Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Seogyo-dong
Korean
Kongbul Hongdae-jeom
콩불 홍대점 Kongbul is short for kongnamul bulgogi — soybean sprouts and thin-sliced marinated meat stir-fried together on a big iron pan; jeom means branch, so this is the Hongdae branch.
Compiled from 18 blog posts read in fullSources →
Kongbul Hongdae is a soybean-sprout bulgogi place on Eoulmadang-ro, the busking street near Exit 9 of Hongik University Station. The pan arrives heaped with sprouts and thin pork, gets stir-fried at the table, and the leftover sauce becomes fried rice. Four posts agree the two-person set (two portions, noodles, a Coolpis, two rice or fried rice) is 30,800 won; a single pork portion was written as 10,500 or 10,900 won. Most writers came back for a taste of their school days. We read 21 posts from February 2025 to October 2026; 20 describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 어울마당로 118 (서교동,1층)118 Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-322-3545
- Typical spend₩10,500 – ₩39,800
- From the station8 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 79 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 15 posts: 11 wrote Daily 00:00–24:00, 3 wrote 00:00–24:00.
| Daily | 00:00–24:00 | 11 of 15 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 00:00–24:00 | 3 of 15 posts |
| Break | 15:00–15:05 | 3 of 3 posts |
| Closed | None | 7 of 7 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
- Every table has self-cooking instructions, yet 13 posts say staff did the stir-frying for them. Two of those thought it was because the place was quiet, and one, whose fried rice the owner made, added that it is really meant to be self-service. Two posts made their own fried rice.
- One main per person. Three posts mention it; one saw the rule on the ordering screen, and a party of three was not allowed to order two kongbul plus sides instead of three mains.
- Usually no wait. Five posts walked straight in, including the evening before Chuseok at 6:30 pm, Saturday at 5 pm and Saturday around 9 pm. One post waited on a weekday evening: there is no sign-up list; you sit on the chairs out front and the first in line are handed a spoon as a number tag.
- Four posts noticed many foreign customers; one said it was so on every visit, another thought nearby students still outnumbered tourists. One post also noted that most staff seemed to be foreigners who spoke fluent Korean.
3 more
- Five posts called it good value for central Hongdae; one disagreed, saying it used to be a bargain but no longer feels like one.
- Five posts found it spicy, one saying even the mild level had a kick; two found the medium or hot level milder than expected, and one said it was neither salty nor spicy. Spice is adjustable; two posts compared the regular level to Shin Ramyun.
- Seven posts went with friends, two with family (a sibling, a daughter), one with a husband — often as a stop during a day or night out in Hongdae.
What 18 bloggers said
kongbul
No wait
We read all 18 in full. The most common claims are “No wait” (5) and “Spicy” (5).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Staff cook it at your table 13 of 18 posts
- Reachable by transit 8 of 18 posts
- Self-order screen 6 of 18 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 4 of 18 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 4 of 18 posts
- Phone charging 3 of 18 posts
- One dish per person 3 of 18 posts
- Toilet outside 2 of 18 posts
- Review event 2 of 18 posts
- Free refills 2 of 18 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 18 posts
- TV 1 of 18 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 18 posts |
|---|
No parking of its own. The two posts that drove used a nearby street-side public lot and the Megabox building across the street; one advised taking the bus or subway because spaces are hard to find even at night. Another chose public transport instead of driving.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 7 of 18 posts
- Family visit 2 of 18 posts
- Came by car 2 of 18 posts
- Date 1 of 18 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
8 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 2 (of 18 posts read) |
|---|
The address says ground floor, but no post described the floor level or any stairs on the way in.
No post said whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in — not that it can't, only that nobody wrote about it. One post noted the tables are packed close together.
Two posts say the restroom is outside the restaurant. One post's info block says it is inside and gender-separated, but that looks copied from the listing, so we did not count it; nobody described the separation first-hand.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · 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 themselves9 of 18 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way9 of 18 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 19 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
What we do not know
- Fourteen posts list the hours as 24 hours, every day, three of them with a 15:00–15:05 break; most of this is copied from the listing, and no post describes a late-night visit. One May 2026 post gave 10:30–22:30 with last order at 21:50 instead.
- The single-portion price is split: two posts from June and August 2026 say 10,900 won (21,800 for two), while two menu-copying posts from July and September and one other September post say 10,500 won. The dates don't line up cleanly, so we don't treat it as a price change.
- Many posts copy that reservations and group seating (up to 30) are available, along with the phone number 0507-1410-3545, but no post actually booked by phone.
Sources (18)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 홍대 터줏대감! 콩불 홍대점, 오랜만에 먹고 온 후기 2026-10-23 · 그럴듯한 재성
- [맛집] 홍대 추억의 맛집 콩불 홍대점 24시간 영업하는 돼지고기 콩.... 2026-10-10 · 웅앵웅앵
- 홍대 콩불 추억의 그 맛 오랜만에 먹으니 맛있다 홍대 맛집 2026-10-10 · Until I Found You · via Daum
- [ 홍대 맛집 ] 콩불 홍대점 내돈대산 추억의 맛집 ( 돼지고기 콩불과 .... 2026-10-06 · 최원장과 체리의 이모저모
- 홍대 맛집 콩불 홍대점, 추억의 콩불 메뉴 솔직후기 | 소리콩의 먹행.... 2026-10-02 · 소리콩의 먹행일지 | 잘 먹고 잘 살자
- 홍대 맛집 가성비 밥집 학생식당추천 24시간 운영하는 콩불 홍대점 .... 2026-09-14 · 패션, 맛집,뷰티 모두모두
- 전공은 그리움이 되어Ep.10I'm your worry stone.귀염둥이 말랑이every day par.... 2026-09-10 · 꿈꾸는 달떵이
- 26.7.31-8.3 광양 여행 2026-09-10 · 지부리의 일기장 · via Daum
- 매콤 중독자라면 추천하는 가성비 추억의 맛집 콩불 홍대점 2026-09-09 · 류시의 일상
- 추억의 맛, [홍대 콩불] 다시 한번 방문했어요. 2026-09-03 · 사부작 줌마의 꿈다락
- 홍대 맛집 콩불 홍대점 매콤한 콩나물불고기 후기 2026-08-24 · 소소한 행복 채우기
- 홍대 24시 한식집 콩불 홍대점 내돈내산 솔직후기 2026-08-24 · 모래네 일상 발자국
- 홍대 맛집 콩불 홍대점 2026-08-24 · 먹는데 쓰는건 안아까워 · via Daum
- [2026년] 5월의 일상 2026-08-09 · 도헌 · via Daum
- 홍대 맛집 콩불 홍대점｜홍대입구역 가성비 밥집 후기 2026-08-07 · 율무 유랑단
- 홍대 맛집 :: 20년동안 콩나물 불고기로 살아남은 유명 근본 맛집 [콩.... 2026-06-12 · 민갱이의 맛있는 가성비 일기장
- [홍대 가성비 맛집] 콩불 홍대점 내돈내산 솔직후기 (볶음밥은 필수!.... 2026-05-22 · 먹스러운 일상 ♥
- 홍대입구역 24시 한식맛집 콩불 밥집 2026-05-07 · 민민의 한입여행 · via Daum
Of 331 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 18 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.