Chinese
Haidilao
하이디라오 명동점 Haidirao Myeongdong-jeom Haidilao (海底捞) is the name of the Chinese hot-pot chain; the characters literally mean 'scooping from the bottom of the sea'. This is its Myeongdong branch.
Compiled from 11 blog posts read in fullSources →
The Myeongdong branch of the Chinese hot-pot chain Haidilao, on the ground floor of Myeongdong 3-gil 36, close to Euljiro 1-ga Station exit 5. You split the pot into up to four broths and order meat, vegetables and dumplings item by item on a tablet; the sauce bar costs an extra 3,500 won per person. Bills that posts recorded: about 150,000 won for two after a discount, about 170,000 won for three, and around 50,000 won a head for five. We read 18 posts from 22 September to 8 October 2026; 11 describe eating here. Six were set aside because they were about the Hongdae branch or the skewer restaurant in the same building's basement, and one ranking list was not counted.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동3길 36, 1,2층 (을지로2가)36 Myeongdong 3-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1426-3890
- Typical spend₩24,000 only 1 of 12 dishes carries a price
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 669 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 3 wrote Daily 10:00–03:00.
| Daily | 10:00–05:00 | 2 of 6 posts |
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1 other values
| Open | Daily | 10:00–03:00 3 of 6 posts last seen 2026-09 |
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The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- Expect to wait. Six posts say they did. One registered on CatchTable at 5:43 on a weekday evening, got the call at 8:37, then waited another 30 minutes inside and sat down at 9:14. Another found about 50 parties ahead around 1 p.m. and waited roughly 50 minutes; a third waited over two hours. On the other hand, one post that registered at 5 p.m. on a weekday said the line moved quickly, and another was seated 40 minutes earlier than the remote queue predicted.
- Four posts booked through CatchTable. One said bookings open a month ahead and evenings fill up one to two weeks out; another booked almost a month in advance. One noted that the whole party must be present at the booked time to be seated.
- They feed you while you wait. Two posts describe a waiting area, and two mention being given drinks such as plum tea along with crackers while waiting. Two also mention hair ties, lens wipes and toothpicks set out by the entrance.
- Five posts ordered on a tablet. One said you can scan a QR code while waiting and pre-load your order so it is set up when you sit down.
3 more
- One post was told its meal was limited to 1 hour 30 minutes because another booking followed, and found that was enough. No other post mentions a limit.
- Five posts said it is not cheap. Because every ingredient is ordered separately, one wrote that the bill keeps climbing; another pair worked to keep two people under 100,000 won. One post saved on broth by leaving two sections as plain water, and another got 12% off the total for being seated at a 'Double Happy Table'.
- Two posts called the staff friendly. One describes a dedicated server who mixed sauces and rolled meat in tofu skin; another received rice cakes and a small gift bag of snacks at the end. One watched staff sing to a birthday table.
What 11 bloggers said
soseu ba
Clean
We read all 11 in full. The most common claims are “Had to wait” (6) and “Expensive” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Self-order screen 5 of 11 posts
- Takes reservations 4 of 11 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 2 of 11 posts
- Waiting area 2 of 11 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 11 posts
- Beer served 2 of 11 posts
- Time limit on the table 1 of 11 posts
- Discount offered 1 of 11 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 1 of 11 posts |
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Four posts mention one free hour at the Ibis hotel car park, but three of those are copied info blocks; only one reads as first-hand. One post advises checking with the restaurant because the arrangement changes.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 6 of 11 posts
- Family visit 2 of 11 posts
- Group visit 1 of 11 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
2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 11 posts read) |
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| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 11 posts read) |
Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller; that is unknown, not absent. One post says the restaurant is on the ground floor and easy to find. A post about the basement skewer restaurant mentions an elevator entrance, but that is not about this restaurant.
One post says the restroom is not inside the restaurant: you go down to the basement, where it is shared with Haidilao's skewer restaurant, and it was clean. No post says 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 · 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 11 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way10 of 11 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 12 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- Only two posts describe the walk first-hand: about five minutes from Euljiro 1-ga Station exit 5, visible as you come up the stairs between exits 5 and 6.
- Opening hours copied into posts disagree. All say 10 a.m. opening, but three give 3 a.m. closing, two give 5 a.m., and one gives 2 a.m. Every one of these is a copied info block, not something the writer checked, and one of the 5 a.m. posts also has the address wrong.
- A per-meal price is hard to pin down. Because each ingredient is priced separately, bills ranged from around 50,000 to the 70,000s won per person depending on what was ordered, and only one post copied menu prices.
- Four posts copied the phone number 0507-1426-3890, but none says they booked by phone; every post that mentions a reservation used CatchTable.
Sources (11)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 명동 을지로 맛집 하이디라오 훠궈 할인받아 먹은 정통 중식 가볼만.... 2026-10-04 · 뫄뫄씨의 이것저것 블로그
- [명동 맛집] 명동 하이디라오 평일 저녁 웨이팅 후기! 신상 치즈분모.... 2026-10-03 · everythingandmore
- 9月 - 가을아침 2026-10-02 · EULLOG
- 을지로입구 맛집 하이디라오 명동 훠궈 웨이팅 메뉴 소스 추천 2026-10-01 · 쥬쥬테이블
- 명동 훠궈 하이디라오, 치즈분모자 먹고 예약 주차까지 직접 체크 2026-09-29 · Sally의 하루
- 맛집기록ㅣ을지로 1박 여행-명동 하이디라오, 을지상회, 주마등, 떼.... 2026-09-27 · y o u r o c e a n
- 서울 명동 하이디라오 메뉴 소스 추천 예약 가격 주차 2026-09-25 · 맛따라 멋따라 딴따라
- 2026년 상반기 결산 2026-09-24 · 좀쥬의 일상기록
- 명동 을지로 훠궈 맛집 하이디라오 명동점 2026-09-24 · 방금 전✨
- 매미부부 탐방기 8월 결산 2026-09-24 · 매미부부 탐방기 · via Daum
- [서울 명동] 하이디라오 훠궈 완벽 입문기 | 4칸탕 꿀팁, 건희·장원.... 2026-09-22 · 내 모든 잡동사니
Of 393 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 11 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.