Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
Japanese
MESI
메시 Mesi Meshi (めし) is Japanese for cooked rice or a meal — two posts relay that the name means 'rice, a meal'.
Data as of · Published ·
Mesi is a Japanese home-style rice-bowl restaurant in the 'Seongsu Salon' building on Sangwon 2-gil, a short walk from Ttukseom Station exit 5. Salmon sake-don and suki-shabu cost 14,500 won, beef and chicken bowls 10,500 won, and mentaiko cream udon 11,500 won, each served as an individual tray with miso soup and pickles. Posts up to March 2026 give each of these 500 won lower. We read 30 posts dated 12 June 2025 to 1 October 2026; 26 are visits to this restaurant, and four were about other places and set aside.
The basics
| Address | 서울특별시 성동구 상원2길 3, 1층 (성수동1가) 3 Sangwon 2-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul |
|---|---|
| Phone | 02-461-1121 |
| Typical spend | ₩2,500 – ₩14,500 |
| Floor area | 50 m² |
| Status | In business |
18 posts say it is walkable from the station.
When it opens
Of 19 posts: 13 wrote Weekdays 11:30–21:30, 12 wrote Saturday 11:30–20:30, 3 wrote Mon–Sat 11:30–21:30.
| Open | Weekdays | 11:30–21:30 13 of 19 posts last seen 2026-10 |
|---|---|---|
| Open | Saturday | 11:30–20:30 12 of 19 posts last seen 2026-10 |
| Open | Mon–Sat | 11:30–21:30 3 of 19 posts last seen 2026-09 |
| Open | 11:30–21:30 3 of 19 posts last seen 2026-03 | |
| Break | Saturday | 15:00–17:00 11 of 17 posts last seen 2026-10 |
| Break | Weekdays | 14:30–17:30 11 of 17 posts last seen 2026-10 |
| Break | 14:30–17:30 5 of 17 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
| Last order | 20:45 3 of 11 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
| Last order | Weekdays | 20:45 8 of 11 posts last seen 2026-09 |
| Last order | Saturday | 19:45 8 of 11 posts last seen 2026-09 |
| Closed | Sunday 17 of 17 posts last seen 2026-10 |
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.
These hours are counted from the posts we read. Shops change them without notice — check Naver Place before you go. 
Place — check hours
What sets it apart
- There is a kotatsu table at the back where you sit on the floor with shoes off. Twelve posts mention it; three actually sat there. One found it already taken, and another skipped it because of a husband's bad knees. The rest of the room is mostly two-person tables with some for four.
- Fourteen posts said portions were large. Two posts separately noticed that the salmon bowl has salmon all the way under the onions, not just on top. Ten described the salmon as thickly cut.
- Expect a wait at lunch. Nine posts waited or saw a queue; one arrived around 12:30 on a weekday to five groups ahead, another said they had to sign up and wait on every visit. Names go on a handwritten list at the door. Posts that came around 6 pm on a weekday, late in the evening, or right at weekday opening were seated at once, and one noticed a line forming right behind them.
- Eighteen posts describe a one-to-five-minute walk from Ttukseom Station, mostly from exit 5; one said exit 3 and another exit 4.
- Nine posts called it good value. One pair paid 24,000 won for a salmon bowl and a chicken bowl (August 2025); another paid 46,000 won for four dishes (January 2026). Several said this is cheap for Seongsu.
- Six posts said the mentaiko cream udon was not greasy, including one writer who normally avoids cream dishes.
- Six posts called it quiet; one ate alone on a weekend evening and counted two other solo tables. Eight called the room small, one called it roomy.
- Seven posts mention draft beer and four ordered it. The free glass for solo diners on weekday evenings is a menu promotion that many posts repeat; no writer received it themselves (one heard a friend did).
- Six posts went with friends, two with a partner, one with a mother, one with a group of coworkers, and one alone. Plenty of posts call it good for solo dining, but only one writer actually went alone.
What 25 bloggers said
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (14) and “Thick cut” (10).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
| Reachable by transit | 18 of 25 posts |
|---|---|
| Floor seating | 12 of 25 posts |
| Beer served | 7 of 25 posts |
| In a basement | 7 of 25 posts — saying it is not |
| Open kitchen | 4 of 25 posts |
| Parking capacity | 3 of 25 posts |
| Large windows | 3 of 25 posts |
| Step at the entrance | 3 of 25 posts |
| Cooked to order | 1 of 25 posts |
| Shoes off at the door | 1 of 25 posts |
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
What people order
The most ordered dish is yeoneo hanmari deopbap (연어 한마리 덮밥) — 22 of 25 posts.
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
What to order
Sides, and what comes with it
To drink
Parking
3 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 3 of 25 posts |
|---|
Many posts copy the note that a designated street space (16-32-26) out front is the restaurant's. Three posts describe parking in their own words, splitting between three spaces (two posts) and two (one). One suggests the Seongsu 1-ga public lot about three minutes' walk away when it is full.
Who came, and with whom
| With a friend | 6 of 25 posts |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 of 25 posts |
| Family visit | 1 of 25 posts |
| Group visit | 1 of 25 posts |
| Solo visit | 1 of 25 posts |
Getting there
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 7 (of 25 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Step at the entrance | 3 of 25 posts |
No post puts it below ground. Of seven posts that mention the floor, four say second floor, one says ground floor, and two say the door is up about half a flight of stairs — it seems to sit a few steps above the street.
No post entered with a wheelchair or stroller. Three mention climbing stairs to the door, and none mention a lift or ramp — which means nobody wrote about one, not that there isn't one.
No post describes the restroom from experience. One post's info box says it is inside and unisex, but that reads as copied listing data, so we did not count it. We don't know.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · 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 themselves3 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way22 of 25 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Prices went up. Posts from August 2025 to March 2026 list the salmon bowl and suki-shabu at 14,000 won, beef and chicken bowls at 10,000 and cream udon at 11,000; posts from July 2026 on show each 500 won higher. A May 2026 post still says 14,000 but covers several visits, so we can't date it. The large-size surcharge is given as 2,000 won in one post and 7,000 in another.
- Twenty posts give opening hours, nearly all copied from the listing: weekdays 11:30–21:30 (break 14:30–17:30, last order 20:45), Saturdays 11:30–20:30 (break 15:00–17:00, last order 19:45), closed Sundays. One post gives the weekday break as 14:30–15:30.
- Seven posts list the phone number 0507-1321-1121. Two relay that only the first dinner seating (17:30) can be booked, and one went at opening because lunch takes no reservations. We have not confirmed this.
- Two batches of posts follow a shared template. Posts from October 2025 to July 2026 repeat the 'rice-bowl master on Japan's OBS' line, the chef's three picks, and a near-identical sentence about the yakimochi (five posts); four posts from August–September 2026 end with the same hashtag set. None discloses sponsorship, and three say they paid themselves. The chef's training and TV appearance come from the restaurant's own signage, so we did not count them.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [뚝섬/성수] 아늑한 분위기의 든든한 일본식 맛집 | 메시(MESI) 2026-10-01 · 소소한 일상
- [성수/뚝섬 맛집] 성수동에서 발견한 덮밥·일식 맛집 "메시", 메뉴 3개 뿌신 후기 2026-09-25 · ( ͈ര ̫ര ͈) ꫂ ၴႅၴ · via Daum
- 메시 (성수동 덮밥 맛집_연어 한 마리 덮밥, 야끼모찌) 2026-09-24 · 성수동 가죽공방 문워크 · via Daum
- 성수동 맛집 메시｜연어 한마리 덮밥과 명란크림우동 후기 2026-09-24 · 펭두‘s blog · via Daum
- 뚝섬역 일식 맛집 추천! 맛과 가성비 모두 잡은 성수 '메시' 2026-09-23 · ʚ 정이의 리뷰로그 ɞ · via Daum
- 뚝섬역 성수동 데이트 일본 가정식 전문 맛집 추천 메시(めし) 2026-09-18 · 아무 날 아무 말
- 성수동 일식 데이트 메시, 뚝섬역에서 즐긴 명란크림우동과 연어덮.... 2026-08-27 · 밸류크리에이터 : 세상의 모든 것
- 성수동일식당 I 뚝섬역 1분, 비 오는 날 더 좋았던 성수동데이트 맛.... 2026-08-17 · 해오니의 일상
- 성수동 뚝섬역 근처 덮밥 맛집, 메시(MESI) 2026-08-07 · 송 현
- 솔직후기 뚝섬역·성수역 일본식 덮밥 맛집 "메시" 내돈내산 후기 2026-07-22 · 뽀또의 블로그
- 성수동데이트 뚝섬역 1분 거리 일식집 메시 스키야끼, 연어덮밥 후.... 2026-07-02 · 더 좋은 나를 위해, 더 좋은 날을 위해
- 뚝섬역 일본 가정식 맛집 | 성수 메시에서 닭고기덮밥과 스키샤브 .... 2026-06-20 · 서딱이의 슬기로운 일상:✿
- 메시 : 성수동데이트 맛집 발견! 일본 방송에도 나온 덮밥 고수 셰프.... 2026-06-04 · 데일리결
- 서울 성수/뚝섬 일식점 메시 (Mesi) 2026-05-18 · 먹고 노는 블로그
- 뚝섬역 맛집 추천 :: 일본식 가정식 밥집 메시 성수 2026-03-08 · Good Luck
- 서울 성수동 메시 MeSi : 한강 데이트코스 일식집 맛집 솔직후기 2026-03-03 · 엔조이윰쓰 PICK
- [서울/성수동] 추운 날씨에 더 생각나는 따뜻한 일본 가정식 덮밥 한.... 2026-01-26 · 러비집사의 서윗한 하루ෆ
- 혼밥러를 위한 정갈한 성수 밥집 | 메시 MESI 2026-01-18 · My violet light
- 뚝섬역 맛집 성수동일식당 가성비 성수혼밥 메시 스키야끼 연어덮.... 2026-01-02 · 리뷰감자의 온갖리뷰
- 성수동데이트 때 딱 좋은 메시 스키샤브와 연어한마리덮밥까지 완.... 2025-11-30 · 마늘젤라투의 히든 라이프
- 성수동일식당 완벽한 한끼, ' 성수 메시 MeSi ' 2025-11-06 · Waitthere
- 성수동 맛집 메시 - 뚝섬역 일본식 덮밥 오야코동 2025-10-16 · 씅연띠의 소소한 Memory Travelogue
- 성수동일식당 메시 mesi 정갈한 일본 가정식 덮밥 2025-10-07 · 낮술의 느리게 걷는 여행
- 🍣 성수동데이트 <메시(Mesi)> – 친정엄마와 평일 점심 데이트로 다녀온 일본 가정식 맛집 💛 2025-10-06 · 럭키맘의 일상 · via Daum
- *메시(Mesi)ㅣ성수 ・ 뚝섬역 일식 맛집 추천ㅣ혼밥하기 좋은ㅣ연어.... 2025-08-27 · bonheur !
Of 430 candidate posts we opened 89 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.