Soup and riceKorean
Bonga Seolleongtang
본가설렁탕 Bonga means 'the original house' or 'head house', and seolleongtang is a milky ox-bone soup; the posts describe the broth simmering in a huge cauldron at the entrance.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
Bonga Seolleongtang is an ox-bone soup house in a two-storey standalone building on the main road across from the west lake at Seokchon Lake. A huge cauldron simmers broth by the entrance. The core is seolleongtang at 15,000 won and the tripe-laden bongatang at 17,000 won, with pricier oxtail soup (33,000), braised oxtail (99,000) and mixed boiled beef (68,000). Every table has crocks of cabbage kimchi and radish kimchi plus chopped scallions to help yourself, and the soup arrives nearly unseasoned for you to salt to taste. Eight posts went with family, four with friends. We read 30 posts from November 2024 to October 2026; 25 describe an actual visit (one was a different restaurant, four were lists or passing mentions).
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 송파구 석촌호수로 204, 지상1,2층 (석촌동)204 Seokchonhosu-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩99,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 630 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 19 posts: 15 wrote Weekdays 08:00–22:00, 15 wrote Weekends 07:30–22:00, 2 wrote Daily 08:00–22:00.
| Weekdays | 08:00–22:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 07:30–22:00 | |
| Daily | 08:00–22:00 | 2 of 19 posts |
Rows without a count: 15 of 19 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
- Food comes fast. Six posts say the soup arrived almost as soon as they ordered; none complained of a wait for food.
- Nobody reported queuing. Four posts walked straight in, one noting there is no afternoon break so a mid-afternoon visit was roomy. Lunchtime posts do describe a full house, hard to find an empty seat.
- The broth comes almost unsalted. Seven posts say they seasoned it themselves; one added plenty of coarse salt and still needed salted shrimp. One post found the kimchi, by contrast, much saltier than at their neighbourhood soup place.
- It reads as easy with children. Of nine posts that mention kids, seven saw high chairs; one counted four or five, said staff brought them the better one, and that several staff came over to soothe the baby.
1 more
- Two posts mention 100-won coins left at the counter so diners can get a free vending-machine coffee.
What 25 bloggers said
seolleongtang
Large portions
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (15) and “Roomy” (9).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- High chairs 7 of 25 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 6 of 25 posts
- Origin labelling posted 5 of 25 posts
- Valet parking 4 of 25 posts
- Takeout 4 of 25 posts
- Parking capacity 4 of 25 posts
- Second floor 3 of 25 posts
- Open kitchen 3 of 25 posts
- Floor seating 2 of 25 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 2 of 25 posts
- Private room 1 of 25 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 25 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 25 posts
- Beer served 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
24 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 24 of 25 posts |
|---|
Parking is what people talk about most. All 24 posts that mention it parked in the restaurant's own lot out front. One guessed it holds about 20 cars, another about 50, and four mention valet service. One post explains it is self-parking when quiet and free valet when busy; another was told they could leave the car a while after closing. Nine posts say they drove.
Who came, and with whom
- Came by car 9 of 25 posts
- Family visit 8 of 25 posts
- Came with children 5 of 25 posts
- With a friend 4 of 25 posts
- Group visit 1 of 25 posts
- Date 1 of 25 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 25 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
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 3 of 25 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 25 posts read) |
There is a lot of seating. Three posts mention a second floor, one counted more than 20 four-person tables, two mention floor seating and one (November 2024) saw a private room at the back. One diner on the floor seats said it felt like sharing a table with strangers.
We don't know whether there is a step at the entrance, whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in, or whether there is a lift to the second floor. Nobody wrote about it, which isn't the same as saying there isn't one.
Only one post mentions the toilet, saying it is in the corridor, which doesn't settle whether it's inside the restaurant. Separate men's and women's toilets appear only in copied listing info, not in anyone's own account.
No one mentioned: Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · 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 themselves8 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way17 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 12 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Prices are consistent from June to October 2026, with seolleongtang at 15,000 won. Seven posts call it expensive and two say it's pricey but worth it. A September 2026 post says the braised oxtail has become much pricier, now 99,000 won, but gives no earlier price, so we can't say when or from what it rose.
- On opening hours, 15 posts agree on 8:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and 7:30 to 22:00 on weekends, mostly copied from listing info. Two say 8:00 to 22:00 daily, one says 7:00 to 22:00, and one copied a '24 hours' line from Naver Map that matches no other post. Two say there is no afternoon break; one notes it closes on Chuseok day itself.
- Several posts copy station names such as Seokchon Gobun and Seokchon, but only one actually arrived by public transport (by bus). No one timed the walk from a station.
- Nine posts give the phone number, 02-414-5945. As for reservations, one post saw another customer arrive with a phone booking; none of the writers booked themselves.
- Two 'Jamsil top 5' posts from the same blogger in September and October 2026 are word-for-word identical templates with no sign of a visit, so we didn't count them. Nor did we count a 'Seoul breakfast top 10' list.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 석촌호수 맛집 본가설렁탕 주차 편한 설렁탕맛집 2026-10-12 · 사랑짱누나의 블로그 · via Daum
- 잠실 석촌호수 맛집 본가설렁탕, 주차 편한 노포 감성 찐맛집 2026-10-07 · DAON daily log
- 서울 석촌호수 노포감성 정통 설렁탕 맛있는 집 | 본가설렁탕 2026-10-04 · 몰입일기
- 잠실 석촌호수 맛집 아이랑 가기 좋은 '본가설렁탕' 내 돈 내산 2026-09-30 · 라라의 시소로그(SISO&MOM) · via Daum
- 잠실 석촌호수맛집 정통설렁탕집 본가탕 본가설렁탕. 2026-09-30 · 맛집살인마(맛집폭격기)
- 서울 1박 2일 여행 코스 추천 | 롯데월드 눈치게임 실패? 웨이팅 찐후기 & 맛집까지 2026-09-29 · SYUN DAY · via Daum
- [잠실/석촌] 석촌호수 주차 가능한, 30년 된 본가 설렁탕 내돈내산 2026-09-26 · my mustard yellow couch
- 석촌호수 맛집, 본가설렁탕 재방문 내돈내산 2026-09-25 · 즐거운 나날들, 라리렐레:)
- 석촌호수 근처 가마솥에 끓이는 설렁탕 노포 <본가 설렁탕> 2026-09-18 · 초코펄 라이프 · via Daum
- 잠실 석촌호수근처 맛집추천 깊고 구수한 국물, 든든한 한끼 본가설.... 2026-09-14 · 눈누난나의 제주의 일상
- 송파석촌호수맛집 노포 본가설렁탕 꼬리찜 2026-09-14 · 감성충만의 와인앤다인(Wine and Dine) · via Daum
- 예봉산 산행 -천주교묘지에서 예봉산에서 팔당역코스(예봉산3코스+.... 2026-09-13 · 감성충만의 와인앤다인(Wine and Dine)
- 잠실 고기 많이 주는 설렁탕 맛집 내돈내산 2026-09-12 · solebl · via Daum
- 서울 송파구 석촌호수 맛집 본가설렁탕, 손님 가득한 설렁탕 찐맛집 2026-09-06 · 먹고 노는 heestory
- 석촌 호수 맛집 | 석촌호수 가마솥 설렁탕 맛집, 본가설렁탕 후기 2026-09-04 · our_archive_
- 석촌동 본가설렁탕｜석촌호수 근처 오랜 전통 맛집, 꼬리곰탕 후기 2026-08-31 · 하월드 기록보관소
- 석촌호수 맛집, 잠실사람들은 다 안다는 본가설렁탕 2026-08-29 · 술렁술렁블로그
- 서울 잠실 맛집_본가 설렁탕 2026-08-27 · 바난의 신혼일기
- 잠실 석촌호수 맛집 처가의 오래된 단골 맛집, 현지인 추천 본가설.... 2026-08-24 · 행복한 린둥이네의 흠뻑흠뻑 육아 일상 맛집 이야기
- [잠실맛집추천] 서울 오신 부모님 모시고 간 본가설렁탕 내돈내산 .... 2026-07-16 · MAN.eya_Universe
- 잠실 맛집 본가설렁탕 꼬리곰탕 설렁탕 포장 내돈내산 2026-06-24 · 소소한 이야기
- 잠실 석촌호수 설렁탕 대표 맛집 30년이상 운영한 노포식당 '본가설.... 2026-06-22 · 미식의 은혜
- 서울 설렁탕 맛집투어 잠실 설렁탕 맛집 본가설렁탕 2026-02-28 · 강남 맛집 연구소 · via Daum
- 송파 잠실 롯데월드 근처 오래된 맛집 "본가 설렁탕"(+넓은 주차장, .... 2025-11-05 · 삶의 목적="행복"
- 잠실 본가설렁탕 석촌호수맛집 주말 방문후기 2024-11-14 · 퐁퐁데이ఇ
Of 322 candidate posts we opened 86 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.