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Sintoburi Tteokbokki
신토불이떡볶이 Sintoburi (身土不二) is the old saying that body and soil are one — that food from one's own land suits one best; tteokbokki are simmered rice cakes in chili sauce.
Compiled from 20 blog posts read in fullSources →
A tteokbokki shop in an alley a few minutes' walk from exit 1 of Achasan Station (42 Jayang-ro 43-gil). It sells only plain tteokbokki (rice cakes, dumplings, fish cake) and sets that add an egg and a hot dog; almost every post says the way to eat here is to slice the hot dog and drag it through the sauce. In 2026 posts a one-person set is 8,000 won and a two-person set 14,000 won. You pay first at the counter by the door and collect your plate when your name is called; eating in requires one order per person. Takeout is handled by a separate shop across the street. We read 30 posts from 14 December 2025 to 14 October 2026; after setting aside 5 about other restaurants and 5 lists or write-ups without a visit, we counted 20 visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 광진구 자양로43길 42 (구의동)42 Jayang-ro 43-gil, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-457-2475
- Typical spend₩2,000 – ₩22,000
- From the station7 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 34 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 13 posts: 13 wrote 11:00–21:00.
| No day given | 11:00–21:00 | 13 of 13 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 20:50 | 7 of 7 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 12 of 12 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
- Heat is the most-mentioned trait: 18 of the 20 visits call it spicy. Two compare it as hotter than Shin Ramyun, and one says it was the spiciest thing they ate all of 2026 and they would not go back. Nine call it sweet as well; two say the heat clearly outweighs the sweetness. Several note there is no pickled radish or fish-cake broth, so the egg, hot dog and a drink are what cool it down.
- Eleven posts found a line; one walked straight in (a Thursday just before 6 p.m.). Recorded waits are 10 minutes (around 5:30–6 p.m.) and 20 minutes (a weekend at 4 p.m.); one post found 8–10 groups ahead at 1 p.m. on a weekend, another a line wrapping the building at 6 p.m. on a weekend. One writer notes there is no remote queueing or phone sign-up, so you must wait in person. Several say the line moves fast because tteokbokki is a quick meal. One regular got in without waiting on a weekday morning but says weekends always mean a line.
- Nine posts say eating in requires one order per person. A group of five who were already full met the rule with a three-person basic plus one hot dog; another post watched three diners being told they could not share two portions. One read on the menu board that primary-school children and younger are exempt.
- Fifteen posts say takeout goes through the dedicated shop across the street; the main shop does not do takeout. Orders there are by kiosk and prices match the dining room. Takeout comes in a plastic bag, with a container costing 1,000 won extra, and one writer says the takeout shop opens and closes 30 minutes either side of the main shop. It already appears in a December 2025 post, so our posts cannot date its opening.
1 more
- Many are repeat visits: nine posts describe returning or being regulars, one after six years. One says they would not return (too spicy), and three call it unremarkable.
What 20 bloggers said
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Spicy
We read all 20 in full. The most common claims are “Spicy” (18) and “Had to wait” (11).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Sweet | yes 9 · no 2 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Takeout 15 of 20 posts
- One dish per person 9 of 20 posts
- Reachable by transit 7 of 20 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 4 of 20 posts
- Origin labelling posted 2 of 20 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 20 posts
- Self-order screen 1 of 20 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
4 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 4 of 20 posts |
|---|
Four posts found there is no parking of its own. One always uses the Guui 2-dong residential public lot (307 Jayang-ro) and walks about five minutes; another ran in for takeout while her husband circled the block. Several more repeat 'no parking' in copied info blocks.
Who came, and with whom
- Came by car 2 of 20 posts
- Date 2 of 20 posts
- Came with children 1 of 20 posts
- Family visit 1 of 20 posts
- Group visit 1 of 20 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 20 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
7 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 20 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 20 posts read) |
Only one post mentions the floor: the ground floor of the Sulbing building.
We do not know whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller fits — no post mentions it, which is not the same as there being none. One post does place the toilet outside, half a flight up.
The toilet is outside the shop. One post describes it firsthand — turn left on the way out, half a flight up, keypad code — though the writer did not go in. Two others list 'toilet outside' in copied info blocks.
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 themselves8 of 20 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way12 of 20 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 25 posts we gathered, 5 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.
| 2026-10-11 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 14 |
What we do not know
- Company varies: two visits with a partner, one with family including a young nephew, one group of five, one solo; the rest don't say. No post describes going with friends. Three call the room small, and the group of five had to split across two tables.
- Prices have risen: a December 2025 post lists the one-person set at 7,000 won, posts from August 2026 at 8,000 won. Views on value split — two found it pricey (the sets, the 2,500-won hot dog), one found it reasonable.
- Thirteen posts give opening hours of 11:00–21:00, twelve say closed Mondays and seven give last order at 20:50, mostly in copied info blocks. One writer thinks it often sells out and closes between 6 and 8 p.m.; another found dumplings sold out and got fish cake instead, and a third was told extra dumplings were unavailable. One post's 10:30–21:30 appears to be the takeout shop's hours.
- Five posts give the phone number as 02-457-2475. No reservations — one writer says so directly and several repeat it in info blocks. One post lists 0507-1476-6029 alongside a check-in at the takeout shop.
- One post differs on the rice cake: seven call it wheat-flour tteok (some say it has a hint of rice-cake chew), one calls it rice tteok. One writer read Gurye chili flakes on the posted origin sign; the claim that the owners grow their own chilies is hearsay and not counted.
Sources (20)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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Of 349 candidate posts we opened 56 and kept 20 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.