Japanese
Hongdae Gaemi
홍대개미 Hongdae is the student district around Hongik University in Seoul, and gaemi means ant.
Compiled from 15 blog posts read in fullSources →
A branch of the Hongdae Gaemi rice-bowl chain inside Pleating, the 4th-floor food court of Gimpo Airport's domestic terminal. You order at the kiosk in front, collect your tray when the buzzer goes off, and eat at the shared food-court tables. In 2026 posts the steak and cubed-steak bowls are 15,000 won, the pork-slice bowl 12,000 won and the salmon bowl 16,000 won, served with miso soup, kimchi and pickled peppers. Four posts note the steak only comes rare. We read 22 posts from February 2025 to October 2026: 18 describe eating here, 4 are food-court directory lists.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 강서구 하늘길 112, 국내선청사 4층 (공항동)112 Haneul-gil, Gangseo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-2662-3197
- Typical spend₩11,000 – ₩16,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 67 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 10 posts: 4 wrote 06:00–20:30, 3 wrote Daily 07:00–20:30.
| Daily | 07:00–20:30 | 3 of 10 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 06:00–20:30 | 4 of 10 posts |
| Last order | 20:00 | 5 of 5 posts |
1 other values
| Open | Daily | 06:00–20:30 2 of 10 posts last seen 2026-04 |
|---|
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
- Food comes out fast: six posts say so and none complain of delay. One writer says the bowl was ready before they had finished fetching water and napkins; two others give about 10 minutes and 5 to 10 minutes. Two posts copy the counter notice saying cooking takes 10 to 15 minutes, which one suggests keeping in mind before a flight.
- Six posts describe ordering at the kiosk and taking a buzzer; one adds you can also order from staff. Several mention the plastic food models next to the kiosk. You return your tray yourself.
- Seating is the food court's shared tables. Six posts say there are plenty, one noting the gaps are wide enough to park a suitcase beside you. Three sat by the windows overlooking the departures hall and flight boards.
- Four posts call the portions generous; none say they were small.
What 15 bloggers said
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Food comes quickly
We read all 15 in full. The most common claims are “Food comes quickly” (6) and “Large portions” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- In a basement saying it is not 8 of 15 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 6 of 15 posts
- Self-order screen 6 of 15 posts
- Large windows 3 of 15 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 15 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 4 of 15 posts
- Family visit 3 of 15 posts
- Came with children 2 of 15 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 15 posts
- With a friend 1 of 15 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
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 8 (of 15 posts read) |
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Eight posts describe taking the escalator from the 3rd-floor departures hall up to the 4th floor. Several stress that it is before security, so you eat before heading to the gate.
No post describes an elevator or wheelchair/stroller route to the 4th floor; everyone mentions only the escalator. That means nobody wrote about it, not that there is no step-free route.
No post says where the toilets are. We don't know.
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 15 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 15 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 19 posts we gathered, 4 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- The three posts that had no wait all went at quiet times (morning, a slow evening). One relays hearsay that orders take 15 to 20 minutes at peak; no post describes waiting at a busy time. We don't know.
- Only one post describes the walk from the subway station, following domestic-terminal signs and a moving walkway.
- Opening hours differ by date. Five posts from February to April 2026 give 6:00 to 20:30; three from October 2026 give 7:00 to 20:30, one of them separating the food court (6:00) from this counter (7:00), while one other October post still says 6:00. Five posts give last order as 20:00. A February 2025 post says it closed at 21:00. All of these are copied listings; no post mentions a closing day.
- Prices have gone up. In February 2025 the steak bowl was 13,000 won, the spicy pork-slice 11,000 and the intestine bowl 13,000; from March 2026 they are 15,000, 13,000 and 14,000. A meal runs 12,000 to 16,000 won in 2026; one post found that fair by airport standards.
- Five posts list the phone number as 02-2662-3197. Nobody says whether it takes bookings; as a food-court counter, you simply walk up and order.
- Four posts from October 10 to 13, 2026 all ordered the same two bowls (steak and pork slice), and three list identical hours. None discloses sponsorship, but they look templated, so weigh their praise accordingly.
Sources (15)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 김포공항 푸드코트 맛집 홍대개미 김포공항점｜탑승 전 즐긴 스테이크 덮밥·포크슬라이스 덮밥 2026-10-13 · 도시의 식탁 · via Daum
- 김포공항 푸드코트 홍대개미 김포공항점 스테이크덮밥 포크슬라이스덮밥 혼밥 맛집 2026-10-13 · 김도토리씨의 놀고놀고노는 이야기 · via Daum
- 김포공항 국내선 맛집, 4층 푸드코트 홍대개미 혼밥 2026-10-12 · La vida es bella · via Daum
- [서울_김포] 김포공항 아침식사 홍대개미 김포공항점 치킨데리야끼 덮밥 2026-10-02 · 마이리의 일상과 일탈 · via Daum
- 국내선 신분증 분실 대처법, 김포공항 홍대개미, 제주공항 택시 팁 - 제주여행 마지막 이야기 2026-06-18 · 오늘 그리고 지금 · via Daum
- 잠깐이지만 설렜던 여행- 제주도 편🍊✈️ 2026-05-27 · serene · via Daum
- 비행기 결항 실화? 제주 대신 경주 선택한 커플 여행 1일차 2026-04-12 · 밍며들기 · via Daum
- 홍대개미 김포공항점 : 국내선 청사 4층 푸드코트 / 메뉴판 2026-04-11 · dr.장 이야기 · via Daum
- 김포공항 국내선 식당 [홍대개미 김포공항점] 4층 푸드코트 맛집 2026-04-03 · 블루베리 일상 기록✏️ · via Daum
- 김포공항 국내선 식당 맛집 든든하게 먹고 싶다면 홍대개미 아메리칸트레일러 내돈내산 후기 2026-04-02 · 오늘도 잘 다녀왔습니다 · via Daum
- 김포공항 전망대 푸드코트 4층 식당 홍대개미 메뉴도 다양해요 2026-04-02 · 동그리의 맛있는 일상 · via Daum
- 김포공항 홍대개미 | 국내선 4층 식당 맛집 2026-03-14 · 즐거운 나날들 · via Daum
- 2월 제주여행 4박 5일 - (1) 2026-03-01 · 도리의 블로그 · via Daum
- 김포공항 4층식당 메뉴추천 홍대개미 덮밥후기 2026-02-10 · 미노의 오하요 일본 여행기 · via Daum
- [강서, 공항동]김포공항 푸드코트 플레이팅 맛집 ☆홍대개미☆ 강추 음식, 이용후기 2025-02-22 · 노노쨩의 끄적끄적 끄끄리쩍쩍 📒 · via Daum
Of 406 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 15 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.