Korean
Haebang Sikdang
해방식당 Haebang is taken from the neighbourhood name Haebangchon (literally 'liberation village'), and sikdang simply means eatery.
Compiled from 4 blog posts read in fullSources →
Haebang Sikdang is a small fusion place on Sinheung-ro 22-gil in Haebangchon, Yongsan, right by Sinheung Market. The menu folds Korean ingredients into Western dishes, like pasta with salted hairtail jeotgal, squid-ink risotto, and a stone-pot bowl of crisp fried eggplant, and you order by QR code. Prices in August 2026 posts were 18,000 won for the eggplant bowl and the butter curry chicken, 22,000 won for mackerel stone-pot rice, and 23,000 won for the pasta and risotto. We read 4 posts dated 13 August to 11 September 2026, and all 4 describe actual visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 용산구 신흥로22길 5, 1층 (용산동2가)5 Sinheung-ro 22-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩9,000 – ₩23,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 41 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 3 posts: 2 wrote 11:30–21:40.
| No day given | 11:30–21:40 | 2 of 3 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:40–17:00 | 2 of 2 posts |
| Last order | 14:40 | 2 of 2 posts |
1 other values
| Last order | 20:40 2 of 2 posts last seen 2026-08 |
|---|
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 walked straight in without waiting: one at weekday lunch, one near last order, and one that gave no time. One of them noticed a sign on the door saying you register for the queue when the place is full, and another had heard it usually has a line. We treat those as posted or hearsay, not counted.
- Three posts described the seating. A Saturday-noon visitor counted about four 4-person and six 2-person tables; another also saw a bar counter. The weekday-lunch visitor found the 2-person table a bit small for two and thought the larger tables were held back for bigger groups. One post called the room not very big.
- Two posts ordered by scanning a QR code at the table, and both noted separate QR codes for pay-later and pay-first.
- One post took the 02 village bus from Namyeong Station; another got lost in the alleys a few times on the way.
What 4 bloggers said
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No wait
We read all 4 in full. The most common claims are “No wait” (3) and “Spicy” (1).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Seats to sit and eat 3 of 4 posts
- Self-order screen 2 of 4 posts
- Seasonal decorations 1 of 4 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 4 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Date 2 of 4 posts
- Group visit 1 of 4 posts
- Came by car 1 of 4 posts
- With a friend 1 of 4 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
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
No post described the floor from experience; the '1st floor' in the address is copied text.
Nobody said whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller gets in. That is unknown, not a no.
One post praised the toilet as decorated like a showroom, but nobody said whether it is inside the restaurant or separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · 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
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 4 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way3 of 4 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
What we do not know
- A returning visitor in August 2026 noted that the floor-seating spot facing the big front window, there two years earlier, is gone.
- Heat is split one to one: the mapo tofu bowl struck one diner as increasingly spicy and salty, while the butter curry chicken was called not fiery. They were different dishes.
- Opening hours come only from copied blocks in three posts: 11:30-21:40, break 15:40-17:00, last orders 14:40 and 20:40. No post gave a closing day.
- Two posts gave different phone numbers (0507-1382-7050 and 070-4042-7050). One copied a note about weekday Naver bookings for 3-4 people and CatchTable, but no one actually booked.
Sources (4)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [해방촌] 맛집 추천 | 다른 곳에선 못 보는 특별한 메뉴가 있는 분위기 좋은 식당 '해방식당' 2026-09-11 · 맛있는것, 예쁜것 좋아하는 여자사람 · via Daum
- 이태원 해방촌 퓨전 레스토랑 맛집, 해방식당 방문후기 2026-08-29 · 맛집탐험의 정석 · via Daum
- 해방촌 맛집부터 카페까지, 신흥시장 놀거리 하루 코스 2026-08-28 · 후추쭈의 야무진 기록
- 서울 해방촌 맛집 해방식당 재방문, 감태 생연어롤과 가지튀김 돌솥.... 2026-08-13 · 팡고의 여행일지
Of 390 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 4 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.