Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
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AKASAKA CLUB
아카사카 크라부 Akasaka Keurabu Akasaka is a Tokyo nightlife district and kurabu is the Japanese way of saying 'club' — a name meant to evoke a small Tokyo yakiniku bar.
Compiled from 7 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Japanese-style yakiniku bar on a side street of Seongsu, between Seongsu and Ttukseom stations, where you grill over your own charcoal brazier. The posts that went ordered the thick-cut premium tongue (130 g, 38,000 or 39,000 won), the Akasaka chef's set (79,000 won) and the three-way tongue platter (39,000 won), with Kirin draft (9,000 won) or highballs. Seating is mostly bar, with a few tables. Two posts say it used to be called Horumon Gyusang. We read 30 posts dated 30 May to 9 September 2026. We set aside 15 about a two-day bagel pop-up next door, and did not count seven news posts about the owner, singer Kang Hyun-soo of V.One, or one neighborhood list, since none of them went. Seven posts are actual visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 성수일로12길 14, 1층 (성수동2가)14 Seongsuil-ro 12-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-2205-0116
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩79,000
- Floor areaFloor area 70 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 4 posts: 3 wrote Sunday 15:00–22:00, 2 wrote Weekdays 16:30–23:00, 2 wrote Saturday 15:30–23:00.
| Weekdays | 16:30–23:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 15:30–23:00 | |
| Sunday | 15:00–22:00 | 3 of 4 posts |
| Last order | Mon–Sat 22:00 | 2 of 3 posts |
| Last order | Sunday 21:00 | 2 of 3 posts |
Rows without a count: 2 of 4 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
- It is mostly bar seating with only a few tables — four posts say so, one counting about three group tables and what looked like a single private room. One post says there are four-seat tables but the bar gets better service; another enjoyed watching the meat being sliced right in front of the bar.
- You grill the meat yourself over a charcoal brazier at your seat — three posts say so. One notes the grill is small, so you cook two or three pieces at a time; another warns the heat builds and things burn, and that a late order of rib suffered once the coals faded. Staff told one table the grilling order for the set.
- Two posts brought their own bottle. In June 2026 a Saturday visit paid 30,000 won corkage on wine and was handed plastic glasses (the writer had read corkage is waived on non-Saturdays over 50,000 won a head). In September 2026 corkage was free on bills over 100,000 won, and the writer brought whisky and got glasses with ice.
- Three posts booked — CatchTable for a Sunday dinner, Naver booking for 5 p.m. on a Saturday, and one urging CatchTable. None waited. One was the first dinner guest on a May evening; another found the bar still not full at 7 p.m. on a Saturday and thought two people could walk in. One notes a two-hour limit when the bar is full.
2 more
- Two posts saw a wall covered in celebrity autographs. That the owner is singer Kang Hyun-soo of V.One comes from seven August 2026 news posts that repeat the same story; only one visitor mentioned it, and only in passing.
- Three posts call it expensive. One puts most meat at around 30,000 won a portion and says two people pass 100,000 won quickly with a few sides.
What 7 bloggers said
teuksang ujeol
No wait
We read all 7 in full. The most common claims are “Expensive” (3) and “No wait” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 4 of 7 posts
- Has tables 4 of 7 posts
- Beer served 3 of 7 posts
- Takes reservations 3 of 7 posts
- Meat arrives fully grilled from the kitchen — no grill at the table saying it is not 3 of 7 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 2 of 7 posts
- Corkage free — bring your own drink 2 of 7 posts
- Time limit on the table 1 of 7 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 7 posts
- Free refills 1 of 7 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 5 of 7 posts
- Family visit 1 of 7 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 visitor said what floor it is on or whether there are steps; the '1st floor' is from the registered address.
We don't know whether the entrance has a step or takes a wheelchair or stroller — not that there is a problem, just that no one wrote about it.
No one said where the toilet is. A copied 'separate men's and women's toilets' line in one post is registry info, so we didn't count it.
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 themselves1 of 7 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way6 of 7 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 15 posts we gathered, 8 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.
| 2026-08-15 | 4 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 2 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
What we do not know
- The name changed: a June 2026 post says it was formerly Horumon Gyusang, and a September 2026 writer visited several times under that name three years earlier. No one says it moved, and we do not know when the name changed.
- A September 2026 writer who had been about three times titled the post 'won't go again', preferring another place at the same price; a June writer wasn't sure about returning. One found the tongue chewy rather than tender, and one found the three-cut platter small.
- Opening hours come only from listings copied at the top of four posts. Three agree on 16:30–23:00 on weekdays and 15:00–22:00 on Sundays (last order 22:00, 21:00 Sundays). Saturday opening splits 15:30 (two) versus 16:30 (one), and one gives a flat 15:00–23:00. Nobody mentions a closing day. Three posts give the same phone number, 02-2205-0116.
- No visitor described walking from a station; the exit numbers and the 572 m figure are copied listings. One post says it sits away from Seongsu's busy main strip.
- Of the seven visits, five were couples and one was with a sibling. No one went with friends or a group, so we can't say how it works for larger parties.
Sources (7)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 芒種 2026-09-09 · 張河眞 · via Daum
- 안갈집 / 성수 야키니쿠 맛집 아카사카 크라부_발렌타인 15년산 콜키.... 2026-09-01 · 맛있는 시선과 신나는 프레임
- [7월 일상 2]다 군만두고 싶어 꿔바로우 보릿자루 같은 나 2026-09-01 · C'est la vie! · via Daum
- #10 2026년 제일 더운 날 2026-08-24 · 혜진 · via Daum
- [내돈내산]_[맛집리뷰_9 / 성수동 야끼니꾸 맛집] 아카사카 크라부 성.... 2026-06-18 · 현생살기 프로젝트중 ~
- 북성수_아카사카 크라부 북성수에 즐기는 야끼니꾸 2026-06-15 · 성수동여자 다이어리
- 성수 | 아카사카크라부 성수본점 주말 저녁 예약 후기 (성수맛집, 야.... 2026-06-04 · 라미갱이의 하루
Of 304 candidate posts we opened 79 and kept 7 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.