Grill houseKorean
Songa Myeongga
손가명가 Myeongga means a renowned house and Son-ga reads as 'the Son family'; none of the posts explain the name.
Compiled from 19 blog posts read in fullSources →
A restaurant on the Dadong food street near Euljiro (Dadong-gil 13) serving kimchi stew with fresh pork at lunch and grilled pork such as five-layer belly at dinner. At lunch the stew sits pre-portioned in a pot for your party, with pressure-cooked pot rice and ramyeon noodles included. One portion of stew was 12,000 won in 2025 posts and 13,000 won in a July 2026 post. We read 24 posts from October 2024 to July 2026, and 21 of them describe actual visits. A June 2026 post says a notice was up announcing the restaurant would only operate until the end of December because the area is being turned into a park.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 다동길 13, 1층 (다동)13 Dadong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-777-1013
- Typical spend₩4,000 – ₩20,000
- Floor areaFloor area 325 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 6 wrote Mon–Sat 10:00–22:00.
| Mon–Sat | 10:00–22:00 | 6 of 6 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | Sunday | 6 of 6 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
- Seven posts say the portions are large. One says the owner suggested a party of four order only three portions, and a solo diner says a single portion was huge. One 2026 post says portions felt inconsistent, sometimes generous and sometimes small.
- Six posts say food arrives quickly, and none say it was slow. Because the stew is already on the table, you sit down and light the burner; one post says the pot rice came out almost as soon as they ordered.
- Nine posts say the room is large. One counts dozens of four-person tables, another notes an inner section that can be screened off with blinds, and three mention a private room. One group of about ten people got in together.
- Seven posts describe the owner or staff as friendly. One regular says the owner teases them for going elsewhere when they stay away too long.
2 more
- Four posts mention refilling the side dishes. The sides are kimchi plus two or so others such as stir-fried fish cake, zucchini or garlic scapes, and posts say they change with the season.
- Four posts say the pork in the stew is cut thick, and two say it had no gamey smell. Opinions on saltiness split: two posts found it salty, one said it was not.
What 19 bloggers said
saenggogi kimchi-jjigae
Roomy
We read all 19 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (9) and “Large portions” (7).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 4 of 19 posts
- Private room 3 of 19 posts
- Open kitchen 2 of 19 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 1 of 19 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 4 of 19 posts
- With a friend 3 of 19 posts
- Solo visit 1 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.
Getting inside
No post says which floor the restaurant is on or mentions stairs. The address lists the ground floor, but nobody confirmed it from a visit; that does not mean otherwise, only that no one wrote about it.
Nobody mentioned whether the entrance has a step or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in.
No post describes the restroom from a visit. 'Located inside' appears only in one post's copied info block.
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 19 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way17 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Prices have changed over time. One post recalls the stew costing 10,000 won in 2024; posts from January to June 2025 say 12,000 won, and a July 2026 post says 13,000 won. Views on value also split: three posts call it good value, one found it expensive (the dinner pork belly), and two did not reach a conclusion.
- Accounts of waiting differ. One post waited two minutes, one says there was never a wait, one arrived at 11:30 with no line but recalls lines in winter, and one says there can be a wait but it moves fast. Only one post gives an actual number of minutes.
- No post describes actually walking from a station. One says Euljiro 1-ga, City Hall, Jonggak and Gwanghwamun stations are all within walking distance, but based on the map; another says it is easy to find right next to the police box.
- Four posts went as a group of colleagues, three with friends, one alone. No post mentions going with family or children.
- Six posts give the same opening hours, 10:00 to 22:00 Monday to Saturday and closed Sundays, but all of them are copied info blocks or hearsay. No post mentions a break time or last order. Two posts say the pot rice is included only before 3 p.m.
- Five posts give the phone number 02-777-1013. On reservations there is only one secondhand remark that large groups can book, so we do not know whether reservations are taken.
- The restaurant may close. A June 2025 post says it will have to move because of the Mugyo-dong park project, and a June 2026 post saw a notice saying it would operate only until the end of December. It was still open in the July 2026 post, and no post says where it might move.
Sources (19)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [손가명가] 광화문/을지로 - 20년 전통의 김치찌개 명가 2026-07-20 · 씹고 뜯고 맛보고 즐기는 상경맨
- 손가명가 - [다동] 12월까지만 영업하신다고 정말 감사한 회식전용 .... 2026-06-18 · Smurfworld
- [을지로입구] 김치찌개 맛집 손가명가 점심으로 든든하게 2026-06-15 · 일상스케치
- [5월] 종로 직장인이 되다 / 종로 점심 맛집 추천해주세요 2026-06-01 · 주관적인 블로그 · via Daum
- ️ 은행 입행 동기들과 떠난 남산 나들이 — 명동역에서 남산 정상.... 2026-03-14 · 쌍둥이아빠 Story
- (종각) 30년 전통 김치찌개 맛도리집 "손가명가" 2026-03-10 · 일상 기록하면서 정보 공유해버리는 유익한 블로그
- 을지로 김치찌개 맛집 손가명가｜솥밥까지 완벽한 직장인 점심 2026-02-02 · workingmom_daily님의 블로그
- 다동맛집 [손가명가] - 다동김치찌개맛집, 다동삼겹살, 광화문직장.... 2025-09-02 · 내맘대로 기록하는 블로그
- [광화문 맛집] 손가명가_점심특선!! 2025-07-03 · Focus On My Life · via Daum
- 맛집소개 - 무교동 김치찌게 맛집 손가명가 !이전하기전에 가서 맛.... 2025-06-21 · 등기 읽는 부동산
- 종로 종각역 오겹살 삼겹살 회식맛집 손가명가 비싼데 맛있음 2025-05-31 · 혀니가 걸어가는 길 · via Daum
- [손가명가] 한국인의 소울푸드 점메추로 딱인 김치찌개 2025-04-10 · 연년생 일상.육아로그 · via Daum
- [ 서울 | 다동 ] 솥밥 나오는 을지로 가성비 김치찌개 맛집 '손가명가.... 2025-04-08 · ✨️
- 손가명가, 돼지고기가 맛있어 또 가고 싶은 생고기김치찌개 식당 2025-03-11 · 케이트립 기억저장소
- 다동 손가명가 - 다동 직장인 맛집, 푸짐한 김치찌개 점심 2025-03-09 · 오늘도 해니로그 · via Daum
- 서울 시청역, 생고기김치찌개와 솥밥, 손가명가 2025-02-11 · 나만의 아카이브 공간
- 2025, 반갑지만 반갑지않아(?) 2025-02-01 · 내가하고싶어서하는
- 서울 시청역 점심 맛집 손가명가 생고기 김치찌개로 든든하게 2025-01-20 · 오직 크림빵의 행복 · via Daum
- 손가명가 - [다동] 우리회사 회식의 명가.. 오늘은 솥밥김치찌개에 .... 2024-11-13 · Smurfworld
Of 311 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 19 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.