Korean
Wongiok Gwanghwamun
원기옥 광화문점 Wongiok is read by the posts as 'house of foremost vigor' (won = foremost, gi = energy, ok = house), a nod to its restorative beef hotpots.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
Wongiok's Gwanghwamun branch is a Hanwoo hotpot and Korean dining room on the first basement floor of the Deoksugung D'Palace building on Saemunan-ro 2-gil. The signature is the boyang jeongol (45,000 won), sliced beef cuts simmered at the table in beef-bone broth; since a menu overhaul in June 2026 the most-ordered item is the Pujim set (110,000 won), which brings mustard salad, stuffed peppers, octopus, a hotpot, pot rice and dessert in one spread — nine posts had it. Posts before the change ate a 42,000-won-per-person hotpot set (two minimum) or a 48,000-won bulgogi set. We read 30 posts from 27 November 2025 to 16 October 2026; 3 were about other shops in the same building and were set aside, and 2 were introductions without a visit. The 25 visits are our evidence; 2 say they paid their own way and the rest say nothing about funding.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 새문안로2길 10, 지하1층 104호 (신문로2가)10 Saemunan-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1429-0838
- Typical spend₩9,000 – ₩190,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 210 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 20 posts: 11 wrote Mon–Sat 11:30–22:00, 9 wrote 11:30–22:00.
| Mon–Sat | 11:30–22:00 | 11 of 20 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 11:30–22:00 | 9 of 20 posts |
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 19 of 19 posts |
| Last order | 20:45 | 11 of 15 posts |
| Closed | Sunday | 16 of 16 posts |
1 other values
| Last order | 21:00 4 of 15 posts last seen 2026-10 |
|---|
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
- Private rooms define the place: 20 of the 25 visits mention them, and one group ate in an eight-seat room they had booked. One party of four wrote that rooms need more than five people, and another, seated in the hall, was told rooms take a deposit of around 100,000 won and a minimum spend. Room sizes of 4 to 12 and a 20-seat group area come from the shop's own listing.
- You order on a tablet at the table: six posts say so, before and after the menu change, one noting there is a tablet at every seat.
- Seven posts found the tables comfortably spaced; one disagreed, docking a star because neighbouring tables felt close. Three posts describe the room as quiet.
- The stuffed fried peppers draw unexpected praise: eight posts call the batter crisp, and one reckons the beef filling at '95% meat'. Five posts remark on the thickness of the flame-grilled short ribs, and five say the meats had no off smell.
4 more
- Seven posts found the portions large; one trio said the Pujim set was more than enough for three big eaters, and another pair still had rice left from a single pot.
- There is a waiting area at the entrance: nine posts saw it, one also noting massage chairs and seats just outside. Seven posts booked ahead.
- Two posts actually brought their own bottle — tequila both times. Conditions such as dinner only, up to two bottles of wine and no soju or beer are copied from the shop's notice.
- Eight posts found the staff kind, citing servers who pour the broth, explain when to lower the heat and cut the octopus at the table.
What 25 bloggers said
sujeonggwa
Crispy batter
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (8) and “Friendly staff” (8).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Private room 20 of 25 posts
- Waiting area 9 of 25 posts
- Takes reservations 7 of 25 posts
- Self-order screen 6 of 25 posts
- In a basement 6 of 25 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 25 posts
- Lift to the floor 2 of 25 posts
- Corkage free — bring your own drink 2 of 25 posts
- Wine served 2 of 25 posts
- Beer served 1 of 25 posts
- Takeout 1 of 25 posts
- Parking capacity 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
5 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 5 of 25 posts |
|---|
Five posts drove and parked in the building's third basement level, one noting plenty of space on a weekend. The two-hour validation and the overflow lot at the Concordian Building are copied from the shop's notice.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 7 of 25 posts
- Came by car 5 of 25 posts
- Group visit 3 of 25 posts
- Date 2 of 25 posts
- Came with children 2 of 25 posts
- With a friend 1 of 25 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 | 6 of 25 posts |
|---|---|
| Lift to the floor | 2 of 25 posts |
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 25 posts read) |
The restaurant is on the first basement floor; six posts describe getting down there, and one notes there is no view as a result.
No one described a step at the door or getting in by wheelchair or stroller — that means unknown, not absent. One post's 'wheelchair-accessible entrance' is copied from the listing. Two posts took an escalator down from the ground floor and two rode the lift up from the car park; one notes stroller storage at the entrance.
Only one post mentions toilets: they are the building's shared facilities outside the restaurant. Separate men's and women's toilets appear only in copied listings, so we did not count them.
No one mentioned: Second 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 themselves2 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way23 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 2 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
What we do not know
- Prices changed in June 2026. Posts through May 2026 had the 42,000-won-per-person hotpot set and the 48,000-won bulgogi set; from June posts list sets at 80,000, 110,000 and 190,000 won and the hotpot alone at 45,000 won. The claim that old prices were lowered is hearsay. One post found it expensive, two found it fair, and two hesitated at the price but were satisfied; one party of four paid 120,000 won for a hotpot meal.
- Opening hours are copied identically by twenty posts: Monday to Saturday 11:30–22:00 with a 15:00–17:00 break, closed Sundays. Last order splits 11 posts at 20:45 against 4 at 21:00, with no date pattern.
- Seventeen posts give the phone number 0507-1429-0838. Booking through Naver or CatchTable is copied from the listing; seven posts say they booked ahead themselves.
- No post reports waiting. Two say they walked straight in — one on a Friday, one at opening time. Talk of lunchtime queues is hearsay we did not count.
- Two posts came by subway, one walking from Seodaemun station and one from City Hall. Walking times such as nine minutes from Gwanghwamun exit 6 are copied from listings.
- Many visit posts repeat the same search hashtags and stock lines about career chefs, no ready-made sauces and top-grade beef, which suggests commissioned copy. None discloses sponsorship, but we treat those claims as the shop's own messaging and did not count them.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 광화문 맛집 곰탕, 원기옥 보양전골로 부모님과 가족식사 2026-10-16 · 민무스의 까다로운 아카이브
- 광화문 한정식 원기옥 광화문점 청첩장 모임 상견례 장소로 추천하.... 2026-10-15 · 극강의 효율과 가성비 따라가는 ESTJ
- 광화문 맛집 원기옥 광화문점, 보양전골과 직화 소갈비구이 광화문.... 2026-10-12 · 뷰티풀라니프
- 광화문 맛집 곰탕 보양전골 직화소갈비 원기옥 광화문점 2026-10-11 · 잘 먹고 잘 사는 아찡언니
- 광화문역 맛집 콜키지프리 원기옥 불고기 실속 세트 후기 2026-10-11 · 에듀작가맘 inside 라이프
- 광화문 맛집 곰탕 든든하게 즐기는 광화문역 맛집 원기옥 콜키지프.... 2026-10-07 · 소미의 수집함
- 광화문 맛집 보양식 추천 원기옥 한정식 룸식당 2026-10-05 · glorious February
- [광화문역 맛집 콜키지프리 가능한 원기옥 실속세트 보양전골, 낙지.... 2026-10-03 · 미니의 저장소
- 건물 보고 쫄 필요 없다, 광화문 원기옥 보양전골 넷이 12만원 2026-10-03 · 입은 삐뚤어도 맛은 똑바로
- 광화문 맛집 원기옥 한식 상견례 식당 추천 (룸식당, 콜키지프리, 술.... 2026-10-02 · 쌍오 835
- 곱창과 미나리를 한 상에 모아 불맛과 국물 맛을 두루 즐길 수 있는 광화문 보양식 맛집, 원기옥 광화문점 2026-09-29 · 고즈넉푸드의 고즈넉한 맛남일기 · via Daum
- 광화문역 맛집 콜키지프리 한정식 식당_원기옥 광화문점(한우불고.... 2026-09-26 · What i
- 광화문역 맛집 콜키지프리 한정식, 분위기 멋진 원기옥 2026-09-21 · 행복한 나의 하루!
- 광화문 맛집 원기옥 룸식당 | 한우 곰탕 육수 보양전골과 낙지볶음 .... 2026-09-18 · 우물 밖 개구리
- 깔끔하고 정갈한 한식 안주들이 많은 모임장소 추천 광화문 한식 맛.... 2026-09-16 · 곰돌이의 Lifestyle 블로그
- 원기옥 광화문점 내돈내산(가족모임/어른 기념일 추천) 2026-09-01 · 콩스콩스 · via Daum
- [광화문역 맛집] 고급진 한식 메뉴로 모임하기 좋은 콜키지프리 한.... 2026-08-21 · 러블리연 블로그♥
- [광화문역 맛집] 원기옥 광화문점 / 푸짐 세트, 고급스럽고 아늑한 .... 2026-06-30 · Le palais de la lune♪
- 원기옥 광화문점 메뉴 주차 꿀팁, 정동길 광화문역 맛집 콜키지프리.... 2026-06-25 · 차분히 보니보니
- 광화문 한정식 어버이날 부모님 보양식 전골 추천 원기옥 광화문점 2026-05-05 · ◈ 여운이 있는 보금자리 ◈
- 광화문 한정식 원기옥 광화문점 전골세트 회식 2026-04-15 · 꿈과 낭만으로 보는 여행 스케치
- 광화문역 한정식 콜키지프리 원기옥 전골세트 2026-04-04 · 져니의 일상여행
- 광화문 한정식 맛집 원기옥 광화문 : 가족모임하기 좋은 덕수궁 디.... 2026-03-04 · Hello
- 안성재쉐프도 먹고 간 원기옥 광화문점 불고기세트 후기 2026-01-05 · 푸드레코드
- 광화문 보양식 한정식 맛집 [원기옥 광화문점] 2025-12-06 · 서울맛투어
Of 316 candidate posts we opened 59 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.