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Keuraepeuteu Maekkoi
크래프트 맥코이 Craft as in craft beer; McCoy is the house name, also used for its own draft (McCoy's Draft) and radler.
Compiled from 7 blog posts read in fullSources →
A beer bar behind City Hall station on Namdaemun-ro 9-gil: draft beer, highballs, fried chicken, pizza and dried snacks in the evening, and a Korean buffet at lunch. Two posts give the buffet as 9,000 won, or 8,000 won in cash or by transfer. We read 8 posts from January 2025 to August 2026 — five about the lunch buffet, three about evening drinks. Four of the buffet posts note that it still looks like a bar at noon: dark, with pub lighting.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 남대문로9길 51 (을지로1가,(지하1층))51 Namdaemun-ro 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩26,000
- Floor areaFloor area 379 m² · Status In business
What sets it apart
- Lunch costs less if you pay in cash or by transfer: two posts give 9,000 won by card and 8,000 won otherwise, and one writer paid 9,000 the first day before learning this. Four posts say the price is not high. One October 2025 post gives 8,500 won.
- Two posts describe the seating. One says the room is split into about three sections plus one by the window, that around 20% of tables were free at 12:05, and that a solo office worker at the next table was cooking ramyeon on a portable burner.
- No post reports queuing. One says even at the lunch peak it was not crowded, though the food would justify a line.
What 7 bloggers said
jeomsim hansik buffet
Not expensive
We read all 7 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (4) and “Returning customer” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Beer served 3 of 7 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 7 posts
- Discount offered 2 of 7 posts
- In a basement 1 of 7 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 1 of 7 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
| In a basement | 1 of 7 posts |
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One post places it in the basement of the McDonald's building behind City Hall; it does not say whether there are stairs or a lift.
No one says whether there are steps or a threshold on the way down, or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. We don't know.
No post mentions where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 themselves1 of 7 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way6 of 7 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
What we do not know
- No post describes the walk from a station; City Hall and Gwanghwamun stations appear only in titles.
- Company doesn't cluster: one post went with friends for a second round, one went as a pair, one to meet a junior colleague, and the rest don't say.
- Opening hours come from a single copied line (Mon–Sat 17:00–02:00, closed Sundays), which covers the evening bar only. No post says when the lunch buffet runs.
- The phone number (02-774-3379) appears in one copied block only; no post says whether reservations are taken.
Sources (7)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 2월 일상(3)_나에 대해 아는게 없는 썸남 2026-05-31 · HJAE DAY · via Daum
- 무교동 다동 직장인 맛집 리스트 (특히 추울때. . ) 2025-10-24 · . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁. · via Daum
- [중구/무교동] 무교동 직장인 점심 식당 추천 | 광화문역 종각역 을.... 2025-09-11 · (՞•֊•՞)
- 25.02.18 - 02.28 2025-08-24 · 열씸히 살자 · via Daum
- 서울 시청 한식뷔페 추천 라면 무제한 크레프트 맥코이 2025-03-10 · . · via Daum
- 광화문 시청역 혼밥가능 이모손맛 한식뷔페 맛집 <크래프트 맥코이> 2025-02-21 · 광화문 귀염둥이
- 서울시청 안주가 맛있는 크래프트 맥코이 간맥집 2025-01-16 · 로운파파 Lifestyle
Of 327 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 7 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.