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PATIO
호텔국도 파티오 Hotel Kukdo Patio Patio is the word for an inner courtyard or terrace; Kukdo is the name of the hotel whose second floor it occupies.
Other · Jung-gu, Euljiro 4-ga
Compiled from 22 blog posts read in fullSources →
A hotel restaurant on the second floor of Hotel Kukdo at 164 Eulji-ro. On weekday lunchtimes (11:30-14:00) 29,800 won per person buys one main, flat-iron steak or seafood tomato pasta, plus a mostly Japanese-style Asian buffet (futomaki, grilled eel, abalone and shrimp) and free-flowing sake and matcha. In the morning (07:00-09:30) the room serves the hotel breakfast buffet. We read 30 posts dated December 2024 to October 2026; 23 describe an actual visit, all from late May 2026 onward. Five were set aside: three are about Patio Fizz, an unrelated cafe in Itaewon, and two are generic hotel guides. Diners came with friends in 5 posts, family in 4, a group in 2 and a partner in 1.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 을지로 164, 2층,지하1층 (을지로4가)164 Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-6466-1051
- Typical spend₩29,800 – ₩55,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 532 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 14 posts: 6 wrote Weekdays 11:30–14:00, 3 wrote Weekends 07:00–09:30, 2 wrote 07:00–09:30.
| Weekdays | 07:00–14:00 | 4 of 14 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 07:00–09:30 | 3 of 14 posts |
| No day given | 07:00–09:30 | 2 of 14 posts |
| Break | 09:30–11:30 | 6 of 6 posts |
| Last order | 13:30 | 6 of 9 posts |
| Last order | Weekdays 13:30 | 3 of 9 posts |
| Last order | Weekends 09:00 | 2 of 9 posts |
1 other values
| Open | Weekdays | 11:30–14:00 6 of 14 posts last seen 2026-10 |
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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
- The big windows define the room: nine posts mention them or a window seat, six mention the high ceiling, and several describe looking down on Eulji-ro and the Sewoon-Daelim arcade. Six posts note a separate inner room; one saw a company lunch filling it.
- There is a line at opening. Two posts waited: one arrived right at opening and found several parties ahead; another came at 11:20 and found people already waiting, then saw a short buffet queue at 11:30 that cleared quickly. Four posts say they booked ahead.
- The pasta has heat: three posts call the seafood tomato pasta spicy, one says the same of the stir-fried udon, and one notes staff checked whether they were fine with spice before ordering.
- No post calls it expensive; ten describe 29,800 won as easy on the wallet, though many of them belong to the promotional cluster noted below.
What 22 bloggers said
Asian buffet + buchaesal steak
Not expensive
We read all 22 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (10) and “Roomy” (7).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 12 of 22 posts
- Coffee served 11 of 22 posts
- Large windows 9 of 22 posts
- High ceiling 6 of 22 posts
- Private room 6 of 22 posts
- Takes reservations 4 of 22 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 22 posts
- Seasonal decorations 2 of 22 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 22 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 22 posts
- Review event 1 of 22 posts
- Valet parking 1 of 22 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 22 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 22 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 22 posts |
|---|
One post actually parked, using the hotel valet for 2,000 won. The two free hours and the rule sending SUVs to an outside lot with 50 percent reimbursement (up to 5,000 won) are copied from listings, and one copy gives the valet fee as 3,000 won.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 5 of 22 posts
- Family visit 4 of 22 posts
- Group visit 2 of 22 posts
- Came by car 2 of 22 posts
- Date 1 of 22 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 | 12 of 22 posts |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 22 posts |
It shares the second floor with the hotel lobby. Twelve posts describe going up, and eight of them took the escalator on the left of the hotel entrance; once upstairs the restaurant is immediately on the right, by a bear mascot in hanbok.
The registered address lists both the second floor and basement level 1, but no post mentions using a basement space; we don't know what is down there.
Many posts mention the escalator, but nobody wrote about a lift, wheelchair or stroller access, or a step at the entrance. That means we don't know, not that there is none.
Only one post mentions the toilets: right next door, separate for men and women, and clean. Whether they are inside the restaurant or in the hotel corridor is unclear.
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. 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 22 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way21 of 22 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 24 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
What we do not know
- Ten posts went up within a single week (13-19 October 2026) following the same sequence of points, and none discloses sponsorship; only one post says the diner paid, with a receipt attached. Read the praise in that cluster with care.
- Nearly every post repeats that it is close to Euljiro 4-ga Station exit 10; three describe walking there and finding it close.
- Opening hours: nine posts agree on weekday lunch 11:30-14:00 with last food orders at 13:30. The 07:00-14:00 schedule with a 09:30-11:30 break is the whole room including breakfast. Weekends reportedly have breakfast only (07:00-09:30), with last orders given as 09:00 or 09:30, and one copied table says it opens daily.
- Every post gives lunch at 29,800 won, but breakfast is listed at 32,000 won in one post and 34,000 won in two, and the steak at 140 g in three posts versus 180 g in one.
- Ten posts give the phone number 02-6466-1051; two give 02-6466-1234, which looks like the hotel's main line. One post says Naver reservations come in five slots from 11:30 to 13:30.
Sources (22)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 을지로4가 맛집 서울 시내 호텔 뷔페+스테이크 29,800원｜호텔국도 파.... 2026-10-19 · hee. log
- 을지로4가맛집|가성비좋은점심뷔페와스테이크 호텔국도 파티오 2026-10-18 · 먹자의 성장일지
- 을지로점심맛집 호텔국도 파티오 스테이크 포함 평일 런치뷔페 2026-10-17 · 직접 맛보고 체험하고 리뷰 · via Daum
- 을지로 점심 맛집 호텔국도 파티오 레스토랑, 엄마와 다녀온 아시안.... 2026-10-16 · ◈ 여운이 있는 보금자리 ◈
- 을지로4가역 맛집, 을지로 스테이크 가성비 호텔뷔페, 2만원대 이게 다 가능하다고? 사케무제한 호텔... 2026-10-16 · 밀짱의 데일리 블로그 · via Daum
- 을지로4가 맛집｜국도호텔 파티오 뷔페 후기, 가성비 호텔 점심 추.... 2026-10-16 · 미니메이드
- 서울 호텔국도 파티오 스테이크 아시안뷔페 을지로 점심으로 딱이.... 2026-10-15 · 입에 또 뭘 넣지?
- 을지로 호텔뷔페 29,800원, 남자친구와 평일 데이트한 호텔국도 파티.... 2026-10-15 · 바론 먹고 떠나는 맛집 여행
- 을지로 점심 추천 파스타 스테이크까지 즐기는 호텔 뷔페 호텔국도 .... 2026-10-15 · 먹으러 떠나는 여행
- 을지로 점심 맛집 호텔국도 파티오 아시안 푸드 테이블 스테이크 뷔.... 2026-10-13 · N조이
- 을지로 점심 맛집 호텔국도 파티오 스테이크 아시안 뷔페 솔직 후기 주차 2026-10-01 · 에듀작가맘 inside 라이프 · via Daum
- 2만원대 가성비 끝판왕 호텔 뷔페 발견! 을지로 호텔국도 파티오 런.... 2026-09-19 · 보니로그
- 을지로 스테이크 맛집 호텔국도 파티오 뷔페와 양식 코스 솔직 후기 2026-09-03 · 투자와 AI 이야기
- 을지로4가 맛집 호텔 뷔페 단돈 29800원? 2026-08-22 · 미용에 미쳐사는 일상
- 을지로 점심 맛집 호텔국도 파티오 부채살 스테이크 아시안 뷔페 2026-08-21 · ෆ 스리의 스토리 ෆ
- 서울 여행 호캉스 추천 가성비 호텔 동대문 을지로 숙소 호텔 국도 .... 2026-08-19 · ABOUT TIME
- 을지로 스테이크 단체회식 점심 뷔페 추천, 호텔국도 파티오 2026-08-18 · 서울콕콕
- 서울 을지로 호텔 추천 호텔국도 디럭스 더블룸 숙박후기 조식 편의.... 2026-08-07 · MJ의 방방곡곡
- 서울 - 소란함 대신 여유를 담은 점심 뷔페 을지로 [호텔국도 파티오.... 2026-07-31 · 정류장 옆 벤치
- 을지로 맛집 호텔 국도 피티오 아시안 뷔페 차분한 분위기 맛 좋아 .... 2026-07-26 · 을지로 디자인 인쇄전문
- 주간일기 | 광화문 서울사랑니치과 매복사랑니 발치 후기 2026-07-11 · 옐로그 ◡̈ᰔ
- 을지로 호텔 뷔페! 국도호텔 파티오 아시안뷔페 직접 다녀왔습니다 2026-07-06 · 대박 사업의 한걸음
Of 403 candidate posts we opened 96 and kept 22 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.