Noodle houseKorean
Gangnam Myeonok Insa
강남면옥 인사점 Myeonok means a noodle house; Gangnam is the name of the chain, and this is its Insa-dong branch.
Compiled from 13 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Hamheung-style cold noodle house at Insadong-gil 18, right at the entrance to Insa-dong's pedestrian street. Broth and spicy noodles are 13,000 won, the pollack and mixed versions 14,000 won; short-rib soup is 16,000 won, a half plate of steamed dumplings 6,000 won, and a large braised short rib 82,000 won. A kettle of warm broth arrives as you sit down, and the most common order was a bowl of noodles with half a plate of dumplings. We read 17 posts from April 15 to October 7, 2026; four were about other branches (Paju, Unjeong, Seongnam) or another noodle house, so the counts come from the 13 posts by people who ate here.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 인사동길 18, 1층 (인사동)18 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-722-8586
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩82,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 183 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 9 posts: 8 wrote Daily 11:00–21:00.
| Daily | 11:00–21:00 | 8 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
- Five posts noticed many foreign customers. One put it at half foreign, half Korean; another saw everyone from older diners to families and couples. A Saturday-lunch visitor saw a room of people eating noodles and dumpling soup, foreigners among them.
- Expect a wait at lunch and on weekends. Of the three posts that waited, two gave times: under ten minutes on a weekday lunch, about five minutes around 1 p.m. on a weekend. Two posts mention a sign-up list at the entrance. A former office worker nearby says there was a line almost every time. One visitor who came at opening and another on a late weekday evening found it quiet.
- Five posts call the dining room large, with plenty of tables; one adds that the tables are close together but generously sized. A family with a 16-month-old found it roomy, with high chairs, and the staff warmed up the baby food.
- Five posts found the portions generous: more meat in the short-rib soup than expected, dumplings so big that two fill you up, and more noodles than they looked.
What 13 bloggers said
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Large portions
We read all 13 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (5) and “Roomy” (5).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Salty / strongly seasoned | yes 2 · no 3 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Foreign customers in the room 5 of 13 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 13 posts
- High chairs 1 of 13 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 13 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 13 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 2 of 13 posts
- Came with children 1 of 13 posts
- Family visit 1 of 13 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 13 posts
- Came by car 1 of 13 posts
- With a friend 1 of 13 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 1 (of 13 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 2 of 13 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 13 posts |
One post says it is on the ground floor, but we don't know whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in. That is not a no; nobody wrote about it, including the family with a toddler.
Two visitors say the restroom is inside the restaurant, one that it is split by gender. Nobody says whether there is an accessible restroom.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. 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 themselves6 of 13 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way7 of 13 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Posts split on seasoning: two found it salty (the pollack noodles, the short-rib sauce) and three found it mild. They were talking about different dishes.
- Two posts found the staff friendly. One solo diner did not: asked for water, a server told them to get it from the man at the next table, and they never got the warm-broth kettle other tables had.
- Only one post recommends coming by transit; the five-minute walk from Jongno 3-ga Station exit 5 appears in several posts but as copied directions.
- Nine posts give the same hours, 11:00 to 21:00 daily, all copied from listings; the one that says there's no afternoon break cites Naver Place. Two posts mention a drinks deal from 3 p.m.: soju 3,000 won, beer 4,000 won.
- Prices agree across the menu photos, and one post's 2025 prices (13,000 won broth noodles, 6,000 won half plate of dumplings) match 2026. One post calls it expensive; another says 2,000 won a dumpling is steep but average for Seoul now; a third found the Suwon branch cheaper.
- Five posts give the same phone number, 02-722-8586. The note that you can book by phone is copied from listings; no one in our posts booked ahead.
Sources (13)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 인사동 맛집 강남면옥 웨이팅 많음 주차불가 영업시간 2026-10-04 · 오구오구 블로그
- 16개월 아기와 인사동에 간다면?! (진짜진짜 쾌적한 주차정보, 아기.... 2026-09-26 · 김엄마가 된 김선생
- 안국역 냉면집 강남면옥 인사점 내돈내산 회냉면 후기 2026-06-25 · 덤불 · via Daum
- (인사동맛집)땀 흘린 날 생각나는 맛,강남면옥 냉면 후기!!! 2026-06-17 · º 평화로 LIFE º · via Daum
- 종로 인사동 맛집 외국인도 찾는 강남면옥 인사점 갈비찜 한식맛집 2026-06-04 · NARALOG · via Daum
- 인사동 냉면 맛집) 섞어냉면과 찐만두 후기 :: 강남면옥 인사점 2026-06-02 · 맛도리와 육아 정보 · via Daum
- 서울 종로3가역 :: 강남면옥│더울 땐 냉면이지 인사동 냉면 2026-05-30 · 아라동 외로운 주먹의 맛있는 blog. · via Daum
- 강남면옥 인사점 후기 | 인사동 냉면 맛집 웨딩밴드 투어 전 들른 섞어냉면·갈비탕 솔직 후기 2026-05-28 · Hair by 의환 · via Daum
- [인사동] 핫플레이스 《강남면옥 인사점》 방문기 갈비탕 만두 솔직한 맛 내돈내산 평가 2026-05-17 · 최강 맛집 여행 마사지 블로거♡ 서로이웃추가환영 · via Daum
- 종로 인사동 맛집 강남면옥 함흥냉면 갈비탕 추천 후기 2026-05-10 · 행복이의 일상 · via Daum
- 인사동 강남면옥 소갈비찜 맛집 내돈내산 2026-04-28 · 어쩌다 마주친 블로그 · via Daum
- [인사동] 강남면옥 2026-04-20 · 커피마시는봄봄이 · via Daum
- 4월 음식 짤털 1/2 2026-04-15 · 꽉님의 블로그 · via Daum
Of 450 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 13 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.