Soup and riceKorean
Miseongok
미성옥 Miseong-ok: '-ok' (屋) is the old suffix for a house or eatery; none of the posts explains what 'Miseong' means.
Compiled from 22 blog posts read in fullSources →
A seolleongtang house at the dead end of a narrow alley off Myeongdong's main street (Myeongdong-gil 25-11). It sells only two things: seolleongtang (13,000 won regular, 15,000 large) and boiled Korean-beef suyuk (35,000 small, 45,000 large). Almost every post describes the broth as clear rather than milky. Sides are napa kimchi and kkakdugi; one couple paid 53,000 won for a small suyuk, one soup and a bottle of soju. We read 32 posts dated 31 August to 14 October 2026; 23 of them record an actual meal.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동길 25-11 (명동1가)25-11 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩45,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 137 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 15 posts: 10 wrote Daily 06:00–21:00, 5 wrote 06:00–21:00.
| Daily | 06:00–21:00 | 10 of 15 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 06:00–21:00 | 5 of 15 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
- Ask for more kimchi and a whole crock lands on the table — six posts say so, one timing it at three seconds. Six posts call the kimchi and kkakdugi sweet, and two of them found it too sweet for their taste.
- Food comes fast: five posts say so, one clocking the soup at a minute after ordering. Six posts note the room is large, with far more tables than the alley suggests.
- Eleven posts found no gamey smell, two of them by writers who say they are sensitive to it. One post found the liver-like cut in the suyuk distinctly fishy.
What 22 bloggers said
seolleongtang
No gamey smell
We read all 22 in full. The most common claims are “No gamey smell” (11) and “Not salty” (9).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Foreign customers in the room | yes 4 · no 2 |
|---|---|
| Large portions | yes 3 · no 3 |
| Expensive | yes 2 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 6 of 22 posts
- Origin labelling posted 3 of 22 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 22 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 22 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 22 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 22 posts |
|---|
There is no lot. Two writers say so in their own words and point to paid public lots nearby; six more simply repeat the listing. The two who drove parked at Lotte Department Store or a pre-booked lot.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 22 posts
- With a friend 3 of 22 posts
- Came by car 2 of 22 posts
- Family visit 2 of 22 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
2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 22 posts |
|---|
No post says which floor the restaurant is on — that is unknown, not a sign it is at street level.
No one mentions a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in; posts only repeat that the alley is narrow.
No post says whether the toilet is inside the restaurant; one notes separate men's and women's toilets.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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 themselves11 of 22 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way11 of 22 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 28 posts we gathered, 6 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 14 |
What we do not know
- Opinions split on seasoning. No one called it salty (nine posts said it is not); four found it bland and salted it at the table, four said it arrived already seasoned. Salt and pepper sit on every table.
- Portion is a 3–3 split: three posts found plenty of meat even in the regular bowl, three found it light. Two recommend ordering the large.
- Only three posts mention waiting, and they don't agree on much: one found four or five groups ahead at lunch but was seated within five minutes, one had no wait on a weekend, one says the lunch wait was short.
- Foreign diners: four posts saw tourists, two saw only Korean customers. Two posts noticed Japanese on the menu board.
- Two posts describe the walk from Euljiro 1-ga Station (exits 5 and 6) in their own words; the minute and metre figures elsewhere are copied from maps. Two writers circled a whole block before finding the alley.
- Fifteen posts give the same hours, 06:00–21:00 daily, but all copied from listings or the sign outside. Nobody mentions a break time or last order.
- Prices are identical across posts from August to October 2026. A post about a December 2025 visit says prices have changed since, but gives no old figure, so we don't know by how much. Two posts found it pricey (the suyuk; 13,000 won for soup), two found it reasonable for Myeongdong.
- Thirteen posts copy the phone number 02-776-8929. None says whether the restaurant takes reservations.
Sources (22)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울 명동 미성옥 설렁탕 외국인 없는 한국인 찐 한식 맛집 2026-10-14 · ❤️ 소소한 일상은 휘니
- 명동/을지로 맛집 추천 - 미성옥 : 회전율 빠르고 맑은 설렁탕집 2026-10-14 · 일상 기록
- 을지로입구 명동 직장인 맛집 미성옥 내돈내산 솔직후기 :: 혼밥하.... 2026-10-12 · 예민하고 깐깐한 이냥의 라이프 스타일
- [을지로 맛집] 명동/을지로3가 1박2일 12차 투어! 야장!핫플만갔다.... 2026-10-10 · 나 지구 어디까지 여행할수 있을까?
- [명동 맛집] 미성옥 설렁탕｜1966년부터 이어온 명동 노포 맛집 (서울.... 2026-10-10 · 준자의 썸띵스페셜
- 명동 노포 국밥 추천! 한우 맑은 국물과 깍두기가 미친 '미성옥' 설렁탕 🥣 2026-10-08 · 하루의 결 · via Daum
- [서울/명동] 미성옥- 1966년 개업 노포 설렁탕집의 문법 2026-10-08 · 식탐 많은 소식가
- 을지로입구역 명동 설렁탕 수육 존맛 미성옥 최자로드 노포 맛집 2026-10-08 · 먹는 게 제일 조아
- 내돈내산 서울 명동 미성옥 60년 전통 설렁탕 을지로입구역 노포 맛.... 2026-10-07 · 이슬요정의 네버랜드
- 60년 전통 서울 맛집 명동 설렁탕 전문점 미성옥 2026-10-06 · 하이, 희제이 - 글로컬한 여행이야기
- [명동 맛집] 미성옥 설렁탕·수육 맛집｜둘이 가서 먹어본 내돈내산 .... 2026-10-06 · 아뇨, 쑹인데요!
- [서울/명동] 명동혼자놀기 명동여행코스 정리1 2026-10-05 · 오늘의 한입로그
- [중구/명동]미성옥 국내산 한우 수육이 살살 녹는 설렁탕 맛집 내돈.... 2026-10-03 · MD 도비의 식도락 일기
- 명동 노포 맛집 미성옥 설렁탕 수육 솔직 후기 2026-10-01 · 도래일기
- 명동 데이트 코스, 미성옥부터 서울영화센터 장만옥까지 2026-09-30 · 좋은건 못 참지!
- 서울 명동 / 설렁탕 전문점 '미성옥' 첫방문 후기 2026-09-29 · 연두의 먹방일기
- 명동 맛집_50년 전통 명동 미성옥에서 맑은 국물 설렁탕 맛본 후기 (.... 2026-09-29 · 바밤바 블로그
- 더들리추천 명동 맛집 미성옥 설렁탕 수육까지 먹어본 오래된 노포 .... 2026-09-29 · 꾸슐랭의 맛로그
- 명동 미성옥 설렁탕, 이 골목 안에 이런 노포가 있었다니 2026-09-28 · 좋은건 못 참지!
- 명동 한식 맛집 미성옥 설렁탕 전통있는 블루리본 국밥 2026-09-22 · 순간의 순간
- 서울 설렁탕 맛집 미성옥, 60년 된 명동 노포 식당 내돈내산 후기 (가격, 메뉴) 2026-09-13 · 따봉시츄 토미와 누나의 하루 · via Daum
- [명동 맛집] 미성옥 - 60년된 노포에서 특 설렁탕과 수육 맛있게 먹고.... 2026-09-09 · 레브치과 백원장의 인생 브이로그
Of 249 candidate posts we opened 66 and kept 22 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.