Chinese
GAWON
가원 연남점 Gawon Yeonnam-jeom Gawon is the name of the long-running Chinese restaurant in Mangwon-dong; this is its Yeonnam-dong branch (yeonnam-jeom means 'Yeonnam branch'). The posts do not explain the name itself.
Compiled from 9 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Chinese restaurant at Donggyo-ro 227-1, at the head of the Yeontral Park greenway next to the Yeonnam police box; posts describe it as a branch of Gawon in Mangwon-dong. Meals centre on ganjjajang (10,000 won) and seafood jjamppong (13,000 won), often shared with chili stuffed eggplant (14,000 won) or pork-loin tangsuyuk (22,000 won). We read 30 posts dated 12 August to 8 October 2026; 9 of them (posted 12 August to 6 September) are actual visits here. The other 21 covered neighbouring businesses in the same building or the Mangwon original, and we set them aside.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 동교로 227-1, 1,2층 (연남동)227-1 Donggyo-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone070-4409-1580
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩22,000
- Floor areaFloor area 116 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 3 posts: 2 wrote Daily 11:00–21:30.
| Daily | 11:00–21:30 | 2 of 3 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 3 of 3 posts |
| Last order | 20:30 | 2 of 2 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
- Three posts said you order from a kiosk or tablet at each table; one added that the paper menu sits under the tabletop.
- Two posts said jasmine tea is poured instead of water when you sit down; in one, all three diners had at least two cups each.
- Four posts mention a free fried-dumpling reward for leaving a review, and three of them actually got it (four pieces in one case). Three posts also mention a stamp coupon that earns a free dish.
- Three posts said the food came out quickly; none said it was slow.
2 more
- Three posts called the portions generous: one said the chili eggplant pieces are much bigger than a fist, another that the jjamppong may be too much for some. One post noted that with a large ganjjajang the sauce ran short and they asked for more.
- No post reports waiting. Two say they were seated straight away — one arrived almost at opening, the other had heard there is usually a line but got a window seat at once. One post found it busy even before dinner and suggested booking.
What 9 bloggers said
ganjjajang
Crispy batter
We read all 9 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (4) and “Clean” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Review event 4 of 9 posts
- Coupon 3 of 9 posts
- Self-order screen 3 of 9 posts
- Complimentary tea or drink 2 of 9 posts
- Large windows 2 of 9 posts
- Second floor 1 of 9 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 2 of 9 posts
- Date 2 of 9 posts
- With a friend 1 of 9 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.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 1 of 9 posts |
|---|
No post describes which floor you enter on; one mentions seating on the second floor, but nobody describes the ground-floor entrance.
We don't know about steps at the door or wheelchair and stroller access — not because there are problems, but because no post mentioned it.
No post says where the toilet is or whether it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: In a basement · 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
- Someone else paid1 of 9 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves2 of 9 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way6 of 9 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Accounts of the room differ: two posts said it is not large, one said the tables are well spaced. Three mention group tables, and one notes seating continues upstairs.
- Heat is a matter of taste even within one post: the husband found the seafood jjamppong spicy, the writer not at all. Another post called the chili ganjjajang mildly spicy.
- The '260 m from Hongik Univ. Station exit 3' figure appears only in a pasted info block; no post describes the walk itself, though one said it was easy to find at the start of Yeontral Park.
- Two posts copied the same hours — daily 11:00-21:30, break 15:00-17:00, last order 20:30 — while one gave the opening time as 11:30. No post mentions a closing day.
- Prices come from just two posts (August–September 2026). One party of three paid 58,000 won for chilled jjamppong, a large ganjjajang, tangsuyuk and seafood jjamppong. Two posts called it good value, one of them a templated promotional piece.
- Two posts copied the phone number 070-4409-1580. None confirmed whether reservations are taken; one simply suggested booking at mealtimes.
- Of the nine visits, one was an invited reviewer's trip, and one reads as a templated promotional post (address, break time and closing day left as 'please check'), so we counted only its concrete observations.
Sources (9)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 연남동 나들이, 연남동 소금빵 맛집, 연남동 중식당, 연남동 카페 추천 2026-09-06 · 지구를 떠난 돌맹이 · via Daum
- [가원 연남점] 간짜장/삼선짬뽕/냉짬뽕 리뷰 (내돈내산) 2026-09-04 · 포리의 맛집 블로그 · via Daum
- [홍대 맛집] 연남동 가기 전 여기는 꼭 알고가기, 캐주얼 중식당 "가원 연남점" 내돈내산 후기 2026-08-24 · 기대 · via Daum
- 홍대중식맛집 가원연남점 입문기 2026-08-19 · soic2364님의블로그 · via Daum
- Trip#66,Seoul#2-3[국내여행/서울여행/가원연남/아디다스/아임도넛/여의도한강수영장/목로관/스프카레... 2026-08-16 · Ddoony LIfe · via Daum
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- 연남동중식당 맛집 ‘가원 연남점’ 2026-08-12 · 뒤죽박죽 일상 · via Daum
- 연남동 중식당 연남동 핫플 위치 대박! 가성비와 퀄리티 다 잡은 '가원 연남점' (중국냉면, 두유피새우... 2026-08-12 · ෆ˙ᵕ˙ෆ · via Daum
Of 282 candidate posts we opened 43 and kept 9 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.