Jongak Station basement pub with session IPA and wit ale: Sudowonui
In short
Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo is a medieval monastery-themed pub on the basement floor, a five-minute walk from Jongak Station Exit 4 in Jongno, Seoul. Three friends stopped by on a Sunday night for a second round, ordering the low-ABV Mugeon session IPA and the Sudowon's White Glass wit ale at 7,900 won each, plus an arugula jambon wood-fired pizza. With work the next morning, Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo was exactly the right place for one light beer.
Good to know
- Location
- 47-1 Samil-daero 17-gil, B1, Jongno-gu, Seoul (5-minute walk from Jongak Station Exit 4)
- Concept
- Medieval monastery, candle-shaped lighting
- Reservations
- Naver Reservation, Catch Table / solo reservations accepted
- Seating
- Bar seats, tables in various sizes, private room, up to 70 seats (groups and full venue rental possible)
- Parking
- Not available
- Restrooms
- Inside, separate for men and women
- Drinks lineup
- 8 draft beers, 5 craft beers, monastery bottled beers, wine, soju
- Draft beer price
- 7,900 won (same for every type), 4-glass sampler available
- What they ordered
- Arugula jambon pizza, Sudowon's White Glass wit ale 7,900 won, Mugeon IPA 7,900 won
- House rules
- One drink per person required (non-alcoholic fine), one food order required, 2 hours 20 minutes seating limit when there is a wait, no outside food
- Corkage
- Allowed, reportedly 30,000–70,000 won depending on the type and bottle size
as written by the visitor on Sep 23, 2026
Five minutes from Jongak Station Exit 4: down the stairs into Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo
Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo is a medieval monastery-themed bar five minutes from Jongak Station Exit 4, on the basement floor of a building. My friends and I met up after a while for dinner and headed out for a second round! Since we all had work the next day, we decided to go for good beer instead of soju.
There was a bar near Jongak Station with a fun concept, so I went straight there! Five minutes from Exit 4!
The bar is called Sudowonui Bimil Jeojanggo (수도원의 비밀 저장고,
