Chinese
Hwogwo Meokgo Myeongdong-jeom
훠궈먹고 명동점 Hwogwo meokgo reads as 'eat hot pot and go' — hwogwo is Chinese hot pot and meokgo means 'eat and'; the sign writes the last syllable as the English GO.
Compiled from 5 blog posts read in fullSources →
A one-pot-per-person conveyor hot-pot buffet on the second floor of a building at Myeongdong 7-gil 21, near Euljiro 1-ga Station exit 5. You pick a broth by QR code at your seat and a little tiger carrier brings the pot along the belt; meat, vegetables and seafood come past on the conveyor, while fried pork and mala stir-fry sit at a self-serve bar by the entrance. The copied price table says 19,900 won for weekday lunch and 23,900 won for weekday evenings, weekends and holidays; one post paid 23,900 won on a Saturday evening. We read 5 posts, all from 26 September to 5 October 2026, and all five describe a visit. One says it was sponsored; one says the writer paid.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동7길 21, 204,205호 (을지로2가)21 Myeongdong 7-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1419-6687
- Typical spend₩3,500 – ₩23,900
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 180 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 4 posts: 4 wrote Daily 11:00–23:00.
| Daily | 11:00–23:00 | 4 of 4 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 21:20 | 4 of 4 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
- Two posts waited. One joined the CatchTable app queue around 7:10 pm on Saturday 19 September and got in around 7:40, about 30 minutes; another came early on a public-holiday evening and saw it fill up and a queue form soon after. Two posts that went at an off-peak weekday hour and at weekend lunch were seated straight away.
- It is not bar-seats only. Two posts saw both bar seating along the belt and four-person tables; in one, a group of three was told the tables needed a longer wait, so they took the bar and got in sooner.
- Four posts ordered their broth by scanning a QR code at the seat; one adds that extras like shrimp balls and fried tofu skin, and drinks, are ordered the same way. Posts keep noting that the pot arrives on a tiger-shaped carrier on the belt rather than by hand.
- Three posts call it clean: one points to staff constantly refilling and tidying the sauce bar, another to the room being brighter than expected. One of the three is a sponsored post.
What 5 bloggers said
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Not expensive
We read all 5 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (3) and “Clean” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- In a basement saying it is not 4 of 5 posts
- Second floor 4 of 5 posts
- Self-order screen 4 of 5 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 5 posts
- Review event 3 of 5 posts
- Has tables 2 of 5 posts
- Coffee served 2 of 5 posts
- Beer served 2 of 5 posts
- Time limit on the table 1 of 5 posts
- Discount offered 1 of 5 posts
- Wi-Fi 1 of 5 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 5 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
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 4 of 5 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 4 (of 5 posts read) |
Four posts went up to the second floor of the building, two of them by escalator; one says the bright orange sign is visible as soon as you arrive.
We don't know about steps at the entrance or wheelchair and stroller access; nobody wrote about it, which is not the same as there being a problem. Two posts mention an escalator to the second floor; none mention a lift.
We don't know whether the toilet is inside the restaurant. The only mention is a copied info line in one post saying the building has separate men's and women's toilets; no one described using it.
No one mentioned: 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 payment1 of 5 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 5 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way3 of 5 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Four posts went with friends; none went with family or children. The child rates (half price for 100-140 cm, free under 100 cm) come from the copied price table.
- Four posts give the same opening hours, 11:00-23:00 daily with last order at 21:20, but all four copied them from an info block.
- Three posts copy the same price table (19,900 won weekday lunch, 23,900 won otherwise, 90 minutes); only one records what it actually paid (23,900 won). Three posts call it good value, one of them sponsored. The 3,000-won student discount was described as a 17-30 September promotion; three posts mention a 2,000-won receipt-review discount.
- Three posts give the same phone number, 0507-1419-6687. We don't know whether it takes reservations; what posts describe is joining a waiting list through CatchTable.
- All five posts fall within ten days, and two follow a similar promotional template (price table, LE SSERAFIM, review discount). The claim that LE SSERAFIM ate here comes from a YouTube video cited by three posts, so we did not count it.
Sources (5)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [을지로입구역/명동훠궈맛집] 훠궈먹고go 생맥주&훠궈 무제한 ~! 반.... 2026-10-05 · ˚⋆ 흐름의 테이블 ⋆˚
- 명동맛집 훠궈먹고 명동점 : 얼큰한 을지로 훠궈 찐후기 2026-10-02 · 다시 봄, 레이슈 · via Daum
- 명동훠궈 명동맛집 훠궈먹GO 명동점! 을지로 훠궈 무한리필 회전훠궈 후기 2026-10-01 · ❤️메이의 맛집투어 & 육아 & 여행 다이어리❤ · via Daum
- 명동 | 훠궈먹고 명동훠궈맛집에서 마라수혈 제대로하고 온 후기 을지로 훠궈맛집추천 2026-09-26 · JAMMY LOG · via Daum
- 훠궈먹고 명동점 내돈내산 후기, 웨이팅·메뉴·가격 정리 2026-09-26 · 평범한 20대 남자의 리얼 라이프 ( ˶ˆ⤙ˆ˵ ) · via Daum
Of 442 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 5 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.