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POCHA
낙원포차 종로본점 Nagwon Pocha Jongno Bonjeom Nagwon is the neighbourhood, Nagwon-dong (literally 'paradise garden'), and pocha is short for pojangmacha, the Korean tent bar; one blogger noted the sign only says POCHA and guessed the name comes from the dong.
Compiled from 20 blog posts read in fullSources →
An indoor pocha right outside Exit 4 of Jongno 3-ga Station, on Donhwamun-ro 11-gil. The sign just says POCHA; bloggers call it Nagwon Pocha Jongno Bonjeom. Under retro tarpaulins and bamboo blinds people drink draught beer (5,500 won) over udon (10,000 won), garlic fried chicken (23,000 won) and pan-fried spicy octopus (34,000 won), and in the evening tables spill out onto the street. We read 30 posts dated 24 May 2025 to 22 September 2026; 21 are about this place and 20 describe an actual visit (August 2025 to September 2026).
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로11길 38, 경한빌딩 1층 101호, 102호 (낙원동)38 Donhwamun-ro 11-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1479-9085
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩59,000
- From the station11 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 111 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 16 posts: 13 wrote Daily 16:00–03:00, 2 wrote 16:00–03:00.
| Daily | 16:00–03:00 | 13 of 16 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 16:00–03:00 | 2 of 16 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
- In the evening the place spills onto the street. Ten posts mention the outdoor tables; one described red tables and chairs being rolled out in front. One visitor arriving around 4:30 on a weekday found nothing set up yet until later, another arriving at 6:30 on a weekday found the outdoor tables already full and sat inside. Two posts retreated indoors to the air-conditioning on hot days.
- A free bowl of puffed snacks arrives when you sit down. Nine posts mention it, variously calling it puffed rice, popped corn or old-fashioned crackers; one got a refill.
- Eleven posts say the portions are large. One wrote that however much they stirred the octopus pan, all they could find was octopus; others singled out the omelette, the seafood ramyeon and the scallion chicken.
- Eleven posts describe the walk from the station from experience: it is right in front of you as you come up Exit 4, or just behind you if you turn around.
3 more
- There is a big screen in the hall. Six posts mention it, two saying it was playing idol music videos. One post noticed baskets under the tables for bags.
- It is not a quiet place: four posts call it noisy and one says it is not overly loud. One moved from a cramped, noisy window table to the inner room, which another post found calmer; the inner tables take orders by QR code, one post said.
- Five posts went as a couple and four with friends, most of them on a weekday evening after work.
What 20 bloggers said
saengmaekju
Large portions
We read all 20 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (11) and “Roomy” (8).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Beer served 12 of 20 posts
- Reachable by transit 11 of 20 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 10 of 20 posts
- Complimentary starter 9 of 20 posts
- TV 6 of 20 posts
- Toilet outside 3 of 20 posts
- Review event 2 of 20 posts
- Shared restroom 2 of 20 posts
- Air conditioned 2 of 20 posts
- Self-order screen 1 of 20 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 20 posts
- Free refills 1 of 20 posts
- Phone charging 1 of 20 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 20 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 20 posts
- With a friend 4 of 20 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
11 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 20 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 3 (of 20 posts read) |
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 2 (of 20 posts read) |
Only one post mentions the floor, saying the bar spreads out across the ground floor; none mentions a basement or upstairs seating.
We don't know whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or pushchair can get in. Posts mention an open frontage and folding doors in summer, but nobody wrote about a step. That means nobody said, not that there isn't one.
The toilets are not inside the bar, according to three posts. One describes a shared unisex toilet in the next building that was cramped and had no working lock, so she had to ask someone for help. Another found the unisex toilet in the arcade inconvenient and preferred the public toilet out front; a third says it is down the hallway.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 payment2 of 20 posts
- Someone else paid3 of 20 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 20 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 20 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 21 posts we gathered, 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- No post describes waiting in line. One warns that there may be a wait, but not from experience; several found it nearly full early in the evening. That is not proof there's never a line, only that no one wrote about queuing.
- Sixteen visit posts give opening hours; fifteen agree on 16:00 to 03:00, mostly every day, and one alone says 10:00 to 22:00 with last orders at 21:00. All of these come from copied info blocks, and no post mentions a closing day.
- Some prices have crept up. Cheese chicken feet were 24,000 won in posts from November 2025 and May 2026 and 25,000 won by September 2026; the tripe tteokbokki went from 24,000 won in May to 26,000 won in September 2026. Tempura udon appears at both 12,000 and 10,000 won. Four posts call it good value.
- Fourteen posts give the phone number 0507-1479-9085. Bookings, group rooms and pets being allowed appear only in copied info blocks; no one wrote about actually booking ahead.
- Of the 20 visit posts, two disclose sponsorship, three were review-programme or meal-voucher visits, one says the blogger paid, and fourteen say nothing. Nearly all follow the same template: info block, POCHA sign, retro interior, menu, order. One blogger was asked to write a Naver review as soon as she sat down, and two mention free mini fries for a receipt review.
Sources (20)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 종로포장마차 낙원포차 종로본점, 퇴근 후 순살파닭 치킨에 튀김우.... 2026-09-14 · 핑크빛 꽃길을 걷는 94년새색시
- 가을 야장 하기좋은 안주 맛집 종로 | 낙원포차 2026-09-11 · JIN˙˚°✰ · via Daum
- 낙원포차 종로본점 | 종로포차, 레트로 감성 가득한 야장 맛집 2026-08-21 · 미세포 자극일지 · via Daum
- [종로] 종로3가 술집 낙원포차 종로본점 / 야장분위기, 메뉴추천 2026-08-11 · 갬고의 일상 기록 · via Daum
- 종로술집 낙원포차 종로본점, 레트로 감성 가득한 힙한 안주 맛집 (종로포차 추천) 2026-08-11 · 꿀팁만 · via Daum
- 종로술집 낙원포차 종로본점 방문 후기｜분위기는 좋았지만 아쉬웠.... 2026-08-01 · Chaechae’s Daily Log
- [종로3가] 낙원포차 종로본점 - 후라이드치킨, 골뱅이 하나에 분위기.... 2026-07-27 · ’당눈건‘의 소소한 행복
- [종로] 종로포장마차 낙원포차 종로본점 야장 치킨 맛집 종로포차 종로3가역술집 2026-07-16 · 소소한 일상 기록✨ · via Daum
- [종로 맛집] “낙원포차 종로본점” 야장이 가능하고 다양한 포차메.... 2026-07-15 · OUR RECORDING DIARY
- 종로3가역술집 야장 낙원포차 안주 맛집으로 추천하는 이유 2026-07-10 · 경험한것만 올리는 장점과 단점
- [종로] 낙원포차 종로본점에서 야장, 맛, 분위기까지 다 사로잡을 수.... 2026-07-01 · ˚₊·—̳͟͞͞♥ 휴오의일상 ˚‧｡♥｡‧˚
- 야장 종로술집 - 낙원포차 2026-06-26 · 하나나하루둘 · via Daum
- 레트로한 종로포차 분위기에 야장갬성까지 제대로 즐긴 데이트코스 후기 + 메뉴추천 2026-06-20 · 냠냠이의 일기 · via Daum
- 종로술집 낙원포차 종로본점, 야장 분위기 좋은 종로포차 후기 2026-06-18 · 영밍님의 블로그 · via Daum
- 종로포차 낙원포차 종로본점 2026-06-12 · 포비의 와인여행 · via Daum
- 종로포차 종로술집 추천 서울안주맛집 낙원포차 종로본점에 다녀온 솔직한 후기 2026-05-11 · 얜의 하루 · via Daum
- 레트로 감성의 실내포차 종로술집 낙원포차 종로본점 2026-03-04 · 閑良, 도시농부
- 종로3가 술집 추천, 분위기 좋은 낙원포차 종로본점 후기 2026-02-13 · 상호이의 요리조리
- [서울/종로구] 포차거리 핫플 종로포장마차 낙원포차 종로본점 2025-11-25 · 즈엉말로 반갑습니다
- 종로3가역 맛집 감성포차에서 한 잔?! 낙원포차 종로본점 2025-08-07 · 한별
Of 360 candidate posts we opened 79 and kept 20 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.