Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
Japanese
Ukon Kare
우콘카레 Ukon is the Japanese word for turmeric (鬱金), and the rice here comes out yellow.
Compiled from 20 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Japanese-style curry shop on a side street off Seongsu-iro 10-gil, about a ten-minute walk from Seongsu Station exit 3. Thick curry goes over turmeric-yellow rice, you choose toppings (pork cutlet, karaage, fried shrimp, sausage, king oyster mushroom, fried egg) and pick a heat level from 1 to 5. Posts from June 2026 list the egg curry at 8,000 won, cutlet or karaage at 10,000 won, and the everything-on-it plate at 13,000 won. It mostly feeds nearby office workers on weekday lunches, and with both bar seats and tables many visitors came alone. We read 30 posts from 25 July 2025 to 9 September 2026; 23 of them describe an actual visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 성수이로10길 8, 1층 (성수동2가)8 Seongsui-ro 10-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone070-4124-8769
- Typical spend₩7,000 – ₩13,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 46 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 7 posts: 5 wrote Weekdays 10:30–21:00.
| Weekdays | 10:30–21:00 | 5 of 7 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 20:30 | 3 of 3 posts |
| Closed | 토요일·일요일 | 5 of 7 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
- You can ask for more rice and curry. Eight posts mention refills and two of them actually took one. One says you can choose a different heat level for the refill; another says staff ask your level before bringing it. How many is unclear: one post says a single refill, another says unlimited.
- The shop's guide says level 3 equals Shin Ramyun. Four posts found it hot: one thought level 3 was hotter than Shin Ramyun, another was surprised by it. One post had the opposite experience, saying level 4 was barely hotter than level 3. Several suggest level 1 if you avoid heat.
- It isn't bar-only: ten posts describe both counter seats and tables, and one counted a two-seat table, three four-seat tables, one six-seat table plus the counter. Five posts call the room small.
- Ordering is by kiosk, per four posts, though they differ on where: one says a kiosk at the front of the shop, one says a kiosk at every table, one says they ordered and paid from their seat.
1 more
- Seven posts call the fried toppings crisp, and several mention garlic flakes scattered on the curry. One post repeated that the fried items might be ready-made, but that was hearsay and we did not count it.
What 20 bloggers said
chikin karaage kare
Not expensive
We read all 20 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (8) and “Crispy batter” (7).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Has tables 10 of 20 posts
- Free refills 8 of 20 posts
- Self-order screen 4 of 20 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 20 posts
- Beer served 2 of 20 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 20 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 5 of 20 posts
- Date 2 of 20 posts
- With a friend 1 of 20 posts
- Family visit 1 of 20 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
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 20 posts read) |
|---|
No one said whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller fits. One post mentions a wooden-deck entrance on the ground floor of a brick building. That means unknown, not absent.
No post says where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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 themselves7 of 20 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way13 of 20 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 25 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Prices went up. Posts through January 2026 list cutlet, karaage, shrimp and sausage curries at 9,000 won and the egg curry at 7,000 won; posts from June 2026 list cutlet and karaage at 10,000 won and the egg curry at 8,000 won. One post wrote 11,000 won for karaage. Eight posts say it is cheap for Seongsu.
- Opening hours changed. Posts through January 2026 say it opened at 11:00 on weekdays (one says 11:30); six posts from May 2026 say 10:30 to 21:00 on weekdays, with last order at 20:30 in three. Most say it is closed on weekends, but one post says Monday to Saturday with Sundays off. These are mostly copied from info boxes in the posts.
- Lunch is busy. Three posts mention a queue, but only one gives a time: about five minutes. Others found a free seat before noon, or an empty room at 2:30 and 4:30 pm.
- The phone number 070-4124-8769 appears in two posts' info boxes. No one said whether reservations are taken.
- One post lists dishes like butter chicken curry, says it is three minutes from the station and that heat can't be adjusted, which contradicts every other post, so we did not use it.
Sources (20)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수 맛집 | 카레 맛집, 우콘카레 2026-09-09 · 쥬쥬와 말콩이의 하루
- 성수 매콤한 카레 맛집 우콘카레 2026-09-02 · 희용쓰의 돼일리
- 성수동 카레 맛집 우콘카레 맵기 조절 가능한 모둠카레와 바삭한 돈.... 2026-08-14 · 채진의 소소한일상
- [성수맛집] 우콘카레｜진한 일본식 카레가 맛있는 맛집 2026-08-14 · 이지쟝의 이모저모
- 혼밥하기 좋은 성수 맛집, 일본 가정식 카레 전문점 우콘카레 2026-08-12 · 마이 페이보리띵스
- 슬기로운 연차생활 2탄 [성수동 팝업, 카레맛집, 의정부 에스테틱] 2026-08-03 · 오늘의 슬기
- 성수 가성비 카레 맛집 [우콘카레] 2026-07-10 · 새해의 행복 여행
- [성수] 우콘카레 성수점｜든든한 일본식 카레 맛집, 성수 점심 추천 2026-07-04 · sumile의 소소한 하루 · via Daum
- 성수동 직장인 혼밥 맛집 12곳 추천 : 2편 - 전부 내돈내산 재방문 많.... 2026-06-26 · 지구에서 살아남기
- <성수역> 우콘카레 : 혼밥하기에도 괜찮고 만족. 2026-06-22 · 꿀꿀개굴 세상 · via Daum
- 성수 맛집 우콘카레 혼밥 하기 좋은 식당 2026-06-04 · 쏜로그의 맛집 여행 · via Daum
- 성수 골목 코너에서 발견한 카레집, 모듬카레로 완전히 반했다! 2026-05-29 · RoyalMilkTea 로얄밀크티의 맛집 여행
- 2월/녹사평 카페 리본, 도도바 위스키바 추천/신당 이오프/성수 티커피/샵아모멘토 sc103 가방/베이빌론... 2026-05-27 · Hihihi · via Daum
- [내돈내산] 성수에서 점심메뉴 고민된다면? 우콘 카레 추천 2026-05-26 · 서울 딸바보
- 5월 2주차 : 시온이 생일, 성수 맛집 훔쳐오기, 무신사 엄브로 팝업 2026-05-21 · 말랑한 하루 보내세요
- 성수 우콘카레 성수카레 진짜 맛있당 2026-04-23 · 우웅 · via Daum
- 성수맛집 혼밥 일본카레맛집 성수직장인 점심 추천 우콘카레 4단계 .... 2026-01-25 · 시모선의 맛Zip
- 성수맛집|매주 방문하는 점메추 카레맛집 우콘카레 2026-01-01 · Playing, eating and sleeping☘️
- [맛집] 성수 카레 맛집, 우콘카레 2025-08-22 · 눕지마라 대학생
- 7월 기록-1 2025-07-25 · 뚜하루의 뚜하루 · via Daum
Of 328 candidate posts we opened 78 and kept 20 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.