Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
Noodle houseKorean
KAL
칼 Kal Kal is the Korean word for knife, as in kalguksu (knife-cut noodles); one post notes the KAL sign is drawn as a clam-and-noodle motif.
Compiled from 15 blog posts read in fullSources →
KAL sits in the Seongsu Silup building at 126 Seongsu-iro, near exit 2 of Seongsu Station, and serves clam kalguksu and chive sujebi. A bowl runs 10,000 to 11,000 won, and every order comes with a small bowl of barley rice under radish salad, plus kimchi. Mung-bean pancake is sold by the full or half plate. Most posts describe it as a weekday lunch spot with a line of office workers. We read 22 posts from October 2024 to July 2026. We set aside 7 of them, which were about Korean Air (KAL), the Seogwipo KAL Hotel, or a Mega Coffee branch. The other 15 are all first-hand visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 성수이로 126, 1층 (성수동2가)126 Seongsui-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-465-1733
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩35,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 40 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 8 posts: 4 wrote Saturday 11:00–15:30, 3 wrote Weekdays 11:00–21:00.
| Weekdays | 11:00–20:30 | 2 of 8 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 11:00–15:30 | 4 of 8 posts |
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 4 of 7 posts |
| Break | Weekdays 15:00–17:00 | 3 of 7 posts |
| Last order | 20:00 | 2 of 7 posts |
| Last order | Weekdays 20:30 | 3 of 7 posts |
| Last order | Saturday 15:00 | 2 of 7 posts |
| Closed | 토요일·일요일 | 2 of 7 posts |
| Closed | Sunday | 5 of 7 posts |
1 other values
| Open | Weekdays | 11:00–21:00 3 of 8 posts last seen 2024-10 |
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The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- Expect a line at lunch. Of the 11 posts that mention waiting, 8 had to wait. Two describe writing your name on a whiteboard outside the door, and one counts three chairs for people waiting. One writer arrived around 11:30 to find one party ahead, and more than five parties lined up behind them after they got in. The 2 posts that walked straight in came on a Saturday at 12:30 or after the office lunch rush.
- The mung-bean pancake keeps coming up as crisp: 8 posts say so, one comparing its outside to a cracker. An October 2024 post notes that a full plate comes as two pieces rather than one large one, which makes it easy to share. One February 2025 post disagrees: it found the pancake overfried and hard, and left some.
- You order from your seat: 5 posts describe a kiosk or tablet at the table where you order and pay up front. One post says staff took their order while they were still in line, so they never used the kiosk.
- It is a small room. The 6 posts that describe the seating say it is mostly two- and four-person tables. A November 2025 post counted about four two-tops and three tables for three or four; a July 2026 post put it at about 10 seats. One post calls it cramped. A solo diner sat at the last four-top, then moved to a two-top when one opened up.
1 more
- Four posts from October 2024 to August 2025 mention free dumplings for writing a review. Later posts don't mention it, and a January 2026 post ordered the dumplings off the menu. We don't know whether the offer has ended.
What 15 bloggers said
bajirak buchu sujebi
Crispy batter
We read all 15 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (8) and “Clean” (5).
What they liked
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 8 · no 2 |
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Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 6 of 15 posts
- Self-order screen 5 of 15 posts
- Review event 4 of 15 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 15 posts
- High ceiling 1 of 15 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 15 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 15 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 1 of 15 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 15 posts
- With a friend 1 of 15 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
2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
We don't know which floor it is on. The address says first floor, but no post describes the floor from a visit. Nobody wrote about it.
We don't know whether the entrance has a step or can take a wheelchair or stroller. That doesn't mean there is a problem; no one wrote about it.
We don't know whether the restroom is inside the shop. Two posts copy "separate men's and women's restrooms" from the listing, but no one describes using 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 themselves8 of 15 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way7 of 15 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2024-10 | 3 |
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Prices have gone up. Posts from October 2024 to February 2025 give 10,000 won for the chive sujebi and 9,500 won for clam kalguksu. From August 2025 the sujebi is 11,000 won, and a November 2025 post has the kalguksu at 10,000 won. A full plate of mung-bean pancake went from 9,500 won (October 2024) to 10,000 won (March 2026). No one calls it expensive; 5 posts say it is good value.
- All the opening hours are copied from the shop's listing, and they shift over time. Three October 2024 posts give weekdays 11:00-21:00, Saturday 11:00-15:30 (one says 15:00), closed Sunday. A March 2025 post has weekdays closing at 20:30. From August 2025 posts say it is closed on both Saturday and Sunday. A January 2026 post gives 11:00-20:00 with weekends off, and a March 2026 post gives Monday to Friday 11:00-15:00. We can't tell from the posts whether dinner service has stopped. Every post that lists a break gives 15:00-17:00.
- The posts don't settle on one kind of company. There is one solo visit, one with a partner, and one with a friend; a few others went with a spouse or coworkers.
- Seven posts list the same phone number, 0507-1368-7040. One October 2024 post copies "reservations" from the listing, but no one says they actually booked.
Sources (15)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수동 직장인 점심 찐맛집, 쫄깃한 부추수제비와 바지락칼국수 전.... 2026-07-23 · 공기놀이 놀자
- [성수맛집] 성수에서 애매하게 배고플 때 자꾸 생각나는 곳, 바지락 .... 2026-06-23 · Be my min
- 성수 직장인 점심맛집 칼 KAL 부추수제비 녹두전 후기 2026-03-06 · 이것저것 기웃기웃 하는 블로그
- [ 칼 KAL ] 성수동 바지락수제비 녹두전 맛집 내돈내산 2026-01-13 · 소피아의 일상
- 성수 점심 맛집 부추수제비 바지락칼국수 맛있는 칼 KAL 2025-11-23 · 趣向 · via Daum
- 쌀쌀한 날 얼큰한 수제비 한그릇하기 딱 좋은 성수동 맛집 칼 성수.... 2025-11-05 · 뿌닝이랑 행복한 일상들
- [성수] 칼 - 성수동 수제비 실력자 2025-08-09 · 한 잔 한 끼 · via Daum
- 성수맛집 | 쫀득한 부추 수제비 칼 성수점 2025-03-24 · 파도 위의 체리 · via Daum
- 성수 점심 추천 바지락 부추수제비 성수 맛집 <칼 성수점> 내돈내산 .... 2025-02-25 · ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚꽁지 일기장˚୨୧⋆｡˚ ⋆
- [성수역/성수동 맛집] 칼 성수점 2025-01-18 · Flower Song · via Daum
- 성수역 맛집 ㅣ 칼 성수점_수제비, 칼국수가 맛있는 성수역 점심 밥.... 2024-11-15 · ˖⋆｡˚ ☁︎་༘ ｡⋆₊ᐝ⭒☽˚｡⋆࿔
- 칼 KAL 성수점 2024-11-01 · 블루의 하루.. · via Daum
- 비오는날 먹기좋은 성수맛집 칼국수, 전맛집 칼 성수점 내돈내산 솔.... 2024-10-23 · 새알이네
- [칼 성수] 성수칼국수바지락수제비 녹두전 성수맛집 성수점심한식 추천 (내돈내산) 2024-10-12 · In, you're so mean · via Daum
- [성수 서울숲 맛집]직장인 점심 혼밥 혼술 저녁 분위기 좋은 밥집 해.... 2024-10-07 · "색을 다루는 공방,비누로 말하다." 망고모닝
We opened all 454 candidate posts and kept 15 as evidence.