Korean
Hwangnam
황남 Hwangnam is the Hwangnam-dong quarter of Gyeongju, the old Silla capital — the house dresses its Seoul dining room in Silla motifs and brass tableware.
Compiled from 10 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Korean restaurant in the basement of the Yongbieocheonga building behind Sejong Center, between Gwanghwamun and Gyeongbokgung stations. The draw is the Hwangnam hansang — dried croaker, two kinds of crab, spicy pork, beef brisket and fried eggplant on one table, 30,000 won a head with a two-person minimum — and, at dinner, Silla LA galbi at 67,000 won per kilo; lunch also offers single trays at 15,000–26,000 won. We read 18 posts dated April 19 to October 15, 2026; 10 of them (June 25 to October 15) describe an actual meal. Two posts from the house's own blog and one 'planning to go' list were not counted, and five unrelated or spam posts were set aside.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 새문안로3길 36, 지하1층 B112, 113호 (내수동, 용비어천가)36 Saemunan-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1311-6750
- Typical spend₩4,000 – ₩67,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 195 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 7 posts: 6 wrote Daily 11:00–21:00.
| Daily | 11:00–21:00 | 6 of 7 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:30–16:30 | 7 of 7 posts |
| Last order | 20:30 | 6 of 6 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
- You don't grill the ribs yourself. Of the five posts that ate the LA galbi, four say it comes fully cooked from the kitchen in a brass dish set over a small burner — one writer only had to take the meat off the bone, another let it reduce further with the onions underneath. One warns that the burner makes the rim of the brass dish hot enough to avoid touching.
- There are separate rooms off the main hall. Five posts saw them — one found a large family dining behind a partition wall, another counted two rooms apart from the hall. Four posts call the place spacious, and one group of eight said they sat comfortably.
- No post calls it expensive. Five say it is good value, pointing to what 30,000 won buys: beef, pork, dried croaker, two kinds of crab and soy-marinated shrimp in one sitting.
- Those who ate the crab and croaker found them not over-salted — four posts say so and none disagrees. One post, dining with British guests, reports the crab and croaker went untouched by the visitors while the fried eggplant, pork and brisket disappeared. The '2.6 salinity soy' line is the house's own description, repeated by bloggers.
What 10 bloggers said
Hwangnam hansang
Not expensive
We read all 10 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (5) and “Clean” (4).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Private room 5 of 10 posts
- Meat arrives fully grilled from the kitchen — no grill at the table 4 of 10 posts
- In a basement 4 of 10 posts
- High chairs 2 of 10 posts
- Self-order screen 2 of 10 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 10 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 10 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 10 posts
- A minimum number of portions on the first order 1 of 10 posts
- Beer served 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
- Date 4 of 10 posts
- Group visit 3 of 10 posts
- Family visit 2 of 10 posts
- With a friend 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
| In a basement | 4 of 10 posts |
|---|
We don't know whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in — nobody wrote about it. The house's own blog says the building's elevator and escalator reach the basement, but that is the house speaking, not a diner. Four posts describe going down to the basement level.
We don't know whether the restroom is inside the restaurant. Two posts list separate men's and women's restrooms, but both lines are copied listing blocks, so we didn't count them.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 they paid themselves1 of 10 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way9 of 10 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 13 posts we gathered, 3 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 8 |
What we do not know
- Seven posts from October 3–15, 2026 share the same phrases and order — 'Silla aesthetics', brassware, the tip to wrap gochugaru-greens in seaweed, year-end team dinners — and one still carries a half-deleted review-count widget. None discloses sponsorship; only one shows a receipt to say it paid its own way.
- No post mentions waiting — which means nobody wrote about it, not that there is no wait. One found it busy near the end of lunch, another saw a steady stream on a holiday lunch. The party of eight booked ahead.
- Seven posts give the same hours — daily 11:00–21:00, break 15:30–16:30, last order 20:30 — but all are copied listing blocks. One says there is no regular closing day.
- Prices are from September–October 2026 posts; one June post gives the same 30,000 won for the set.
- Six posts copy the number 0507-1311-6750. Reservations are taken through Naver and by phone; one post passes on that rooms and groups over 18 should call ahead.
Sources (10)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 광화문연말회식 황남 | 화로 LA갈비 맛집 2026-10-15 · 미뇽신뇽망나뇽의 일상생활
- [광화문연말회식] 신라의 미감이 돋보이는 한식당 황남 에서 즐긴 정갈한 LA갈비 저녁 모임 후기 2026-10-11 · ʚ Tiny Tales ɞ · via Daum
- 광화문 한식 맛집 황남, 외국인 친구들 8명이 함께한 황남한상 후기 2026-10-06 · Jer 29:11
- 경복궁맛집 깔끔한 한정식 황남 2026-10-05 · 프로 과몰입러 맛제이
- 황남 | 광화문맛집 정갈한 한식 맛집 추천 2026-10-05 · 크릉크릉૮⑅ᐡ•ﻌ•ᐡა
- 광화문맛집 보리굴비맛집 황남, 경복궁 나들이 후 황남한상 후기 2026-10-05 · 러블디와 함께하는 일상
- 광화문점심 추천 황남 경주 신라LA갈비 후기 2026-10-05 · 태기로그
- 광화문맛집 황남, 부모님과 아이까지 만족했던 황남한상 2026-10-03 · dododo•••1000-do ! · via Daum
- 광화문 맛집 황남 후기, 금게장과 보리굴비까지 황남한상! 경복궁 룸·단체석 한정식 2026-09-09 · 은텅현과 빽곰 땡큐 · via Daum
- 광화문 직장인 회식, 비즈니스 미팅 장소 | 대형 룸 완비된 황남 LA갈비 한상차림 한정식 후기 2026-06-25 · insi‘De’뷰티 · via Daum
Of 341 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 10 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.