Chinese
Cheonjin Bunsik
천진분식 Cheonjin is the Korean reading of Tianjin, the Chinese port city, and bunsik means a snack-food eatery — though the posts all describe it as a Chinese kitchen.
Compiled from 18 blog posts read in fullSources →
A small Chinese place down an alley off Ewhayeodae 5-gil, a walk from Ewha Womans University station. The name says snack bar, but the draw is wonton soup over rice (8,500 won) and handmade fried dumplings, alongside fried rice, wonton noodles, cold noodles and jajangmyeon. Smashed cucumber comes to the table; other sides are self-serve. It reopened after a renovation in August 2026: posts since then say the room is about one and a half times bigger, the dumplings are now 6 for 7,500 won, and there is a new wonton rice bowl. Before that it was a cramped room of five or six tables with dumplings at 5 for 5,500 won. We read 20 posts from November 2024 to October 2026; 19 describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 서대문구 이화여대5길 7, 1층 (대현동)7 Ihwayeodae 5-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-364-0410
- Typical spend₩3,500 – ₩8,500
- From the station4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 30 m² · Status In business
When it opens
| Last order | 20:00 | 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
- The dumplings get the most attention. Nine posts describe juice bursting from the filling and eight call the skin crisp. One disagreed, finding the skin so thick it was hard rather than crunchy. Two warned they come out hot enough to burn.
- Seven posts call the prices low or fair; none call them high. Three mention a discount, but they differ: two say 500 won off each item for cash, one says it is for bank transfer. No post from after the reopening says whether it still applies.
- Six posts say the portions are large, several mentioning the heap of bean sprouts on top of the wonton soup.
- Three posts note you can watch the kitchen — one enjoyed the wok work at the lunch peak, and a post from after the reopening says the kitchen sits right by the counter.
3 more
- Six posts are by repeat visitors, one going at least once a month.
- Two posts waited. One, on a Thursday in March 2026 at 12:28, found it full with a queue and advised coming after 1 p.m., when the lunch crowd clears out; another waited behind a single party. One post found it relaxed just after 1 p.m., and one found it a third full at 12:30 on a weekday right after the reopening. Nobody gave a wait time in minutes.
- Four posts describe getting there by subway — about three minutes on foot from exit 2 of Ewha Womans University station, with a bus stop nearby. Several warn it is tucked into an alley and hard to find the first time; two say there are doors on both the front and back alleys.
What 18 bloggers said
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Juicy
We read all 18 in full. The most common claims are “Juicy” (9) and “Crispy batter” (8).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Beer served 5 of 18 posts
- Reachable by transit 4 of 18 posts
- Open kitchen 3 of 18 posts
- Discount offered 3 of 18 posts
- Cooked to order 2 of 18 posts
- Free refills 1 of 18 posts
- Takeout 1 of 18 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 2 of 18 posts
- With a friend 2 of 18 posts
- Date 1 of 18 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 18 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
Four posts describe getting there by subway — about three minutes on foot from exit 2 of Ewha Womans University station, with a bus stop nearby. Several warn it is tucked into an alley and hard to find the first time; two say there are doors on both the front and back alleys.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 18 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 1 (of 18 posts read) |
No post describes the floor from experience; only the address says ground floor.
We don't know whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller fits — not because the answer is no, but because nobody wrote about it.
One post mentions the toilet: outside the restaurant and shared by men and women. That visit was in June 2026, before the reopening, so we don't know if it still holds.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. 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 themselves5 of 18 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 18 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 19 posts we gathered, 1 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 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Room size splits at August 2026. Earlier posts describe five or six tables, or six two-seaters and two four-seaters; two posts since the reopening say it is bigger. Nobody has counted the tables since.
- Prices changed with the reopening: before, dumplings were 5 for 5,500 won or 3 for 3,500 won and wonton soup 8,500 won; since, dumplings are 6 for 7,500 won. No post since gives the soup or fried-rice price, so we don't know what a meal costs now.
- Opening hours are only copied from listings and split in two. Before the reopening: 9:30 to 20:00, last order 19:30, closed Sundays. Since: two posts give 9:30 to 20:30 with last order at 20:00, one of them saying open every day; another lists only weekdays 9:30 to 20:30. Check Sundays before going.
- Company varies: two posts went with friends, two in a group, one with a partner, one alone. Several mention lots of solo diners.
- Three posts give the same phone number, 02-364-0410. Whether it takes bookings is unclear — one post only copies 'groups and reservations: ask the store'.
Sources (18)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- [서울/신촌,이대] 천진분식 방문 후기 2026-09-28 · 권태로운 이야기
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Of 460 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 18 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.