Japanese
Myeongdong Donkaseu
명동돈가스 Myeongdong is the downtown Seoul district the shop sits in, and donkaseu is the Korean word for Japanese-style breaded pork cutlet (tonkatsu).
Compiled from 2 blog posts read in fullSources →
An old-school Japanese-style tonkatsu house in the middle of Myeongdong, on Myeongdong 3-gil. We read 2 posts, from May to October 2026, and both writers actually went. One of them, though, is a single line inside a hotel review, so only one post (May 2026) describes the menu, the seating and the prices. That writer and two others had two cordon bleus (19,000 won each), a hire katsu (18,000 won) and three draft beers (8,000 won each), and the bill came to 78,000 won. Both writers were going back to a place they had eaten at years before.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동3길 8 (명동1가)8 Myeongdong 3-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩8,000 – ₩19,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 219 m² · Status In business
What sets it apart
- The shop has two floors. One post says the ground floor is seating around the kitchen, where you watch the cutlets being cooked, while the upper floor has four-person tables and separate men's and women's toilets. Arriving at 4:30 on a Saturday, the writer found the ground floor empty and was sent upstairs; when they came down around 5 it was full.
- One post found the crust very crisp and nutty, but on both the cordon bleu and the hire katsu it came away from the meat easily. The hire was described as cooked through and firm, with no gamey smell, rather than the juicy style that is in fashion now.
- One post noted that all the servers are elderly and that the food came about five minutes after ordering. The other post only said the taste and the friendliness were unchanged.
What 2 bloggers said
kodonbureu
Returning customer
We read all 2 in full. The most common claims are “Returning customer” (2) and “Friendly staff” (1).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Reachable by transit 1 of 2 posts
- Second floor 1 of 2 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 2 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 2 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 2 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 1 of 2 posts
- Beer served 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
- Family visit 1 of 2 posts
- Group visit 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 | 1 of 2 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 2 posts read) |
| Toilet inside | 1 of 2 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 2 posts |
One post describes a ground floor and an upper floor; no post mentions a basement.
Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller, and we don't know whether the upper floor is reached by stairs or a lift. That doesn't mean there is a problem, only that no one mentioned it.
The only toilet detail is one post saying the upper floor has separate men's and women's toilets; we know nothing about access from the ground floor or how big they are.
No one mentioned: 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 2 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way1 of 2 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- All prices come from one post in May 2026. The writer felt prices had gone up a lot since their last visit but gave no earlier figures. The item prices add up to 80,000 won while the stated bill was 78,000 won, and we cannot tell which is right.
- Opening hours appear in only one post, copied from a listing: daily 11:00-21:00. The writer adds that Naver Map shows a 15:00-17:00 weekend break, yet there were plenty of diners at 4:30 on a Saturday, so they suggest phoning first. The number, 02-775-5300, is also copied in that one post, and nobody says whether you can book.
- One post says it is close to exits 5 and 6 of Euljiro 1-ga Station. Nobody wrote about getting there by bus.
- No post mentions waiting. One says the ground floor was full around 5 pm on a Saturday but not whether there was a line. That doesn't mean there is never a wait, only that nobody wrote about one.
- One post went as a family of three and the other with one companion; we have nothing on going alone or with friends.
Sources (2)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 더그랜드롯데 서울 | 새롭게 바뀐 롯데호텔 객실과 분위기 2026-10-14 · 포포한 하루
- 서울 코돈부르 돈까스 맛집 명동돈가스 내돈내산 솔직 후기 2026-05-20 · 된장이의 하루 · via Daum
Of 351 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 2 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.