Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
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Saenggang Gimbap
생강김밥 Saenggang means ginger — the rice is seasoned with a ginger syrup, so you smell ginger but never bite into a piece of it.
Compiled from 21 blog posts read in fullSources →
A gimbap shop on the corner of Achasan-ro, right outside Exit 1 of Seongsu Station. The basic ginger roll — rice seasoned with ginger syrup — was 4,000 won in 2025 posts; tuna, cheese, kimchi, tofu-pocket and yuja rolls were 4,800, dried-squid 5,000 and octopus 5,100, with a fish-cake cup and plum jjolmyeon on the side. You order at a kiosk by the door and collect your own food; it is mostly a takeout shop, and people who stay eat alone at bar counters along the window. We read 23 posts from 25 June 2025 to 2 October 2026; 2 turned out to be about other places, leaving 21 visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 아차산로 87, 1층 (성수동2가)87 Achasan-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-497-1997
- Typical spend₩2,500 – ₩11,000
- From the station6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 36 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 10 posts: 3 wrote 09:30–19:30, 3 wrote Daily 09:30–19:30.
| No day given | 09:30–19:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 09:30–19:30 | |
| Last order | 19:15 | 2 of 4 posts |
Rows without a count: 3 of 10 posts.
1 other values
| Last order | 19:20 2 of 4 posts last seen 2025-10 |
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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 order at the kiosk by the door. Ten posts ordered that way; one noted there are two kiosks so the line moves fast. Two posts said you collect your food when your number is called and return the dishes yourself, and one complained there is no tray for carrying a ramyeon bowl and a roll.
- Food comes fast. Five posts said so and none said it was slow; one jjolmyeon-set order got the roll first, with the noodles following right after.
- Whether rolls are made to order is disputed. Three posts saw them rolled right after ordering; one January 2026 post felt the roll had been pre-wrapped and the rice texture suffered. Two posts were handed takeout-wrapped rolls even though they were eating in. The shop's own 'never pre-rolled' sign is the shop's claim, so we did not count it.
- Seating is at bar counters. Seven posts said it is counter seating only, and four said you sit facing the window. Four called the room cramped; one found the stools high and backless. The seat count varies by post — 'about four' on a July 2025 visit, 'about ten' by the window in October, 'about fourteen' in June 2026. No post mentioned a table where a group could sit together.
1 more
- It is close to the station. Six posts walked from Seongsu Station Exit 1 — 'three minutes', 'right by the crossing' — and one took the subway because parking in the area is hard.
What 21 bloggers said
saenggang gimbap
Food comes quickly
We read all 21 in full. The most common claims are “Food comes quickly” (5) and “Not expensive” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 13 of 21 posts
- Self-order screen 10 of 21 posts
- Counter seating only 7 of 21 posts
- Reachable by transit 6 of 21 posts
- Takeout 5 of 21 posts
- Large windows 4 of 21 posts
- Cooked to order 3 of 21 posts
- Open kitchen 2 of 21 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Solo visit 4 of 21 posts
- Family visit 1 of 21 posts
- Came with children 1 of 21 posts
- Came by car 1 of 21 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
6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post described the floor from experience. The address says ground floor and several posts said you see it straight from the street corner, but nobody mentioned stairs or levels.
Nobody wrote about a step at the door or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. That means we don't know, not that it is fine. One post noted the stools are high and backless.
No post said whether there is a toilet inside or whether it is separated 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 themselves5 of 21 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way16 of 21 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Prices have gone up. 2025 posts had the ginger roll at 4,000 won and the fish-cake cup at 2,500; one June 2026 post had them at 4,500 and 2,900. Only that one post shows the new prices, so we don't know what the other rolls cost now. Four posts called the prices fair and none called them high — all before the increase. No post priced the ramyeon or tteokbokki sets added in 2026.
- Opening hours have changed twice. Six posts from October–November 2025 gave 9:30–19:30 (last order 19:15 or 19:20), two from January and March 2026 gave 10:00–20:30, and two from June and September 2026 gave 7:00 or 7:30 to 21:30. Most are copied listings; a May 2026 post ate here before 9 a.m., which fits the earlier opening. No post mentioned a closing day.
- Spiciness is split: two posts found it hot (the octopus roll, and a roll-ramyeon-tteokbokki meal), while one found the dried-squid roll mild despite the menu's spicy mark. They ordered different things.
- No post described queuing. One arrived at 9:35 a.m. and was the first customer. Several said customers kept coming in, but nobody recorded how long the lunchtime wait is.
- Four posts went alone and one stopped in with a spouse and child during a day out by car. Nobody came with friends or a group, so we can't say how a group would fare.
- Six posts gave the same phone number, 02-497-1997. Nobody said whether reservations are taken.
Sources (21)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수동 나들이 신라면팝업 디올성수 토이스토리 메이드파니 글로리칼국수 한정선 생강김밥 원빈커피 주차팁 2026-10-02 · 강동구의 자존심 · via Daum
- 성수동 실내 놀거리 아누아 팝업, 들어가려면 얼마나 웨이팅해야 할.... 2026-09-27 · 팝업 속에 놀거리를 찾다
- 성수동 생강김밥 다녀왔어요 :) 2026-09-25 · 달콤할지니
- 성수역 김밥 추천! 생강김밥에서 즐긴 생강김밥+유부김밥+꼬들라면 조합 솔직 리뷰 2026-06-15 · 쿨내나게 사는 판다 · via Daum
- 성수 혼밥하기 좋은 김밥 맛집 생강김밥 성수직영점 2026-06-07 · 오늘도 먹고 보고 즐기는 리 · via Daum
- 포켓몬 메가페스타 2026 메타몽놀이터 서울숲 포켓몬 시크릿 포레스트 포켓몬 올리브영 파티 주말 하루... 2026-05-10 · 어른이경제생활백서 · via Daum
- [성동구 성수동] 성수 김밥집 "생강김밥" 2026-04-22 · 이슬 맺힌 돌(여행·맛집) · via Daum
- 3월 2026-04-01 · 32살을 기록중 · via Daum
- [성수 맛집] 성수역 혼밥 가능한 분식집 '생강김밥' 2026-03-06 · 빵 러버의 뜨개일상 · via Daum
- 생강김밥 성수 삼양 1963라면 세트 2026-01-20 · 그날의ㄱ 향수 서른마흔다섯 방울... · via Daum
- 성수 혼밥 직장인 맛집 생강김밥 2025-11-17 · 먹방리스트 팡팡 · via Daum
- 성수동맛집 성수 생강김밥 혼밥식당김밥 포장후기 2025-11-08 · ★ A-LIER,취향을 잇다 ★ · via Daum
- 성수 혼밥하기 좋은 생강김밥 2025-11-07 · 웃는 서미 얼굴에 침 못 뱉는다-아 · via Daum
- [서울/성동]성수역 혼밥하기 좋은 김밥집 <생강김밥> 2025-10-27 · 내 마음대로 즐기는 공간❤️ · via Daum
- 성수 김밥 맛집 직장인 점심추천, 생강김밥 내돈내산 2025-10-15 · ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ · via Daum
- 성수 생강김밥 이름이 특이해서 들어가봄 2025-10-03 · 백방의 놀고 먹으러 간다! · via Daum
- [내돈내산] 성수 <생강김밥> 생강 헤이터도 먹을 수 있는 담백한 맛 2025-09-05 · BLUE SPRING · via Daum
- 특이한 이름에 끌려서 먹어봤는데?성수역 생강김밥 2025-08-13 · 봉봉아 놀자! · via Daum
- [성수점심] 성수동 직장인 회사에서 일주일동안 낮엔 뭐 먹지? 성수 포장음식 2025-06-27 · 나는야 건축하는 엄마닷~!!! · via Daum
- [성수동 맛집] 성수동 김밥 집 생강김밥 성수직영점 2025-06-26 · 점심 뭐 먹지 · via Daum
- [생강김밥 - 성수직영점] 성수역과 뚝섬역 사이 든든하고 건강한 맛의 즉석 김밥, 참기름 바르고 통깨... 2025-06-25 · This, too, shall pass · via Daum
Of 385 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 21 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.