Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
Gyeongju Yissi
경주이씨 "Gyeongjuissi" is a family name, not a food: the Yi (Lee) family of Gyeongju, one of the largest clans in Korea, in the way an English pub might be The Howards of York. Nothing on the sign refers to what is cooked. One writer notes with some delight that she is a Gyeongju Yi herself. Three others connect the shop to Cheongju Hanssi, another clan name, a Seongsu restaurant that has since closed.
Korean · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
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Gyeongjuissi is a Korean drinking house in a back lane behind Ttukseom station in Seongsu. The name is a family name, not a food — the Gyeongju Yi are one of Korea's largest clans, and the sign says nothing else. Inside there are about ten seats, every one of them at a counter facing the kitchen; there is not a single table to sit across. Orders go straight onto the griddle in front of you and come back as small plates — pancakes, grilled fish, a broth — between ₩3,000 and ₩20,000. Several writers call it a Korean tapas bar. The drink is the point: rice wines, clear rice wines and distilled spirits, a drink required per head, and a different glass for each one. Evenings only; there is no lunch. The thirty posts we read run from March 2024 to September 2026, and thirty different people wrote them.
The basics
| Address | 서울특별시 성동구 왕십리로8길 19-6, 1층 (성수동1가) 19-6 Wangsimni-ro 8-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0507-1398-0936 |
| Typical spend | ₩3,000 – ₩20,000 |
| Floor area | 30 m² |
| Status | In business |
11 posts say it is walkable from the station.
When it opens
| Open | Daily | 17:00–23:00 7 of 23 posts last seen 2026-09 |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 17:00–24:00 2 of 23 posts last seen 2026-07 | |
| Open | Mon–Sat | 17:00–23:00 3 of 23 posts last seen 2025-11 |
| Open | Daily | 17:30–23:00 2 of 23 posts last seen 2025-09 |
| Open | Weekdays | 17:30–23:00 5 of 23 posts last seen 2025-06 |
| Open | Weekends | 17:00–23:00 5 of 23 posts last seen 2025-06 |
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
- There is nowhere to sit facing each other. Twenty-six posts say every seat is at the counter, and the ones that count them cluster around ten — eight say ten, one says eight, one works it out as not quite five pairs. So you sit shoulder to shoulder, which one writer likes (easier to talk, she says, than across a table) and another worries about: three or more, she thinks, and the far end drops out of the conversation. Three posts do describe parties of three, and none of them complains. With no tables, the luggage goes on the wall — ten posts mention the hooks for bags and coats along the wood panelling behind the stools. One post, a party of three in January 2026, instead writes that the tables are well spaced; since that contradicts everything else, we have not counted it.
- Six posts state that everyone at the counter has to order a drink, one of them explaining it as the trade for how cheap the food is; two say it is printed on the menu. One notes a corkage fee. In another, a driver did not drink, and the writer shrugs it off — the rest of us were never going to stop at one. Nobody says clearly whether the rule is per person or per table. If someone in your party is not drinking, ring and ask. There is a way round it either way: drinks are sold by the glass — the wine of the day at ₩6,000, a traditional-spirit highball at ₩9,000 — and one writer who does not drink at all had a cola while her fiancé handled the rest.
- Nobody calls it expensive — all twenty-two posts that discuss price say the opposite, usually by pointing out that nothing on the main list passes ₩20,000. One writer simply asks whether you would believe the plates in her photographs cost ten and eighteen thousand won. What they do not say is that the prices have moved. The prawn-and-water-dropwort pancake and the courgette one were both ₩8,000 in September 2024 and ₩10,000 by February 2025; the toastie went from ₩8,000 to ₩9,000; the pork ribs are written at ₩16,000, ₩17,000 and ₩18,000 in that order over eighteen months, and the rockfish climbs the same way. Do not price this place off a 2024 post. Only one complaint about money appears anywhere: nine thousand won for a toastie, which the writer ate, enjoyed, and still thought was too much. Just one post totals a bill — ₩44,000 for two people, three plates and two drinks.
- The posts overlap on what actually gets done for you. Six describe the meat being grilled and cut in front of them; eight say that if you name the dish, the owner picks the drink to go with it; eight more note that every drink arrives in a different glass. Single incidents recur in the same register: a chocolate milk per head, handed over before the drinking started, to line the stomach; two glasses of makgeolli and a can of beer for a birthday cake spotted on the counter; a glass repositioned so a photograph would come out. It is not unanimous. A November 2024 writer files the owner as gruff and says she would go back anyway. A January 2026 writer had read a lot of reviews calling the place unfriendly, and reports something in between — not rude, not especially warm, not one for small talk, just someone getting on with the cooking. The favourable posts outnumber those two heavily, but they belong on the page. Some posts describe one person running it and others a couple, so which of them was on that night may be part of the answer.
- The night's ingredients sit on ice in front of the customers. Six posts mention the display; three of them realise it doubles as a stock list — you can see what is left. One explains that a fixed amount is prepped each day and that is that; another puts it as first come, first served; and one writer who arrived around eight found a good deal of it already sold out. Five describe a separate board of that day's specials, and what was on it differs every time — oysters, rockfish, flounder, the dried-pollack broth. If you are coming for something in particular, come early.
- Eleven posts say it is close to Ttukseom station and then name different exits — seven say exit 7, one says 6, one says 8, and one gets the station wrong altogether and writes Seongsu. On time, six say two or three minutes' walk, one says under five, and one measures it from Seoul Forest park at under ten. Three give a distance in metres, but those figures come off the shop's listing, so we have not counted them. Three warn that the lane is easy to miss the first time, one of them admitting she circled before spotting it. The most useful direction anyone leaves: take the side road by the entrance to the old Ttukseom ferry landing, and it is in the building behind.
What 29 bloggers said
We read all 29 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (0) and “Friendly staff” (18).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 3 · no 6 |
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| Large portions | yes 2 · no 5 |
Things you can check on site
| Counter seating only | 26 of 29 posts |
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| Cooked to order | 21 of 29 posts |
| Open kitchen | 17 of 29 posts |
| Reachable by transit | 11 of 29 posts |
| Bag storage | 10 of 29 posts |
| Toilet inside | 9 of 29 posts |
| Second floor | 8 of 29 posts |
| Takes reservations | 8 of 29 posts |
| Waiting area | 7 of 29 posts |
| Chef credentials | 6 of 29 posts |
| One drink per person required | 6 of 29 posts |
| Beer served | 4 of 29 posts |
| Shared restroom | 3 of 29 posts |
| Prepped daily | 3 of 29 posts |
| Time limit on the table | 3 of 29 posts |
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
What people order
The prices here are what bloggers wrote down in their posts, and they may have changed since. Check Naver Place for the current menu and prices. This list is not a menu board — it counts what bloggers actually ordered and ate. Check on Naver Place
Parking
3 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 3 of 29 posts |
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There is no parking at the door; the shop is down a lane. The phrase "no parking" sits in the shop's own listing, though, and several posts simply carry it over — so we have counted only the three who looked. One says the lane made it obvious and she parked elsewhere before even trying; two advise the municipal car parks nearby. But a January 2026 post says there is a car park two minutes' walk away — without naming it or saying what it costs, and no other post mentions it. Bear in mind as well that you are expected to order a drink here.
Who came, and with whom
| Date | 6 of 29 posts |
|---|---|
| Group visit | 3 of 29 posts |
| Came by car | 2 of 29 posts |
| Solo visit | 1 of 29 posts |
| Family visit | 1 of 29 posts |
Getting there
Naver Map has a full English mode — Settings → Language → English. In Korea it gives better walking and transit directions than Google Maps.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 8 of 29 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 9 of 29 posts |
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 3 |
The registered address says ground floor, but you climb to get in. Ten posts mention stairs, and eight of those try to name the level: three call it the first-and-a-half floor, two say half a flight up, two simply say the second floor, and one calls it a ground floor that behaves like a first. One writer spells out the discrepancy — the listing says ground floor, she says, but it is really about a floor and a half. Not one post counts the steps, mentions a handrail, or says anything about a ramp or a lift. Nobody says whether a wheelchair or a pushchair can get in — which means we do not know, not that it cannot. Ring and ask if it matters. Worth knowing too that once you are inside, every seat is a high stool at a counter.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · 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 disclosing payment2 of 29 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves13 of 29 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 29 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Booking is said to close early in the evening, but the posts give three different cut-offs — 6.30pm (March 2024), before 7pm (November 2024), and a window from 5.30 to 7 (September 2025). After that, nobody puts a time on it. Plenty of posts mention that the shop takes bookings through two apps, but most are copying the listing, so we have only counted the eight who say they actually booked. Past the cut-off it is walk-in, and seven posts describe the sheet by the door: write your name, and they phone when a stool frees up. One writer rang ahead and asked to be put on that sheet from home. Three posts note a two-hour limit on the seat when people are waiting.
- Opening hours and closing days do not agree, and the pattern looks like a change over time. Seven posts say it shuts on Sundays, and all seven were written between March 2024 and November 2025; ten say it opens every day, and eight of those come after November 2025. Opening time moves the same way — 5.30pm in the older posts, 5pm in the newer, with four singling out Saturday as the early one. Closing is eleven at night in most, midnight in two (September 2025 and July 2026) and in a third from August 2026. One post, from January 2026, warns that the kitchen shuts around twenty to ten — a claim nothing in the other twenty-nine supports. We are not going to pick a winner. If you are going late, ring first.
- Nine posts say the lavatory is inside the room, two of them placing it right at the back. Three say it is not split by sex, one adding that you had better lock the door. One calls it small. Three describe what is in it, and they describe the same things: hand wash and hand cream, mouthwash and breath spray, a comb, hair rollers, an eyelash curler, tweezers, tampons. Not one says how wide the door is, what the handle is like, or whether there is room to turn around inside.
- Two posts declare money. One carries a single #ad tag on a clip at the very top; the other, a single #sponsored tag buried in a clip mid-post. Read the prose only and you miss both. Thirteen declare the opposite — they paid — though one of those was a client meeting and the writer jokes that the company card paid. The remaining fifteen say nothing either way. Eleven posts record getting something free without it being a sponsorship: six a welcome drink or a tasting pour, four a dish sent out unasked — scorched rice, a bowl of tea-soaked rice, tangerines, a yoghurt drink — and one, two glasses of makgeolli and a can of beer because there was a birthday cake on the counter. A free glass looks routine here, but a table that got one is not the table that got nothing. One cluster is worth noting: three posts from 9 and 16 November 2025 all report the same welcome pour — a yuzu makgeolli that had just been served at the APEC summit in Gyeongju — and two of those three are the two that declare sponsorship.
- The posts do not agree about how much food arrives. Five say it is little: the plates are not generous, one writes; cheap, so not large, says another; small-plate portions; small enough to suit two light eaters; not enormous, but not a single mouthful either. Two say the opposite, and they mean different things — one fed two people on two dishes for ₩28,000, the other found a single order of pork ribs enough for two. The first group fits what the place is doing: pairs routinely order three or four plates, and one party of three worked through eight. Eight posts treat it as the second stop of an evening rather than dinner. Only one dish draws an actual complaint about quantity — the stir-fried pork cartilage.
- Ordinary soju seems to have come off the list. A March 2024 writer was relieved to find a bottle of it on a traditional-drinks menu; a November 2024 writer ordered it without thinking. But by September 2025 someone turns up wanting soju and is told there is none. The soju named in later posts — Dokdo, Hwayo, Yeowoo, at ₩15,000 to ₩45,000 — is the distilled kind, which is not the green-bottle drink most people mean. Check before you go if that is what you are after. Four posts mention local beer instead, a Seongsu pale ale and a Seoul Forest lager; one of them, in August 2026, adds that the brewery making it has since closed.
- Six posts say the owner holds a sommelier's qualification in Korean traditional drink. The phrasing hardly varies, and it always sits beside an account of being asked what you like and handed something to match — so it is probably a line heard at the counter and passed on. One writer credits the explanation of her makgeolli to the sommelier on the premises; another specifies that it is the wife. No post names the body that issued it or what it covers, and we have not verified it. Three also describe the cook as having come from fine-dining Korean kitchens, but that sentence appears verbatim in the shop's own booking-app blurb, so we have not counted it. One more thing we could not confirm: three posts connect this place to a Seongsu restaurant called Cheongju Hanssi — also a clan name — that has since closed. One guesses it is the same owner; one says the dried-pollack broth was its signature and lives on here; one came looking for this place after eating there. We count only that three people wrote it.
Sources (29)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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Of 237 candidate posts we opened 87 and kept 29 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.