Japanese
Momoya
모모야 Momoya reads as a Japanese shop name (momo, often 'peach', plus -ya, 'shop'); no post explains it.
Compiled from 11 blog posts read in fullSources →
A tonkatsu shop on the second floor of the Ichon Market arcade, a few minutes from Ichon Station exit 3-1, and the original branch of the Momoya chain. Tenderloin katsu is 16,000 won alone or 19,000 won as a set, loin-and-tenderloin 15,000 won, tonkotsu ramen 12,000 won (menus from August and September 2026), and many diners add a 4,000-won mini soba or udon. We read 30 posts from 11 May to 18 October 2026; 13 were about this shop and 11 describe eating here. The rest covered other branches, the Vietnamese place in the same building, museum trips, or a job ad.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 용산구 이촌로77길 19, 이촌종합상가 (이촌동)19 Ichon-ro 77-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩12,000 – ₩26,000
- From the station4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 98 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 9 posts: 6 wrote 11:00–21:00, 3 wrote Daily 11:00–21:00.
| No day given | 11:00–21:00 | 6 of 9 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11:00–21:00 | 3 of 9 posts |
| Break | 14:30–17:30 | 10 of 10 posts |
| Last order | 20:00 | 7 of 7 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 7 of 8 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
- Lunch brings a line. Five posts mention waiting: one waited about 40 minutes at lunch, and the other four were seated straight away (at 11:30 on a weekend, near 2 pm, or taking the last table) but saw a queue form behind them, in one case stretching down the stairs. One noted there was no wait at 11:30 but a line from noon.
- Six posts call the coating crisp and six call the meat thick. One post differed: on a busy weekend the underside was a little soggy. Several mention the heap of shredded cabbage that comes with each cutlet, and two refilled it.
- Three posts ordered and paid on a tablet or kiosk at the table. A museum employee who ate here over several months liked that the bill can be split, but said food takes a while when it is busy; another post said the food came quickly.
What 11 bloggers said
donkocheu ramen
Crispy batter
We read all 11 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (6) and “Thick cut” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 9 of 11 posts
- Reachable by transit 4 of 11 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 3 of 11 posts
- Self-order screen 3 of 11 posts
- Free refills 2 of 11 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 1 of 11 posts
- Beer served 1 of 11 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 11 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 4 of 11 posts
- Came with children 4 of 11 posts
- Came by car 2 of 11 posts
- With a friend 1 of 11 posts
- Group visit 1 of 11 posts
- Date 1 of 11 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 11 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
4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 9 of 11 posts |
|---|---|
| Step-free access | yes 0 · no 1 (of 11 posts read) |
The shop is up a flight of stairs on the second floor; nine posts describe climbing them. One says the entrance is on the market food-alley side rather than by the café below and is easy to miss, and another nearly walked past the small door. The stairwell is lined with signatures, which three posts identify as celebrities'.
We don't know whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. One post noted the second-floor stairs as a drawback and suggested takeaway for people who find stairs hard; nobody mentioned a lift or the entrance step.
We don't know where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender; no post mentions it.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · 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 themselves5 of 11 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way6 of 11 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 13 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.
| 2026-10-07 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Ten posts give the same hours, 11:00 to 21:00 with a break from 14:30 to 17:30, mostly copied from listings. Seven say it closes on Mondays, while three say it opens every day; check before a Monday visit.
- Only one post judged the price: compared with 11,000 to 14,000 won elsewhere, 16,000 to 17,000 won here felt clearly expensive. The single loin katsu price is listed as 16,000 won in August 2026 and 15,000 won on the September menu.
- We don't know whether reservations are taken. Three posts list the phone number 02-798-9922, but none booked or joined a remote queue.
- Four posts came with family and children; friends, a group of colleagues, a solo diner and a couple account for one each. Four posts found it easy by public transport, and two came by car.
Sources (11)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 모모야 이촌본점 | 국립중앙박물관 가기 전 우연히 찾은 이촌역 찐 맛집 솔직후기 2026-10-12 · 백수니의 일상 · via Daum
- 내돈내산, 국중박 근처 맛집 [모모야] 이촌 본점에 도민 K가 다녀왔.... 2026-10-06 · 도민 K
- [이촌] 모모야 이촌본점 히레카츠 정식 방문 후기 @202609 2026-10-01 · 해므의 메모짱
- 수수네 맛집 탐방 :: 국중박 근처 식당 추천_이촌역편 2026-09-07 · 수수한 수수네 일상
- 모모야 이촌점 돈코츠라멘 후기, 점심 웨이팅 참고하세요 2026-09-04 · 먹고보고사는이야기
- 이촌역 돈까스 맛집 모모야 돈카츠 라멘 내돈내산 혼밥 후기 2026-08-23 · 빡세게살자
- [서울/용산]국립중앙박물관 아이랑 맛집 일본식 돈가스“모모야”+.... 2026-08-14 · 뽀요리의 행복한 하루
- 용산 이촌역 일식 맛집 돈까스 냉소바 모모야 솔직후기 2026-08-13 · 나리움(na_reum)의 브이로그 제작소
- 국립중앙박물관 맛집 || 모모야 || 이촌 :: 국중박 10분거리 :: 대기 :: .... 2026-07-22 · 단어와 단어 사이
- [서울 용산] 모모야 이촌본점, 국립중앙박물관 맛집 내돈내산 2026-07-21 · NinirooMᰔ
- [40대 시험관] 시험관 9차(신선) 1일차 후기 :: SNPE와 테니스로 준비한 .... 2026-06-17 · 우아한 기다림 : 40대 난임 일기
Of 320 candidate posts we opened 85 and kept 11 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.