# Solo hot pot bar seats and tomato hot pot set at J's Pot Magok - By Eunha (https://superchart.com/en/@dongne-bap-2/) - Written Sep 8, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangseo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@dongne-bap-2/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@dongne-bap-2/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/index.md) ## In short J's Pot Magok Branch is a Chinese-style hot pot restaurant in Gangseo, Seoul, located on basement level 2 of COEX Magok Tower A near Magongnaru Station. Visiting for dinner with a friend, the writer ordered the tomato hot pot set and beef brisket kimchi udon, and found the sauce bar's recommended ratios made mixing soy and chili sauces easy. Portions were generous even without extra noodles, and the wide dining room made it feel like a great spot for group dinners too. ## Good to know - **Location**: 143 Magok-jungang-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, COEX Magok Tower A, B2, Unit 208, South Korea - **Hours**: Mon-Fri 11:00–22:00 (break 15:00–17:00), no break on weekends - **Last order**: 21:00 - **Parking**: Free 2 hours at COEX parking - **Ordered**: Tomato hot pot set (meat + glass noodles + assorted vegetables + 2pc shrimp balls), beef brisket kimchi udon - **Seating**: Bar-style seats up front for solo hot pot, plus a wide hall for group dinners *as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026* I had plans in Magok today so I went and tried hot pot — it was so good I'm writing this up right away! ![Hot pot table setting at J's Pot Magok Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-01-15b0d-900.webp) ## Location and hours of J's Pot Magok Branch J's Pot Magok Branch Location: 143 Magok-jungang-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, COEX Magok Tower A, B2, Unit 208, South Korea Hours: Mon-Fri 11:00–22:00 (break 3-5pm) ※No break on weekends※ Last order: 21:00 Free parking at COEX for 2 hours ![Entrance to J's Pot on basement level 2 of COEX Magok](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-02-fotlk-900.webp) Go into basement level 2 of the COEX building at Magongnaru Station and J's Pot is right there. It's technically B1 of building A, but just head underground and look for the food court area — super easy to find! Also there's a J's Pot Pangyo branch, so be careful when booking... I got confused and accidentally booked Pangyo, haha. ![Menu board and lunch set lineup at J's Pot Magok Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-03-8i7i5-767.webp) ## Vibe of the space and the solo hot pot bar seats The lunch set looked pretty good too, both the composition and price, and they don't just serve hot pot — there are various side dishes too, so I might try a side next time! The portions are actually pretty huge so there's a real risk of getting too full to finish, lol. The interior was really spacious, clean, and comfortable. Even though there was a group dinner happening the day I went, there was still plenty of room for me and my friend. Up front there are bar-style seats for solo hot pot, so eating alone wouldn't feel awkward at all — people working nearby could easily pop in for a quick lunch. So jealous of having this many restaurants around! ![Bar seating for solo hot pot with a panda plush](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-04-1fnxp-m-900.webp) This is the bar seating — looks really good for eating solo lol. I'm challenging myself to try the tomato hot pot alone someday! There's this strange phenomenon where the older I get, the fewer friends I have, so now I've got a reason to try eating alone. Guess I'll have to come back here for that. There was a panda there, so cute I had to snap a photo lol — is it telling me not to be lonely? Next time I'll bring it along while I eat. ![Table setting with the ordered tomato hot pot set](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-05-u8fkl-900.webp) ## What we ordered — the tomato hot pot set and beef brisket kimchi udon I ordered the tomato hot pot set. So excited! They even give you shrimp balls — but honestly I'm most excited for the broth, haha. My friend who came with me said she was craving something spicy and Korean-style, so I went 'huh?' — turns out the menu had beef brisket kimchi udon! If you come with a friend who's not great with Chinese food, this kind of menu works really well. There's Chinese-style stuff and non-Chinese-style stuff both, so it seems like a great place where everyone can find something they like. ![Large sauce bar in the center of the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-06-8x326-m-900.webp) ## The sauce bar has recommended mixing ratios written out There's a huge sauce bar in the middle that rivals Haidilao. There were so many sauces I was stuck figuring out what to make, but there were recommended sauce ratios written below, so it was easy to just follow those. I made a soy-sauce base, and my friend went with chili sauce. 7pm really is the hungriest time of day... ![Soy-sauce-based sauce mixed at the sauce bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-07-ulyl8-m-900.webp) ![Friend mixing her own sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-08-lar1z-900.webp) Such practiced hands — what is she eating? While we were mixing sauces, the hot pot and everything got set up fast. I was super hungry so having it come out quickly was great. Time for the real eating show to begin! ![Set-up hot pot and side dishes on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-09-1blqi-900.webp) ![Tomato hot pot broth boiling in the pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-10-1w778-900.webp) ### The tomato hot pot set — what's in it and how much The tomato hot pot set comes with meat + glass noodles + assorted vegetables + 2pc shrimp balls. You can add rice or extra noodles if you like, but I felt like this was enough on its own so I didn't add anything. ![Tomato hot pot set with meat, glass noodles, vegetables, and shrimp balls](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-11-1sokz-1200.webp) Looking at the ingredients I thought I might need rice, but by the time I finished I was too full to walk,, I'm not someone who eats a huge amount either, so for women I think the portion is plenty even without adding extras! Adding different noodles here would probably also be delicious. ![Shrimp balls cooked in the tomato hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-12-164ax-717.webp) I tried the shrimp balls that come with the set, and they were plump and delicious. Protein really is the best. ![Beef brisket kimchi udon topped with brisket and toppings](https://img.superchart.com/images/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner-13-p551f-900.webp) ### My friend's order — beef brisket kimchi udon My friend's beef brisket kimchi udon was super spicy and addictively rice-craving hot. She said the udon here is genuinely delicious — chewy noodles with lots of brisket and toppings that made her feel really full and satisfied after finishing it! I'll have to try this menu myself next time. ## Officially recommended as a hot pot spot near Magongnaru Officially recommending this as a hot pot spot near Magongnaru! They even have a curious Mongolian hot pot menu, so I've decided to come back again with my Mongolian girl friends — and with that I'll wrap up this post. The vibe feels like an upscale Chinese restaurant, spacious and comfortable, so it seems perfect for group dinners too. Great taste, great atmosphere — highly, highly recommend. ## Where it is - J's Pot Magok Branch (제이스팟 마곡점) - 143 Magok-jungang-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, COEX Magok Tower A, B2, Unit 208, South Korea - 서울특별시 강서구 마곡중앙로 143 코엑스마곡 타워A동 지하2층 208호 - 37.5664821, 126.8254017 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4%EC%8A%A4%ED%8C%9F%20%EB%A7%88%EA%B3%A1%EC%A0%90/@37.5664821,126.8254017,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@dongne-bap-2/jspot-magok-tomato-hotpot-dinner/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt