Gilpost · Mapo-gu, Seogyo-dong
Noodle houseJapanese
Udon Kaden
우동카덴 Kaden is written 花伝 on the sign — literally 'flower' and 'transmission'; none of the posts explain the choice.
Compiled from 23 blog posts read in fullSources →
Chef Jeong Ho-young's udon shop sits in a lane beside Mecenatpolis, a few minutes' walk from exit 2 of Hapjeong station. It serves more than twenty cold (bukkake, zaru) and hot udon on thick, chewy house-made noodles, from 9,000 won for kake or zaru udon to 15,000 won for the cream and herring bowls, plus sides such as onigiri at 3,000 won and ebi mayo at 8,000 won; with one udon per person you get one free extra portion of noodles. Many posts remark on the size of the bowls. Closed Sundays; phone 02-6463-6362. We read 30 posts dated 7 July to 15 October 2026: 24 describe a visit (the earliest in March 2026), 5 are roundups or listings, and 1 was set aside because it was about the Yeonhui-dong flagship.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 양화로7안길 2-1, 1,2층 (서교동)2-1 Yanghwa-ro 7an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-6463-6362
- Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩30,000
- From the station7 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 145 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 17 posts: 6 wrote Saturday 11:30–20:30, 5 wrote Weekdays 11:30–21:30, 4 wrote Mon–Sat 11:30–21:00.
| Weekdays | 11:30–21:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon–Sat | 11:30–21:00 | |
| No day given | 11:30–21:00 | 2 of 17 posts |
| Saturday | 11:30–20:30 | 6 of 17 posts |
| Break | 14:40–17:30 | 9 of 15 posts |
| Last order | 20:30 | 8 of 11 posts |
| Closed | Sunday | 16 of 16 posts |
Rows without a count: 4 of 17 posts.
4 other values
| Open | Weekdays | 11:30–21:30 5 of 17 posts last seen 2026-10 |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Saturday | 11:30–21:00 4 of 17 posts last seen 2026-10 |
| Break | 15:00–17:30 5 of 15 posts last seen 2026-10 | |
| Last order | 21:00 3 of 11 posts last seen 2026-10 |
The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- Expect a line. Of the 20 posts that discuss waiting, 16 waited, and the times they give are 10, 10, 15, 19, 20, 30 and 40 minutes — the 40 was a Saturday lunch. Several arrived 15–30 minutes before opening to find a queue already, and some were cut off at opening and handed waiting numbers 3 and 15. You register on the Tabling tablet at the door or remotely; two posts say remote sign-up opens at 11:40, and one says that before opening there is no tablet, so people line up on both sides of the door and the order is unclear. Two posts say the whole party must be present to be seated, and one says there are no advance reservations. Two posts walked straight in (around 7:30 on a weekday evening, and 'a little early').
- The room is small and the tables are close together; all 9 posts that mention its size say it is cramped. The table counts they give are about five 4-tops and ten 2-tops, five and nine, and six 2-tops with seven 4-tops; another estimated about 30 seats. Two posts describe 2-tops along both walls and 4-tops in the middle, two say you can hear every word from the next table, and one says there are only tables, no counter.
- The tempura stays crisp even sitting in the sauce: 9 posts describe it as crisp — one was surprised the chicken tempura kept its crunch while soaked, another that the squid held its texture in the broth. One post noted the chicken inside was faintly pink and tender, almost sous-vide.
- The kitchen is open: 8 posts say you can watch the cooking, one enjoyed seeing the noodles being made, and one was reassured that every cook wore a cap. Two posts say not to expect to see Chef Jeong himself here.
2 more
- The bowls are big. Of the 5 posts that comment on quantity, 4 found it generous — one was stunned at the bucket-sized serving — while a solo diner called it a normal single portion. Several note that the bowl's depth makes it look larger.
- It is close to the station: all 7 posts that describe the walk call it short — one, two, or 'under five' minutes from exit 2 of Hapjeong station.
What 23 bloggers said
toriten bukkake udon
Crispy batter
We read all 23 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (9) and “Cramped” (9).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 16 · no 2 |
|---|---|
| Friendly staff | yes 2 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
- Open kitchen 8 of 23 posts
- Reachable by transit 7 of 23 posts
- Second floor 4 of 23 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 4 of 23 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 23 posts
- Large windows 1 of 23 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 23 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
4 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 4 of 23 posts |
|---|
There is no parking. Of the 13 posts that touch on it, 4 say so from experience and the rest copy 'no parking' from an info block. The two posts that drove parked in nearby paid lots (such as Hapjeong H Square) or further away and walked; several suggest the Mecenatpolis garage.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 4 of 23 posts
- With a friend 3 of 23 posts
- Came with children 2 of 23 posts
- Date 2 of 23 posts
- Solo visit 2 of 23 posts
- Came by car 2 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
It is close to the station: all 7 posts that describe the walk call it short — one, two, or 'under five' minutes from exit 2 of Hapjeong station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 4 of 23 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 23 posts read) |
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 23 posts read) |
There is now a second floor. All 4 posts that mention it describe visits from September 2026 on. A fifth-time visitor wrote that only the ground floor used to be open, and found the upstairs window seats bright and calm with their wood tones; others said the extra seats upstairs kept the wait short, or that staff opened the second floor while they were waiting.
No post says whether there is a step at the entrance, whether a wheelchair or stroller fits, or whether there is a lift to the second floor. One post places the main room on the ground floor and four mention the upstairs, but how you get up there is unknown. One family post notes there are no high chairs, though children's tableware is available.
The toilet appears to be outside the restaurant: one post says you have to step out, and another only mentions a toilet sign on the outside stairs. Nobody says whether it is separated by gender or how big it is — that is unknown, not absent.
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 saying they paid themselves9 of 23 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 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.
| 2026-10-14 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 | 2 posts in one day |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 12 |
| 2026-10 | 9 |
What we do not know
- Service gets mixed reports: two posts found the staff kind (one played peek-a-boo with a child; another felt welcome dining alone) and two did not. Two August 2026 visits describe a wrong order that took 20 minutes, and later arrivals being served first, answered with a free drink but no apology. Others got their food in five or seven minutes.
- The opening hours copied into posts come in two versions. Sunday closing is agreed by 16 of 17. For weekdays, 12 give 11:30–21:00 (break 14:40–17:30, last order 20:30) and 5 give 11:30–21:30 (break 15:00–17:30, last order 21:00); for Saturdays it is 20:30 closing in 7 versus 21:00 in 4. Both versions appear throughout July to October, so we cannot tell whether the hours changed. Check before you queue remotely.
- The waiting system and seating have changed. A fifth-time visitor in September 2026 wrote that you used to write your name on paper at the door and stand outside until called; now it is the Tabling app. Posts from August 2026 visits already use Tabling, and the second floor first appears in September visits. We do not know exactly when either changed.
- Posts disagree on when cold udon is available: one heard that all cold udon is sold only from May to September, while two posts that copied the menu say only some items, such as lime cold udon, are seasonal. October posts still ate cold bukkake udon. Menu prices were the same across posts from July to October 2026.
Sources (23)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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Of 367 candidate posts we opened 53 and kept 23 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.