Korean
Jeongbaegeoga
정백어가 Eoga can be read as 'fisherman's house' (漁家); no post explains the Jeongbaek part of the name.
Compiled from 17 blog posts read in fullSources →
A grilled-and-braised fish restaurant on the ground floor of the Le Meilleur Jongno Town building, inside the Pimatgol alley. Oven-roasted mackerel, hairtail, Atka mackerel or flounder come with pot rice, seaweed soup and about seven side dishes; set meals were listed at 13,000 to 17,500 won. In autumn 2026 the most-ordered dish was the new spicy braised hairtail, eaten in ten posts. We read 30 posts from 18 August to 10 October 2026: we counted 17 visits, set aside 11 near-identical commissioned pieces and one listicle, and dropped one post about a different shop.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 종로 19, 르메이에르종로타운1 122-1호, 122-2호 (종로1가)19 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone070-7655-4488
- Typical spend₩13,000 – ₩49,900
- From the station6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 76 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 11 posts: 9 wrote Daily 10:30–21:00.
| Daily | 10:30–21:00 | 9 of 11 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 20:30 | 10 of 10 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
- Most people found the spicy hairtail braise genuinely hot: eight posts said so, one said it was not very hot, and two were undecided. One warned it is hotter than Buldak and suggested the regular braise for anyone who avoids heat.
- Five posts said the portions were large — a whole grilled hairtail the writer could not finish, and a two-person braise that seemed far bigger than two servings.
- Waits split two and two: one holiday lunch had a growing line and one weekend 5:40 pm visit waited 10 minutes, while a holiday 1:30 pm and a Saturday lunch walked straight in. A menu board outside lets people choose while they wait.
- Three posts mention a receipt-review offer: a small grilled flounder or a soft drink.
What 17 bloggers said
hwakkeun galchi jorim
Spicy
We read all 17 in full. The most common claims are “Spicy” (8) and “Large portions” (5).
What they liked
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 2 · no 2 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 10 of 17 posts
- Reachable by transit 6 of 17 posts
- Review event 3 of 17 posts
- Self-order screen 2 of 17 posts
- Free refills 2 of 17 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 17 posts
- High chairs 1 of 17 posts
- Local currency accepted 1 of 17 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 1 of 17 posts
- Date 1 of 17 posts
- Solo 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
6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 10 of 17 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 17 posts read) |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 17 posts |
There is seating on two floors. Ten posts mention the upstairs, several were seated there, and one noted the second floor has a lower ceiling but more tables. Nobody went downstairs; one post was seated on the ground floor.
We do not know whether there is a step at the door or whether anyone came in with a wheelchair or stroller. One post copies 'wheelchair accessible' from the listing, but nobody described it first-hand.
Only one post covers the toilets: separate men's and women's, on the same floor of the building, no door code. Whether they are inside the restaurant or shared with the building is unclear.
No one mentioned: Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · 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
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 posts we gathered, 12 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.
| 2026-09-30 | 8 posts in one day |
|---|
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 15 |
What we do not know
- Eleven posts from 26 September to 1 October 2026 repeat the same phrases in the same order and never say what was eaten or paid, so we treated them as commissioned copy and did not count them. The spicy hairtail braise does not appear in the August post and shows up as a new item from late September.
- Company does not cluster: one couple, one family, one pair of friends and one solo diner; the rest do not say. Many posts call it good for office dinners, but none describes going as a large group.
- Opening hours: eleven visit posts give 10:30 to 21:00 with last orders at 20:30, and one gives 11:00 to 22:00. All of these are copied info blocks rather than checked times. Two posts say the restaurant opens every day.
- Prices vary slightly between posts: the two-person spicy hairtail braise is given as 39,900, 38,000 and 39,000 won, while two posts agree on 19,500 won for one. A single set meal runs 13,000 to 17,500 won, plus 1,500 won if pot rice is added separately.
- Most posts give the phone number as 070-7655-4488; one gives 0507-1486-4488. Reservations are mentioned only in copied listing text; nobody wrote about booking.
Sources (17)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 광화문 직장인 맛집, 저녁으로도 추천! 정백어가 광화문 피맛골 본.... 2026-10-08 · 유니의 우당탕탕 어른으로 살기
- 광화문 종각역 생선구이 맛집 "정백어가 광화문 피맛골본점" 2026-10-06 · 지극히 평범한 여행 이야기
- 광화문 생선구이 <정백어가 광화문 피맛골본점>_광화문 생선구이 최.... 2026-10-06 · 오늘의 샬롬이비( •̀ᴗ•́ )و ̑̑
- 정백어가 광화문 피맛골 본점 종각역 맛집, 종각 점심 맛집 생선요.... 2026-10-06 · 서울 맛집 뽀개는 블로그
- 광화문 피맛골맛집 [정백어가 광화문 피맛골본점] 종로 생선구이 맛.... 2026-10-06 · 체리언니의 국내,세계 여행
- 정백어가 한식 종로 생선구이 광화문 피맛골 회식 혼밥 존맛 점심 2026-10-06 · 푸성귀
- 광화문회식 피맛골맛집 정백어가 화덕 종로생선구이 정식 2026-10-05 · 양꽁이의 행복한 블로그
- 종로 맛집 정백어가 광화문 피맛골본점 화끈 갈치조림 안주 맛집 2026-10-05 · ᦂ둥지네 보물창고ᦂ
- 가을축제 정동문화축제와 함께 둘러보는 가을 나들이 4곳 2026-10-05 · 맛찾아여행가: 미식과 여행의 기록
- 광화문 맛집 정백어가 광화문 피맛골점 특대 노르웨이 정식 후기 2026-10-03 · 혜피한하루
- [광화문] 정백어가 화끈 갈치조림 | 종각역 생선 정식 솥밥 점심 후.... 2026-10-03 · 행복해져라 얍
- [종로맛집] 종로에서 맛있는 생선구이가 먹고싶을 때 가면 좋은 정.... 2026-10-03 · 혀니세상환잉광린
- 광화문 맛집/피맛골맛집 추천! 정백어가 광화문 피맛골본점 2026-10-03 · 갓생사는 채채의 하루
- [광화문 회식] 불닭보다 매운 갈치조림 및 정갈한 한정식을 찾는다.... 2026-10-02 · 걸작.
- 광화문 피맛골맛집 정백어가 가자미 뽈락구이와 얼큰한 뽈락매운탕.... 2026-10-02 · 하루
- 서울 종로, 정백어가 화끈한 갈치조림 맛있는 곳! 2026-09-30 · 오늘도 동촘스럽게
- [정백어가] 서울 종로 광화문 생선구이 맛집 피맛골 방문후기 2026-08-18 · 익싸이팅 잍잍 라이프
Of 269 candidate posts we opened 77 and kept 17 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.