Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Seogyo-dong
Japanese
HAKATANAKA
하카타나카 Hakatanaka Hakata is the old commercial heart of Fukuoka in Kyushu; several posts say the 'naka' comes from the founder's surname, Tanaka.
Compiled from 23 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Kyushu-style Japanese set-meal house on the second floor of 50 Wausan-ro 23-gil, a short walk from exit 9 of Hongik Univ. station. Every set comes on a one-person wooden tray with rice, soup and small sides: chicken nanban or karaage at 16,500 won, the stamina natto set at 14,800, miso eggplant at 17,800, and the Mr. Tanaka set (mackerel, cutlet simmered with egg, karaage, tonjiru) at 24,800 (2026 prices). Several posts tell you to swap the miso soup for tonjiru. We read 30 posts dated December 2025 to October 2026; 23 of them describe a visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 와우산로23길 50 (서교동, 2층)50 Wausan-ro 23-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩3,800 – ₩24,800
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 75 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 16 posts: 16 wrote 11:00–21:00.
| No day given | 11:00–21:00 | 16 of 16 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 16:00–17:00 | 14 of 14 posts |
| Last order | 15:00 | 9 of 9 posts |
| Closed | Wednesday | 15 of 16 posts |
1 other values
| Last order | 20:00 9 of 9 posts last seen 2026-10 |
|---|
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
- It works well alone. Of thirteen posts that describe the seating, many mention a long window counter of single seats; one couple says they always sit side by side there. There are also two- and four-person tables, and one group of five sat comfortably.
- The room is small and tables sit close. Six posts say so in so many words; one post found the spacing generous instead.
- Expect a wait at mealtimes and on weekends. Four posts say they queued: about 20 minutes standing outside at 1:30 on a holiday, about 10 minutes just before the lunch last order in February. Two got in straight away, at weekday lunch and at 2 pm on a weekend. The queue is walk-up only, and one writer warns that staff do not manage it closely, so you can lose your place if you hang back.
- Seven posts call the portions large. The Mr. Tanaka set is described as more than one person can finish, and a party of five could not get through five of them. Several posts say extra rice is free on request.
1 more
- Five posts say it is not cheap; one thought it good value for Hongdae. The Mr. Tanaka set was 22,800 won on an October 2025 visit and 24,800 won in posts from May 2026 on.
What 23 bloggers said
chikin nanban jeongsik
Large portions
We read all 23 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (7) and “Cramped” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 4 · no 2 |
|---|---|
| Salty / strongly seasoned | yes 3 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 13 of 23 posts
- Second floor 13 of 23 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 23 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 2 of 23 posts
- Takeout 1 of 23 posts
- Wi-Fi 1 of 23 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
3 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 3 of 23 posts |
|---|
There is no parking. Three posts say so; one driver ended up buying an afternoon pass at a nearby paid lot.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 4 of 23 posts
- Solo visit 3 of 23 posts
- With a friend 3 of 23 posts
- Group visit 2 of 23 posts
- Came by car 1 of 23 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
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 13 of 23 posts |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | yes 0 · no 1 (of 23 posts read) |
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 1 (of 23 posts read) |
The restaurant is upstairs. Thirteen posts say it is on the second floor, and one says you have to climb a flight of stairs. Some mention plastic food models at the building entrance.
One post says you climb stairs to the second floor; nobody wrote about wheelchairs, strollers, a step at the door or a lift. That means no one mentioned it, not that there is none.
One post puts the toilet by the entrance and another says it is unisex; nobody made clear whether it is inside the restaurant.
No one mentioned: In a basement · 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 themselves10 of 23 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 23 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 28 posts we gathered, 5 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
What we do not know
- Seasoning splits opinion: three posts found it salty, two did not.
- Two posts found the staff friendly; one found them curt on that visit and wondered whether it was just a bad day.
- Three posts say it is a 3-to-10-minute walk from exit 9 of Hongik Univ. station; nobody described a bus route.
- Sixteen posts give the hours as 11:00-21:00 with a 16:00-17:00 break, last orders at 15:00 and 20:00, closed Wednesdays, mostly copied from map listings. One May 2026 post saw an in-store sign saying Tuesday instead, and another says it occasionally closes on other days, so check before you go.
- Five posts give the phone number as 02-332-3207. One post says from experience that reservations are not taken.
- Three posts from January and May 2026 repeat the same script, name meaning, 2013 opening, soft Japanese music, unobtrusive service, a Fukuoka head shop, without saying what they ate, so we did not count them as visits. The menu's claims about rice and eggs and the story of training in Fukuoka are the shop's own words, and we did not rely on them.
Sources (23)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [홍대 맛집]하카타나카 :: 찐 일본느낌 물씬, 일본가정식 2026-10-22 · 효주모의 관찰일기
- 홍대 맛집 일본 큐슈 전문점 하카타나카 2026-10-08 · 시월한날
- 백수인생 최후의 끌어치기 2026-10-08 · STAY · via Daum
- 홍대맛집 하카타나카 일본사람도 인정한 일본가정식 맛집 내돈내산 2026-10-07 · 시뉸 · via Daum
- 홍대 일본 가정식 맛집 하카타나카 2026-10-02 · 맛집 기록여행
- 홍대 마포평생학습관/홍대입구역 인근 일본 가정식 맛집<하카타나.... 2026-09-20 · 함께가는 먼 길
- 빵 먹고 빵 그리는 9월 둘째 주 근육왕이 될 거야 2026-09-20 · 허찬란의 취미 다방 · via Daum
- 홍대 일식 일본가정식 하카타나카 10년 넘게 사랑받는 곳 내돈내산 후기 2026-09-17 · 허찬란의 취미 다방 · via Daum
- [홍대 또간집] 하카타나카 - 일본 쿠슈 가정식 2026-09-11 · 친절한 꼬마씨의 캠핑여행 · via Daum
- 홍대 데이트 맛집 하카타나카｜일본 가정식 치킨난반·스테미나 낫.... 2026-09-08 · space0archive님의 블로그
- 홍대 일본 가정식 맛집, 하카타나카 (博田中) 혼밥 후기 2026-09-05 · 하고싶은거 다 하고 살자
- [내돈내산] 홍대 데이트 맛집 하카타나카 후기! 깔끔하고 건강한 큐.... 2026-09-03 · 집에 있고 싶은데 예약을 해버렸다
- [홍대 하카타나카]일본 가정식 카라아게, 치킨난반, 돈지루 맛집 / .... 2026-09-01 · 이명희박사와 함께하는 당당한 말하기 프로젝트
- [홍대 맛집] 하카타나카 점심 후기｜Mr. 타나카 정식 내돈내산 후기 |.... 2026-08-18 · 냠냠탐험가 결혼준비&맛집탐험
- [홍대 맛집] 일본 가정식 맛집 ‘하카타나카’ 내돈내산 후기 2026-08-14 · 루린's 블로그
- 하카타나카 | 일본 가정식 홍대 일식 맛집 추천 홍대입구역 맛집 내.... 2026-08-11 · 리뷰우-⋆·˚ ༘ *
- 일본 혼밥 가정식 맛집! '홍대, 하카타나카 HAKATANAKA' 2026-06-27 · PIG_flower · via Daum
- 홍대 맛집 탐방 그 마흔번째. "하카타나카" 2026-06-18 · 홍익인간부동산
- [홍대 맛집] 하카타나카 내돈내산 솔직후기 (+팝마트 그로구) 2026-04-25 · Luana's Blog
- 마포/서교 - 하카타나카(2/22) 2026-03-12 · 먹이공급자의 기록
- [서울-홍대] 일식 전문 "하카타나카" 2026-01-17 · 맛만 보는 집
- 홍대 일본가정식 맛집 하카타나카 2026-01-15 · 맛집 기록여행
- [홍대/연남] 서울에서 맛보는 일본 큐슈 후쿠오카 정식 맛집 하카타.... 2025-12-25 · 기쁨만 기억하고 살자 우린
Of 342 candidate posts we opened 64 and kept 23 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.