Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
KKIK
끽 서울 Kkik Seoul A half-basement wine bar in a quiet Seongsu lane, run single-handed by its chef-sommelier, pouring natural and conventional wine beside plated small dishes and pasta.
Other · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
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KKIK Seoul is a wine bar in the half-basement of a red-brick building, five to eight minutes' walk from Seoulsup station. The name comes from the Korean for savouring something fully and the Chinese character for eating and drinking. One person — chef and sommelier both — cooks, serves and pours. Inside there is an L-shaped counter of eight seats wrapped around an open kitchen, plus two tables for two, and you order from a QR code at your place. Natural and conventional wines come by the glass or the bottle; the food runs from small plates through pasta and meat to dessert. Five in the evening until eleven, closed Mondays. It opened in June 2026, and all twenty-two posts we read fall between that July and September.
The basics
| Address | 서울특별시 성동구 성수일로3길 4-13, 지1층 (성수동1가) 4-13 Seongsuil-ro 3-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0507-1312-3413 |
| Typical spend | ₩6,000 – ₩28,000 |
| Floor area | 53 m² |
| Status | In business |
9 posts say it is walkable from the station.
When it opens
| Open | Daily | 17:00–23:00 13 of 13 posts last seen 2026-09 |
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| Closed | 월요일 13 of 13 posts last seen 2026-09 |
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
- One person does all of it — cooks, serves, chooses the wine. One writer remarks that the menu is impossibly long for a one-man bar; another simply asks how he manages. Which can mean waiting: one notes that because he does the cooking, the service and the pairing, things can come slowly, and are worth it; another found him quick as well as tidy. There are twelve seats: eight at an L-shaped counter around the open kitchen, and two tables for two. Sit at the counter and you watch everything being made — nine posts say so. One praises the chairs as soft enough to stay in all evening; one notes hooks for bags under the counter. Five advise booking ahead precisely because it is a one-man room; Naver takes reservations, and booking is what gets you a table rather than the counter.
- Keeping natural and conventional side by side is what this bar is. All twenty-one posts talk about the wine. Four note that a glass can be either, at ₩12,000–13,000, and one that glasses turn up which are not on the list. Reds come chilled as well — one writer, who drinks everything cold, praises them for it; another was given an ice bucket with the bottle. The menu suggests a wine against each dish, and if you would rather not choose, several say to hand it to the chef. Corkage is allowed for a fee. Since the point is the wine, leave the car — as one writer puts it plainly.
- Eleven posts are about the owner, which in a one-man bar is half of what there is. Counting what arrived free: a welcome bite in four (cheese and roast tomato on bread), a dessert in two, and in one a dish not yet on the menu, handed over to taste. Six describe being asked what they like and having a wine chosen and explained. One notes he carries small talk easily; all three writers who came alone say the counter was comfortable. One post says he worked at a restaurant in Sinyongsan, which we could not verify, and another that he says he was never formally trained and cooks better than that suggests. Nobody reports being treated badly.
What 21 bloggers said
We read all 21 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (11) and “Quiet” (7).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
| Wine served | 21 of 21 posts |
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| Counter seating only | 16 of 21 posts |
| In a basement | 14 of 21 posts |
| Open kitchen | 9 of 21 posts |
| Reachable by transit | 9 of 21 posts |
| Takes reservations | 5 of 21 posts |
| No seats — takeaway only | 3 of 21 posts |
| Toilet inside | 3 of 21 posts |
| Coupon | 2 of 21 posts |
| Chef credentials | 1 of 21 posts |
| Outdoor terrace seating | 1 of 21 posts |
| Cooked to order | 1 of 21 posts |
| Bag storage | 1 of 21 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
6 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 6 of 21 posts |
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There is no parking. Six posts say so and point at paid lots nearby. Nobody says they parked. Two are more specific: one suggests ringing ahead about parking or using a paid lot; the other says flatly that there is nothing suitable in this area and that, it being a wine bar, you should leave the car. One names a tower car park. No post gives a rate. The station is close — nine put it at 477 metres and five to eight minutes from Seoulsup exit 1, and one notes a bus stop a minute away.
Who came, and with whom
| Solo visit | 3 of 21 posts |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 of 21 posts |
| Family visit | 1 of 21 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
| In a basement | 14 of 21 posts |
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| Toilet inside | 3 of 21 posts |
| Separate restrooms | yes 0 · no 1 |
Nobody wrote down whether you can get in without steps. Across twenty-two posts the words wheelchair, threshold, ramp, lift and stroller never appear. Fourteen posts do say the room sits half a level below the street, but only one of them looked at the way down — "it's a half-basement, so you take the stairs" — and that writer did not say how many steps there are, whether there is a handrail, or whether another way exists. That is not the same as saying you cannot get in: nobody looked.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 payment4 of 21 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way17 of 21 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 22 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 |
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| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 9 |
| 2026-09 | 10 |
What we do not know
- It is a half-basement, down a flight of stairs. Fourteen posts say so. But not a proper cellar: one writer makes the point that because it is only half down, there is daylight and a view out, which makes it far pleasanter than the usual basement wine bar; another describes the window as a picture frame. No post mentions a lift, and none says how many steps there are, whether there is a threshold, or whether a wheelchair or pushchair could get in — we do not know, which is not the same as no. The lavatory is inside (three posts). One notes it is unisex; one that it was spotless and stocked with hair ties, floss and mouthwash.
- Four posts disclose an arrangement, which out of twenty-one is not a small share. One opens by saying it was written after a tasting voucher from the business; two carry #ad at the end; one puts it in the title outright — sponsored, but genuinely recommended. The other seventeen say nothing either way, and saying nothing is not the same as taking nothing. The writing is bunched: all twenty-two fall between 21 July and 19 September 2026, in a bar that opened that June. They are not copies, though — no pair shares any meaningful run of text, and each ordered differently. One we excluded entirely, because it says so itself: its pictures were generated by AI, and it states that this is not a review of a visit but an assembly of a food director's write-up, the shop's public information and other people's reviews.
- Seven posts call it quiet, and here that is a function of size. With twelve seats, one writer contrasts it with the kind of bar where you shout; another puts it down to being off the main road, in a lane. Which is why almost every post says the words blind date and anniversary. But those are mostly suggestions, not accounts: only eight say who they actually came with — three couples, one with her mother, three alone, one with a friend. Queuing barely comes up: not one describes waiting, and one walked in at nine on a weekday. With twelve seats, it reads less like a place without a queue than one that fills by reservation.
Sources (21)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수 데이트 야장 와인바 끽 서울 훈남 사장님까지 느좋이야 2026-09-15 · 푸드디렉터 김유경의 테이스티코리아
- 성수 파스타 맛집 끽서울 다녀온 후기, 파스타에 와인 한잔 2026-09-11 · 여행과 맛있는 것, 그리고 나의 취향기록
- 성수동 숨은 와인 양식 맛집 끽 서울 2026-09-08 · 옥슐랭의 맛집저장소
- 분위기 좋은 성수 와인바 “끽 서울” 2026-09-07 · 빛나는 써니의 인쌩일기
- 끽서울 서울숲 와인바 성수 데이트코스 추천 2026-09-07 · 가용 블로그 · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 데이트코스 끽서울 오리다리&오렌지덕주, 양송이구이 2026-09-06 · 스힝의 패션&뷰티 / 맛집&카페 · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 느좋 소개팅 성공각 '끽 서울' 2026-09-06 · ●ㅅ●성수동 맛집 사냥꾼 · via Daum
- 서울 성수 와인바 | 분위기 맛집 데이트 추천, 끽 서울 2026-09-06 · 놀고 먹는 이야기
- [성수 와인바] 끽 서울_비스크 딸리아뗄레, 우니 카펠리니, 다크초콜릿 테린느, 레드&로제 와인 2026-09-02 · 욘팡이의 일상 · via Daum
- 성동 성수동 _ 서울숲역 성수역 분위기 좋은 와인바 데이트 소개팅 .... 2026-09-01 · 블로그
- 서울숲 데이트 맛집 끽 서울 훈남 사장님 계신 와인바 혼술 가능 2026-08-26 · 몽몽의 먹어야 사는 블로그
- 성수 서울숲 와인바 끽서울ㅣ파스타 맛집 데이트코스 추천(+와인리스트,주차,예약) 2026-08-25 · Space · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 끽 서울 소개팅 하기 좋은 서울숲 데이트 장소 추천 2026-08-24 · 밍밍 · via Daum
- 뚝섬 | 데이트하기 좋은 서울숲 와인바, 끽 서울 2026-08-23 · Antifreeze · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 끽 서울 데이트하기 좋은 곳! 2026-08-15 · Beauty & life, 효니스타일♥ · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 ‘끽 서울’ 조용한 골목에 위치한 성수 데이트코스 성수 맛집 2026-08-11 · 반짝이는 나만의 하루 일기 : ) · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 끽 서울, 서울숲에서 분위기 좋게 즐긴 와인과 메뉴 5가지 2026-08-11 · urban chill ✨ · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 분위기 좋아 소개팅 하기 좋은 끽 서울 2026-08-01 · 그럼에도 불구하고 직진
- 서울숲 와인바 끽 서울ㅣ분위기 끝판왕 성수 와인바 맛집 추천! 2026-08-01 · 헤븐포미의 지금 여기
- 성수동 와인바 | KKIK 나만 알고싶은 맛집 2026-07-28 · 나의 심해 · via Daum
- 성수 와인바 파인다이닝급 요리와 내추럴 와인의 완벽한 페어링 신.... 2026-07-21 · 예니 일상 이야기
We opened all 133 candidate posts and kept 21 as evidence.