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Myeongdong Chungmu Gimbap
명동충무김밥 Chungmu gimbap is the plain rice-and-laver roll from Chungmu (today's Tongyeong), eaten with spicy squid and radish on the side; Myeongdong is the neighbourhood.
Compiled from 1 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Myeongdong shop that serves one thing: chungmu gimbap, plain rice rolls with spicy squid, radish and a clear broth on the side. We read just one post, dated 10 May 2026, from a weekend breakfast visit, so everything below is one person's account.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동10길 16, 1,2,3층 (명동2가)16 Myeongdong 10-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Floor areaFloor area 143 m² · Status In business
What sets it apart
- Sides are refilled. The one post says the broth came in a whole pot left at the table and the radish and squid were topped up once; the writer was told the squid is free to refill only once.
- The squid side is hot. The one post calls it quite fiery and says staff warned foreign guests in advance; the broth was described as neither too salty nor bland.
- The one post found the room spacious, with seats for solo diners up to tables for four or more, and the staff friendly.
What 1 bloggers said
chungmu gimbap
Friendly staff
We read all 1 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (1) and “Roomy” (1).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 1 of 1 posts
- Free refills 1 of 1 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 1 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
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.
Getting inside
The address lists floors 1 to 3, but no post says which floor they sat on. We don't know.
No one says whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or pushchair gets in. We don't know.
No one mentions the toilets. We don't know.
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 · 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 way1 of 1 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Whether it is one order per person is unsettled: the post says that is the usual rule but other tables did not seem held to it.
- Opening hours come from one post only, copied from the listing: 9:30 on weekdays, 9:00 at weekends, closing at 22:00. No one mentions a closing day.
- No post gives a price; we do not know what a meal costs.
- No post gives a phone number or says anything about booking.
- One post says it is under five minutes' walk from Myeongdong Cathedral; no one describes getting there by subway or bus.
- No one mentions waiting. That doesn't mean there is no queue, only that we don't know.
- The one post says 'we' without saying who with, so we can't say whether people come alone, with friends or with family.
Sources (1)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울 명동 맛집 투어: 아침 식사로 딱 좋은 70년 전통 충무김밥 2026-05-10 · Archive · via Daum
Of 354 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 1 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.