Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 2-ga
Soup and riceKorean
Yeonok
연옥 Yeonok is a Korean word that can mean nephrite (soft jade) or purgatory; none of the posts say which meaning the owners had in mind.
Compiled from 20 blog posts read in fullSources →
Yeonok is a Korean-beef soup restaurant in a half-basement on Yeonmujang 7ga-gil 2, a short walk from Exit 4 of Seongsu Station. Posts list the beef soup at 12,000 won (15,000 for the large, 13,000 for the spicy one), beef-tartare bibimbap at 14,000 and the roe-and-potato pancake at 13,000. You order from a tablet at the table and top up side dishes from a self-serve bar. We read 30 posts dated 6 May to 5 October 2026; 7 were about other places or used the word in another sense, so we counted 23.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 연무장7가길 2, 지1층 (성수동2가)2 Yeonmujang 7ga-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone070-8286-8350
- Typical spend₩11,000 – ₩16,000
- From the station5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 65 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 10 posts: 9 wrote Weekdays 11:00–22:00, 5 wrote Saturday 12:00–22:00, 5 wrote Sunday 12:00–21:00.
| Weekdays | 11:00–22:00 | 9 of 10 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 12:00–22:00 | 2 of 10 posts |
| Saturday | 12:00–22:00 | |
| Sunday | 12:00–21:00 | |
| Break | Weekdays 15:00–17:00 | 7 of 9 posts |
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 2 of 9 posts |
| Last order | Mon–Sat 21:00 | 3 of 5 posts |
| Last order | Sunday 20:00 | 3 of 5 posts |
| Last order | 21:00 | 2 of 5 posts |
Rows without a count: 5 of 10 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.
These hours are counted from the posts we read. Shops change them without notice — check Naver Place before you go. 
Place — check hours
What sets it apart
- You walk from Seongsu Station. Five posts described the way, most saying four to five minutes from Exit 4; one gave turn-by-turn directions past an LG U+ shop to the alley across from Sulbing, and another came from Exit 3.
- Six posts said you order from a tablet or kiosk at the table.
- Side dishes arrive with the meal and you refill them yourself at a self-serve bar; seven posts did so. The sides are kimchi, cubed radish kimchi, dried radish and a cucumber salad, which two posts said they refilled twice.
- Sixteen posts said the portions are big. Seven of them, though, repeat the same lines about the owner running an honest business and the best soup they ever had, so we would not take the number at face value. Posts that said they paid their own way also called the bowl full and filling.
What 20 bloggers said
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Large portions
We read all 20 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (16) and “Clean” (10).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 8 of 20 posts
- Free refills 7 of 20 posts
- Self-order screen 6 of 20 posts
- Reachable by transit 5 of 20 posts
- In a basement 5 of 20 posts
- Open kitchen 3 of 20 posts
- Review event 2 of 20 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 20 posts
- Toilet outside 2 of 20 posts
- Large windows 1 of 20 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 20 posts
- Beer served 1 of 20 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 1 of 20 posts |
|---|
No one described actually parking. One sponsored post said there is no parking and asked people to walk; the rest are copied info blocks or hearsay about a nearby paid lot.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 2 of 20 posts
- Date 1 of 20 posts
Where it is
From the station
5 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | 5 of 20 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 2 (of 20 posts read) |
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 20 posts |
It is a half-basement reached by stairs. Five posts said so — one gave directions ending with walking down the half-basement steps, another showed the way in going downstairs, and one called it a hideout half a floor down.
Nobody said whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. Posts mention stairs down but say nothing of a ramp or lift; that means no one wrote about it, not that there isn't one.
The toilet is outside the restaurant, elsewhere in the building. Two posts said so, one placing it on the second floor and one half a floor up; both mentioned a door code and separate men's and women's rooms. A copied info block claiming an indoor toilet was not counted.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. 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 disclosing payment2 of 20 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves4 of 20 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 20 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 10 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Posts disagree on heat. Four said the soup was not spicy, one even for someone who can't handle Shin Ramyun; the one person who ordered the spicy version found it a little hot. Four more only called it hearty and peppery without saying which bowl they had. The menu has a regular and a spicy version.
- Waiting barely comes up. One post said there was no wait on a public holiday; we don't know what peak lunch or dinner is like.
- No post says the writer ate alone. Two went with friends and one as a couple. Several posts say the bar seats suit solo diners, but that is their guess, not what they did.
- Nine posts agree on weekday hours of 11:00 to 22:00, with a 15:00 to 17:00 break. Sunday closing splits: five posts say 21:00, two say 22:00 for the whole weekend. One post from May 2026 listed 11:30 to 22:00 daily. Most of these are copied info blocks.
- No post called it expensive; one wondered whether 12,000 won for the soup was a bit much and then shrugged that it's Korean beef.
- Three posts give the same phone number, 0507-1325-8350. Reservations appear only in one copied info block, so we can't confirm them.
- Many posts look stamped from one template: seven repeat the same phrases about honesty and the best soup ever, and similar posts share the same hashtags and give no prices. Two posts disclose sponsorship and four say the writer paid. Claims like broth simmered for three days and top-grade beef are the restaurant's own lines, which we did not count.
Sources (20)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 성수 국밥 맛집 연옥 국밥과 명란감자전 먹고 온 후기 2026-09-11 · 퉁나미의 재미있는 일상 :) · via Daum
- 성수 국밥 맛집 연옥에서 푸짐하고 진한 국밥을 먹었어요 2026-08-30 · 기본은하는사람 · via Daum
- 성수밥집 연옥 고기 듬뿍 들어간 한우국밥 후기 2026-08-22 · 보블리의 일상로그
- 성수 국밥 맛집 연옥 깔끔하고 깊은 국물 맛의 매력 2026-08-21 · 네로의 일상 후기
- 속 풀리는 뜨끈한 한 끼 찾으신다면 성수 국밥 맛집 연옥 2026-08-20 · 쁘니님의블로그
- 성수 국밥 맛집 연옥 최고! 2026-08-13 · 직장인 기록일지 · via Daum
- 성수 국밥 맛집 연옥에서 든든한 한끼 먹고 왔어요~~. 😊 2026-08-13 · 리뷰모음 · via Daum
- 성수 밥집 연옥에서 푸짐하고 정갈한 국밥 한 그릇 제대로 먹은 후기 2026-08-12 · yjhjh0909님의 블로그 · via Daum
- 푸짐한 한우국밥이 든든했던 성수밥집 연옥 2026-08-11 · 웃으면복이와용
- 성수 국밥 맛집으로 소문난 연옥에서 한우 국밥 먹고 온 후기 2026-08-08 · 구칠구칠_blog
- 성수동 한우국밥 맛집 성수 밥집'연옥'방문 후기. 2026-08-08 · jin5150님의 블로그
- 깊게 우려낸 한우국밥 맛집 성수 연옥 2026-07-23 · 제주왕국의 안나 생활기
- 성수 연옥 다녀왔습니다! 성수에서 든든한 한끼 찾으면 이곳으로 오.... 2026-07-22 · 경제적 자유를 꿈꾸는 자
- 성수국밥 맛집 연옥 3일 우려낸 한우국밥이 감동이었던 성수밥집 추.... 2026-07-21 · happy님의 블로그
- 성수맛집 연옥, 성수밥집 성수국밥집 성수동혼밥추천 성수역한식 .... 2026-07-19 · 딩구르르르르 일상
- 성수 맛집, 한우국밥집 -연옥 2026-07-17 · Hansuriya · via Daum
- [성수동 맛집] 성수 연무장길 한우 국밥 맛집 연옥 국물의 깊은 맛이.... 2026-07-13 · 춘간지의 간지나는 일상
- 성수역 혼밥 한식당 연옥 내돈내산 2026-06-15 · 일상 속 큰 행복 · via Daum
- [내돈내산] 성수 연옥 성수 국밥 맛집 성수 한식 맛집 직장인 점심메뉴 추천 서울 내돈내산 맛집 2026-06-08 · 꽃다운 나이 Vlog · via Daum
- 한우육회비빔밥이 맛있는 성수 한식 맛집 "연옥" 후기 2026-05-06 · J. Record
Of 318 candidate posts we opened 95 and kept 20 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.