Grill houseKorean
Wangbijip Myeongdong 2-hojeom
왕비집 명동2호점 Wangbi means a queen consort and jip means house — 'the Queen's House'; this is the chain's second Myeongdong branch.
Compiled from 10 blog posts read in fullSources →
Wangbijip's second Myeongdong branch is a charcoal-grill meat restaurant on the second floor of 13 Myeongdong 9-gil, across from Hadongkwan. Charcoal goes into each table and staff grill the meat for you. Of the 10 posts that actually ate here, seven had the marinated pork (24,000 won per 230 g) and two had the four-cut pork platter (43,000 won for two). Most followed the meat with doenjang stew or cold noodles (9,000 won). We read 30 posts dated 30 May to 15 October 2026; only those 10 were visits to this branch. The rest covered other businesses in the same building, the separate Wangbijip main branch or Hansik Wangbijip, or had nothing to do with the restaurant, and we did not count them.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동9길 13 (명동1가)13 Myeongdong 9-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-3789-1946
- Typical spend₩8,000 – ₩96,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 148 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 2 wrote Daily 11:20–22:40.
| Daily | 11:20–22:40 | 2 of 6 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 22:00 | 4 of 4 posts |
1 other values
| Open | Daily | 11:00–22:40 2 of 6 posts last seen 2026-07 |
|---|
The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- Staff do the grilling — nine of the ten visit posts say so. One notes that marinated ribs burn easily and the server kept turning them while watching the coals; another says the server explained each cut while grilling. One diner on a hot day asked for both portions to be cooked at once so the coals could be taken away.
- Six posts say many of the other diners were foreign tourists — foreign families around 7 p.m. on a weekday, a foreign party at the next table with mostly non-Korean staff, and one blogger greeted in English at the door.
What 10 bloggers said
handon yangnyeom-gui
Friendly staff
We read all 10 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (8) and “Roomy” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Sweet | yes 3 · no 2 |
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Things you can check on site
- Staff cook it at your table 9 of 10 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 6 of 10 posts
- Second floor 5 of 10 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 10 posts
- Free refills 2 of 10 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 2 of 10 posts
- Takes reservations 2 of 10 posts
- Review event 2 of 10 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 10 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 10 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 10 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 10 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 2 of 10 posts
- With a friend 1 of 10 posts
- Came by car 1 of 10 posts
- Came with children 1 of 10 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
| Second floor | 5 of 10 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 1 of 10 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 10 posts |
The restaurant is upstairs; five posts describe going up to the second floor. One warns the street entrance is small and easy to walk past; another went up by the stairs and saw celebrity autographs and photos halfway up.
We don't know about wheelchair or stroller access. The restaurant is on the second floor and one post walked up the stairs, but nobody mentions whether there is a lift or a step at the entrance.
No one mentioned: 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
- Posts disclosing payment1 of 10 posts
- Someone else paid1 of 10 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way8 of 10 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Much of what is written about this branch looks like commissioned copy: seven of the ten visit posts end with the same two English hashtags, and two describe the interior in identical sentences. One post discloses sponsorship and one says it was a reviewer invitation; the other eight say nothing. Read the uniformly warm praise with that in mind.
- Posts disagree on the marinade: three call it sweet, two say it is not sweet (one adds not salty either).
- Only one post mentions waiting: arriving around 7 p.m. on a weekday, it says a roughly 20-minute queue formed right after it was seated, and there was a waiting area with a fan. The others don't mention waiting at all, which tells us nothing either way.
- Few posts say who they came with: two with family (a sibling, a child), one with friends, one by car. Nobody says whether it suits a solo diner.
- All opening hours are copied from listing blocks. Six posts agree it closes at 22:40, but four say it opens at 11:20 and two at 11:00; four give last orders at 22:00. No post mentions a closing day.
- Menu prices from a July 2026 menu photo match what diners paid. Two people eating pork spend about 48,000 won for two portions of marinated pork plus rice (2,000 won) or stew; Korean-beef cuts run 43,000–62,000 won per 140 g. One post found 2,000 won for rice a bit steep.
- Two posts give the same phone number, 0507-1313-1946. One says bookings are taken through Naver and Catchtable, and one blogger who booked ahead was seated straight away.
Sources (10)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 명동 맛집 왕비집 2호점 숯불에 구워주는 돼지 양념구이, 명동 고기.... 2026-10-13 · 연조의 여행 스케치
- [을지로입구역] 왕비집 명동2호점 ㅣ 명동 고기집 을지로입구 고기집 추천 2026-10-05 · Sunna · via Daum
- [서울 중구] 명동 고기집 왕비집 2호점, 구워주는 국내산 돼지 한마리 맛집 2026-10-01 · 뛰고, 먹고, 즐기고 · via Daum
- 명동 고기집 왕비집 명동2호점 외국인 많은 이유가 있는 숯불돼지양.... 2026-08-26 · 밍밍
- [명동 고기집] 왕비집2호점 외국인에게 사랑받는 숯불구이 2026-07-29 · 그리니쉬 블로그
- 명동 고기집 왕비집 명동2호점 2026-07-10 · 피치의 일상과 미식탐구
- [서울 중구] 외국인이 많이 찾는 "왕비집 명동2호점" 을지로점 숯불.... 2026-07-06 · 블린블링 쁘니♡소소한일상.맛집탐방><♡
- 명동 고기집 대만족 맛집 왕비집 명동2호점 직접 다녀온 솔직 후기! 2026-07-05 · 탄콩이의 일상기록 · via Daum
- [맛집탐방]명동 맛집/왕비집 명동2호점/명동 고기집/을지로입구 고.... 2026-06-26 · 우물 밖 깨굴이✌
- 명동 고기집 추천ㅣ왕비집 명동 2호점 양념갈비 맛집 2026-05-30 · 제이노트(J.note)
Of 309 candidate posts we opened 32 and kept 10 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.