Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Donggyo-dong
Chinese
Jinhwa Kungpu Hongdae Bonjeom
진화쿵푸 홍대본점 Kungpu is the Korean spelling of kung fu and jinhwa most often means evolution; no post explains the name.
Compiled from 20 blog posts read in fullSources →
A hotpot buffet on the second floor of Hongik-ro 6-gil 44, a short walk from exit 9 of Hongik University station. You pick three of five broths for one divided pot and help yourself to four meats plus vegetables, seafood and offal. It costs 17,800 won at weekday lunch and 20,800 won evenings and weekends, with 90 minutes at the table; mala soup and sweet-and-sour pork are sold on their own too. We read 30 posts dated May 4 to October 24, 2026; 7 were about other restaurants, and 21 of the remaining 23 record an actual meal.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 홍익로6길 44 (동교동)44 Hongik-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1493-0848
- Typical spend₩17,800 – ₩20,800 only 1 of 5 dishes carries a price
- From the station9 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 66 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 14 posts: 9 wrote 11:30–22:30, 3 wrote Daily 11:30–22:30.
| No day given | 11:30–22:30 | 9 of 14 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11:30–22:30 | 3 of 14 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 9 of 10 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
- Value is the most common point. Fourteen of the 21 meal posts call it good value and none call it expensive; several point out that all four meats are included.
- Eleven posts say it is clean, and they say why: a spotless sauce bar, utensils kept in warm water, and an owner who keeps refilling ingredients and wiping the sauce station.
- Tables are limited to 90 minutes, as six posts note from their own visit; one adds a 5,000-won charge for leftover food.
- Four posts say the meat had no off smell; none said otherwise.
1 more
- Eight posts call the room spacious; one says it is not that big and may fill up. One post counted eight tables.
What 20 bloggers said
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Not expensive
We read all 20 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (14) and “Clean” (11).
What they liked
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 2 · no 4 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 9 of 20 posts
- Reachable by transit 9 of 20 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 8 of 20 posts
- Time limit on the table 6 of 20 posts
- Origin labelling posted 2 of 20 posts
- High ceiling 1 of 20 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 20 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 20 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 20 posts
- A minimum number of portions on the first order 1 of 20 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 20 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 20 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 4 of 20 posts
- Date 2 of 20 posts
- Family visit 1 of 20 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
9 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 9 of 20 posts |
|---|
Nine posts place it on the second floor and three mention climbing stairs. No one mentions a lift; that means we don't know, not that there isn't one.
No post says anything about steps at the door or wheelchair or stroller access; we only know it is up a flight of stairs.
No post says where the toilet is or whether it is split by gender.
No one mentioned: 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 disclosing payment2 of 20 posts
- Someone else paid1 of 20 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 20 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way16 of 20 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 22 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.
| 2026-05-05 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Waits vary. Four posts walked straight in, mostly around 3 p.m. or before the dinner rush. Two waited: one at 3 p.m. for about 10 minutes (there are four waiting chairs), and one who arrived at the 11:30 opening because of a past post-lunch queue. One post found it full at 8 p.m. on a Friday.
- Fourteen posts give opening hours, all copied from listings: twelve say 11:30 to 22:30, two say it opens at 11:00 (one closing at 21:30). Nine say closed Mondays, one says Tuesdays, three say open daily. Check before you go.
- Two phone numbers appear: nine posts give 0507-1493-0848, three give 02-6369-0833. Only one post suggests booking ahead.
- A meal is 17,800 or 20,800 won per person for two or more; posts note 2,000 won extra for a solo diner or for a second mala broth. No one recorded what extra drinks cost.
- One regular says the free side dishes were just egg fried rice early this year; posts from May onward all describe several dishes.
- Two posts disclose sponsorship, one was an invited review, one says self-paid, and the rest say nothing. Many share the same hashtags and the same stock phrase, so they may come from one campaign. Two near-identical posts from the same day record no meal, and we did not count them as visits.
Sources (20)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [서울/홍대] 진화쿵푸 훠궈 홍대본점｜홍대 무한리필 고기 4종에 2만원! 홍대 훠궈 맛집 후기 2026-10-24 · 반달이의 이거저거 일상공간 · via Daum
- 홍대 훠궈 진화쿵푸 훠궈 무한리필 소고기 무제한 맛집 추천 2026-10-03 · Orange silver
- 홍대 무한리필 진화쿵푸마라탕훠궈 맛있어 2026-10-03 · 일상입니다 · via Daum
- 홍대 무한리필 홍대 훠궈 <진화쿵푸> 2026-09-30 · Dondequiera
- 서울 홍대 입구 마라탕&훠궈 맛집 '진화 쿵후 마라탕 홍대 본점' 2026-09-12 · 셈로그
- 홍대 무한리필 훠궈 맛집 진화쿵푸마라탕&훠궈무한리필 홍대본점 2026-09-10 · Days in Bloom
- 홍대 훠궈 2만원에 고기까지 무한리필 토마토탕도 선택 가능한 육수.... 2026-09-10 · It's Me, Mieum
- [홍대] 훠궈 땡겨서 고민하다 가성비까지 챙겨서, 진화쿵푸마라탕&.... 2026-09-09 · 기록 하나 기록 둘, 그리고
- 홍대 훠궈 무한리필 맛집 진화쿵푸마라탕 홍대본점 가성비에 현지.... 2026-09-05 · 돼징이의 맛집지도
- 홍대 무한리필 훠궈 맛집 진화쿵푸 훠궈미친자가 또또또간집 2026-08-24 · 도파민할때도연
- [홍대] 셀프바까지 푸짐했던 진화쿵푸 홍대 무한리필 훠궈 2026-08-13 · 늘 그렇게 바래지 않을 푸르른 나의 여름에게
- 진화쿵푸마라탕&훠궈무한리필 홍대본점 / 가성비 최고 홍대 무한리필 2026-08-11 · 머머죵죵 · via Daum
- 퇴근 후 남편과 달려간 홍대 입소문 맛집? 고기 무제한으로 즐긴 홍.... 2026-08-04 · ღ 돼지런한 나의 하루ღ
- 가성비 킹왕짱 홍대 훠궈 마라맛집 진화쿵푸마라탕&훠궈무한리필 2026-07-18 · 숙달이의 일상 탈출 NO.1
- <홍대맛집> 홍대 훠궈 맛집 ‘진화쿵푸’ 내돈내산 솔직후기 2026-07-15 · Happy days✨
- 홍대 훠궈 무한리필 맛집 진화쿵푸 마라탕 훠궈 무한리필 홍대입구.... 2026-07-06 · 동기화
- [마포] 홍대 훠궈 :: 진화쿵푸마라탕&훠궈무한리필 홍대본점 2026-07-06 · 's Room
- 홍대 무한리필 맛집 진화쿵푸 훠궈 | 정통 사천식으로 즐기는 홍대 .... 2026-07-06 · 행복 레이더 서꿍이
- 홍대 당일치기 ~진화쿵푸무한리필훠궈,우가춘가 춘시인,고랑과이랑전시회,이자카야로타리,달콤한거짓말~ 2026-06-08 · 너녕 · via Daum
- 홍대 쿵푸 훠궈 추천｜ 후기 현지 느낌 제대로 나는 훠궈집 2026-05-04 · 온전히, · via Daum
Of 346 candidate posts we opened 91 and kept 20 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.