Gilpost · Jongno-gu, Ikseon-dong
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Art Monster
아트몬스터 익선동점 Ateumonseuteo Ikseondong-jeom Art Monster is the name of the Korean craft brewery behind this taproom; Ikseondong-jeom simply means its Ikseon-dong branch.
Compiled from 8 blog posts read in fullSources →
A craft-beer taproom in a converted hanok with a central courtyard, tucked into the Ikseon-dong alleys. Posts give 6,500 won for a small glass (390–415 ml), 19,900 won for a five-beer sampler of 220 ml pours, and 19,900 won for the Among pizza topped with rocket and house-made ricotta. Most visitors came as a second or third stop after dinner to compare several beers. We read 20 posts from July to October 2026; 14 describe a visit here (one recalls a trip in July 2022). One only introduces the place, and five were set aside because they cover the Myeongdong branch, a beer-festival booth, or other businesses.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로11다길 30 (익선동)30 Donhwamun-ro 11da-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-745-0721
- Typical spend₩6,500 – ₩19,900
- Floor areaFloor area 84 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 3 posts: 2 wrote Weekdays 15:00–23:30.
| Weekdays | 15:00–23:30 | 2 of 3 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
- Two posts ordered on a table tablet. Several describe a fully self-service routine: you collect your beer and food when it is ready and return your own glasses and plates. One post warned that the hanok layout makes carrying plates around tricky, and another said no one explained how you would know your order was ready.
- Two posts say beer can be taken away in cans — one specified 500 ml cans — and one added that you pack up leftover food yourself.
- Three posts came with friends (three people splitting two samplers, four sharing two pizzas) and three with a spouse or partner. One post says a friend had booked ahead.
What 8 bloggers said
Hwadeok Pija
Returning customer
We read all 8 in full. The most common claims are “Returning customer” (2) and “Food comes slowly” (1).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Self-order screen 2 of 8 posts
- Takeout 2 of 8 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 8 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 8 posts
- Large windows 1 of 8 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 8 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 3 of 8 posts
- Date 3 of 8 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.
Getting inside
No post says which floor the seating is on or mentions stairs — not that there are none, just that nobody wrote about it.
It is a converted old hanok, but nobody wrote about an entrance step or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in.
No post says whether the restroom is inside or separated by gender.
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 nothing either way8 of 8 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 9 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- One post from the Chuseok holiday said the beer took quite a while, staff were not very friendly, and the room felt dark, loud and chaotic. No other post said the same, and one Saturday-afternoon visit found it quieter than evenings — it seems to depend on timing.
- The line about Jongno 3-ga Station exit 6 and a five-minute walk that appears in many posts is copied from the shop's listing, so we did not count it. No post describes the walk itself.
- No post mentions queuing. One found it not very crowded on the Liberation Day holiday and another found it busy over Chuseok, but nobody wrote about waiting.
- Opening hours appear in three posts, all copied from the listing. All three give 15:00–23:30 on weekdays, and one says Fridays run to midnight. For Saturday, two posts say 14:00–24:00 and one says 14:00–23:00; for Sunday, one says 14:00–23:00 while another lumps the weekend together as closing at midnight. One post lists no closing day. Check before you go.
- Prices for a glass of beer, the pizza and the sampler are known, but no post says what a full visit cost. The 6,500-won small glass was the same in July, September and October posts.
- The phone number 02-745-0721 appears in only one post. One visitor went on a friend's reservation, but no post explains how to book.
- A September repeat visitor noted the beer list had changed a little but did not say how; the tap line-up may rotate.
Sources (8)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 수제맥주전문 아트몬스터 익선동점, 종로3가 노포 구경 2026-10-05 · 자유롭게..
- 서울 익선동 월드챔피언수제맥주 데이트 아트몬스터 2026-09-23 · 황블리님의 블로그
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- 늦잠 자고 출발해도 좋은 종로 주말 데이트 코스｜닭한마리부터 익.... 2026-08-29 · 건강한 내몸 만들기
- 남자들의 피맥 회동 @ 익선동 "아트몬스터" 2026-08-22 · 나의 일상 : 전지적 아재 시점
- 익선동 맥주 맛집? 익선동 수제맥주 맛집 아트몬스터 2026-08-05 · 오트 바이브 Oat's vibe
- [익선동맛집] 말 그대로 맥주맛이 예술인 '아트몬스터' 2026-08-05 · DU 의 먹고 운동하는 블로그
- 운짱, 청담동 며느리, 사랑범벅, 이태원 프리덤, 몽크푸드, 첫사랑의.... 2026-07-21 · 술로장생가든
We opened all 359 candidate posts and kept 8 as evidence.