# Private-room Korean restaurant near Deoksugung Palace: Modam Dining

- By Jaein (https://superchart.com/en/@backstreet-price-slip/)
- Written Sep 13, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written based on a sponsored store visit.
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## In short

Modam Dining Gwanghwamun is a hanjeongsik (Korean set-course) restaurant with private rooms, on basement level 1 of Deoksugung D Palace near Deoksugung Palace in Jongno, Seoul. Ordering two different sets on purpose — the bori-gulbi (dried yellow croaker) set at 37,000 won and the abalone tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patty) set at 40,000 won, 77,000 won in total — brought a full course from salad and seasonal porridge through three appetizers and a generous main spread to sujeonggwa (cinnamon-persimmon punch). With individual rooms and hall seats behind tall partitions, Modam Dining Gwanghwamun is an easy recommendation for family gatherings or a formal parents' meeting.

## Good to know

- **Location**: B102 and B103, Basement 1, Deoksugung D Palace, 10 Saemunan-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- **Getting there**: 10-minute walk from Gwanghwamun Station Exit 6
- **Hours**: Daily 11:00–22:00 (weekday break 15:00–17:00, last order 20:10)
- **Ordered**: Bori-gulbi set 37,000 won / Abalone tteokgalbi set 40,000 won · 77,000 won total
- **Menu structure**: 7 Modam table-setting sets, 2 Modam Specials / Hanwoo bulgogi hot pot set and hanwoo gopchang hot pot set from 2 people
- **Seating**: Several fully private rooms; hall tables also divided by tall partitions
- **Drinks**: Highballs, traditional liquors and more, with a year-round corkage-free event
- **Price reference**: ₩37,000 ≈ $27.5 · ₩40,000 ≈ $29.5 · ₩77,000 ≈ $57 (2026-09-15)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 13, 2026*

A refined Gwanghwamun Korean restaurant with individual private rooms, serving high-quality hanjeongsik (Korean set-course meal) courses — great for family gatherings or a formal matchmaking meal: Modam Dining.

![Signature photo of the hanjeongsik course at Modam Dining Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-01-wnyhy-1200.webp)

## Where is Modam Dining Gwanghwamun, and what are the hours?

Modam Dining Gwanghwamun is a hanjeongsik room restaurant a 10-minute walk from Gwanghwamun Station Exit 6, in the basement level of Deoksugung D Palace. It's open daily 11:00–22:00, with a break time 15:00–17:00 on weekdays only, and last order at 20:10.

![Interior view of Modam Dining Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-02-rcx8k-966.webp)

![Hanjeongsik table setting at Modam Dining Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-03-17iuo-966.webp)

## Entrance and interior: inside the Deoksugung D Palace basement

Modam Dining is a Gwanghwamun Korean course restaurant located in the basement of D Palace near Deoksugung Palace.

![Exterior of Modam Dining in the Deoksugung D Palace basement](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-04-gs2b6-966.webp)

![Entrance view of Modam Dining Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-05-f0v3y-966.webp)

![Corridor in the D Palace basement restaurant row](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-06-81zjk-966.webp)

There are plenty of good restaurants in the D Palace basement, and this one has clean restrooms and a pleasant, uncrowded interior. That said, it's a bit of a walk from the station, so if you're coming on foot rather than by car, it's best to give yourself extra time ☺️

![Interior rooms and partitioned seating at Modam Dining Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-07-1hzfi-966.webp)

### Private rooms and partitioned hall seats for family gatherings

From the entrance, Modam Dining has a tidy, refined atmosphere as a Gwanghwamun hanjeongsik room restaurant. Inside there are several independent private rooms, and even the hall tables are separated by tall partitions — I'd recommend it for meeting important guests, family gatherings, or a formal matchmaking meal!

At the table right next to us, a young couple was dining with their parents, chatting warmly while enjoying the hanjeongsik course — it looked really nice 🙂

## The menu: 7 Modam table-setting sets and 2 specials

Before the main dish, several courses are served in sequence, making Modam Dining a great place to experience a complete hanjeongsik course. You can choose from 7 value-for-money Modam table-setting sets or 2 more special Modam Special sets, and the hanwoo bulgogi hot pot set and hanwoo gopchang (beef tripe) hot pot set require a minimum order of two people.

![Menu board showing Modam table-setting sets and specials](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-08-13x5i-966.webp)

There's a wide range of drinks that pair well with the Korean course, like highballs and traditional liquors, and they seem to run a corkage-free event regularly!

![Drinks list with highballs and traditional liquors at Modam Dining](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-09-a4bsf-966.webp)

## What we ordered: two set meals for 77,000 won total

At Modam Dining Gwanghwamun, we ordered the bori-gulbi set at ₩37,000 and the abalone tteokgalbi set at ₩40,000, for ₩77,000 total. Ordering a Modam table-setting set gets you salad and seasonal porridge first.

![Table spread of the ordered bori-gulbi set and abalone tteokgalbi set](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-10-zut9i-966.webp)

### Salad and seasonal porridge, with chopsticks on every plate

![Salad and seasonal porridge served first in the course](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-11-1od8h-966.webp)

Every salad came in a generous portion, and I was impressed by the thoughtful touch of a single pair of chopsticks placed on each salad plate! I personally dislike everyone's individual chopsticks sweeping across shared dishes, so this made me happy from the start of the meal 🙂

The seasonal salad with yuzu dressing was refreshingly tangy!

The mustard vegetable salad with pine nut sauce had crunchy cucumber that felt like a dish on its own,

and the cheongyang chili water kimchi came in a generous portion too — so refreshing and great as a side dish to eat throughout the main course 🥰

Sharing the salad onto beautiful jade-toned small plates before the main course felt good and tasted good too — Modam Dining is a great Gwanghwamun Korean restaurant for family gatherings.

![Seasonal salad shared onto jade-toned small plates](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-12-155ko-966.webp)

### Three appetizers: ceviche, Modam tempura and perilla oil capellini

Following the salad came three appetizers: ceviche with seasonal raw fish and pickles, Modam tempura, and perilla oil capellini.

![Three appetizers including ceviche and Modam tempura](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-13-1g3us-966.webp)

The Wando flounder ceviche and

the perilla oil capellini whetted the appetite,

![A plate of perilla oil capellini appetizer](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-14-ir6qz-966.webp)

and the Modam tempura — chewy, plump shiitake mushrooms fried up — was a work of art! Fancier and more textured than any meat tempura I've had, this shiitake tempura is something I definitely want again 🥰

![Fried shiitake mushroom Modam tempura](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-15-1gvth-966.webp)

## The mains: bori-gulbi with brown rice green tea, and abalone tteokgalbi

Timed to our eating pace, the main dishes arrived: bori-gulbi with brown rice green tea, and abalone tteokgalbi. Ordering two different sets on purpose turned out to be a great choice.

![Main dish of bori-gulbi with brown rice green tea](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-16-toacd-966.webp)

![Main dish plate of abalone tteokgalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-17-ig0yr-966.webp)

For the bori-gulbi (dried yellow croaker), a skilled staff member deboned the whole fish in about a minute with expert hands,

![Staff deboning the bori-gulbi tableside](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-18-ikgpv-966.webp)

and the main dish arrives with a hearty spread of four side dishes, today's soup, and multigrain rice. This is a lineup parents can't help but love 😙

The four side dishes all tasted wholesome and healthy.

![Four side dishes, today's soup, and multigrain rice spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-19-19fvc-966.webp)

Eating the bori-gulbi over rice soaked in brown rice green tea tasted like a royal feast, honestly haha

![Bori-gulbi placed over rice soaked in brown rice green tea](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-20-t5349-966.webp)

![Close-up of tteokgalbi topped with whole abalone](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-21-11n3a-966.webp)

![Tteokgalbi eaten together with rice at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-22-ub062-966.webp)

And the abalone — need I say more. The tteokgalbi, made with domestic beef chuck flap and pork foreleg, had such incredible sweet-and-savory flavor that one bowl of rice per person wasn't nearly enough.

![Sujeonggwa served for dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-23-mb7wq-966.webp)

## Sujeonggwa to finish the dinner

A clean, refreshing sujeonggwa (cinnamon-persimmon punch) rounded off the meal with real polish — a successful dinner at this Korean restaurant near Deoksugung Palace!

![Table at the end of dinner at Modam Dining Gwanghwamun](https://img.superchart.com/images/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course/modamda-dining-gwanghwamun-two-set-course-24-rtv54-966.webp)

Whether you're bringing parents, elders, an important guest, or a date, Modam Dining is a great-value Gwanghwamun Korean restaurant where anyone can enjoy a satisfying hanjeongsik course meal.

## Where it is

- Modam Dining Gwanghwamun (모담다이닝 광화문점)
- B102, B103, B1, Deoksugung D Palace, 10 Saemunan-ro 2-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 종로구 새문안로2길 10 덕수궁디팰리스 지하 1층 B102호, B103호
- 37.5687024, 126.9720468
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AA%A8%EB%8B%B4%EB%8B%A4%EC%9D%B4%EB%8B%9D%20%EA%B4%91%ED%99%94%EB%AC%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5687024,126.9720468,17z

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