Noodle houseKorean
Hoisik
호이식 Hoi (虎彝) is the tiger-patterned vessel used in Korean ancestral rites and sik means a meal; one blogger passed this meaning on from the house.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
Hoisik is a chicken house in an alley off Anguk Station exit 2, at Bukchon-ro 2-gil 10 in Jongno. The draw is dakgui kalguksu, chicken-broth noodles under a whole grilled chicken thigh (12,000 won, or 15,000 won with two dumplings); there is also a northern-style chicken soup with rice and a mung-bean pancake on top (13,000 won), cold chogye noodles (12,000 won), and hot pots for two — dak hanmari at 31,000 won and braised chicken at 37,000 won. Fourteen visitors added the minari seafood pancake (18,000 won). Writers describe a hanok-style room with exposed rafters and iron cauldrons in the kitchen. We read 32 posts from 24 May to 18 October 2026; 27 of them record an actual meal. Phone 02-764-4609.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 북촌로2길 10 (재동)10 Bukchon-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-764-4609
- Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩66,000
- From the station10 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 90 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 21 posts: 15 wrote 11:00–22:00, 11 wrote Saturday 11:00–23:00, 4 wrote Daily 11:00–22:00.
| Daily | 11:00–22:00 | 4 of 21 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:00–22:00 | 15 of 21 posts |
| Weekdays | 11:00–22:00 | 2 of 21 posts |
| Saturday | 11:00–23:00 | 11 of 21 posts |
| Last order | 21:30 | 14 of 15 posts |
| Last order | Saturday 22:30 | 7 of 15 posts |
| Closed | None | 2 of 2 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
- Expect to queue. Of 23 posts that mention waiting, 20 waited. The times they give: 15 minutes (against a 50-minute estimate on CatchTable), 20, under 20, 40, 40, an hour, ticket number 81 at 12:10 on a Saturday and seated around 1:30, "almost two hours", and "three hours". Nearly all joined the remote queue on CatchTable and wandered Bukchon until called. Two walked straight in — after 8 pm on a weekday and around 7 pm.
- Three posts note waiting seats or a bench out front, though one points out the alley is busy and suggests walking around instead of standing there.
- Eleven posts say portions are large: the two-person dak hanmari was "far more than expected", one writer could not finish the noodles under the chicken, and one took leftover pancake home. A group of four filled up on a two-person hot-pot set plus squid.
- Seven posts noticed many foreign diners; one writer chatted with Japanese tourists in the queue who had found the place through its chicken noodles back home, and another saw menus in English, Japanese and Chinese by the door.
1 more
- Ten posts put it two to five minutes on foot from Anguk Station exit 2: up the exit, into the alley by Café Layered, right at the gopchang place.
What 25 bloggers said
dakgui kalguksu
Large portions
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (11) and “Friendly staff” (7).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 20 · no 2 |
|---|---|
| Spicy | yes 5 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
- Reachable by transit 10 of 25 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 7 of 25 posts
- Large windows 4 of 25 posts
- Waiting area 3 of 25 posts
- Open kitchen 2 of 25 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 25 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 25 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 25 posts
- High ceiling 1 of 25 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 25 posts
- Takeout 1 of 25 posts
- Beer served 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
3 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 3 of 25 posts |
|---|
There is no parking: three writers say so in their own words and the copied info boxes repeat it. One family parked at the Hyundai E&C garage opposite and paid 6,000 won for 48 minutes.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 25 posts
- With a friend 4 of 25 posts
- Family visit 3 of 25 posts
- Came with children 2 of 25 posts
- Group visit 1 of 25 posts
- Came by car 1 of 25 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
Ten posts put it two to five minutes on foot from Anguk Station exit 2: up the exit, into the alley by Café Layered, right at the gopchang place.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | 2 of 25 posts |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 25 posts |
We do not know about floors or steps: the address says ground floor and four posts mention a glass front, but no one described the entrance level.
Step-free access is unknown. "Wheelchair and stroller accessible" appears only in copied listing text in two posts; nobody describes going in with a wheelchair or stroller, including the two families with children.
Two visitors found separate men's and women's toilets inside, to the left of the kitchen. Nobody mentioned an accessible toilet.
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
- Someone else paid1 of 25 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves8 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way16 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
What we do not know
- Heat depends on the dish, and writers disagree: five call something spicy, two say it is not. Three found the dakgaejang fiery and one found it mild and nutty; one called the squid sweet-hot and another said it is much milder than it looks; one found the mung-bean pancake too spicy for a child.
- One couple booked ahead on CatchTable for a weekend opening and walked in. Another post relays that from 5:30 pm it is walk-in queue only. Nobody says whether phone reservations work.
- Most posts give 11:00-22:00 (last order 21:30) and Saturday until 23:00 (last order 22:30), mostly copied from the listing. Three differ: one says Saturday also closes at 22:00, one says Friday and Saturday run to 23:00, one gives a 21:00 Saturday last order. Two say it is open every day of the year.
- Prices did not move across the four months we read: dakgui kalguksu is 12,000 won in June and in October. One couple's bill for a noodle set, dakgaejang, pancake and makgeolli came to 54,000 won. Three writers call it reasonable; one sponsored visitor calls it a little pricey.
- Many posts repeat the same search phrases in title and text ("Anguk lunch spot", "Gyeongbokgung kalguksu"). We counted them as visits because each records an actual order, but only one discloses sponsorship and most say nothing either way.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 종로구 느좋 코스랑 서울역 숨은 카페도 가고 당일치기 충주 여행 .... 2026-10-18 · 꿈마다 포스트잇을 붙여놓았어야 했다
- 서울 종로 _ 안국역 닭구이 칼국수 내돈내산 맛집 추천 [ 호이식 ] 2026-10-17 · 유딩의 유딩스런 일상~
- 안국점심맛집 경복궁칼국수 호이식 종로칼국수 닭칼국수맛집 2026-10-16 · 사랑스러움, 그 분위기를 좋아해요
- 안국 맛집 호이식 솔직 후기｜닭구이칼국수 맛집 웨이팅 꿀팁 2026-10-13 · 먹고 운동하기 · via Daum
- [안국역 맛집] 3시간 웨이팅도 아깝지 않은 인생 닭한마리 맛집 '호이식' 솔직 후기 2026-10-11 · 잡다한말티즈 · via Daum
- 안국점심맛집 닭구이 칼국수 한상 한옥 분위기 호이식 2026-10-09 · 계피생활
- 안국점심맛집 호이식 종로 안국 닭한마리 2026-10-07 · 매일이 여행
- 안국점심맛집 깔끔하고 고급스러운 분위기의 칼국수 맛집 | 호이식 .... 2026-10-06 · 트리의 블로구☆彡
- [일상] 날씨가 환상적이었던 북촌, 청계천 나들이 / 호이식, 카페04293, 시애틀커피하우스 2026-10-06 · E가 54%일 때 · via Daum
- 종로 안국역 맛집 호이식 후기 메뉴추천, 웨이팅 꿀팁 솔직리뷰 2026-10-04 · Part of the plan · via Daum
- 안국점심맛집 경복궁칼국수 웨이팅 할 가치 완전 있는 호이식 2026-10-02 · An Axe for the Frozen Sea · via Daum
- 안국역 맛집 호이식 종로 안국 2026-09-26 · Forever — is composed of Nows — · via Daum
- 종로 안국 맛집 한식 [호이식] 주말 점심 솔직후기 (닭구이칼국수, 이북식닭개장) 2026-09-22 · 윤궁금의 매일궁금 · via Daum
- [서울 재동] 호이식 : 조금은 격식 있게 즐기는 안국 점심 맛집 2026-09-16 · ɢɪʀʟꜱ' ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ · via Daum
- 안국역 맛집 호이식 종로 안국｜진한 국물 닭볶음탕 닭구이칼국수 크림막걸리 후기 웨이팅 주차정보 2026-09-07 · 행복하고 맛있는 인생 · via Daum
- [서울/종로] 안국점심맛집 호이식 2026-08-18 · 감자빵과 쭈꾸미 · via Daum
- 안국역 맛집 호이식 종로 안국 후기 I 복날 점심 보양식 추천(닭구이 칼국수∙초계국수∙미나리해물파전) 2026-07-20 · 상록수 · via Daum
- 종로칼국수 맛집 추천 안국점심맛집 호이식 전메뉴 먹어본 솔직후기 주차정보까지 2026-07-14 · 순이의 블로그 · via Daum
- 안국역 맛집 호이식, 이북식 닭계장이 이렇게 특이할 줄이야 (내돈내산맛집)서울 종로 맛집 2026-07-05 · ソンヘリョン · via Daum
- 북촌 맛집 호이식 안국점 주말 웨이팅 후기｜캐치테이블 예약 꿀팁 & 닭한마리 솔직후기 2026-07-04 · 고구마의 한입일기 · via Daum
- [안국 내돈내산 맛집] 정갈하고 깊은 국물 맛에 반한 닭요리 전문점 '호이식' 솔직 후기! 🍲✨ 2026-07-02 · 먹지선이 알려주는 가성비 데이트 · via Daum
- 점심맛집 | 고즈넉한 한옥 설탕 없이 맛을 낸 건강한 보양 닭요리전문점, 호이식 종로 안국 웨이팅 꿀팁 2026-06-19 · 맛있게 살고 싶다! · via Daum
- 안국점심맛집 호이식 솔직 후기, 메뉴부터 매장 분위기까지 살펴봤어요 2026-06-12 · 따로 또 같이 :) · via Daum
- (서울 종로) 호이식/ 안국점심맛집 닭한마리 추천쓰 2026-06-09 · 놀고 먹기 기록 · via Daum
- 안국역 닭한마리칼국수 맛집 추천, '호이식 종로 안국' 내돈내산 방.... 2026-05-24 · 오늘은 머 하지 ₍•̀ ⚇•́ ₎
Of 394 candidate posts we opened 75 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.