Korean
Yeokjeon Hoegwan
역전회관 Yeokjeon hoegwan means 'the hall in front of the station' — posts say it began as a small eatery in front of Yongsan Station before moving to Mapo.
Compiled from 19 blog posts read in fullSources →
Yeokjeon Hoegwan fills a four-storey building at Tojeong-ro 37-gil 47, between Mapo and Gongdeok stations. Its signature is bassak bulgogi — thin beef grilled dry with no broth and served on a wide plate. Of the 19 posts by people who actually went, 10 ordered the bassak bulgogi set (21,000 won) and 6 the stir-fried octopus set (21,000 won). They range from a solo diner having a single set to families and office groups ordering the big spreads (135,000 won, or 189,000 won after a discount). We read 30 posts dated August 2025 to October 2026. Nineteen were real visits; the other 11 were multi-restaurant lists, TV recaps or copied listings, and we did not count them.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 토정로37길 47, 지하1~지상4층 (염리동)47 Tojeong-ro 37-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-703-0019
- Typical spend₩8,000 – ₩189,000
- From the station2 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 901 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 9 posts: 9 wrote Weekdays 11:00–22:00, 9 wrote Weekends 11:00–21:30.
| Weekdays | 11:00–22:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 11:00–21:30 | |
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 2 of 9 posts |
| Break | Weekdays 15:00–17:00 | 7 of 9 posts |
| Break | Weekends 15:00–16:30 | 7 of 9 posts |
Rows without a count: 9 of 9 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
- A free tea comes out as you finish. Six posts mention it, two by name (purple sweet-potato tea), and one said it looks like omija but tastes of sweet potato.
- Soup and sides get topped up. Four posts say so: a solo diner was offered more soup before asking, and others had soup, blood-sausage soup or side dishes refilled 'again and again'.
- It's roomy. Seven posts call the place spacious, and three sat in or saw private rooms — one office group of more than ten was shown to one. Four posts sat on the ground floor and four ate upstairs or saw seating there.
- The bulgogi marinade leans sweet; eight posts say so, often as 'sweet and salty'. On saltiness it's 5 yes versus 2 who found it mild.
1 more
- Eight posts saw it for themselves: walls of celebrity autographs by the stairs, a looping video of Tom Cruise's party at the door, or a 'celebrity sat here' plaque on their table. The Tom Cruise visit itself is the house's own claim, so we did not count it.
What 19 bloggers said
bassak bulgogi jeongsik
Friendly staff
We read all 19 in full. The most common claims are “Friendly staff” (8) and “Sweet” (8).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Salty / strongly seasoned | yes 5 · no 2 |
|---|---|
| Spicy | yes 3 · no 2 |
| Expensive | yes 2 · no 2 |
Things you can check on site
- Signed celebrity photos 8 of 19 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 6 of 19 posts
- Second floor 4 of 19 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 4 of 19 posts
- Free refills 4 of 19 posts
- Takes reservations 3 of 19 posts
- Private room 3 of 19 posts
- Reachable by transit 2 of 19 posts
- Toilet inside 2 of 19 posts
- Step at the entrance 1 of 19 posts
- High chairs 1 of 19 posts
- Step-free access 1 of 19 posts
- Wine served 1 of 19 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 1 of 19 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 19 posts
- Review event 1 of 19 posts
- Discount offered 1 of 19 posts
- Lift to the floor 1 of 19 posts
- Ramp at the door 1 of 19 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 5 of 19 posts
- With a friend 3 of 19 posts
- Group visit 2 of 19 posts
- Came with children 2 of 19 posts
- Solo visit 2 of 19 posts
- Date 1 of 19 posts
- Came by car 1 of 19 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
| Second floor | 4 of 19 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 4 (of 19 posts read) |
| Lift to the floor | 1 of 19 posts |
| Ramp at the door | 1 of 19 posts |
| Step at the entrance | 1 of 19 posts |
| Step-free access | 1 of 19 posts |
| Toilet inside | 2 of 19 posts |
Nobody mentions basement seating. Four posts sat on the ground floor. The registered address lists a basement level, but we don't know what's down there.
One post came with a stroller. It reports two low steps at the entrance and two portable ramps beside it (they just lifted the stroller), plus an elevator to all four floors and wide aisles inside. No other post mentions steps or wheelchair access.
The toilets are inside; two posts say so, one adding there is one on every floor but too few stalls for the crowd. Separate men's and women's rooms appear only in copied facility lists — nobody who went confirms it.
No one mentioned: 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 themselves5 of 19 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way14 of 19 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 30 posts we gathered, 11 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.
| 2026-10-10 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | 2 posts in one day |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 12 |
What we do not know
- Waits vary. Three posts walked straight in (Sunday at 12:30, a weekday lunch, a group of six); one found a big queue already formed before the 5 p.m. reopening. Three booked ahead (Naver, phone two weeks out, CatchTable), and one arrived during the break and waited to be first in for dinner.
- Eight posts found the staff kind — fussing over a baby, clearing a chair for a stroller. One office-dinner post disagreed, saying the staff were not friendly, perhaps because it was busy.
- Value splits 2–2: two posts found it pricey, two thought the sets were good value. A meal per head centres on the 21,000-won set, and one post budgets 20,000–25,000 won a person. The à la carte bulgogi is given as both 42,000 and 38,000 won, so we can't confirm it.
- Two posts describe walking there: about three minutes from Gongdeok Station exit 1 through the Gyeongui Line Forest Park, or about six minutes from Mapo Station exit 2. Nobody mentions taking a bus.
- Opening hours come only from copied listings, which mostly agree: weekdays 11:00–22:00 with a 15:00–17:00 break, weekends 11:00–21:30 with a 15:00–16:30 break. Closing days conflict — two say open every day, two say closed Mondays, and one post points out the mismatch. Three copied notes say weekend and holiday lunch guests must leave by 14:50. Check before you go.
- Phone: eight posts give 0507-1392-0248 and three listings give 02-703-0019. Visitors booked through Naver, CatchTable or by phone.
- Many posts follow templates. Eleven are 'best of Mapo' lists, TV-show recaps or reworded listings. One is a generated post illustrated with other people's photos; another calls itself an honest review but gives valet parking, Monday closing and an 18,000-won set — all at odds with every other post. We used none of these 11 as evidence.
Sources (19)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 공덕역 맛집 역전회관 마포본점 후기, 한식 메뉴 점심 불고기 주차 .... 2026-10-09 · 람주의 웨딩일기
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- 공덕역 맛집 역전회관 바싹불고기 내돈내산 솔직 후기 (미쉐린 빕구르망·주차·메뉴 추천) 2026-09-18 · 눈,코,입이 즐거운 소소한 일상 · via Daum
- [서울] 미쉐린 가이드 빕구르망 6편 한식 신상 맛집도 도장깨기 _ 4곳 모음 2026-09-14 · pote_to_Jin · via Daum
- 가족모임하기 좋은 공덕역맛집 역전회관 평일 점심 혼밥 후기 2026-08-01 · 뻥삐의 블로그 · via Daum
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Of 259 candidate posts we opened 96 and kept 19 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.