Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Seogyo-dong
Chinese
Sonogong Maratang Seogyo-jeom
손오공마라탕 서교점 Son Ogong is the Korean name for Sun Wukong, the Monkey King of Journey to the West, and maratang is the Sichuan numbing-spicy soup the house serves; Seogyo is the branch's neighbourhood.
Compiled from 19 blog posts read in fullSources →
The Seogyo-dong branch of a maratang chain, up a flight of stairs on the second floor of a side-street building between Hapjeong and Hongik University stations, near the KT&G Sangsangmadang venue. You fill a bowl at the ingredient bar, have it weighed at the counter, and choose soup maratang (2,300 won per 100 g, 7,000-won minimum), dressed mala ban (2,800 won, 9,000 minimum) or stir-fried xiang guo (3,400 won, 15,000 minimum) plus a heat level, then collect it when the buzzer goes. Posts put a bowl at around 10,000 won; one itemises 7,314 won of ingredients plus 3,000 won for beef, 10,314 won in all. A vegetable-stock broth and mushroom guobaorou draw a number of vegan bloggers, and several posts mention taking an ice cream on the way out. We read 26 posts from September 2025 to September 2026; 22 describe an actual meal there.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 잔다리로6길 23, 2층 (서교동)23 Jandari-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-336-4888
- Typical spend₩2,300 – ₩15,900
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 156 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 7 posts: 5 wrote Daily 11:00–21:50, 2 wrote 11:00–21:50.
| Daily | 11:00–21:50 | 5 of 7 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:00–21:50 | 2 of 7 posts |
| Last order | 21:00 | 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
- Nine posts call the place clean, and they say what they saw: tongs and bowls without a trace of water stains, a label on every sauce container, and, in two posts, staff topping up and swapping ingredients and tidying even at a quiet hour.
- Eight posts say the room is large. Two compare it with the chain's Donggyo branch by Hongik University station: one rates Seogyo ahead on space and comfort, the other likes that Seogyo's toilet is indoors while Donggyo's is outside.
- Three posts mention a free self-serve coffee machine; one says there is an ice maker and takeaway cups, and left with an iced americano.
- Two posts find it salty: a five-or-six-year regular says the seasoning has been getting stronger and adds hot water, and another found even level-1 mala ban salty enough to need rice.
What 19 bloggers said
maratang
Clean
We read all 19 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (9) and “Roomy” (8).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 7 of 19 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 7 of 19 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 3 of 19 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 3 of 19 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 19 posts
- Independent, not a chain saying it is not 2 of 19 posts
- Review event 2 of 19 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 19 posts
- Hand-wash sink in the dining area 1 of 19 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 1 of 19 posts |
|---|
Only one post addresses parking, saying there is no dedicated space and you would need a public car park nearby. A 'one free space beside the shop' line appears only in a copied block, so we don't rely on it. No post describes arriving by car.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 9 of 19 posts
- Group visit 3 of 19 posts
- Family visit 1 of 19 posts
- Came with children 1 of 19 posts
- Date 1 of 19 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 19 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
| Second floor | 7 of 19 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 7 (of 19 posts read) |
| Toilet inside | 2 of 19 posts |
The restaurant is on the second floor and one post mentions the stairs up to it. Nobody says whether there is a lift or a step at the door, or got in with a wheelchair or pushchair; that means we don't know, not that there isn't one.
Two posts say the toilet is inside the restaurant, and one washed hands at a basin outside the toilet. Separate men's and women's toilets appear only in a copied info block, so we did not count it.
No one mentioned: 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 disclosing payment1 of 19 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves4 of 19 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 19 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 23 posts we gathered, 4 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
What we do not know
- On waiting, single posts disagree: one went on a Sunday around 4-5 pm, found it full and waited briefly; one found it quiet around 8 pm on a Saturday; one says only that it is fine outside peak times. Another says it filled up at noon on a weekday but does not say they waited. No post gives a wait time.
- Two posts say first-hand that it is an easy walk from Hongik University station exit 9 or Hapjeong exit 3. The '8 minutes from Hapjeong exit 3' line is copied listing info.
- Prices barely vary across 2025-2026 posts, except xiang guo per 100 g: three posts say 3,400 won, one (July 2026) says 3,500. Four posts call it good value; none call it expensive.
- Seven posts give the same hours, 11:00-21:50 daily with last orders at 21:00, and one adds there is no closing day or afternoon break; three of the seven copied this from the listing.
- Four posts list the phone number as 02-336-4888 and two as 0507-1363-4888. No post says whether it takes reservations.
- One listing post and three diary posts with a single line were not counted as visits. Claims the shop makes about itself, such as a hygiene grade or 'number one in sales', are copied promotion and not used as evidence; one post disclosed sponsorship.
Sources (19)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 가성비 홍대축제거리 마라탕집 손오공마라탕 홍대서교점 2026-09-09 · 그냥, 살아 GABOJA GO~!
- 비건 식당 모음(플랜튜드, 손오공 마라탕, 카멜스 키친) 2026-08-03 · 비건한끼 하실래요?
- 홍대 합정 마라탕 맛집 <손오공마라탕> 서교점 내돈내산 방문후기 2026-07-26 · 남이차려주는식탁
- 홍대 마라탕 1짱 손오공마라탕 서교점, 채식 비건 옵션 가능한 합정.... 2026-07-14 · 새로 시작한 블로그
- [맛집 추천] 홍대 가성비 마라탕 맛집 / 친절하고 음식이 빠르게 나.... 2026-07-11 · 핸님의블로그
- [홍대 합정 맛집] 깔끔함에 반하고 맛에 놀라는 ‘손오공마라탕 서.... 2026-07-07 · 『One and ONLY』
- [합정 마라탕] 손오공마라탕 서교점, 깔끔한 채수 국물에 아아+아이.... 2026-05-18 · ❤️오늘의소현❤️
- Intro. 2026年 02月 제주 (feat. 집 계약) 2026-05-08 · 낭만을 배워가는 -ing · via Daum
- 26년 3월, 10년만에 돌아간 학교 30대 신입생 신학기 일기 2026-03-14 · Tout ce que j'aime
- 홍대 마라탕 손오공 마라탕 서교점, 맵기 조절로 아이도 뚝딱! 2026-03-12 · 이를테면, 기록
- [1월]2월 말에 정리하는 1월 이모저모..😶 2026-02-25 · 겨울거북 · via Daum
- [내돈내산 리뷰] 채수마라탕의 깔끔함에 빠지면 너 답도 없숴 손오.... 2026-02-23 · 행복설계자 문둥
- 홍대 합정 비건옵션 손오공마라탕 서교점 2026-02-03 · 비건한끼 하실래요?
- 2026년 1월 2026-01-17 · 끄적끄적 일기장
- 합정 마라탕 맛집 손오공 마라탕 2.5단계 / 3단계 후기 2026-01-07 · mari,sea · via Daum
- 다음 해의 문을 여는 인사, 메리 크리스마스 2025-12-27 · ROOM 618. · via Daum
- 일주일만에 이미양과자 3번간 애 2025-12-10 · 인생마이웨이 · via Daum
- 홍대 자취생이 인정한 손오공 마라탕 : 인정함니다 2025-11-04 · 00년생 먹고살고 이야기 · via Daum
- 비오는날 먹기 좋은 홍대입구 합정역 서교동 마라맛집 마라탕 꿔바로우 2025-09-28 · 춍비 블로그 실험실 · via Daum
Of 372 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 19 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.