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Gimsambo Bosingak-jeom
김삼보 보신각점 Gimsambo is said to stand for kimchi-jjigae, samgyeopsal and bossam (kimchi stew, pork belly, boiled pork); Bosingak is the old bell pavilion this branch sits behind.
Compiled from 27 blog posts read in fullSources →
Gimsambo Bosingak is a two-storey kimchi-stew and pork-belly house in the food alley behind Jonggak Station exit 4 (Jongno 8-gil 13), open around the clock. Every stew comes with rice cooked to order in its own pot plus half a pack of noodles; pork kimchi stew with pot rice is 12,000 won per person, unchanged in posts from February to October 2026. In the evening people grill pork belly or neck (180 g, 18,000 won) or a mixed pork platter (540 g, 54,000 won) on stone plates, and meat orders come with steamed egg and soybean stew. Almost every post ends the meal by pouring water into the emptied rice pot to make scorched-rice tea. We read 30 posts from September 2025 to October 2026; 27 of them, from February to October 2026, describe actually eating here.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 종로8길 13, 1~2층 (관철동)13 Jong-ro 8-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-736-0190
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩90,000
- From the station11 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 179 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 25 posts: 25 wrote Daily 00:00–24:00.
| Daily | 00:00–24:00 | 25 of 25 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | None | 16 of 16 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
- Eleven posts say the portions are large — one says the pork and kimchi still hadn't run out after filling a plate, another that the pot rice comes heaped. None said portions were small.
- Eight posts say it's good value and none call it expensive; the usual reason is that the 12,000-won stew already includes pot rice and noodles. Two people paid 35,000 won for two pork stews and the big omelette in one post, 39,000 won for two combo stews, an omelette and a cola in another.
- Eight posts say you order on a tablet or kiosk at the table; two mention paying by card up front, and one advises asking the owner for help if you're not used to it.
- Four posts say the ground-floor windows or folding doors were thrown open so it felt like eating outdoors — all from cool days in late September and October 2026. Nobody says what happens in colder months.
1 more
- Seven posts note how thick the pork is and four say it has no gamey smell; one was surprised a jowl cut could be that thick.
What 27 bloggers said
dwaeji gimchi-jjigae + sotbap
Large portions
We read all 27 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (11) and “Roomy” (9).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 13 of 27 posts
- Reachable by transit 11 of 27 posts
- Self-order screen 8 of 27 posts
- Review event 4 of 27 posts
- Large windows 4 of 27 posts
- Cooked to order 4 of 27 posts
- Toilet inside 3 of 27 posts
- Origin labelling posted 3 of 27 posts
- Free refills 2 of 27 posts
- Private room 2 of 27 posts
- Takeout 1 of 27 posts
- TV 1 of 27 posts
- Beer served 1 of 27 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 27 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 27 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 27 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 27 posts |
|---|
Two posts say outright there's no parking and suggest public transport. Many others repeat "no parking, use nearby public lots" in copied info boxes. One sponsored post's info box says parking is available, then its own text says it isn't.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 3 of 27 posts
- With a friend 1 of 27 posts
- Family visit 1 of 27 posts
- Came with children 1 of 27 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 27 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
11 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 13 of 27 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 3 of 27 posts |
Thirteen posts mention the second floor and two say it has private rooms (the 40-seat/70-seat figures come from a sign in the shop). It isn't always open, though: one late-September evening post found it not yet open and an early-October post said only the ground floor was running. The post that ate upstairs did so on a weekday when office dinners had filled the ground floor.
The restaurant occupies the ground and first floors; no one mentions a basement, and no one says whether the upper floor is reached by stairs or a lift.
We don't know whether there's a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or pushchair gets in. One post came with a baby but didn't describe the entrance — that means nobody wrote about it, not that it's a problem.
Three posts say the toilet is inside, two of them that it's upstairs. Nobody says whether ground-floor diners must climb stairs to reach it or whether it's split by gender.
No one mentioned: In a basement · 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 disclosing payment3 of 27 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 27 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way23 of 27 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 14 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on space differ: nine posts call it roomy, one says the ground-floor hall is small with tables so close people had to squeeze past, and one says the ground floor is crowded but upstairs is spacious. The complaints are all about the ground floor.
- The big rolled omelette changed: five posts from February to April 2026 got it free with their stew (one calls it an opening promotion), while posts from September on paid 11,000 won for it. We don't know exactly when in between it changed.
- Eleven posts put it one to three minutes' walk from Jonggak Station exit 4; one adds that the Woori Bank bus stop is the nearest.
- No post describes waiting for a table. One found the ground floor nearly full at 6:30 on a weekday evening and another found it half full at 1 pm and 7 pm on weekends, but nobody says whether there's a lunchtime queue. One post notes the pot rice takes about 7 to 10 minutes after ordering.
- Only a few posts say who they came with: three as couples, and one each with a friend, alone, and with family and a baby. Many call it good for group dinners, but no post we read actually came as a large group.
- On opening hours, 25 posts say open 24 hours and none disagree, but most copy the listing info and no one wrote about going in the small hours. One copied info box warns that late-night opening may change.
- Twelve posts give the phone number as 02-736-0190; a different number and address in one copied info box seem to belong to another branch, so we left them out. Several posts repeat that Naver and group bookings are possible, but none actually booked.
- Prices are from menu boards in September and October 2026 posts. Steamed egg and soybean stew come free with grilled meat but cost 5,000 won each on their own; one meat-platter post paid 5,000 won to add the soybean stew.
- Many of these posts look like paid promotion: the September–October 2026 cluster repeats the same hashtags and "Jongno kimchi-stew spot" phrasing, and only four disclose sponsorship. One blogger also posted two near-identical write-ups in February and August.
Sources (27)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 종각 / 종로 삼겹살 맛집 추천 김삼보 보신각점, 두툼한 모둠고기와.... 2026-10-14 · 소소한 행복을 기록하는 이야기
- [서울] 종로 김치찌개 맛집 <김삼보 보신각점>(솔직후기, 솥밥, 돼지김치찌개, 점심데이트) 2026-10-14 · 푸른 · via Daum
- [종로 김치찌개 맛집] 솥밥 포함, 김삼보 보신각점 2026-10-14 · good day
- 김삼보 보신각점 종로 김치찌개에 갓 지은 솥밥까지 2026-10-14 · 오늘맘
- 종로 김치찌개 맛집 김삼보 보신각점 | 종합김치찌개 왕계란말이 솥밥까지 2026-10-13 · eong_soroo · via Daum
- 쌀쌀해지다 2026-10-13 · 여행을 일상처럼 · via Daum
- 종로 솥밥 맛집 : 깔끔하고 시원 칼칼한 부대찌개 맛집,김삼보 보신각점 2026-10-11 · 뇽하의 뒹굴뒹굴 · via Daum
- [서울 종각역] 24시간 영업하는 종로 삼겹살 맛집, 김삼보 보신각점 2026-10-08 · 맥시멀리스트의 취향일기
- 종각김치찌개 김삼보 내돈내산 후기, 24시 연중무휴 노포에서 맛본 .... 2026-10-08 · 연봉부부의 Chic한 Life
- 종로 삼겹살 맛집 김삼보 보신각점 ㅣ종각역 먹자골목에서 돼지고기모둠부터 비냉과 볶음밥까지 2026-10-05 · 사부작 사부작 일상 이모저모 · via Daum
- [김삼보 보신각점] 종로 솥밥 김치찌개 직장인 점심 맛집 (가격,메뉴.... 2026-10-04 · 야무지게 먹는 얌무로그 ♥
- [종로 맛집]김삼보 보신각점 삼겹살 맛집을 소개합니다. 2026-10-03 · "Daliy.Escape"
- [종로 김치찌개] 종각역 창가 야장 감성에서 즐기는 12,000원 솥밥+돼.... 2026-10-01 · 통통이의 야무진 기록
- 종로 김치찌개 김삼보 보신각점 계란말이 솥밥 2026-10-01 · 집중집중
- [종로] 종로 김치찌개 김삼보 보신각점 2026-09-28 · 가속노화 인생 · via Daum
- 종로/종각역 맛집 | 24시간 운영하는 종로 김치찌개 맛집 '김삼보 보.... 2026-09-27 · 차차로그ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ
- 종로 김치찌개 김삼보 자주 가면서도 매번 테이블 앞에서 망설이는 .... 2026-09-25 · r00t_r0ute
- 김삼보 보신각점 종로 솥밥, 부대찌개 솥밥세트와 계란찜 후기 2026-09-21 · 낙낙이의 낙낙생활
- [종각역 맛집] 종로 김치찌개가 맛있는 ‘김삼보 보신각점’ 2026-09-10 · Location Unknown
- [종로구] 종로 삼겹살 맛집! 직장인 단체회식으로 딱인 김삼보 보신.... 2026-09-01 · 올떰스
- [종각역] 24시 연중무휴!! 든든한 점심메뉴 종로 김치찌개부터 삼겹.... 2026-08-30 · 찐공쥬의 행복찾기
- 돼지김치찌개 2인, 고기 추가 I 종로 김치찌개 맛집, 김삼보 보신각점 I 종로/종각/광화문 2026-08-10 · 맛집/카페/제품/일상 · via Daum
- [서울] 김삼보 보신각점 후기 | 종로 솥밥 & 김치찌개 맛집 추천 2026-04-09 · 주키피디아
- 종로 삼겹살 맛집 김삼보 보신각점 후기 2026-03-24 · 자므
- 종로 김치찌개 맛집 김삼보 보신각점 강력 추천 밥집 ! 2026-03-18 · phe0106-님의 블로그
- 종로 김치찌개 1티어 인정; 김삼보 보신각점, 고기 양에 놀라고 솥밥.... 2026-02-18 · ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ
- 돼지김치찌개 2인, 고기 추가, 라면사리 추가 I 직장인들 점심식사로.... 2026-02-09 · 맛집/카페/제품/일상
Of 273 candidate posts we opened 50 and kept 27 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.