Korean
Sotnaeeum Myeongdong Euljiro-jeom
솥내음 명동을지로점 Sot naeeum means the smell of the sot, the iron rice pot — the house serves rice cooked in individual pots (sotbap) with toppings.
Compiled from 2 blog posts read in fullSources →
A pot-rice (sotbap) restaurant on the second floor of a building on Mareunnae-ro, near Euljiro 3-ga Station. Both posts describe choosing a topped pot rice — octopus, chicken neck, steak, tteokgalbi — with sides such as cheese potato pancake or grilled pollock roe, then pouring water into the pot to finish with scorched-rice tea. Neither gave prices. We read 2 posts, from September to October 2026; neither disclosed sponsorship, but both cover the same points in the same order.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 마른내로 12, 2층 (저동2가)12 Mareunnae-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1342-8212
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 97 m² · Status In business
When it opens
| Break | 15:00–16:00 | 2 of 2 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 20:50 | 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
- Both posts mention the windows: one looks down on Mareunnae-gil from a window seat, the other notes trees outside.
- Both posts received soy-marinated shrimp for leaving a Naver review.
- One post says the line got very long near the lunch peak and recommends booking through Naver; the other notes a waiting area upstairs.
What 2 bloggers said
saeujang
Clean
We read all 2 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (2) and “Roomy” (1).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Large windows 2 of 2 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 2 posts
- Review event 2 of 2 posts
- Second floor 2 of 2 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 1 of 2 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 2 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 2 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 2 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 1 of 2 posts
- With a friend 1 of 2 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
| Second floor | 2 of 2 posts |
|---|
Both posts say it is on the second floor; one says the restaurant takes the whole floor, the other that the waiting area and restroom are the first things you see on arriving upstairs.
Both posts place it on the second floor, but neither says whether you climb stairs or take a lift.
We don't know about steps at the entrance or wheelchair and stroller access — no post mentioned it, which is not the same as saying there is none.
One post only says the restroom is visible on reaching the second floor; we don't know whether it is inside the restaurant or separated by gender.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · 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 nothing either way2 of 2 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- One post went with a boyfriend and one with a friend — too few to say who the place suits.
- Both posts give hours of 10:00–21:30 with a 15:00–16:00 break and last order at 20:50, but both copied them from an info block.
- We don't know prices — no post gave a price for any pot rice, set or side, so we can't say what a meal costs.
- Only one post gave the phone number, 0507-1342-8212; it recommended Naver booking, but neither post says it booked.
- The two posts share the same talking points in the same order — 20-plus pot rices, three limited items, the review-event shrimp, the cathedral nearby. Neither disclosed sponsorship, but they may be commissioned.
Sources (2)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 을지로 맛집 솥내음 명동을지로점 문어 떡갈비솥밥 후기 2026-10-08 · 기분좋은하루 · via Daum
- 을지로3가역맛집 골라먹는 든든한 점심 솥밥 후기 솥내음 명동을지로점 2026-09-22 · 오늘을 담는 기록 · via Daum
Of 417 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 2 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.