Jongak salad restaurant, mala chicken tofu noodle box: Wystab Diet

Where is Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun, and what are its hours?

Today's repeat-visit spot is Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun, a salad pasta restaurant near Gwanghwamun and Jongak Station ෆ

• 📍 Address: 서울 종로구 종로 19 지하1층 122-2호 (B1, 19 Jong-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul)
• ⏱️ Hours: Mon–Fri 10:00–20:40 / last order 20:10
• Closed every Saturday and Sunday

Wystab, a salad spot in Gwanghwamun, is located near the escalator going down from the 1st floor to the basement level of Lemeilleur Jongno Town, between The Chicken and a nail shop

The exterior has this bright feel with a bold orange signboard as the accent, and the protein box photos stand out so it was easy to find 🧡

Solo seats inside, and chicken salad pasta under 10,000 won

Inside there are several 2-seat tables and solo seating too, so it's perfect for lunchtime solo-dining lovers like me 🤤

Wystab's biggest strength is the low prices ✨✨ Chicken salad pasta for under ₩10,000! For a dieting office worker in Gwanghwamun like me, this place feels like sunshine. That's the reason I came back ,, (❁´▽`❁) ෆ

How to order a protein box: protein, then base, then sauce

How to order a protein box is shown on the digital display too. First pick a protein (chicken/duck/salmon/beef), then a base (pasta/tofu noodles/oat rice/cauliflower rice/light — veggies only), then a sauce (teriyaki/spicy teriyaki/wasabi mayo/sriracha mayo/honey mustard/oriental/yuzu dressing) and you're done!!

And I'll show you the kiosk menu board too, where you can order directly ෆ Besides protein boxes there's protein rice bowls and pasta soup 🥘 so many types and flavors to choose from

I went with a mala chicken tofu noodle protein box, wasabi mayo as the base dipping sauce, sized up the base, added smoked duck as a topping, and threw in a protein cookie for dessert haha

Calorie and nutrition charts for every menu on the wall

There are cute little props and goods, even an adorable cat photo 🐈🤍 And the full menu's calorie & nutrition info table, packed with protein details, is posted right there too — so good for calculating your diet!!✨✨

If you join the review event you get a free drink (soda or coffee), and there's a prepayment event going on too, so it seems like a great go-to spot for nearby office workers ෆ

How does the mala chicken tofu noodle box taste? Like a healthy mala xiangguo

Ta-da ~~~✨✨✨ the mala chicken tofu noodle protein box, revealed 🧡 loaded with meat toppings, a total protein bomb — perfect as a filling diet meal 🫶🏻🫶🏻

The generous, spicy and addictive mala sauce coats the tofu noodles til they're moist and tender 🤤 it kind of feels like eating a healthy mala xiangguo (numbing-spicy stir-fry). The sauce itself is so good I honestly kept eating without stopping ..

Why the smoked duck topping is worth adding

And the smoked duck I added was also super delicious ,, if you like duck meat, definitely add it. It's much more filling, hearty, and tasty 🤍🤍

Of course the chicken breast is also moist and tender, and dipped into the wasabi mayo sauce it's delicious 🫶🏻 the veggies were generously portioned too, which was satisfying

I really scraped the box clean ,, so good!! If every meal plan could be like this, I could eat this every day ㅠㅠ Perfect for whenever I'm craving mala xiangguo ෆ

Dessert: the protein chocolate cookie

And even the protein chocolate cookie I had for dessert had a rich, nutty chocolate flavor, so good ,,🍪🤎 you can already tell from the deep chocolate color that it'll be strong, right 🤤 there are nuts packed inside so it's even tastier hehe

Is Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun worth it?

Taste, nutrition, and price all satisfied me, which is why I came back to Wystab ✨ If you're looking for a salad restaurant near Gwanghwamun and Jongak Station, there's also protein rice bowls, soup dishes, and pasta menus besides salad, so I highly recommend Wystab to anyone looking for a good place to eat a diet-friendly meal 🤍