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135 Kitchen & Bar
135 키친앤바 135 Kichin-aen-ba The 135 is the hotel's street number, 135 Sejong-daero; 'kitchen & bar' because it runs buffets by day and a wine bar at night.
Compiled from 13 blog posts read in fullSources →
135 Kitchen & Bar is the buffet restaurant on the ground floor of Hotel Koreana at 135 Sejong-daero, just right of the lobby, between Gwanghwamun and City Hall stations. Breakfast is a buffet with one egg dish (45,000 won, 39,000 for hotel guests), lunch is the buffet plus one plated main (65,000 won), and dinner is a wine buffet with unlimited wine (55,000 won in 2025 posts). It opened around May 2025 after a renovation; one post says the hotel's buffet used to be on the second floor. We read 16 posts from May 2025 to October 2026; 14 describe an actual meal there, one was about a different hotel in the same building, and one is a list of many places.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 세종대로 135, 코리아나호텔 1층 (태평로1가)135 Sejong-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩28,000 – ₩65,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 331 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 9 posts: 3 wrote 07:00–10:00, 2 wrote Mon–Sat 18:00–23:30.
| No day given | 18:00–20:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon–Sat | 18:00–23:30 |
Rows without a count: 2 of 9 posts.
2 other values
| Open | 07:00–10:00 3 of 9 posts last seen 2025-07 | |
|---|---|---|
| Open | 11:30–14:00 2 of 9 posts last seen 2025-07 |
The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.
What sets it apart
- This is a place you book. Seven posts mention reserving or explain how, via Naver, Catch Table or phone. One August 2026 post was told on the day that it was fully booked, got a table within five minutes, but as a same-day guest did not get the 10% Naver discount.
- Five posts describe the unlimited wine at dinner: three glasses set at each place (sparkling, white, red), and bottles labelled with tasting notes for self-pouring. The count varies: eight wines in posts from May 2025 and April 2026, versus one champagne, two whites and three reds plus Suntory highball and beer in August 2026.
- There is live jazz on Thursday and Friday evenings. Two posts heard it themselves, one on a Thursday and one on a Friday; other mentions copy the venue's notice.
- There is a private room. Four posts mention it; a team-dinner post booked a room for about ten that was completely quiet with the door shut, and a group of seven guessed it could hold around fifteen.
4 more
- The room is not large; three posts say so. Four posts mention window seats, and opinions on table spacing differ, mostly wide but one said not especially.
- Posts lean toward good value: four say so, and one wavers. Four posts mention discounts, a Naver booking discount (given as 5% in one post and 10% in others) and a lower breakfast price for hotel guests.
- Driving means valet parking: three posts mention it. One explains the hotel lot is valet-only, with self-parking in the annex tower to the left of the hotel. No one noted a parking fee.
- It is a walk from the subway. Three posts say transit is easy; one couple came on foot from City Hall and Gwanghwamun stations respectively, and another places it between Gwanghwamun exit 6 and City Hall exit 3.
What 13 bloggers said
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Not expensive
We read all 13 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (4) and “Quiet” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- In a basement saying it is not 9 of 13 posts
- Takes reservations 7 of 13 posts
- Wine served 5 of 13 posts
- Large windows 4 of 13 posts
- Discount offered 4 of 13 posts
- Private room 4 of 13 posts
- Coffee served 3 of 13 posts
- Valet parking 3 of 13 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 13 posts
- Beer served 3 of 13 posts
- Live music or shows 2 of 13 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 1 of 13 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 13 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 13 posts |
|---|
Who came, and with whom
- Date 2 of 13 posts
- Group visit 2 of 13 posts
- Came with children 1 of 13 posts
- Family visit 1 of 13 posts
- With a friend 1 of 13 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
It is a walk from the subway. Three posts say transit is easy; one couple came on foot from City Hall and Gwanghwamun stations respectively, and another places it between Gwanghwamun exit 6 and City Hall exit 3.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 9 (of 13 posts read) |
|---|
It is on the ground floor. Nine posts mention this from their visit, describing it as immediately on the right inside the hotel entrance; one noted there was no elevator to wait for.
We don't know about steps at the entrance or wheelchair and stroller access. Many posts say it is on the ground floor, but nobody wrote about steps either way.
No one wrote about the restroom, whether it is inside the restaurant or 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 disclosing payment1 of 13 posts
- Someone else paid3 of 13 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves3 of 13 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way6 of 13 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 14 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 3 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
What we do not know
- The restaurant opened new around May 2025. One post says the hotel buffet used to be upstairs and moved to a renovated ground floor; two others call it newly opened. We did not count anything about the earlier buffet.
- The dinner price may have gone up: four posts from May to September 2025 give 55,000 won, while one May 2026 post lists 65,000 won for lunch and dinner. That rests on one post, so check the current price. Lunch stayed at 65,000 won throughout.
- Desserts sometimes run out. An August 2026 post found cakes and fruit nearly gone by 7:40 pm, and staff brought out a few macarons and choux meant for the next day; a May 2026 post saw plainer desserts once lunch hour ended. 2025 posts, by contrast, say fruit was refilled promptly.
- Opening hours differ slightly between posts. Five agree on dinner from 6 to 8:30 pm; one says until 9:30 with food cleared at 8:30. All-day hours appear as 7 am to 10:30 pm (last order 10 pm), 7 am to 11 pm on a sign, and a bar from 6 to 11:30 pm Monday to Saturday, mostly copied from notices. No one clearly stated Sunday hours.
- Four posts give the phone number 02-2171-7830; one gives the Naver relay number 0507-1495-7838. Reservations go through these or Naver and Catch Table.
- No post describes queuing. One arrived right at 11:30 and found it quiet; another said weekday lunch was busy and advised booking. That reflects mostly booked visits, not proof there is never a wait.
- Some posts are promotional: one disclosed payment, three received meals or support, and two of those were hotel supporters. Three posts say they paid themselves.
Sources (13)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 서울 광화문 코리아나호텔 조식 후기135 키친앤바 아이들과 먹기 좋.... 2026-08-26 · 라라남매의 행복한 하루
- 광화문뷔페 코리아나호텔 135키친앤바 와인 맥주 하이볼 무제한 2026-08-11 · 예그리나 · via Daum
- [광화문 맛집] 가성비 호텔뷔페 '135 키친앤바' 평일런치 내돈내산 솔직후기 (가격, 메뉴, 할인, 주차... 2026-05-20 · 나무의 슬기로운 생활 · via Daum
- 광화문데이트 분위기맛집으로 완벽했던 호텔코리아나 135Kitchen&Bar 호텔디너 2026-04-16 · 회사원 밀레니엄 민또의 여행log · via Daum
- [코리아나 호텔] 광화문 135키친앤바 런치 뷔페 후기 2026-02-28 · 아드리엘의 소소한 일상 · via Daum
- 서울 광화문 뷔페 5만원에 5성급 런치 퀄리티!?: 코리아나호텔 135키친앤바 평일 런치(내돈내산) 2025-10-24 · 까탈남의 서울 FLEX · via Daum
- 호텔 코리아나 뷔페 135 Kitchen & Bar (135키친앤바) 방문 후기 2025-09-12 · Just Anna Things · via Daum
- 광화문 뷔페 맛집 🌿코리아나 호텔135 Kitchen&Bar 런치 후기🍽 2025-07-30 · Welcome :) · via Daum
- 광화문 호캉스에 최적화-호텔코리아나 숙박 후기 패밀리 벙커룸 +135키친앤바 조식 2025-07-26 · 모찌살롱 · via Daum
- [시청/광화문] 코리아나호텔 와인뷔페135Kitchen&Bar 후기 및 메뉴추천 2025-06-01 · 꿈꾸는 도이어리 · via Daum
- 광화문 뷔페 코리아나 호텔 135KITCHEN&BAR 와인 무제한 디너 2025-05-19 · food,wine & travel · via Daum
- 서울 가성비 호텔 뷔페 135키친앤바 시청역 광화문 코리아나 호텔 리뷰 2025-05-11 · 밍키바라클라바 · via Daum
- 호텔 코리아나 프리미엄 패밀리 트윈룸 숙박~ 조식은 135 KITCHEN&BAR 키친앤바 2025-05-09 · limlim's life story · via Daum
Of 422 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 13 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.