Bok-nal dinner for two at Gome Mui, a Munjeong pot rice restaurant

Hope you had a good holiday! Malbok (the last of the three hottest days) has passed, but it's still a bit warm these days. After work on Bok-nal, my husband and I finally ate out together near the office — I got to have pot rice, which I love, and he got tonkatsu, which he loves. Here's my review of Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong.

Where Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong is and where to park

Gome Mui, a Munjeong Station favorite, is in the Tera Tower building at Munjeong Station. It's close to Exit 3 of the subway station, right next to Mega Coffee on basement level 1 of Tera Tower. We drove and parked in the Tera Tower basement lot, and got 1 hour of parking support.

Is there really no wait at Gome Mui in the evening?

Gome Mui is popular enough to have a wait at lunchtime. There are plenty of chairs in the waiting area out front, and you can browse the menu while you wait. I visited in the evening so there was no wait, but the camping chairs out front were so pretty and cute I still wanted to sit in one. The exterior alone gives off a really clean, polished Japanese-restaurant vibe.

Inside Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong: the room and the seats

Here's the inside of Gome Mui. Seating is set up for everything from solo diners to groups. Wooden tables and pretty lighting made the space feel comfortable.

You order and pay through the tablet at your table. I liked that the water on the table wasn't bottled water. Plus the utensils in the utensil holder were individually paper-wrapped, which made Gome Mui feel extra hygienic.

Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong menu and prices

I filmed the menu and prices at Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong. A few items were sold out, probably because we went in the evening.

So many things looked delicious, but after much deliberation I ordered the spring herb wild sea bream pot rice (₩17,000), and my husband ordered the cold soba + tonkatsu set (₩16,400).

Gome Mui has an open kitchen, so we got to watch the cooking while we waited for our food.

Our order arrived — a spread generous enough to fill the whole table.

Cold soba and tonkatsu set, 16,400 won

My husband's cold soba + tonkatsu set (₩16,400). The cold soba was refreshing and special with fried tofu pouches (yubu) in it, and the crispy loin tonkatsu was even better eaten alongside it. Cold soba and tonkatsu — a perfect set, no explanation needed.

Spring herb wild sea bream pot rice, 17,000 won

My spring herb wild sea bream pot rice (₩17,000). I went back and forth with the steak pot rice, but chose this since it seemed like something I couldn't get anywhere else — no regrets.

They gave me a card explaining how to eat it, so I could follow along and enjoy it properly.

Take a look at that gorgeous wild sea bream. Following the card's instructions, I broke up the fish with the rice paddle and mixed it well into the rice.

The visual alone made me impatient to dig in.

With pot rice, they give you a separate thermos of hot water like this. After transferring the rice out, I poured the water into the pot — not too much, not too little, exactly the right amount.

This — this is the whole reason you order pot rice.

The side dishes served with the pot rice

The side dishes with the pot rice were jangguk (soy-based soup), salted pollack roe, seasoned fish roe, gat kimchi (mustard leaf kimchi), minari soy sauce, and traditional dried seaweed. I loved having such a variety.

The minari (water dropwort) soy sauce especially was fragrant and really delicious. You're supposed to pour it little by little over the rice and mix it in, but I wrapped it in seaweed and dipped it instead. I'm thinking about that tender sea bream again right now as I write this 🤤

Finishing with the savory nurungji (scorched rice) made for a truly perfect meal.

Why this Bok-nal dinner at Gome Mui hit the spot

And it didn't even end there — they gave us yogurt for dessert too. Such a nice touch! It was a generous, delicious, filling meal that left us really satisfied. I especially recommend the sea bream pot rice!

Clean and pretty space, delicious food, friendly staff — Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong made for a satisfying Bok-nal dinner out. (And the music playing in the store was full of nostalgic throwbacks, which I loved too, haha.) If you're looking for somewhere to eat near Munjeong Station, I'd definitely consider giving Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong a try.