Korean
Yongsan Gukje Hoegwan
용산국제회관 Yongsan Gukje Hoegwan means 'Yongsan International Hall', which is a grand name for a neighborhood budae-jjigae (army stew) restaurant.
Compiled from 3 blog posts read in fullSources →
A budae-jjigae (army stew) restaurant on Cheongpa-ro 20-gil, in front of the Seonin electronics arcade near Yongsan Station. We read 4 posts from May 31 to August 29, 2026. Three describe actual visits, and the fourth is one entry in a list of Seoul army-stew places. All three visitors had the Yongsan budae-jjigae: the May post gave 10,000 won per person and the August post 22,000 won for two. Rice and ramyeon noodles are unlimited at the self-serve bar. One post also ordered the iron-plate mixed steak (18,000 won per portion) as a side to the stew.
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Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 용산구 청파로20길 49, 1층 (한강로2가)49 Cheongpa-ro 20-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1476-7917
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩37,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 75 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 2 posts: 2 wrote Mon–Sat 10:30–23:00, 2 wrote Sunday 11:00–22:00.
| Mon–Sat | 10:30–23:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 11:00–22:00 |
Rows without a count: 2 of 2 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
- All three visitors said the stew is loaded with ham. One wrote that after two big ladlefuls the pot was still full of it. Another said two people sharing a two-person pot came away very full.
- Two posts said extra side dishes are unlimited at the self-serve bar, which also holds the rice and ramyeon noodles. One noted two brands of noodles, Ottogi and Nongshim.
- The wait depends on when you go. In August one visitor queued about 30 minutes on a weekend evening. There was no sign-up sheet; orders were taken in line, so the food was ready on arrival. In May another visitor walked straight in at 7:30 on a Sunday evening, when one table was left. That weekday lunch always has a line comes up only as hearsay.
- One visitor read the origin board and reported everything domestic except the corn-king and chopped sausages and the kimchi. The 'real Spam' claim repeats the shop's own signage.
What 3 bloggers said
Yongsan budae-jjigae
Large portions
We read all 3 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (3) and “Food comes quickly” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 2 of 3 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 3 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 1 of 3 posts
- Review event 1 of 3 posts
- Beer served 1 of 3 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 3 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
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
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 3 posts read) |
|---|
No post describes which floor the restaurant is on. The '1st floor' in the address comes from the registered listing.
We don't know whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. That doesn't mean there's a barrier; no one wrote about it.
One post said the toilet is not inside the restaurant but on the building's second floor.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 saying nothing either way3 of 3 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 4 posts we gathered, 1 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 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Stew prices differ: 10,000 won per person in May, 22,000 won for two in August. We can't tell whether the price went up or the posts just described it differently. Only one post gave a full bill: 52,000 won for two, covering a set, two bottles of soju and a small draft beer.
- The 'three to five minutes from Yongsan Station exit 3' line is the shop's own listing. Only one visitor said it was easy to reach by public transit.
- We don't know who people went with. Posts mention going as a pair, but none makes clear whether with friends, family or a partner.
- Two posts give the same hours: Monday to Saturday 10:30-23:00 and Sunday 11:00-22:00. Both copied them from the listing, and no post mentions a break time.
- The phone number 0507-1476-7917 appears in two posts, both copied from the listing. 'Reservations available' also appears only in copied info, and no one wrote about booking ahead.
- One late-August post reads like promotional copy and mentions a review event. No post discloses sponsorship.
Sources (3)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [서울/용산] 용산 부대찌개 맛집 용산국제회관｜햄폭탄 부대찌개가 맛있는 용산역 맛집 2026-08-29 · 오늘의 유당당 · via Daum
- 용산 부대찌개 맛집 추천! 가성비 최고 <용산국제회관> 방문 후기 2026-08-20 · 해니집 · via Daum
- 용산역 밥집 용산국제회관 노포 분위기의 서울식 부대찌개 철판스테이크 맛집 2026-05-31 · 아치.zip · via Daum
Of 379 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 3 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.