Korean
Tongil Budaejjigae
통일부대찌개 Tongil means unification, and budae-jjigae is the army-base stew of ham, sausage and noodles.
Compiled from 14 blog posts read in fullSources →
Tongil Budaejjigae is a budae-jjigae house in the alley across from the main gate of Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (Imun-ro 28-gil 10, ground floor). There are two stews, the basic one at 9,000 won a portion and a brisket version at 11,000, and instant noodles cost 1,500 won extra; three posts paid 19,500 won for two portions plus noodles. A big pot of ingredients and broth comes to the table to boil, and rice is included. Some time before October 2025 it moved across the same alley into a larger room of four-person tables. We read 18 posts from October 2025 to September 2026; 14 record a meal here, and three were about Odduki Budaejjigae nearby and were set aside.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 동대문구 이문로28길 10, 1층 (이문동)10 Imun-ro 28-gil, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩9,000 – ₩27,000
- From the station4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 27 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 9 posts: 9 wrote Daily 09:30–20:30.
| Daily | 09:30–20:30 | 9 of 9 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
- Four posts, all by longtime customers, say the restaurant moved across the alley. One went to the old spot, found it gone, and was told inside the big new place opposite that it had moved. Two more only guessed at a move from the fresh interior. The move predates our first post (October 2025), so none describes the old room.
- Six posts call the room spacious and five call it clean, mostly comparing it with the old premises. Two say it is mainly four-person tables that can be pushed together for groups, and one mentions a second floor.
- Seven posts topped up side dishes at the self-serve bar. The table starts with pickled radish and stir-fried fish cake; kimchi is at the bar. One post says only kimchi and radish are refillable, not the fish cake, and another notes the self-serve kimchi is from China.
- Seven posts say it is not expensive; one says two people eat their fill for under 20,000 won. Every post from October 2025 to September 2026 gives the same 9,000 won a portion.
4 more
- Five posts found the portions generous, and three say the rice is not stingy, two noting it comes in a large bowl suited to soaking in the broth.
- Seven posts say you can take the stew away, in small, medium and large sizes 5,000 won apart; one post copied 17,000, 22,000 and 27,000 won from the board.
- Four posts say it is an easy walk: three minutes from Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies station, 289 m or about five minutes from exit 4.
- Of the posts that say who they went with, five went as a couple with a spouse or partner, and the usual order was two portions plus one serving of noodles.
What 14 bloggers said
budaejjigae
Not expensive
We read all 14 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (7) and “Roomy” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Spicy | yes 3 · no 2 |
|---|---|
| Staff cook it at your table | yes 2 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 7 of 14 posts
- Takeout 7 of 14 posts
- Relocated 4 of 14 posts
- Reachable by transit 4 of 14 posts
- Toilet inside 3 of 14 posts
- Origin labelling posted 2 of 14 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 14 posts
- Second floor 1 of 14 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 14 posts
- A minimum number of portions on the first order 1 of 14 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 1 of 14 posts |
|---|
One post says there is no parking at the door and you need the paid public lot by exit 4 (3,000 won an hour); one visitor who drove used the Hwigyeong 1-dong public lot. Three posts copied a 'no parking' line from the listing, which we did not count.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 14 posts
- Came by car 1 of 14 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
Four posts say it is an easy walk: three minutes from Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies station, 289 m or about five minutes from exit 4.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 1 of 14 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 3 of 14 posts |
The address is the ground floor, and the only first-hand note on floors is one post mentioning a second floor; nobody says how you get up there.
We don't know whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in; nobody wrote about it. One post recalls bringing a stroller years ago, but that was at the old premises, so we did not count it.
Three posts say the toilet is inside the restaurant. One adds that it is separated by gender but admits not checking inside.
No one mentioned: 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 they paid themselves5 of 14 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way9 of 14 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 15 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Opinions on heat are split: three posts found it spicy (one likens it to Shin Ramyun), two found it mild, and two described it as peppery but more savoury than hot. One mentions a strong black-pepper note.
- Whether staff tend the pot is split two to two: two posts say a server lifted the lid, loosened the noodles or adjusted the flame; two say staff only poured the broth and left them to follow the how-to sign on the wall.
- No post reports waiting. One found it quiet on an early weekday evening; others found it half full around 11:30 or sat down just before the lunch crowd. We don't know whether there is a queue at lunchtime during term.
- The only companions recorded are five couples and one visitor who drove. Nobody wrote about going with friends, a group or children; the remarks about big student groups describe other tables, and the '100 seats' figure is hearsay.
- Nine posts give the same hours, 09:30 to 20:30 daily, but all in an address-and-phone block copied from the listing. Nobody mentions closing days, a break or last orders.
- One post says the noodle add-on was charged at 1,500 won, unlike what the menu board showed; it doesn't say what the board said.
- Seven posts give the phone number, 02-963-2032. Claims that you can book, including for groups, are copied from the listing or hearsay; no post booked ahead.
Sources (14)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 외대맛집 통일부대찌개 부대찌개 좋아하는 사람의 솔직후기 2026-09-17 · ᰔ · via Daum
- 전통있는 외대앞 맛집, 통일 부대찌개 내돈내산 리뷰 2026-09-06 · 하루하루 새로울 슈룹랜드 · via Daum
- 외대 부대찌개 맛집 통일부대찌개｜내돈내산, 오뚜기와 비교해본 솔직한 후기 2026-08-15 · 야무 블로그 · via Daum
- 한국 외대 맛집 “통일 부대찌개” 10년째 다니는 곳 2026-08-09 · 이개미개미 · via Daum
- [외대/이문동] 10년 단골집 외대 가성비 한식 맛집 | 통일 부대찌개 솔직후기 (내돈내산) 2026-08-08 · DORI HOUSE · via Daum
- 외대앞 부대찌개 맛집 통일부대찌개 내돈내산 후기 2026-08-05 · 오늘의 빈 · via Daum
- 통일부장관 정동영도 소세지 국물에 밥 한공기 뚝딱 비벼 먹을 외대앞 맛집 통일부대찌개 2026-07-15 · Life Never Felt So Good · via Daum
- 동대문/이문 이문동토박이에게 추천받아 다녀온 2대째 운영중인 '통일부대찌개' 2026-07-08 · 지님집짐의 돌아가는 세상 · via Daum
- 5월 일상-3 2026-05-21 · 순연일기 · via Daum
- 26.03.28-29 2026-03-29 · No hay miel sin hiel · via Daum
- 외대앞역 부대찌개 통일부대찌개 만족스러워요 2026-03-12 · 배팀장 · via Daum
- 한국외대 앞에 위치한 대학생들의 음식점 부대찌개 통일 부대찌개 2026-02-16 · 여비 · via Daum
- 외대앞 이문동 맛집 가성비 좋은 부대찌개, 통일부대찌개 2025-12-21 · 맛집과 웨딩 정복기 · via Daum
- [블챌]이문동 맛집 어디까지 아시나요~?외대 맛집 2대째 운영중인 통일부대찌개 쏨언니 솔직리뷰 2025-10-01 · 쏨언니의 건강한 수다♡ · via Daum
We opened all 453 candidate posts and kept 14 as evidence.