# Daejeon solo bar with hourly seat rotation: Mullae Hanjan - By Jihwa (https://superchart.com/en/@daejeon-evening-glass/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Yuseong, Daejeon - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@daejeon-evening-glass/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@daejeon-evening-glass/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/index.md) ## In short Mullae Hanjan Solo Drinking Bar, Daejeon Bongmyeong Branch is a second-floor solo-drinking bar in Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon, where seats are shuffled by lottery every hour. I played board games at the counter, toasted strangers, and found that the new group felt natural sooner than expected. Mullae Hanjan is best for a night when you want to meet new people rather than drink quietly. ## Good to know - **Opening time**: 8 PM - **Seating**: Mostly bar-counter stools - **Parking**: As it is a bar in inner Bongmyeong-dong, the subway or a taxi is recommended. *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* Mullae Hanjan Solo Drinking Bar, Daejeon Bongmyeong Branch (문래한잔 혼술바 대전 봉명점) is a second-floor solo-drinking bar in Bongmyeong-dong, Daejeon, where seats are shuffled by lottery once an hour. I've been checking out the new solo-drinking bars opening one by one in Bongmyeong-dong. This time, it was Mullae Hanjan. To get straight to the point, this is not somewhere to drink quietly. Your seat does not stay the same, either. ## Mullae Hanjan Bongmyeong Branch: location and seating atmosphere It is 859 m from Exit 7, or about a 13-minute walk. It is right in the middle of Bongmyeong-dong's bar alley, so it is easy to find. The bar is in Rooms 201 and 202 on the second floor. You have to take the stairs, and the sign is not very visible from the first floor. Once you get upstairs, though, Bongmyeong-dong's neon lights pour in through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The window seats fill up first for that view. It opens at 8 PM. The timing works perfectly if you come here for a second round after dinner. Most of the seating is bar-counter stools. Everyone sits side by side in a single row. ![Interior of Mullae Hanjan with bar-counter stools](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-01-1gv7g-900.webp) ![Bar-counter seats arranged in a row](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-02-kpboq-900.webp) ![Interior of a Bongmyeong-dong solo-drinking bar with floor-to-ceiling windows](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-03-1rh7z-900.webp) A lit wooden shelf hangs on the wall in front of you, displaying whisky. Bottles such as Johnnie Walker Blue caught my eye. ![Whisky bottles on a lit wooden shelf](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-04-1xphm-900.webp) ![Whisky display shelf on the bar wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-05-1iggr-900.webp) ![Whisky display area at Mullae Hanjan](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-06-13j7r-900.webp) More than 20 liqueur bottles line the work counter behind the bar. Each has a pour spout, so the staff are quick when orders come in. There is a wireless lantern at every seat. The overall lighting is dim, with the lantern lighting only the area around your glass. Even on a weekday night, the place was nearly full. Most guests looked to be in their 20s to early 30s. ## Seat rotation every hour The heart of this bar is its seat rotation. Every hour, a lottery is drawn and everyone's seats are completely shuffled. ![Lottery draw for the hourly seat rotation](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-07-j1wsk-900.webp) When the time comes, an announcement is made and everyone picks up their drinks and moves according to the result. Suddenly, you are sitting among completely different people than you were an hour earlier. ![Guests moving with their drinks during the seat rotation](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-08-umvfj-900.webp) ![Changed bar-counter seats after the rotation](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-09-g1ubm-900.webp) At first, I wondered what this was all about. We had been sitting together, then suddenly got split up. Once we had mixed, the awkward stretch was shorter than I expected. Everyone is in the same boat, so it starts with asking each other's names. At one point, the whole bar raises their glasses. Even the table next to you, full of people you have never met, lifts a hand for a toast together. That was when I understood why it is called a solo-drinking bar. Even if you come alone, someone will be sitting beside you within an hour. ## Board games to break the ice Board games are always set out. Right after the seats change, there is nothing better for breaking the ice. ![Board games enjoyed after the seat rotation](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-10-1hvhd-900.webp) ![Board games on a Mullae Hanjan table](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-11-9i57a-1200.webp) ![Board-game boxes on the bar counter](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-12-8xiqx-900.webp) Our table had a penguin ice-breaking game and a crocodile tooth-pulling game. A few boxes of card games were stacked beside them, too. They are games I played in elementary school, but playing them while drinking makes them completely different. Everyone was deadly serious about breaking a single piece of ice. ![Penguin ice-breaking and crocodile tooth-pulling games](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-13-19po3-900.webp) ![Ice-breaking game played while drinking](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-14-9lkw3-900.webp) We also played a game of placing wooden pieces one by one on top of a glass. Whoever knocks it over drinks, so the rules are simple. When I tried it, it was sweet and went well with a stronger drink. They gave us refills, so we made it to a second bowl. ![Drinking game with stacked wooden pieces](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-15-1pvek-900.webp) ![Wooden-piece game on a bar table](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-16-b38vh-900.webp) ![A second bowl enjoyed after a refill](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-17-1kbwe-900.webp) ![Sweet snack paired with a stronger drink](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-18-wfoco-900.webp) ![Portable-battery rental machine near the Mullae Hanjan entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar-19-hgug2-900.webp) I also spotted a portable-battery rental machine near the entrance. You keep taking photos while moving between seats, so I could see that coming in handy. ## Questions about visiting alone and parking > Can I really go alone? There were actually several guests who had come alone. If anything, the rotation works best when you arrive solo. > Is there parking? Since it is a bar in inner Bongmyeong-dong, I recommend taking the subway or a taxi. ## Where it is - Mullae Hanjan Solo Drinking Bar, Daejeon Bongmyeong Branch (문래한잔 혼술바 대전 봉명점) (문래한잔 혼술바 대전 봉명점) - 95 Munhwawon-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, South Korea (대전광역시 유성구 문화원로 95 2층 201, 202호) - 대전광역시 유성구 문화원로 95 2층 201, 202호 - 36.3591462, 127.3464545 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AC%B8%EB%9E%98%ED%95%9C%EC%9E%94%20%ED%98%BC%EC%88%A0%EB%B0%94%20%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%84%20%EB%B4%89%EB%AA%85%EC%A0%90/@36.3591462,127.3464545,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@daejeon-evening-glass/daejeon-bongmyeongdong-seat-rotation-bar/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt