Korean
Maetdolloman
맷돌로만 Maetdol is a stone hand-mill and -roman means 'only with', so the name reads 'only with a millstone' — a large millstone turns in the middle of the dining room.
Compiled from 16 blog posts read in fullSources →
A tofu and soybean restaurant on the third floor of 16 Dadong-gil, Jung-gu, on the Mugyo-dong food street between City Hall and Euljiro 1-ga stations. A big millstone turns in the middle of the room; you scoop free warm soft tofu from rice cookers in front of it, then eat stews such as soft-tofu stew (10,000 won since March 2025), cheonggukjang or soy-pulp stew. The Maetdolloman set with tofu hotpot and bossam is for two or more at 14,000 won a head. Prices in 2024 posts were 1,000 won lower, and hours were cut in 2026 — it now closes on Sundays. We read 19 posts from October 2024 to August 2026; 17 describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 다동길 16, 3층 (다동)16 Dadong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-779-5050
- Typical spend₩9,000 – ₩28,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 308 m² · Status In business
When it opens
| Closed | Sunday | 2 of 2 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
- Space is what this place is known for. Nine posts called it large; one said there are twice as many seats as you first see, another that even past 12:30 with the room full there was always a free table. Three mentioned private rooms, and one listed two- and four-person tables plus a solo counter facing the millstone.
- Six posts said they did not wait, two of them saying they had never once queued here. One post claimed there is a wait almost every lunchtime, though that writer walked straight in on a rainy day.
- Eight posts describe repeat visits — one writer counted three years of countless lunches, another always ordered cheonggukjang — mostly office workers nearby. Two also said there is nothing special about it.
- One post saw a certificate of origin from Goesan, North Chungcheong, on the wall. The '100% Korean soybeans' line mostly repeats the shop's own signage, so we did not count it.
What 16 bloggers said
sundubu
Roomy
We read all 16 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (9) and “Returning customer” (8).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- In a basement saying it is not 8 of 16 posts
- Lift to the floor 5 of 16 posts
- Private room 3 of 16 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 16 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 16 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 16 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 16 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Group visit 1 of 16 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
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 8 (of 16 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | 5 of 16 posts |
Five posts said they took a lift to the third floor. One noted the front entrance has a lift and the back entrance does not.
No one wrote about a step at the door or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller — unknown, not absent. It is on the third floor, and one post says the lift is only at the front entrance.
No one described the toilets from experience. One post's info block lists them as inside the restaurant and separated by sex, but we did not count that.
No one mentioned: Second 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 themselves3 of 16 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 16 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 18 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Seasoning splits: one post found the soy-pulp stew spicy and salty, two found the soft-tofu stew mild or just right. One found the side dishes and soy-milk noodle broth too sweet.
- All 19 posts give the same address, 3F, 16 Dadong-gil; none mention a move.
- Prices rose between December 2024 and March 2025: soft-tofu stew 9,000 to 10,000 won, cheonggukjang 10,000 to 11,000, the set 13,000 to 14,000. Soy-pulp stew went from 10,000 in February 2026 to 11,000 by July. A meal runs 10,000-14,000 won in posts since 2025.
- Opening hours changed. Eight posts from October 2024 to December 2025 gave 'daily 10:00-22:00' (mostly copied listings); two posts from July and August 2026 give Mon-Sat 10:30-21:00, break 15:00-16:30, last order 20:30, closed Sundays. We cannot tell exactly when it changed.
- Many posts name nearby stations, but only one says they actually came by public transport — by bus to Euljiro 1-ga exit 1-1. Walking times are only guesses.
- Most writers went with colleagues; one called it a group lunch. No post mentions going with friends, family or children.
- Three posts give the phone number as 02-779-5050. No one wrote whether it takes reservations.
Sources (16)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [서울 을지로입구역/시청역] 맷돌로만 2026-08-03 · 반짝반짝 빛나는 · via Daum
- 무교동 순두부, 모두부, 비지찌개 다양한 두부요리가 있는 맷돌로만 2026-07-28 · 집에 있으면 나가고 싶고 회사에서는 집에가고 싶은 · via Daum
- 시청역 점심 손두부가 있는 맷돌로만에서 청국장 2026-03-13 · 미스터콩쥐 · via Daum
- 을지로 종각 명동 직장인 점심 (1월 편) 2026-02-04 · 직장인의 놀고먹는 기록 · via Daum
- 12월 4–5주차 결산 2026-01-05 · ˗ˋˏ Luck t0 yoU ˎˊ˗ · via Daum
- Nov 2025 2025-12-31 · b___g · via Daum
- [다동 순두부] 순두부러버의 최애 순두부맛집 맷돌로만 서울시청점 2025-12-26 · 냠냠쩝쩝 기록용 · via Daum
- 백수의 일상 2025-09-21 · 백수백서 · via Daum
- 맷돌로만 서울시청점, 콩과 두부 전문점 콩국수(서울 중구 다동) 2025-09-17 · 케이트립 기억저장소 · via Daum
- [을지로입구역 맛집] 가성비 좋은 두부전골세트 내돈내산 후기 '맷돌로만 서울시청점' 2025-09-01 · 티니의 데일리 · via Daum
- [종각/을지로] 광화문 직장인 점심 추천 순두부 맛집 맷돌로만 서울시청점 2025-08-26 · 오늘도연어 · via Daum
- 맛집소개 - 서울 무교동 직장인 점심 맛집 추천 "맷돌로만" 2025-08-25 · 등기 읽는 부동산 · via Daum
- (시청역,다동) 맷돌로만 _ 순두부가 땡길 때 / 직장인 점심 맛집 2025-03-27 · 연짱 이야기! · via Daum
- [ 서울ㅣ다동 ] 맷돌로만 서울시청점 : 을지로 청계천 근처 가성비 한식 두부요리 전문점 2024-12-02 · ✨️ · via Daum
- [ 서울 | 다동 ] 을지로 청계천 근처 직장인 점심식사 가성비 맛집 '맷돌로만' 2024-10-15 · ✨️ · via Daum
- 「맷돌로만」 서울시청 국산콩 두부요리 전문 가성비 2024-10-12 · 셔리의 소소한 일상여행 · via Daum
Of 502 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 16 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.