Soup and riceKorean
Yangjaeok
양재옥 The -ok ending (屋) means 'house', a common suffix for traditional Korean eateries; none of the posts explain the Yangjae part.
Compiled from 24 blog posts read in fullSources →
Yangjaeok is a pork-soup, boiled-pork and buckwheat-noodle restaurant with its own dining room at the far end of the B1 food hall in Lotte Department Store's main branch, separate from the food court. Most posts ordered a bansang set — a main dish with stir-fried pork and tofu, or with a little boiled pork and two dumplings. In posts from late August 2026 the pork-soup set is 20,000 won, the boiled-pork set 21,000 and the noodle set 20,000. Orders go through a tablet at each table; there are bar seats for solo diners alongside four-person tables. We read 30 posts dated 26 February to 15 October 2026. Five were about other shops in the same building and one only named the place in a food-court roundup, which leaves 24 visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 남대문로 81, 롯데백화점 본점 지하1층 (소공동)81 Namdaemun-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1372-3047
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩40,000
- From the station9 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 152 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 21 posts: 16 wrote Daily 10:30–20:00.
| Daily | 10:30–20:00 | 16 of 21 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
- Nine posts said you can walk in underground from Euljiro 1-ga station or the Myeongdong and Sogong underground arcades without going outside.
- Sixteen posts said the pork had no gamey smell — said of the clear soup, the boiled pork and the sundae soup alike. Five said the seasoning is mild; one of them added salted octopus to make up for it.
- Eleven posts said portions are large. One counted ten slices of pork plus two dumplings and broth in the boiled-pork set; another said the young-radish noodle set could feed two.
- Ten posts ordered from a tablet at the table; one also used a QR code on their phone.
3 more
- Eight posts went with family, five with a spouse or partner, two with friends; one drove.
- Four posts brought children and four saw high chairs. One wrote that staff brought children's tableware as soon as they sat down; four posts in all called the staff kind.
- Seven posts noticed foreign diners; one mentioned menus in several languages.
What 24 bloggers said
bossam bansang
No gamey smell
We read all 24 in full. The most common claims are “No gamey smell” (16) and “Large portions” (11).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- In a basement 19 of 24 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 16 of 24 posts
- Self-order screen 10 of 24 posts
- Reachable by transit 9 of 24 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 7 of 24 posts
- High chairs 4 of 24 posts
- Step-free access 1 of 24 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 24 posts
- Free refills 1 of 24 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 2 of 24 posts |
|---|
Two posts parked in the department store car park themselves. 'Free parking' and purchase-based validation appear only in copied listing blocks, which we did not count.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 8 of 24 posts
- Date 5 of 24 posts
- Came with children 4 of 24 posts
- With a friend 2 of 24 posts
- Came by car 1 of 24 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
9 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | 19 of 24 posts |
|---|---|
| Step-free access | 1 of 24 posts |
Nineteen posts placed it deep inside the B1 food hall — past the dessert counters and the food court, at the very end opposite Haeokdam by the passage to the car park. Because the room is separate from the food court, five posts called it quiet.
No post described a step at the entrance, wheelchair access or a lift. One said they got in easily with a pushchair. That does not mean there is no step — nobody wrote about it.
We don't know whether there is a toilet inside the restaurant. One post's directions pass the food-hall toilets on the way; separate men's and women's toilets appear only in copied listing blocks.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · 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 disclosing payment1 of 24 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves3 of 24 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way20 of 24 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 25 posts we gathered, 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
What we do not know
- Prices changed between July and late August 2026: the pork-soup sets went from 19,000 to 20,000 won and the soup alone from 13,000 to 14,000. The boiled-pork set (21,000), noodle set (20,000) and small boiled pork (15,000) stayed the same. A meal is one set at 17,000–21,000 won. No post called it expensive; one said the single dishes were fair for a department store.
- The menu grew: young-radish barley rice and noodles show up from late July 2026, sundae soup from September. One post found the boiled pork sold out.
- We don't know about waits. No post queued. One said any wait clears quickly; one found it full at weekend lunch until about 2:30 pm, another full even after lunch.
- Seventeen posts gave opening hours of 10:30 to 20:00, mostly copied from the map listing. One wrote weekdays 10:00–20:00 and weekends and holidays 10:00–20:30, noting the hours differ; single posts also gave a 20:30 close, a 10:20 opening and an 08:30 opening. One said it closes on the department store's regular holidays; another noted there is no afternoon break.
- Many posts gave the same phone number, 0507-1372-3047. Nobody made a reservation, and only one line suggests calling ahead for groups, so we don't know whether bookings are taken.
- Many posts from June to October 2026 share the same hashtag line and the same phrases about chilled Korean pork, a 'secret' anchovy-pepper relish and broth simmered daily. Among the visits, one disclosed sponsorship, three said they paid, and the rest say nothing. Some are likely commissioned, so we treated the restaurant's own claims as copied text and did not count them.
Sources (24)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- <양재옥> 명동 롯데백화점 보쌈 곰탕 맛집 추천 ! 2026-10-15 · 왕왕이의 일기
- 양재옥 점심으로 먹은 돼지곰탕 을지로입구역 맛집 한식 2026-10-15 · 폼의 한 끼 연구소
- [을지로] 명동 롯데백화점 본점 양재옥 시원한 막국수와 국밥 반상 후기 2026-10-11 · 햇살 좋은 날 · via Daum
- 양재옥: 을지로입구역 맛집 한식 명동 롯데 푸드코트 돼지곰탕 2026-10-11 · 언젠가 기억에서 사라진다 해도 · via Daum
- [중구/을지로입구] 명동 보쌈 맛집 "양재옥 롯데백화점 본점" 2026-10-10 · 도헤미안 DOHEMIAN · via Daum
- 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 명동 근처 정갈한 한식 먹고 싶을땐 2026-10-08 · 나야의 일상부터 맛집까지 · via Daum
- 명동보쌈 맛집 양재옥, 고기국수도 맛있는 명동롯데백화점맛집 2026-10-06 · 수달이의 맛집&웨딩로그 · via Daum
- 을지로입구 맛집 점심 곰탕 제육볶음 롯데백화점 양재옥 2026-10-06 · 만다랜드 Manda Land ♥
- [명동/양재옥]명동에서 만난 정갈한 한식 한 상, 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 후기 ✧ 2026-10-05 · 유치한게 좋아 · via Daum
- [을지로입구 맛집 점심]명동 롯데백화점 본점 양재옥, 깊고 진한 돼지곰탕반상과 보쌈 찐 후기 2026-10-05 · 꿈보엄마의 이중생활 · via Daum
- 을지로입구역 맛집 한식 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 돼지곰탕 보쌈 2026-09-20 · EunB BLOG · via Daum
- [을지로입구역 맛집]푸짐한 돼지곰탕, 보쌈 한식 점심 맛집 추천 - 양재옥 명동 롯데백화점 본점 2026-08-30 · 츈쉮이는 커여워 · via Daum
- 시청 맛집 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점｜보쌈 반상·열무비빔밥 한상 후기 2026-08-25 · 저주받은 미친 대학원생의 먹방일기 · via Daum
- 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 : 완벽한 한돈나물반상 & 열무국수 반상 명동롯데백화점맛집 후기 2026-08-20 · 맛집을 알려주는 맛집냥 · via Daum
- [명동밥집, 한식집 추천] 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 2026-07-27 · 소히블로그
- 명동롯데백화점맛집, 든든하고 깔끔한 한식 한 상, '양재옥 롯데백화점 본점' 보쌈반상 & 물막구수후기 2026-07-25 · 투뿔러 (TRAVEL & FOOD STYLER), SANTA-HUNI · via Daum
- 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 식당가 한식 반상 정갈했던 한 끼 2026-07-17 · 올다의 올데이 :: 신혼 라이프 · via Daum
- 명동 롯데백화점 본점 맛집 추천｜양재옥 보쌈 후기 (명동맛집 추천 이유, 솔직후기) 2026-07-04 · 소미의 수집함 · via Daum
- 명동밥집 강추! 정갈한 반상에 반한 막국수, 돼지곰탕 맛집 양재옥 후기 2026-07-01 · 라모나의 취향 채집 · via Daum
- 반상, 얼큰 돼지곰탕 반상 I 정갈하고 손맛 좋은 한식 맛집, 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 I 을지로/명동/회현 2026-06-29 · 맛집/카페/제품/일상 · via Daum
- 🥢 명동롯데백화점맛집 ‘양재옥 본점’ | 유모차 끌고도 편하게 즐긴 명동고기국수 & 명동막국수 반상 2026-06-12 · 루루미미 · via Daum
- [명동롯데백화점맛집] 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점, 보쌈과 곰탕의 미친 밸런스 2026-06-11 · 바이 영이 · via Daum
- [서울/중구] 양재옥, 명동보쌈 맛집, 롯데백화점 식당 추천 2026-06-02 · munching... · via Daum
- 을지로입구역 맛집 한식 양재옥 롯데백화점 본점 2026-02-26 · 데미안의 리뷰찾기 · via Daum
Of 403 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.