔페 "플로팅(Floating)" (L7 명동 바이 롯데 뷔페 / 롯데 L7 호텔 / 명동 호텔... 2026-01-28 · 캐쏭의 일상 블로그 · via Daum
- L7 명동 바이 롯데 뷔페 플로팅 명동 3만원대 가성비 호텔 레스토랑 뷔페 중식 런치 후기 1월 1일 방문 2026-01-04 · 비상하는 새.. · via Daum
- 서울 가성비 호텔 뷔페 L7 명동 바이 롯데 플로팅 3만 원대 가성비 런치 내돈내산 솔직 후기 2025-08-29 · a la carte ♡ beauty · via Daum
- [L7 명동 호텔 - 바이 롯데 뷔페 플로팅🍽️] 2025-06-13 · Eun DAYت · via Daum
Of 422 candidate posts we opened 104 and kept 19 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.