# Hongdae Seoul restaurant open at 11am for weekend lunch: Anok - By Haeri Son (https://superchart.com/en/@chuncheon-mirror-tray/) - Written Sep 24, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@chuncheon-mirror-tray/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@chuncheon-mirror-tray/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@chuncheon-mirror-tray/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/index.md) ## In short Anok is a hanok-style Korean restaurant at 13-4 Hongik-ro in Mapo, Seoul, near Exit 9 of Hongik University Station and right beside Hongik University. A writer in her third year of living in Hongdae showed up with a friend for the 11am opening on a weekend and ordered clear gomtang (beef bone soup), Pyeongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) and braised pork tail, refilling the sokbakji (cubed radish kimchi) so many times it got a little awkward. For hanok calm and gentle, unspicy broth in the middle of hip Hongdae, Anok is the answer. ## Good to know - **Location**: 13-4 Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, near Hongik University Station Exit 9 (beside Hongik University) - **Opening time**: Opens at 11am - **Dishes ordered**: Gomtang (beef bone soup), Pyeongyang naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles), braised pork tail - **Side dishes**: Kimchi and sokbakji (cubed radish kimchi), refills available *as written by the visitor on Sep 24, 2026* ![First photo from the Anok visit, a Hongdae Korean restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-01-1a3bv-900.webp) ![Anok, a hanok-style Korean restaurant near Hongdae Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-02-1empm-1200.webp) Today I'm bringing you news of a cozy hanok-style Hongdae lunch spot I found for the first time in my three years living in Hongdae! So if you're looking for a place in hip Hongdae where you can enjoy gukbap (soup with rice) and Pyeongyang naengmyeon with a surprising twist, come along on this Anok visit :) ## Where is Anok? Hongik University Station Exit 9, next to the campus Anok is a Hongdae gukbap restaurant sitting smack in the middle of Hongdae's main area. It's close to Exit 9 of Hongdae Station, and Hongik University is right nearby. If you're someone who loves a clean-style gukbap, or a foreign tourist looking for something unique, this is definitely the place — honestly it feels like a spot the professors at Hongik would come to more than the students. Hahahaha. ![Exterior of Anok in an alley near Hongik University](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-03-15nxw-900.webp) ![Anok's hanok building under weekend sunlight](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-04-pmisq-900.webp) ![Anok's entrance seen from Hongdae's main street](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-05-9psc1-900.webp) ## Bukchon atmosphere in Hongdae: the entrance and interior at Anok It was a sunny weekend, perfect for a nap, but too precious to waste doing nothing with a friend, so we decided to just grab a meal near home — that's how we ended up at Anok, this Hongdae gomtang spot. From the entrance it really feels like stepping into a hanok village, so now I feel like I won't even need to drag my foreign friends all the way to Bukchon when they visit haha. This basically is Bukchon at this point, lol. ![Anok's entrance with a hanok village atmosphere](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-06-1njmu-900.webp) ![Anok's courtyard and hanok eaves](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-07-1yo0z-900.webp) The interior is also decorated in a very Korean style that foreigners would love — living in Hongdae, I always see so many foreign tourists and used to wonder, why isn't there a hanok-style restaurant around here? And now one has finally opened, properly done too haha. (I actually remember this spot used to be a famous burger place — hope the owner is doing well!) Hahaha. ![Anok's main hall with Korean-style interior decor](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-08-1a5l4-900.webp) ![Seating and decor inside Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-09-17wyq-900.webp) ## What we ordered at the 11am opening: gomtang and Pyeongyang naengmyeon Anok's opening time is 11am, so my friend and I did the opening rush right away, excited to have gomtang and naengmyeon again after a while. I eat gomtang pretty often, but naengmyeon maybe once a year? So I'd really been craving that mild, subtle flavor. (Thinking back, the last time I had naengmyeon was two years ago at Eulmildae... haha.) With so many Korean dishes on the menu, this place could become a new go-to for Hongdae's Korean-food lovers. It felt like getting comfort from a hanok and healing from gomtang and naengmyeon after a tiring stretch of daily life, if that makes sense haha. My friend's team gomtang, I'm team naengmyeon! ![Neatly arranged tableware on the table at Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-10-cc6ka-900.webp) ![Anok's basic side dish spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-11-11s33-900.webp) ![Refilled kimchi and sokbakji at Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-12-dc9ml-900.webp) ### Side dishes at Anok: the sokbakji refills kept coming Neat side dishes, nice tableware, and friendly staff made for a really comfortable meal at Anok, this Hongdae gomtang spot. A gomtang place lives and dies by its kimchi, and sure enough it was so good we kept refilling it haha. The sokbakji especially — amazing! Haha. I got a little self-conscious about how many times we refilled it, but the staff were 100% friendly and kept smiling while bringing more, which was really nice. Haha. ![Anok's clear gomtang topped with generous chunks of meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-13-19slb-900.webp) ![Anok's mild-broth Pyeongyang naengmyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-14-10csf-900.webp) ![A table spread of gomtang and Pyeongyang naengmyeon at Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-15-1nygg-900.webp) ### How Anok's clear gomtang and Pyeongyang naengmyeon taste Ta-da! Ta-ra-ra-ra-raaa! Haha. The hot gomtang and the naengmyeon with its charmingly mild flavor arrived — the generous chunks of meat had an overwhelming visual impact. This clear-broth gomtang style that's trendy right now, and the Pyeongyang naengmyeon that's always appealing — both were great because neither was overly strong-flavored. Haha. ![Close-up of gomtang broth and meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-16-hlgtp-900.webp) ## Sweet-and-spicy braised pork tail at Anok But you know a meal isn't complete without at least one spicy, punchy dish for balance! So we ordered the spicy-sweet pork tail jjim too, which holds a lot of memories for me and always gets me a little emotional whenever I see it — eating it brought back the day I first fell for it, haha. It suddenly took me back to a happy moment years ago when I made this at home for the first time. Food really does stir up all sorts of emotions in a person, which is why every single meal feels meaningful to me, lol. Of course, this time I felt more happy energy than nostalgia. Haha. ![Anok's spicy-sweet pork tail jjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-17-9vjzt-900.webp) ![Anok lunch table set with pork tail jjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-18-1nhua-900.webp) ![Anok table after the meal is finished](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-19-1arw3-900.webp) ![Interior view of Anok's hanok dining room on a weekend lunch](https://img.superchart.com/images/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run-20-1ktuc-m-900.webp) ## Who should you bring to Anok? As fall gets chillier and I keep hunting for spots to satisfy that autumn appetite, I sometimes revisit old favorites and get nostalgic — but honestly, looking back, right now is always the happiest moment. If you want to feel a different vibe in Hongdae and are looking for a unique date-spot restaurant, I recommend visiting Anok, a great Hongdae lunch spot best enjoyed as a pair rather than alone. ## Where it is - Anok (안옥) - 13-4 Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 홍익로 13-4 - 37.5536729, 126.9229752 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%95%88%EC%98%A5/@37.5536729,126.9229752,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@chuncheon-mirror-tray/anok-hongdae-hanok-gomtang-open-run/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt