# Hongdae pasta restaurant with a self-serve pickle bar: Pasta Go

- By Apron Peg Regular (https://superchart.com/en/@apron-hook-2/)
- Written Aug 17, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored store visit.
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## In short

Pasta Go Hongdae Branch is a budget-friendly pasta and mini pizza restaurant on Wowsan-ro 33-gil, near Sanulim Theater in Hongdae, Seoul. The order was an original tomato pasta and a garlic butter cream pasta plus gorgonzola and pepperoni mini pizzas, with three trips to the self-serve pickle bar. The garlic butter cream pasta, with its adjustable spice level and choice of toppings, was the most memorable dish at Pasta Go.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 12 Wowsan-ro 33-gil, 1st floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul (near Sanulim Theater)
- **Ordered**: Original tomato pasta (shrimp topping), garlic butter cream pasta (bacon topping), gorgonzola and pepperoni mini pizzas
- **Mini pizzas**: Three kinds — gorgonzola, pepperoni, sweet potato — each under 5,000 won
- **Options**: Spice level adjustable (ordered at Shin Ramyun heat), toppings chosen by the diner
- **Self-serve bar**: Self-serve pickle bar
- **Kitchen**: Fully open kitchen with three cooks
- **Price reference**: ₩5,000 ≈ $3.7 (2026-09-29)

*as written by the visitor on Aug 17, 2026*

Pasta Go, a super value-for-money pasta spot near Sanulim Theater in Hongdae, is hugely popular.

![Pasta Go Hongdae Branch near Sanulim Theater in Hongdae](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-01-194tr-1200.webp)

It's been a while since I went for Western food. Korean food is great, Japanese food is great, but sometimes you've got to indulge in Western food too. Hongdae is basically a sanctuary for all kinds of international folks, after all.

![Vertical shot of the Pasta Go Hongdae Branch entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-02-12tpj-900.webp)

![Menu board at Pasta Go Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-03-oq5ya-900.webp)

## What we ordered at Pasta Go Hongdae Branch

Pasta Go Hongdae Branch has really reasonable pasta for the price. Plus the mini pizzas are under ₩5,000 — total bang for your buck. I'm the type who wants to try the original version wherever I go, so I ordered the original tomato. The mini pizzas come in three kinds — gorgonzola, pepperoni, and sweet potato — and I skipped the sweet potato one haha. Not really a fan of that.

![Table set for the original tomato pasta and mini pizza order](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-04-1ljx8-900.webp)

## Inside Pasta Go: the room and the crowd

The inside of Pasta Go Hongdae Branch is really clean, so there were a lot of groups of women meeting up as friends. Most people seemed to be there on planned meetups with friends.

![Clean seating inside Pasta Go Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-05-1fmbr-m-900.webp)

Of course it's not only women — there were male customers too. One guy came alone and really enjoyed his Hongdae pasta before leaving.

![A solo diner at the Hongdae pasta restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-06-1dj6b-900.webp)

Jihee ordered the garlic butter cream, and wow, this was way tastier than the original. Is that even allowed? I think I ended up stealing most of it.

![Table waiting for the garlic butter cream pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-07-1tu50-900.webp)

I've been deep into interior design research lately, and I noticed the built-in speakers here were really well installed. Great sound, good placement, good speakers — the built-ins were done really well.

![Built-in speakers installed on the restaurant wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-08-7jlbg-900.webp)

## Is the self-serve pickle bar easy to use?

Pasta Go Hongdae Branch has a self-serve pickle bar, and since we're the type who eats a ton of pickles with pasta or pizza, we went back about three times. But since it's self-serve, it doesn't feel awkward at all. Great taste and portion for the price, and eating them alongside all that pasta, I could actually see the end of that huge portion.

![Self-serve pickle bar at Pasta Go Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-09-6ozy7-900.webp)

The kitchen is fully open, clean, and the cooks' hands move incredibly fast and professionally. There were about three people in the kitchen, and every single one of them had exceptional skill.

![Open kitchen with three cooks at work](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-10-y88f9-900.webp)

Delivery orders kept coming in nonstop, and honestly, this place deserves it. The taste satisfaction is high, the portion is enough even for big eaters with just one serving, they don't skimp on ingredients, and the staff are kind on top of it all.

![Restaurant scene with delivery orders coming in](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-11-1dxai-900.webp)

![Framed pictures hung as interior decor](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-12-n5q4m-900.webp)

Among the photos and framed pictures hanging as decor, the dog drawing was my favorite. So cute. Those squiggly lines are so cute too, and look at that expression, those eyes — what am I supposed to do about that.

![Framed dog drawing on the wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-13-29crc-900.webp)

## Two pastas and two mini pizzas on one table

Garlic butter cream pasta, gorgonzola pizza, original tomato pasta, and pepperoni pizza all came out. They brought everything at once, which made it easy to carry.

![Two pastas and two mini pizzas laid out together](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-14-1ktfc-900.webp)

The arugula was so fragrant. When freshness is kept up like this, it means the turnover is really fast. Restaurants with low satisfaction don't get much delivery business either. This place clearly cares a lot about quality.

![Mini pizza topped with arugula](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-15-uucdg-900.webp)

The pepperoni pizza had a thin crust, which is exactly my style — I wondered when I'd finish it, but it disappeared in no time. Actually we shared one pizza and took the other to go, but we ended up scarfing that one down too, leaving nothing behind.

![Thin-crust pepperoni mini pizza](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-16-oavyt-900.webp)

## Choosing the spice level for the garlic butter cream pasta

The garlic butter cream pasta was completely delicious. You can adjust the spice level, and setting it to about Shin Ramyun level hit the spot exactly. Spicy and rich at the same time — caught both rabbits at once. No wonder it was so good.

![Garlic butter cream pasta with adjusted spice level](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-17-azrv3-900.webp)

The gorgonzola pizza, topped with sliced almonds, gets dipped in honey.

![Gorgonzola pizza with sliced almonds and honey](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-18-1unqx-900.webp)

The dinner rolls get dipped into the cream sauce. I think I ate in a total daze.

![Dinner roll being dipped into cream sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-19-x26y9-900.webp)

![Dinner rolls and cream pasta plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-20-6fxwu-900.webp)

My two picks were both red sauce — tomato and pepperoni. I've made pasta at home with store-bought tomato sauce a few times, but it's definitely different from the store-bought stuff.

![Original tomato pasta and pepperoni pizza](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-21-jg9vd-900.webp)

### What the flat noodles taste like

The noodles at Pasta Go Hongdae Branch aren't the round kind — they're a bit thin and flat. I'd actually never had pasta made with this kind of noodle before, and the texture came out cooked al dente in a subtly appealing way. Now I want to try using different noodle shapes when I make pasta at home too.

![Close-up of thin, flat pasta noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-22-sne0i-900.webp)

![Pasta noodles coated in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-23-164bm-900.webp)

It tastes like fresher tomatoes. The sauce clings well to the noodles and has really great savory depth. Seasoning pasta well isn't easy, but the seasoning here was spot on.

![Tomato pasta topped with shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar/hongdae-pastago-mini-pizza-pasta-pickle-bar-24-pa1qy-900.webp)

The cream got a bacon topping, and the tomato got shrimp. You can choose your topping ingredient. I think it would've been delicious either way.

Wow, how do they even make this cream sauce? Pasta Go near Sanulim Theater in Hongdae was totally charming. Whenever I think of pasta, I think this is the first place that will come to mind. Ate really well, thank you!

## Where it is

- Pasta Go Hongdae Branch (파스타고 홍대점)
- 12 Wowsan-ro 33-gil, 1st floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 마포구 와우산로33길 12 1층 PASTAGO
- 37.555389, 126.9297467
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%8C%8C%EC%8A%A4%ED%83%80%EA%B3%A0%20%ED%99%8D%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%90/@37.555389,126.9297467,17z

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