Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
Mexican
El Molino
엘몰리노 Elmollino El Molino is Spanish for 'the mill'; posts relay that the name points to grinding corn, since the kitchen makes its own masa for its tortillas.
Compiled from 22 blog posts read in fullSources →
El Molino is a Mexican bistro on the ground floor of a building tucked down a residential alley off Seoulsup 2-gil, and several posts describe it as the first restaurant of chef Jin Ubeom, the 'Korean Taco King' from Culinary Class Wars. Most diners booked a dinner table and had the six-course Taco Tasting Menu: one starter, four tacos and a dessert. The course cost 43,000 won in autumn 2025 and 46,000 won in posts from May–June 2026. À la carte tacos come three to an order at 24,000–27,000 won (Aug 2025 menu), and many diners added a tequila or mezcal pairing. We read 30 posts from August 2025 to September 2026, set aside one about a different restaurant, and counted 23 first-hand visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 서울숲2길 19-18, 1층 (성수동1가)19-18 Seoulsup 2-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone070-7575-0793
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩46,000
- Floor areaFloor area 48 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 14 posts: 12 wrote Weekends 12:00–22:00, 10 wrote Weekdays 17:30–22:00.
| Weekends | 12:00–22:00 | 12 of 14 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekdays | 17:30–22:00 | 10 of 14 posts |
| Break | Weekends 14:00–17:00 | 9 of 10 posts |
| Closed | Monday | 10 of 12 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
- You book ahead here. Eleven posts say they reserved, through CatchTable or Naver. One weekday-evening diner saw no walk-in parties at all. One post says CatchTable slots open on the 1st and 15th of each month with a 10,000 won per-person deposit, but the CatchTable blurb pasted into two other posts says 'no deposit', so that detail is unsettled.
- It is a small room. Six posts call it small or cramped. One diner counted three two-tops, two four-tops and a bar seating four; another was seated at the bar despite booking. A third says pairs tend to get the window seats, which are tight and not very comfortable.
- Five posts mention the open kitchen where you can watch the cooks; one adds that each taco arrives freshly made and still warm.
- Six posts call the food spicy, mostly about the habanero oil in the opening aguachile; one says the finish was hotter than expected. Two posts note that staff ask about cilantro when you order.
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- Six posts are return visits. Not all were happy: one diner, back for the first time since 2023, called it a rather disappointing visit.
What 22 bloggers said
Baeteodeu piswi tako
Crispy batter
We read all 22 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (7) and “Returning customer” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Takes reservations 11 of 22 posts
- Open kitchen 5 of 22 posts
- Beer served 4 of 22 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 2 of 22 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 2 of 22 posts
- Cooked to order 1 of 22 posts
- Wine served 1 of 22 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 6 of 22 posts
- Came by car 1 of 22 posts
- Group visit 1 of 22 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.
Getting inside
No post describes which floor the room is on from experience; only the address says ground floor.
Nobody says whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. That means unknown, not absent.
No post mentions where the toilet is or whether it is split by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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 themselves6 of 22 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way16 of 22 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 28 posts we gathered, 6 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.
| 2026-06-06 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | 3 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Prices have changed over time. The tasting course was 43,000 won in posts from Aug–Dec 2025, 45,000 in Mar–Apr 2026 and 46,000 from Apr–Jun 2026; the full agave pairing went from 65,000 won (Sep 2025) to 70,000 (May 2026). Four posts call it expensive and one calls it good value. One pair spent about 110,000 won on two courses plus drinks. Most à la carte prices come from a broadcast write-up that copied the August 2025 menu.
- Two posts found the portions small, one saying they would not fill a grown man; none called them generous.
- Two posts complain about seating. One diner (Oct 2025) was put on a warped corner sofa seat and, on mentioning it, was told that seat is just like that.
- One summer diner says the door was left open and insects in the room made the meal uncomfortable; it is a single report.
- The 'five to seven minutes from Seoul Forest or Ttukseom station' lines are copied info; the only first-hand remark is that it is a fair walk from Seoul Forest station. Another post warns that the alley is dim after dark, so head for the shop's lights.
- No post reports queueing; two diners only mention lingering outside after arriving early for their booking.
- Many posts recommend it for dates, but none says the writer went with a partner. Those who named company went with friends (six) or as a group of four (one).
- Fourteen posts list hours, all copied from listings. Weekday opening is given as 17:30 in eleven, 17:45 in two and 17:00 in one; weekends are mostly 12:00–22:00 with a 14:00–17:00 break. Closing days split: Monday in ten posts, Monday and Tuesday in two. Check before you go.
- Seven posts give the phone number as 070-7575-0793, two as 0507-1329-0793 and one as 0507-1381-2644. Everyone who booked did so via CatchTable or Naver; nobody mentions booking by phone.
- Four posts from 25–26 August 2025 that summarise the same SBS TV segment in the same order were left out of the counts, as were a chef profile and a list of Mexican restaurants.
Sources (22)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수 엘몰리노 : 서울숲 타코 맛집 (흑백요리사 코리안타코킹 식당) 2026-09-17 · 성실하지만 다소 넋나간 박루시
- 멕시칸 타코 좋아하시면 성수 서울숲 엘몰리노 El Molino 2026-09-15 · 비범하다
- 서울숲 맛집 엘몰리노｜성수동 타코 맛집, 멕시코 음식 고급지게 제.... 2026-08-31 · 좋아하는 게 많아 얕고 넓은 인간
- 엘몰리노(elmolino), 타코 테이스팅 메뉴 / 서울숲 / 뚝섬 / 성수 2026-08-16 · Ju
- 성수맛집) 흑백요리사 셰프의 멕시칸 레스토랑, 엘몰리노 후기 2026-07-07 · 어쨌든, 오늘도 행복하게
- 서울숲 멕시칸 맛집 엘몰리노 추천 메뉴 및 후기 2026-06-29 · 리미의 다이어리
- [성수] 성수 타코 맛집, 분위기까지 완벽했던 엘몰리노 솔직 후기 2026-06-19 · 수호서우맘 여행·맛집·육아
- [내돈내산] 뚝섬역 멕시칸 다이닝 '엘몰리노' EL MOLINO 타코 테이스팅 .... 2026-06-09 · 취향다락실
- 성수 멕시칸 타케리아 끝판왕, 엘몰리노 타코 테이스팅 메뉴 내 돈 .... 2026-05-14 · 자유로운 2ssu의 주관적인 맛집과 여행정보 공간
- 성수 멕시칸 맛집 EL MOLINO✨아야카짱의 맛집 탐험#19 2026-05-11 · 아야카짱의 일기장
- [서울/성동구/서울숲] 엘몰리노 성수, 타코 테이스팅 메뉴 2026-04-21 · 취향, 일상 기록.
- 다시 서울숲, 그리고 다시 성수동 타케리아 엘몰리노 타코 오마카세.... 2026-04-10 · 서진주 작가의 컬처와 설레는 인사이츠(Insights)
- [서울/성동구] 서울숲 성수동 맛집, 타코의 신세계! 엘몰리노 2026-04-06 · 도도의 하루하루
- [데이트 코스 추천] 타코 코스요리는 '엘몰리노' 2026-03-23 · 소루의 행복한 세상
- 엘 몰리노 [El Molino] - 정통 멕시칸 타코를 코스로 즐길 수 있는 성수.... 2026-03-12 · 아재의 입맛
- [성수동/멕시코] 엘몰리노 EL MOLINO 2026-02-26 · Der Zeit ihre Kunst,
- 기념일 & 연말에 가기 좋은 서울숲 타코 맛집 ‘엘몰리노’ 상세 리.... 2025-12-19 · 시오잡화점
- [성동구/성수] 서울숲 타코 맛집 · 타코 오마카세 멕시칸, 멕시코 전.... 2025-10-09 · Mingoo's Life
- 성수 엘몰리노. El Molino 2025-10-05 · :
- [서울/성동구] 엘 몰리노, El Molino (2) 2025-10-01 · gourmet KZ
- 서울숲 맛집ㅣ흑백요리사 멕시코 타코 오마카세 엘몰리노 솔직 후기 2025-09-10 · 순간과 행복의 기록 · via Daum
- [성수] 맛있는 타코들의 향연, 타코 오마카세 <엘몰리노> #코리안타.... 2025-09-03 · 맛있는 기록, 앙도레
Of 346 candidate posts we opened 76 and kept 22 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.