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Ottugi Sikpum

오뚜기식품 A 1994 corner grocery in Seongsu that became a tavern: pork belly by the slab, soju out of the fridge

Korean · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga

Data as of · Published ·

Ottugi Sikpum is a shop-turned-tavern in a lane off Achasan-ro, five to eight minutes' walk from exit 2 at Seongsu, on the ground floor of the Winstower. It opened in 1994 as a corner grocery and has run for over thirty years; when a supermarket arrived nearby the owner started cooking as well, and that is what it became. The snacks, instant noodles and soft drinks are still on the shelf, and you fetch your own drinks and water from the fridge. The mainstay is fresh pork belly sold by the 600g slab, alongside kimchi stew, stir-fried pork, chicken stew, hagfish and baby octopus. Her own kimchi is what every post comes back to. It opens at half past seven in the morning, shuts for a couple of hours from two, and closes at night. The posts we read run from October 2024 to September 2026.

The basics

Address서울특별시 성동구 아차산로11길 27, 윈스타워 1층 105호 (성수동2가)
27 Achasan-ro 11-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Phone02-465-5957
Typical spend₩4,000 – ₩48,000
Floor area30 m²
StatusIn business

4 posts say it is walkable from the station.

When it opens

Of 17 posts: 8 wrote Weekdays 07:30–22:00, 8 wrote Weekends 07:30–21:30, 4 wrote 07:30–22:00.

Open07:30–22:00 4 of 17 posts last seen 2026-09
Open07:30–21:30 2 of 17 posts last seen 2026-09
OpenDaily07:30–22:00 3 of 17 posts last seen 2026-05
OpenWeekdays07:30–22:00 8 of 17 posts last seen 2026-05
OpenWeekends07:30–21:30 8 of 17 posts last seen 2026-05
Break14:00–16:00 8 of 15 posts last seen 2026-09
BreakWeekdays14:00–16:00 6 of 15 posts last seen 2026-07
BreakWeekends14:00–15:00 5 of 15 posts last seen 2026-07

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

  1. The meat is sold only by the 600g slab. There is no such thing as a single portion, so two people order the whole thing. One writer asked for a half and was told of course not; two others confirm you can order a second slab after finishing the first. The stews and the stir-fried pork also start at two portions, so a solo bowl of broth is not on offer — one writer says as much with regret. The hagfish and the baby octopus can be had half and half.
  2. The pork is seared in a pan in the kitchen before it reaches you. The owner walks over with the pan and tips it onto your grill, and you only finish it at the table — two writers note how little waiting that means. Nearly every post describes laying kimchi and bean sprouts around the edge to cook in the fat, and several say that kimchi, not the pork, is the thing they remember.
  3. The pavement tables are why many people come, and they are not always there. Two writers report that neighbours complained about noise and the owner had become reluctant; one was told she was only putting them out because it was a Sunday. Another found them going up only once the room inside had filled. A third phoned ahead and was told simply to come. One says you set them up yourself. Three or four tables is the limit, and there is an awning, so light rain is fine. Ring first if that is what you are going for.
  4. How the owner treats you is what these posts disagree about most. On one side: she packed up the leftover egg roll for them to take home; she wrapped up the sauce rather than see it thrown out; she was delighted to be asked if the kimchi could be photographed; she had a table ready before they arrived; even her brusqueness reads as warmth. On the other: she came over to say the meat was already cooked and why weren't they eating it; asked whether a fried egg was possible, one writer got "what do you think"; two tell sensitive people to go elsewhere. She cooks and serves alone, which three writers note makes her slow to respond when it is busy — the advice is to put in your whole order at once.
  5. Drinks cost different amounts in cash and on a card. Four writers record ₩3,000 for soju and ₩4,000 for beer in cash, with ₩1,000 added on a card; one notes a bank transfer also works. The refrain in almost every post is that ₩3,000 soju is not a Seongsu price any more. One post records ₩5,000 without saying how they paid. Bring cash.
  6. You can book by telephone, and here that matters. There are not many tables and the bookings go first: one writer advises reserving for a Friday night, another had to eat fast because fifteen people were booked in at half six, a third lost the outdoor tables to a reservation and ate inside. Two simply say to ring before setting off. One adds that the opening hours shift a little with the owner's own schedule, which is another reason to call.
  7. Cheap is the baseline in these posts — and the prices have still gone up. A slab of belly was ₩39,000 in March 2025, ₩42,000 in two June 2025 posts, and ₩48,000 from May 2026. The egg roll went ₩10,000, ₩12,000, ₩15,000. Seven writers still call it cheap for Seongsu: one says you can eat freely on a work night without it showing in the accounts, another that a whole pot of chicken stew undercuts half a bird at an ordinary bar. Against that, one writer finds ₩13,000 for the Spam steep.
  8. It is a grocery with tables put into it, so the room is tight — about seven tables, and three writers mention how close together they sit. Crisps, instant noodles and tinned goods are still on the shelf beside you. One writer waited for the seat by the kitchen to come free; another waited for the single indoor table once the pavement filled. One notes that when it rains, inside is the comfortable place to be.
  9. Signed photographs hang on the wall. Twelve posts mention them, and two name the comedians. It has been on television too: in June 2025 an MBC evening segment featured it as a neighbourhood grocery that feeds people, and it was there that the owner's story came out — she gave up farming in Namwon, in North Jeolla, and had been running this place for thirty-one years. The chilli powder and garlic, she says, come from her brother, who still farms down there.

What 24 bloggers said

We read all 24 in full. The most common claims are “Would return” (10) and “Not expensive” (7).

What they liked

Would return10 of 24 posts
Not expensive7 of 24 posts
Large portions5 of 24 posts
Not spicy3 of 24 posts
No gamey smell2 of 24 posts
Thick cut2 of 24 posts
Food comes quickly2 of 24 posts
Returning customer2 of 24 posts

What they struggled with

Not clean3 of 24 posts
Cramped3 of 24 posts

Where they disagree

Friendly staffyes 10 · no 3
Had to waityes 3 · no 3

Things you can check on site

Outdoor terrace seating12 of 24 posts
Signed celebrity photos12 of 24 posts
Meat is pre-grilled before it reaches the table10 of 24 posts
A minimum number of portions on the first order9 of 24 posts
Takes reservations8 of 24 posts
Toilet outside4 of 24 posts
Discount offered4 of 24 posts
Reachable by transit4 of 24 posts
Relocated2 of 24 posts
Free refills2 of 24 posts

These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.

The most ordered dish is saeng samgyeopsal (생삼겹살) — 15 of 24 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

Who came, and with whom

With a friend4 of 24 posts
Date2 of 24 posts
Group visit1 of 24 posts

Getting there

Map showing where Ottugi Sikpum is

Naver Map has a full English mode — Settings → Language → English. In Korea it gives better walking and transit directions than Google Maps.

Getting inside

Toilet insideyes 0 · no 4

No post says whether you can get in with a wheelchair or a pushchair. Nobody mentions a ramp, a threshold, or an accessible toilet. Several posts do say there is no toilet of its own and that the room is tight with the tables close together, but that is not an answer to the question. We could not establish it.

No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · 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 24 posts
  • Posts saying nothing either way16 of 24 posts

Posts that followed a TV spot

Of the 29 posts we gathered, 5 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.

2025-06-245 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

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Month by month
MonthPosts
2024-101
2025-012
2025-031
2025-062
2025-081
2025-101
2025-122
2026-011
2026-043
2026-054
2026-061
2026-072
2026-081
2026-092

What we do not know

  • There is no toilet in the shop. Four writers say so: you go out and round, or through a corridor like a storeroom to the ground floor of the building next door. One found it close enough not to mind; another says it was genuinely a walk, not the short hop the sign suggests — they disagree about the distance. Two call it clean, and one warns you need to take paper with you. One writer flags it up front as the thing to weigh if you plan to settle in for the evening.
  • It is a street-level shop you walk straight into — twelve posts describe plastic tables set out on the tarmac in front, so that much is certain. But not one post says whether there is a step or a lip at the door. The outdoor seating is simply tables on the pavement and the toilet is in the next building, and nobody describes what the route between them is like.
  • Whether you wait depends entirely on the hour. One writer was the first customer at five on a weekday; another had the place to herself on a Sunday evening; a third found the pavement empty at seven. Against that: one arrived at half six and watched the outdoor tables fill in ten minutes; another saw a queue form after seven; two waited, one for the single indoor table and one for the seat by the kitchen. Half six to seven looks like the turn. Several say to go early or book if the pavement is the point.
  • No post here declares a sponsorship. Eight say outright that they paid; the remaining seventeen say nothing about money, which means they did not write it down, not that they paid. One post does open by disclosing a Coupang affiliate commission, and four product links are threaded through it. That is advertising attached to the post rather than anything the shop gave, and the account of the meal itself is a real one.
  • Five posts that went up on one day were taken out of the denominator. On 24 June 2025 an MBC evening programme featured the shop; that same day four posts retold the segment and a fifth copied the Naver listing wholesale — hours, prices, the owner's own blurb, seven customer reviews. None of the five records a visit. One signs off by naming the programme as its source; another carries review keywords that belong to a supermarket listing, about discounts and loyalty points. Counted in, they would make it look as though thirty people had been; twenty-five had. The old price table those five reproduce does not match what people actually paid, either.
  • When it shuts at the weekend is not settled. Eight posts split it — 22:00 Monday to Friday, 21:30 Saturday and Sunday — and five split the afternoon break the same way, two hours on weekdays and one at the weekend. But three write 22:00 flat with no day qualifier, and two give 21:30 as the closing time outright. We cannot tell who checked the weekend and who copied a weekday board, so we left each post as it was written. One adds that the hours are "flexible"; another that they shift with the owner's own schedule and you should ring. Ring before a late weekend visit — one writer turned up around nine on a weekend and had to argue for one more bottle before closing.
  • Two things we could not settle. The first is the telephone number: seven posts give 02-465-5957 and one gives a mobile number instead. Which one is live we cannot know without calling, and we do not call. The second is where the owner is from: the television segment and two posts say Namwon in North Jeolla, while one writer was told she is from Gwangyang and that the kimchi is made with produce from Gurye. Everyone agrees the kimchi is a Jeolla kimchi, heavy with salted fish — which town it comes from, we could not confirm.

Sources (24)

Every number above was counted from the posts below.

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Of 238 candidate posts we opened 79 and kept 24 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.