Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
Chinese
Horu
호루 Horu is the Korean reading of the hanja 好樓 on the wooden sign — 'good' and 'pavilion' or 'upper storey'; one regular reads it as simply 'a good house'.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
Horu is a Chinese-Korean restaurant behind a brown glass door on the ground floor of an alley off Seongdeokjeong-gil 105, across from the Daiso at Ttukdo Market in Seongsu. One chef cooks everything in an open kitchen and extrudes the noodles in-house. Jjajangmyeon is 8,000 won, seafood jjamppong 12,000, fried rice 9,000 and sweet-and-sour pork 17,000 (dishes are sized for two); seating is a bar facing the kitchen plus about four four-person tables. Of the 25 visits we read, 23 ordered the sweet-and-sour pork. We read 30 posts dated 10 May to 5 October 2026; 25 are first-hand visits, four were about other restaurants and one was a compilation of other people's reviews.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 성덕정길 105, 이내과의원 1층 (성수동2가)105 Seongdeokjeong-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- TodayToday
- Phone0507-1342-3810
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩28,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 56 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 10 posts: 7 wrote Monday 11:30–21:00, 7 wrote Tuesday 11:30–21:00, 7 wrote Wednesday 11:30–21:00.
| Monday | 11:30–21:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | 11:30–21:00 | |
| Wednesday | 11:30–21:00 | |
| Thursday | 11:30–21:00 | |
| Friday | 11:30–22:00 | |
| Saturday | 11:30–22:00 | |
| Break | 14:00–17:30 | 3 of 10 posts |
| Last order | Monday 20:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
| Last order | Tuesday 20:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
| Last order | Wednesday 20:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
| Last order | Thursday 20:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
| Last order | Friday 21:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
| Last order | Saturday 21:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
| Last order | 14:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
| Closed | Sunday | 9 of 9 posts |
Rows without a count: 7 of 10 posts.
3 other values
| Break | 14:30–17:30 3 of 10 posts last seen 2026-09 | |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:30–17:30 4 of 10 posts last seen 2026-06 | |
| Last order | 20:00 2 of 5 posts last seen 2026-08 |
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
- The talking point is the sweet-and-sour pork's coating. Of 23 posts that describe texture, 19 call it crisp, and nearly all add that it is not hard — 'shatters like crisply fried fish skin', 'so full of air I thought I was eating a puffed snack'. Several note the sauce comes separately and has no vegetables in it; one was handed an empty dish for soy sauce to dip in instead.
- Eighteen posts mention the open kitchen. Several watched the chef cut dough and run it through a noodle machine as each order came in. The bar faces the wok directly; one writer found the wok noise made conversation hard.
- Nine posts call the place clean, usually pointing at the kitchen — 'not a speck of grease'. One watched the chef scrub inside the ducts after closing. On the other hand, one writer said smoke lingered in the room and another that food smells cling in the small space.
- Fifteen posts describe a mix of bar seats facing the kitchen and regular tables; three count six bar seats, one counts eight. Pairs are steered to the bar — one post says so plainly, another was refused an empty table and minded, and a third couldn't take a vacant four-top because it was held for a reservation. Solo diners at the bar are mentioned too.
2 more
- Six posts call the prices low or fair; none call them high. Two people paid 38,000 won for jjamppong, fried rice and sweet-and-sour pork in one post. Two posts, though, found the pork portion modest for the price, and most pairs ordered one dish plus two meals.
- Three posts from June and July say peanuts were set out while you wait. September posts list the basics as pickled radish, raw onion and black-bean paste and say nothing of peanuts — which may only mean nobody mentioned them.
What 25 bloggers said
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Crispy batter
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (19) and “Clean” (9).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Food comes slowly | yes 8 · no 5 |
|---|---|
| Had to wait | yes 2 · no 6 |
| Large portions | yes 2 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
- Open kitchen 18 of 25 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 15 of 25 posts
- Complimentary starter 3 of 25 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 25 posts
- Cooked to order 1 of 25 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 25 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 25 posts |
|---|
Two posts say there is no parking of its own and point to the Seongsu 2-ga 1-dong public lot nearby. One writer parked there (Seongdeokjeong-gil 115) and found it nearly full even on a weekday; another simply thought parking looked difficult. Other parking notes are copied listings.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 6 of 25 posts
- Date 6 of 25 posts
- Family visit 3 of 25 posts
- Came by car 1 of 25 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.
From the station
3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
Floor: the address says ground floor, but no writer described the floor or any stairs from experience — nobody mentioned it, which is not the same as there being none.
No post says whether the entrance has a step or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. We don't know.
No post says where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender. We don't know.
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 themselves8 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way17 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 26 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 11 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Eight posts say food came slowly, five say it did not. Times given: '20 to 30 minutes', 25, 15 and 7 minutes. Several quote a sign inside warning of delays because one person cooks — that is the restaurant's own notice. The quick visits were mostly right after opening or at quiet hours.
- Waiting depends on timing. Two posts waited: one team ahead around 7 pm on a Saturday, and 30 minutes before 6 pm on a weekend, taking a paper number and standing outside — there is no remote queue. Six walked straight in, and two hedged that there is usually a line. One July post says the kitchen stopped seating guests around 7:30 pm because ingredients ran out.
- Five posts call the room small, one calls it fairly spacious; a few separately note the tables are well spaced.
- Posts put it 12 to 13 minutes' walk from exit 3 of Seongsu station; three writers walked it. Two others hedge — one suggests a bus because it is far, another says it is walkable — and none names a bus route. Several walked past the alley and had to double back.
- Hours: posts broadly agree on closed Sundays and closing at 9 pm Monday to Thursday, 10 pm Friday and Saturday. The afternoon break is 3:30-5:30 pm in four posts from May and June 2026, but 2:00-5:30 (three posts) or 2:30-5:30 (three posts) from July on — it seems to have moved earlier between June and July, so check the current start time. Last orders are 8 pm (9 pm Fri-Sat), and one post saw a notice that the waiting list closes an hour before closing.
- Three posts give the phone number as 0507-1342-3810. One writer understood reservations are by phone only, with no booking app, and saw an empty four-top held as reserved.
- One post from 27 September 2026 stitches together the Naver listing and 'five reviews' by others, so we left it out of the counts. Where posts paste a block of hours, parking, takeout or corkage info, we treat that block as copied and not as evidence.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수 호루 솔직후기, 2주 만에 두 번 간 중식당 / 웨이팅 ,중식 혼밥.... 2026-10-03 · 이구구의 바로 지금
- 성수 맛집 호루 중식당, 탕수육 삼선짬뽕 볶음밥 후기 2026-09-30 · 좋아하는 곳과 맛있는 순간을 기록합니다.
- 성수에서 인생 탕수육을 만날 줄은 몰랐다 '호루' 2026-09-30 · 소중한 일상들에서 만난 작은 공간
- [맛집멋집] 성수 ‘호루’ 2026-09-29 · 얼렁뚱땅 일상 · via Daum
- 성수 맛집 내돈내산 자꾸 생각나는 인생 중식당 호루 2026-09-25 · 먹져니의 웨딩 준비
- 09.19 해피 생일 기록 2026-09-21 · J log
- 성수 깔끔한 중식집[호루]짜장면 탕수육 2026-09-13 · 숨니는어디숨니 · via Daum
- 공시생 일기 8 : 연애는 해야지 (성수 데이트) 2026-09-13 · 기록 상점
- [성수동] 또또또간집 가성비 좋은 뚝도시장 근처 중국집 1티어 탕수.... 2026-09-11 · 순간은 시간으로, 방황은 방향으로
- 8월 일상 2026-09-09 · 루나의 작고 소중한 일상
- [일상] 누적 방문자 1000명 달성 시골쥐 언니와 성수&뚝섬 한강공원 (.... 2026-09-07 · 이곳은 졔블로그 입니다.
- [성수동 맛집] 오래 걸려도 정말 맛있었던 탕수육 맛집 ‘호루’ 2026-09-05 · Wanna Do
- 성수동 찐맛집 중식당 호루 내돈내산 후기 2026-08-28 · 대외활동일기
- 성수 레전드 중식 찐 맛집 🍜 호루 2026-08-13 · 또쿠ʕ•ﻌ•ʔ · via Daum
- 서울 성동 성수 뚝도시장 중식당 【 호루 】 - 인생 탕수육! 튀김.... 2026-08-08 · 의식의 흐름대로 쓰는 블로그
- 성수동 중국집, 찐 중식맛집 발견 호루 2026-07-24 · 팡팡자의 일상기록
- [성수동] 연무장길 근처 뚝도시장 1티어 인생 중식 찐맛집 '호루 好.... 2026-07-23 · 순간은 시간으로, 방황은 방향으로
- (성수동)호루...탕수육,볶음밥 2026-07-18 · 유전취식미식가
- [성수] 중국집 호루 후기 2026-07-13 · 곰털이최고야
- [성수] 호루 [송정] 금은방 2026-07-01 · 맛집깨기
- 성수 탕수육 맛집 데이트 추천 내돈내산 리얼 후기 | 호루 2026-06-17 · 레모냥의 기억 저장 장치
- 성수 신상 중식당 호루 삼선 짬뽕밥 유린기 2026-06-13 · 그날의ㄱ 향수 서른마흔다섯 방울...
- 서울 성수동- 볶음밥과 탕수육.../호루(好樓) 2026-06-03 · 퍄노조율사의 블로그
- 성수 뚝도시장 근처 특별한 탕수육 맛집, 호루 2026-05-26 · Fixer's story
- [서울/성동구] 성수 뚝도시장 중식당 인생탕수육 맛집 | 호루 2026-05-10 · UNETINE
Of 286 candidate posts we opened 98 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.