Korean
Yangbandaek
양반댁 Yangbandaek means 'the house of a yangban family' — the yangban were the Joseon-era gentry class.
Compiled from 17 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Korean restaurant in a hanok at Insadong-gil 19-18, serving set meals of pot rice with about ten side dishes, ordered by the single portion. The soy-marinated crab set is 38,000 won; the barley-aged croaker and pork rib sets are 28,000 won, and many posts finished by pouring water into the pot for scorched-rice tea. August 2026 posts got cherry tomatoes for dessert, October posts got steamed sweet potato. We read 19 posts from 29 July to 14 October 2026; one was about the tea house next door and was set aside, leaving 18 visit reports. Many share the same wording and order, which suggests commissioned posts, though none disclosed payment.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 인사동길 19-18, 1층 (인사동)19-18 Insadong-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩15,000 – ₩38,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 72 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 14 posts: 9 wrote Daily 11:30–21:00, 5 wrote 11:30–21:00.
| Daily | 11:30–21:00 | 9 of 14 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:30–21:00 | 5 of 14 posts |
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 6 of 13 posts |
| Break | Weekdays 15:00–17:00 | 7 of 13 posts |
| Last order | 20:00 | 7 of 7 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 old hanok layout is kept, with rooms off a corridor. Nine posts mentioned private rooms. One described tables set in small rooms along the corridor and said ordering and calling staff were done by a tablet on the table.
- Set meals can be ordered one portion at a time; five posts said so, one noting that croaker sets elsewhere often require two. Many pairs ordered one crab and one croaker set to share.
- Ten posts said the seasoning was not heavy — the crab not overly salty, the side dishes mildly seasoned. None called it salty.
- Fried eggplant was the side dish posts singled out most; five called it crisp, one said it came out hot, freshly fried. Three posts said they got refills of side dishes.
1 more
- Three posts noted high chairs. Three said the restroom is inside, and two that it is separated by gender.
What 17 bloggers said
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Not salty
We read all 17 in full. The most common claims are “Not salty” (10) and “Quiet” (5).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Private room 9 of 17 posts
- A minimum number of portions on the first order saying it is not 5 of 17 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 4 of 17 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 17 posts
- Toilet inside 3 of 17 posts
- High chairs 3 of 17 posts
- Free refills 3 of 17 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 2 of 17 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 17 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 17 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 17 posts
- Beer served 1 of 17 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 17 posts
- Self-order screen 1 of 17 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 2 of 17 posts |
|---|
There is no dedicated lot; posts point to the public lot next door. Two posts said parking works, but none said they actually parked there. Fee figures were copied from the listing.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 2 of 17 posts
- Family visit 1 of 17 posts
- With a friend 1 of 17 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
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | 3 of 17 posts |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 17 posts |
No post said which floor the dining rooms are on or whether there are stairs; the '1st floor' in the address is copied text. This means nobody wrote about it, not that there are none.
We don't know whether the entrance has a step or is reachable by wheelchair or stroller; nobody wrote about it.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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 themselves1 of 17 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way16 of 17 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 9 |
What we do not know
- One post stands apart: a self-paid visit on 12 August 2026 said the side dishes looked like they had sat out and dried, the croaker was completely dried out, and the rice slightly undercooked. The other 17 did not disclose funding and repeat the same phrases, so the volume of praise alone says little.
- Sweetness is split one to one: one post said the crab was not sweet, another that the pork rib marinade was sweet.
- No post reported waiting. One found free tables after 1 pm, another found the place empty; one walk-in said the hall filled with groups after 6 pm.
- Three posts walked from Jongno 3-ga station, one saying about five minutes. Exit numbers and distances to Anguk and Jonggak were copied from listings.
- Only four posts said who they went with: two with a husband, one with a friend, one with parents — too few to say who usually goes.
- Fourteen posts give the same hours — 11:30 to 21:00, break 15:00 to 17:00, last order 20:00 — all copied from listings; seven say the break is weekdays only. No post mentions a closing day.
- Prices were the same in every post from July to October; a meal is 28,000 or 38,000 won per set. Two posts said it was reasonable; none called it expensive.
- Many posts list the phone number 02-733-5507, copied from the listing. Posts say reservations are possible, but none said they actually booked.
Sources (17)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 인사동 맛집 양반댁, 손에 꼽게 맛있었던 간장게장 정식과 보리굴비 2026-10-14 · 삶을 누리다
- 인사동 한정식 맛집, 1976년부터 이어온 전통의 양반댁 | 인사동 맛집.... 2026-10-14 · ⊹₊⟡⋆ ˙ᵕ˙ ෆ ୨୧ ⋆｡˚
- 인사동 맛집 보리굴비 푸짐한 한상 양반댁 2026-10-14 · 땨히그
- 인사동 맛집 양반댁 외할머니 집밥같은 간장게장과 보리굴비 솥밥.... 2026-10-13 · 옥탑방 고양이 생존기
- 시골 할머니집 같은 푸짐한 한상 인사동 맛집 양반댁 2026-10-12 · To be present
- 인사동 맛집 보리굴비 정식 푸짐한 한상 나오는 양반댁 후기 2026-10-11 · 오늘보다 내일은 더 행복할 거예요:)
- 인사동 맛집 양반댁 간장게장 보리굴비로 한옥에서 한식 즐기기 2026-10-08 · 러블리 연남매
- 종로맛집 인사동 맛집 40년 전통 한정식맛집 양반댁 간장게장 돼지.... 2026-10-08 · 노는게제일좋아
- 서울 인사동 맛집 한정식 양반댁 간장게장 솥밥 따봉🦀 2026-10-04 · 이요이 낭만따라닷다 ღ · via Daum
- 인사동 한식 맛집 양반댁 보리굴비과 돼지갈비 솥밥정식 :) 2026-08-27 · 라빔 블로그 · via Daum
- 인사동 맛집 한정식 전문점 양반댁 보리굴비 간장게장 정식 솔직 후기 2026-08-18 · 맛집을 찾아 떠나는 여행자 · via Daum
- 서울 인사동 맛집 40년 전통 간장게장 보리굴비 한정식 양반댁 리뷰 2026-08-18 · 윤블리의 일상 · via Daum
- 인사동 맛집 회식 하기 좋은 한정식 양반댁 2026-08-18 · La vida es bella · via Daum
- 인사동 맛집 양반댁, 간장게장 보리굴비 정식 후기 2026-08-18 · 설렘을 만드는 일상 · via Daum
- [인사동 맛집] 양반댁 - 인사동 한정식 맛집 추천 2026-08-13 · 찌니로그 · via Daum
- 종로 인사동 양반댁 내돈내먹 찐후기 (실망편) 2026-08-12 · For Eternal Hearts · via Daum
- 종로인사동맛집 추천 짜지 않은 암꽃게 간장게장과 솥밥의 극락 조합 든든한 종로 인사동 한정식 양반댁 2026-07-29 · 어디갈래 뭐먹을까 뭐할까 · via Daum
We opened all 329 candidate posts and kept 17 as evidence.