Gilpost · Jongno-gu, Ikseon-dong
CafeWestern
De Rots
더 로츠 Deo Rocheu De Rots is Dutch for 'the rock'; the house presents itself as an Amsterdam-style eetcafé.
Compiled from 7 blog posts read in fullSources →
An oven-baked sandwich shop on the ground floor of the Urbanstay hotel in Ikseon-dong. Sandwiches run 12,500–13,500 won, the soft-tofu tomato soup 6,500 won, and there is coffee and wine by the glass (sparkling, 8,000 won). One post says it opened on 1 September 2026. We read 11 posts dated 21 September to 6 October 2026; 7 describe an actual meal, and 3 of those 7 disclose sponsorship. Everything we have is from its first five weeks.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로11나길 53, 1층 (익선동)53 Donhwamun-ro 11na-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1354-0684
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩13,500
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 148 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 3 wrote Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00, 3 wrote 11:00–19:00.
| Mon–Sat | 11:00–19:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:00–19:00 | |
| Last order | 18:30 | 5 of 5 posts |
| Closed | Sunday | 5 of 5 posts |
Rows without a count: 3 of 6 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
- The kitchen is open. Six of the seven visit posts watched the chefs bake bread in the oven from their seats; one says the long counter let them chat with the cooks, another that bread goes in the oven as each order comes in.
- Four posts say the sandwiches are bigger than they look. One was full after half a sandwich; another saw every table boxing up the other half to take away and suggests two dishes is plenty for two people.
- Wine with a sandwich is the norm here: three posts ordered sparkling wine by the glass, and a fourth noticed other tables drinking wine.
What 7 bloggers said
Sundubu Tomato Seupeu
Large portions
We read all 7 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (4) and “Not expensive” (3).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Open kitchen 6 of 7 posts
- Wine served 4 of 7 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 3 of 7 posts
- High ceiling 2 of 7 posts
- Coffee served 2 of 7 posts
- Cooked to order 1 of 7 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 1 of 7 posts
- Self-order screen 1 of 7 posts
- Takeout 1 of 7 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 7 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 1 of 7 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 1 of 7 posts
- Group visit 1 of 7 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
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 3 (of 7 posts read) |
|---|
It is at street level, not below: three posts place it on the hotel's ground floor, and one warns the frontage is easy to walk past.
No one describes the entrance step or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. The 'wheelchair accessible' line in one post is copied from the listing.
No post mentions the toilet — where it is or whether it is separated by gender. That means unknown, not absent.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 disclosing payment3 of 7 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way4 of 7 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 11 posts we gathered, 4 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.
| 2026-10-05 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on price split three to one: three posts call it reasonable for the size, one (sponsored) says three sandwiches cost more than ordinary sandwich shops. Two of the three 'reasonable' votes come from sponsored posts.
- We can't yet say much about waits. Two posts found it quiet, but both came within about a month of opening, and one says itself that it was relaxed because the place was new.
- Only one post describes the walk in its own words (a short walk from Anguk station). The '319 m from Jongno 3-ga exit 3' line is copied from the listing, and one post gives exit 6 instead.
- We can't say who it suits: one post went with a friend, one with a group of three, and the rest merely recommend it as a date spot.
- Six posts give the same hours — Mon–Sat 11:00–19:00, last order 18:30, closed Sundays — but all copied from the listing, and a new place may still adjust them.
- Five posts give the phone number 0507-1354-0684. No one says whether it takes reservations; one post notes ordering is by kiosk.
- Much of what's written is promotion: the four non-visit posts are two pairs of word-for-word duplicates, and the three sponsored posts share a hashtag set. 'Michelin chef' and '48-hour cold-fermented bread' are the shop's own claims, repeated, and we did not count them.
Sources (7)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 종로 샌드위치 더로츠, 익선동 샌드위치 브런치 맛집 인정 2026-10-06 · 내가 좋아하는 모든것
- 종로 익선동 샌드위치 더로츠 De Rots - 미쉐린 쉐프의 프리미엄 화덕.... 2026-10-05 · Project PoP
- 종로 샌드위치 더로츠, 바삭한 치아바타가 맛있는 익선동 샌드위치 2026-10-03 · 미란다조 취향 기록 ♬
- [종로점심맛집 123탄] 더로츠 익선동 샌드위치 미쉐린 셰프의 프리미.... 2026-09-28 · 먹코의 먹는게 남는 인생
- 익선동 샌드위치 종류가 다양하고 와인 마시기 좋은 종로 더로츠 2026-09-26 · 옴니암니 · via Daum
- 익선동 더 로츠 : 종로 샌드위치 맛집, 화덕 샌드위치 대박집! 2026-09-24 · 또보미의 신혼 일상 · via Daum
- 종로 샌드위치 맛집 l 더로츠 l 미슐랭 출신 셰프의 뭔가 다른 화덕 샌드위치 2026-09-21 · 햇듬기록, 어디에나 있는 · via Daum
Of 186 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 7 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.