Gilpost · Yongsan-gu, Itaewon-dong
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Horongbul
호롱불 Horongbul means an old-fashioned oil lamp; posts tie the name to the dim, lamp-like lighting inside, including paper lamp shades.
Compiled from 27 blog posts read in fullSources →
A traditional Korean liquor bar five minutes down an alley from Itaewon Station exit 4. It stocks makgeolli, clear rice wine and spirits from breweries around the country, and the owner or staff bring over a few bottles and talk you through them to match your food and taste. The food is fusion Korean, each dish named with a single ingredient word: the signature horongi, octopus wrapped on garlic scapes, is 26,000 won and the rest run 16,000 to 30,000 won. Bottles in the posts range from 38,000 won for a 500 ml Gyeongtakju to 89,000 won for Ilyeopyeonju. We read 30 posts dated February 2025 to October 2026; 28 describe an actual visit. Opening hours changed between 2025 and 2026 (see below).
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 용산구 이태원로16길 15, 지하1층 (이태원동)15 Itaewon-ro 16-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1396-5408
- Typical spend₩10,000 – ₩89,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 36 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 12 posts: 6 wrote Monday 17:30–00:30, 6 wrote Tuesday 17:30–00:30, 6 wrote Wednesday 17:30–00:30.
| Weekdays | 17:30–00:30 | 3 of 12 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 16:00–01:30 | 3 of 12 posts |
| No day given | 17:30–00:30 | 2 of 12 posts |
| Monday | 17:30–00:30 | |
| Tuesday | 17:30–00:30 | |
| Wednesday | 17:30–00:30 | |
| Thursday | 17:30–00:30 | |
| Friday | 17:30–01:30 | |
| Saturday | 16:00–01:30 | 4 of 12 posts |
| Sunday | 16:00–24:00 | 5 of 12 posts |
| Last order | 23:30 | 9 of 9 posts |
Rows without a count: 6 of 12 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
- Seating mixes a bar counter and tables; ten posts said both exist. One counted three group tables, one private two-seater and the bar. Pairs were often seated at the bar, and one writer said you can hear every word from the next seat there.
- There is a curtained-off area at the back. Eight posts said there is a room or separate space, two described it more loosely as a section screened by fabric or a blind, and one (January 2026) said there is no fully separate room, so it is not suited to business dinners. The 6-8 person room size is copied from the shop's own listing.
- Ten posts called it quiet enough to talk; one found the bar seats too close to the neighbours. Six said the room is small, while one, spotting more tables at the back on the way to the toilet, said it was bigger than expected.
- Seven posts mention a free plate of sweet potato chips (purple sweet potato in some) when you sit down; one says the water was barley tea.
4 more
- Nine posts called the horongi sauce spicy, and several said the rice ball and cumin mayo on the side take the heat down. One said it was not very hot.
- Expect to wait on weekend evenings. Three posts waited: about 50 minutes at 8 pm on a Saturday with one party ahead; 15 minutes as first in line before getting bar seats (August 2025); and one put their name down on a Saturday and went for dumplings nearby while still waiting for the call. Five posts booked ahead, and one mentions a waiting spot beside the liquor fridges by the door.
- Five posts saw foreign guests: a foreign group, the owner chatting in Japanese with tourists, and the owner describing the pumpkin dish to visitors as Korean-style gnocchi. One post mentions an English menu.
- Eleven posts went with friends, three with a partner or for an anniversary, and one with a mother. The posts pitch it as a date spot, but most of the people actually written about went with friends.
What 27 bloggers said
horongi
Quiet
We read all 27 in full. The most common claims are “Quiet” (10) and “Spicy” (9).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Expensive | yes 3 · no 2 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Has tables 10 of 27 posts
- Private room 8 of 27 posts
- Complimentary starter 7 of 27 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 5 of 27 posts
- Takes reservations 5 of 27 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 27 posts
- Large windows 3 of 27 posts
- Toilet inside 3 of 27 posts
- Review event 3 of 27 posts
- Self-order screen 1 of 27 posts
- Coupon 1 of 27 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 27 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 27 posts
- Seasonal decorations 1 of 27 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
4 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 4 of 27 posts |
|---|
Four posts say there is no parking of its own. The one writer who drove used the Yongsan-gu Office car park and paid at the machine before leaving. The 3,000-won hourly rate and the free hour with a 10,000-won purchase at Itaewon Market are hearsay.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 11 of 27 posts
- Date 3 of 27 posts
- Family visit 1 of 27 posts
- Came by car 1 of 27 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 27 posts |
|---|
We do not know the floor. The registered address says basement level 1, but every check-in address says ground floor, and no post describes going down stairs or being on the ground floor. Three posts mention windows looking outside.
No post says whether there is a step or stairs at the door, or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. That means unknown, not absent. Posts describe only the door itself.
Three posts say the toilet is inside and clean. None says whether it is 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 · 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 payment4 of 27 posts
- Someone else paid1 of 27 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves4 of 27 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way18 of 27 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 posts we gathered, 2 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Opening hours changed twice. Posts from February-March 2025 say closed Mondays; a December 2025 post says open every day. Until then it opened at 5:30 pm daily and closed at 1 am Monday-Thursday and 2 am Friday-Saturday. Posts from June 2026 on say it opens at 4 pm on weekends and closes at 12:30 am Monday-Thursday and 1:30 am Friday-Saturday. Even the 2026 posts disagree on weekend closing times. All hours are copied listings, so check before going.
- One post gives a full bill: 150,000 won for two women with three dishes and two bottles, calling the food very fair but the liquor expensive. Three posts called it pricey and two called it cheap, the latter about the 10,000-won dessert and a starter makgeolli. A per-head figure of 35,000-50,000 won is copied, not observed.
- Nearly every post repeats five minutes on foot from Itaewon Station exit 4, mostly as copied directions. Three describe walking there, and one notes it sits in an alley off Quy Nhon Street and is not exactly easy to find.
- Several posts say the menu is viewed via a QR code at the table. One says you also order through it, and another says you only view the menu and order in person. The phone number 0507-1396-5408 and Naver or CatchTable booking appear in many copied listings.
- Twenty-five posts fall between June and October 2026, and many follow the same template: five minutes from the station, the district office car park, the QR menu, the owner's recommendations, a date-night pitch. Of all 30 posts only four disclose sponsorship and one a review program, but others may be promotional too.
Sources (27)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 이태원 술집 호롱불 데이트 맛집 경탁주 후기까지 2026-10-09 · 블로그 도전기 · via Daum
- [이태원 맛집] 분위기 감성 가득한 퓨전 한식 주점 '호롱불 이태원' .... 2026-10-09 · #Daily2gether
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- 이태원 호롱불 분위기 좋은 술집 호롱이와 찹쌀생주 후기 2026-09-30 · 명로찌와 먹고 보는 BLOG
- 다양한 전통주를 맛볼 수 있는 이태원 한식주점 호롱불 with 세븐틴 버논 픽 일엽편주 꽃술 내돈내산 2026-09-30 · 내 마음가는대로 리뷰ᥥ ᵕ ˕ ᵕ ︡ · via Daum
- 세븐틴 버논이 다녀간 이태원 호롱불｜이태원술집 추천 2026-09-27 · Love the life you live
- 분위기 좋은 전통주 이태원술집 호롱불 / 이태원맛집 / 이태원 데이.... 2026-09-25 · 체리언니의 국내,세계 여행
- 호롱불 | 이태원술집 • 한식과 전통주의 멋짐을 즐길 수 있는 분위기 좋은 술집 • 데이트, 모임 장소... 2026-09-24 · 토마토 농장 · via Daum
- 마네킹이 많이 더웠나보네 2026-09-19 · 낭만빼면 시체
- 이태원 한식주점 호롱불 방문후기ㅣ전통주점 웨이팅 소개팅장소추천 내돈내산 2026-09-08 · 해본사람의 솔직후기 · via Daum
- 서울 이태원맛집 호롱불, 호롱이와 광교 경탁주 데이트 후기 2026-09-03 · 고제로의 트래블로그
- 라을라~ 삼일 쉰 꾸꾸롤의 성대가 열려서 나는 소리 2026-08-18 · 선물이는 아주 귀여운 고양이야!
- 이태원술집 호롱불 소개팅 데이트 코스 추천 2026-08-17 · 무조건 해피엔딩 · via Daum
- | Dining Curation | 호롱불 이태원 2026-08-05 · 마돌이네 (마님과 돌쇠)
- 이태원 술집 호롱불｜깍두기 아이스크림이 유명한 한식주점｜전통.... 2026-07-22 · 말의 식감
- [일상] 포켓몬빵 고라파덕 페퍼로니 포카치아 피자빵, 이태원 만두.... 2026-07-16 · meat and potatoes
- [이태원] 우리 술과 계절 음식을 함께 즐길 수 있는 호롱불 이태원 2026-07-08 · 오늘도 최선
- 이태원맛집 우리술공간 호롱불, 취향 저격 전통주와 계절 음식을 즐.... 2026-07-06 · 나는 감자
- 매번 밀려 지나버리지만, 5월 일상 2026-06-21 · Be
- 이태원 술집 한식과 전통주가 맛있는 호롱불 후기 2026-06-20 · •_• · via Daum
- [결혼준비] 청첩장모임 장소 추천 5곳 (이태원·종로·홍대·역삼) 2026-06-20 · 루짱로그
- 이태원 맛집 호롱불 한식주점 전통주 안주맛집 2026-06-13 · 첼리진
- 이태원 맛집 | 데이트하기 좋은 한식주점 호롱불 이태원점 2026-06-13 · ☁️나는 뉴뉴☁️
- 이태원 술집 : 호롱불 이태원 (내돈내산) 2026-01-03 · Don't dream your dream. Plan your dream · via Daum
- 이태원 술집 맛집 호롱불 한식 요리주점 내돈내산, 이색 전통주 데이트 외국인 친구 추천 2025-12-12 · 나의 맛집/여행 · via Daum
- 이태원 술집 추천! 전통주와 한식의 완벽한 조합 감성 술집, 호롱불 2025-08-27 · 인생이 재미난 잇향(ItHyang)의 기록 · via Daum
- [이태원 전통주 맛집 추천] 호롱불 : 데이트 장소로 딱인 분위기 술집 2025-03-22 · 신디의 잡동사니 · via Daum
Of 349 candidate posts we opened 75 and kept 27 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.