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Ageo Tteokbokki
악어떡볶이 Ageo is Korean for crocodile and tteokbokki is the stir-fried rice-cake dish the shop is known for; none of the posts explains why the crocodile.
Compiled from 18 blog posts read in fullSources →
Ageo Tteokbokki is a snack bar at 33 Majo-ro in Seongdong-gu, between Wangsimni Station and Hanyang University. The core is rice-cake tteokbokki (5,500 won) and the tteokbokki-and-fritter beombeok (11,000 won), with sundae, mixed fritters, fish cake and gimbap on the side. You order at a kiosk by the door and either eat in a small room or take it away. We read 30 posts from 11 May to 14 October 2026; 19 describe actually eating there or picking up food. Four were about other shops (including the lamb-skewer place in the same building) and were set aside, and seven were lists or promotional posts we did not count.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 마조로 33 (행당동, 행당동 3-27 지상1층)33 Majo-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-2281-9988
- Typical spend₩1,500 – ₩11,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 35 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 12 posts: 12 wrote 11:00–21:00.
| No day given | 11:00–21:00 | 12 of 12 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:00–16:00 | 9 of 9 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
- Ordering is by kiosk: all 14 posts that described ordering used the machine by the door. Two say it takes cards only and cash goes to the staff. Two returning visitors from a decade or student days ago note the kiosk is new. The receipt carries a pickup number, and one post says a young staffer brought the food over.
- The shop is small: seven posts call it narrow, cosy or cramped and none calls it roomy. Six mention seats to eat at; one counted about five places, with tables so close it felt like sharing with strangers. The room runs long and narrow, and two posts say the kitchen is right beside the tables.
- Sweetness leads. Seven posts describe the sauce as sweet; one rated medium as about 70 percent sweet, 30 percent heat. You choose mild, medium or hot (two posts saw only mild and hot). Both posts that ordered hot said it was not very spicy, while one found medium pleasantly hot.
- Five posts found the fritters crisp; one disagreed, finding those in the beombeok cold and soggy. Another felt the batter was hard and over-fried. Two posts say the stacked fritters are re-fried when you order.
5 more
- Takeaway is common: seven posts took food away or noted a steady stream of takeaway customers, four of them picking up and eating at home. The 3,000-won-per-item takeaway minimum comes from a notice in the shop, as copied by posts. Two info blocks say there is no delivery.
- Five posts saw celebrity autographs and TV photos on the walls. The oft-repeated praise from Yoo Jae-suk and the Dookki founder is hearsay copied between posts, and we do not count it.
- Waits depend on timing. Three posts walked straight in: after the weekday lunch rush, after 2 pm on a weekend, and around 11:30 on a Saturday morning. One regular says there is usually a bit of a queue. One noticed red chairs outside for people waiting. No post gives a waiting time in minutes.
- Two posts walked from exit 6 of Wangsimni Station. The three-to-five-minute figures come from copied info blocks.
- Three posts found portions generous and one found them small for the price; one couldn't finish the beombeok and took it home.
What 18 bloggers said
tteokbokki twigim beombeok
Sweet
We read all 18 in full. The most common claims are “Sweet” (7) and “Cramped” (7).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Self-order screen 14 of 18 posts
- Takeout 7 of 18 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 6 of 18 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 5 of 18 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 18 posts
- Open kitchen 2 of 18 posts
- Cooked to order 2 of 18 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 18 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 18 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 18 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 18 posts |
|---|
There is no parking at the shop. Two posts say so first-hand: one saw the no-parking sign out front pointing to the Seongdong sports centre, E-mart and Hanyang alumni hall car parks, and one who drove found nowhere suitable to stop. Other posts' no-parking lines are copied info blocks.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 3 of 18 posts
- Date 2 of 18 posts
- Solo visit 2 of 18 posts
- Came by car 1 of 18 posts
- Family visit 1 of 18 posts
- Came with children 1 of 18 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
Two posts walked from exit 6 of Wangsimni Station. The three-to-five-minute figures come from copied info blocks.
Getting inside
No post describes which floor the shop is on from experience; only the address says ground floor. That is silence, not evidence either way.
We don't know whether there's a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller fits. One family came with a baby but said nothing about getting in; seven posts mention a cramped room with tight tables.
No post mentions a toilet — whether there is one, where it is, or whether it's separated. We don't know.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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 themselves9 of 18 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way9 of 18 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 25 posts we gathered, 7 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
What we do not know
- Prices were consistent from May to October 2026: tteokbokki and sundae 5,500 won, beombeok 11,000 won. One pair paid about 21,000 won for a hot beombeok, sundae and three fish-cake skewers. One post found it expensive and wouldn't return at that price, two called prices fair, two mentioned price without a verdict. A 30 September post listed 4,000 and 7,000 won, which matches no other post from the period.
- Twelve posts give the same opening hours: 11:00 to 21:00 with a 15:00–16:00 break, closed Mondays. Most copy an info block; one read it off the shop's notice. One visitor arrived ten minutes before the break ended and waited. Two non-visit posts said 10:30, which we don't count.
- No post mentions reservations. Eight posts list the phone number, 02-2281-9988, but none describes calling ahead to book or order.
Sources (18)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 왕십리 악어떡볶이 후기 | 쫀득 쌀떡으로 유명한 한양대 맛집 2026-10-07 · 적당히 일하고 놀고 먹고
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- 왕십리 맛집 한양대 분식 명물 악어떡볶이 포장 후기 매운맛 단계 .... 2026-09-30 · 예니 일상 이야기
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- [왕십리역] 대학교앞 추억이 가득한 떡볶이집, 악어떡볶이에서 그때.... 2026-09-25 · 가벼운 일상의 맛을 기록합니다.
- 악어떡볶이 왕십리 떡볶이 맛집 한양대 떡볶이 맛집 악떡 유퀴즈 떡.... 2026-09-24 · 부럽쀼 신혼부부 재테크 세상
- <혼자한끼> 행당동/왕십리역/한양대학교 "악어떡볶이" 2026-09-23 · 우와의 우와한 맛집탐방
- [내돈내산] 성동구에서 제일 유명한 떡볶이! 악어떡볶이 주말 점심 .... 2026-09-21 · 챱츄
- [행당동] 한양대학생을 사로잡은 20년 전통 분식집 왕십리 악어떡볶.... 2026-09-14 · 강남맛집, 시가 '띵맛잼' 털보곰의 탐험일기
- 왕십리 한양대 악어떡볶이, 튀김범벅 매운맛 먹어본 후기 2026-09-09 · 하쿠나마타타
- 서울 떡볶이 맛집 왕십리역 한양대 추억의 쌀떡볶이 전문점 악어떡볶이 포장 후기 2026-08-28 · 워니의 트래블로그 · via Daum
- 왕십리 한양대맛집 악어떡볶이 추억의 분식집 여전히 맛있네.. 2026-08-10 · 행복쌓기 · via Daum
- [서울 맛집/왕십리/한양대 맛집/내돈내산] 분식의 정석! 또간집 '악.... 2026-06-11 · ♡줭의_일상_콜렉션♡
- [한양대 맛집] 유재석이 반한 쫀득한 쌀떡의 유혹, 악어떡볶이 솔직 방문기 2026-05-11 · 재테크하는 둘리와 맛집 가는 또리의 정보 창고 · via Daum
Of 320 candidate posts we opened 46 and kept 18 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.