Chinese
Myeonggung
명궁 Myeonggung is written 明宮 on the red sign — literally 'bright palace'.
Compiled from 5 blog posts read in fullSources →
An old-school Chinese-Korean restaurant in a side street of Chungmuro 2-ga, between Myeongdong and Chungmuro stations; the door is down a corridor inside the building, under a red 明宮 sign. Its signature is old-style sweet-and-sour pork in a red, ketchup-based sauce. Prices in 2026 posts: basic jjajang 6,000 won, fried rice 7,000, jjamppong 8,000, seafood fried rice 9,000, medium tangsuyuk 22,000. We read 5 posts from November 2025 to June 2026, all from people who ate there.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 삼일대로4길 17 (충무로2가)17 Samil-daero 4-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-2266-2381
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩22,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 85 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 4 posts: 2 wrote 11:30–22:00, 2 wrote Mon–Sat 11:30–22:00.
| No day given | 11:30–22:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon–Sat | 11:30–22:00 | |
| Closed | Sunday | 4 of 4 posts |
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
- Three posts ordered the tangsuyuk and all three described the red, ketchup-based sauce. Two of them called the batter thin and crisp and the sauce sweet and tangy; one preferred it to the glutinous-rice version now common elsewhere.
- Three posts called it cheap, one pointing to the 6,000-won jjajang as rare these days. One post granted the prices were fair for central Seoul but felt the ingredients weren't worth even that.
What 5 bloggers said
tangsuyuk
Not expensive
We read all 5 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (3) and “Sweet” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Cooked to order 1 of 5 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 5 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 5 posts |
|---|
No parking. Two posts said there is no lot; one had driven there a week earlier and given up for lack of parking, and recommends public transport. Another only wrote that you're on your own for parking.
Who came, and with whom
- Group visit 2 of 5 posts
- Came by car 1 of 5 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
No post said which floor it is on; one only noted the door is a little way down the building corridor, on the left.
We don't know whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in — not because there isn't, but because no one wrote about it.
No post mentioned the toilet — where it is or whether it's separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 they paid themselves2 of 5 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way3 of 5 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Opinions split on the jjamppong and service. A June 2026 post found the squid stale-smelling and noodles soggy, and saw no reason to return. One post called the owner kind; another only said nothing was particularly uncomfortable.
- Only one post described the walk: about five minutes from Myeongdong Station exit 10 or Chungmuro Station exit 5. Station details in other posts were copied from map listings.
- No post mentioned waiting. One was the first customer at dinner; we don't know about the lunch rush.
- Two posts went as a group (three people; coworkers) and one went as a pair. No post described eating there alone.
- Four posts gave the same hours — 11:30 to 22:00, closed Sundays — though two of them copied a listing. No one mentioned a break time or last order.
- Two posts listed the phone number as 02-2266-2381; no one said whether reservations are taken. Prices come from only two 2026 posts, so we can't tell if they've changed.
Sources (5)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [중구] 충무로 노포 명궁 짬뽕, 삼선볶음밥 2026-06-21 · 짬닷의 짬뽕이야기
- 충무로맛집 명궁 삼선짜장면 2026-04-22 · 마이라이프
- [서울 명동] 명동역 중식 노포 '명궁' 옛날탕수육과 볶음밥의 정석! .... 2026-03-01 · 어느 수리공의 무채색 기록
- <중구 충무로2가> 중식당 '명궁' 2025-12-09 · 돈값 하는 스크린 & 맛집 가이드
- 을지로점심 탕수육맛집 찾는다면? 충무로점심맛집 [명궁 중화요리] .... 2025-11-13 · 두 아이 엄마의 한 입,한 걸음
We opened all 357 candidate posts and kept 5 as evidence.