# Seongsu weekend outing, Korean soup pop-up: Dwaeji Gomtang House - By Juwon (https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-ladle-hour/) - Written Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Seongdong, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-ladle-hour/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@euljiro-ladle-hour/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/index.md) ## In short Dwaeji Gomtang House Musinsa Mega Store Branch is a pop-up Korean soup restaurant on the 4th-floor food court of Musinsa Mega Store in Seongsu, Seoul. On a rainy weekend outing, the writer started the morning with a bowl of clear pork gomtang (bone broth soup), then browsed short padded jackets and elastic-waist pants at Musinsa, tried samples at the HBAF Seongsu flagship, and finished at the Minute Mute showroom. The pop-up costs about 2,000 won more than the original Dwaeji Gomtang House Seongsu branch, but the taste is the same, so the meal was still worth it. ## Good to know - **Location**: 4th-floor food court, Musinsa Mega Store, 62 Seongsui-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul - **How to order**: Buzzer pickup, self-return of trays, water station shared with the other restaurants - **Price**: About 2,000 won more than the original Dwaeji Gomtang House Seongsu branch - **Also visited**: HBAF Seongsu flagship store, Minute Mute showroom - **Price reference**: ₩2,000 ≈ $1.4 (2026-09-20) *as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026* 2026.09 It had been so nice on weekdays that I decided to forget everything and get out this weekend, so I headed to Seongsu after a while — of course the weather turned gloomy that day, but it was still a happy weekend somehow. Thanks to my companion for coming along. ## Starting a Seongsu weekend with gomtang at Dwaeji Gomtang House Gotta eat well before playing around, so first stop was Dwaeji Gomtang House (돼지공탕 하우), which I hadn't visited in a while. ![Exterior of Dwaeji Gomtang House, found during the Seongsu outing](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-01-1s7fh-900.webp) This is the original Dwaeji Gomtang House Seongsu branch. ![Storefront view of the original Dwaeji Gomtang House Seongsu branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-02-1yo2e-900.webp) ![Area near the entrance of Dwaeji Gomtang House Seongsu branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-03-k9n0w-900.webp) I was going to go there, but since I was heading to Musinsa Mega Store anyway to browse the limited-edition line on the Seongsu café street and hunt for rubber-band pants, and I heard a Dwaeji Gomtang House pop-up had opened inside the mega store, I decided to check out Dwaeji Gomtang House Musinsa Mega Store Branch, well known as one of the top Korean restaurants in Seongsu. ![In front of the Musinsa Mega Store building in Seongsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-04-fgwi8-900.webp) ## What Musinsa Mega Store feels like on a rainy weekend Musinsa always feels hot and hip no matter when you visit, but maybe because it was the weekend, there were tons of foreign visitors all over Seongsu — and the mega store especially was so packed with foreigners it was hard to tell if I was in Korea or China. ![Interior of Musinsa Mega Store crowded with weekend visitors](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-05-14ucr-m-900.webp) ![Cosmetics corner inside Musinsa Mega Store](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-06-5zrio-m-900.webp) There's a wide range of cosmetics too, and the floor layout at Musinsa Mega Store seems well organized. Personally I'm not that into cosmetics, and anyway — food first! — so I headed straight up to the food court on the 4th floor. ![Path leading up to the 4th floor of Musinsa Mega Store](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-07-1o1ba-900.webp) ## The Dwaeji Gomtang House pop-up on Musinsa Mega Store's 4th-floor food court When you go to Musinsa Mega Store, the 4th floor is set up as a food court gathering several restaurants together. ![View of the 4th floor food court at Musinsa Mega Store](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-08-1rxlf-900.webp) ![Popular Seongsu restaurant pop-ups gathered in the food court](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-09-12vds-900.webp) Among them, today's destination was the Dwaeji Gomtang House Musinsa Mega Store pop-up. There are various pop-ups from other well-known Seongsu restaurants on the 4th floor too, like Juak Juak, but since it was morning I went with the light, healthy gomtang. ![Dwaeji Gomtang House pop-up booth at Musinsa Mega Store](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-10-wl0d8-900.webp) ![Menu board at the Dwaeji Gomtang House pop-up](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-11-rw4sd-900.webp) Compared to the Dwaeji Gomtang House location I usually go to, since this is a pop-up inside a food court, the water station is shared with the other restaurants, and you order with a buzzer for pickup and bus your own table when done. ![Pork gomtang set picked up with a buzzer](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-12-1r5ef-1200.webp) ## 2,000 won more than the Seongsu branch: does the gomtang taste different? Compared to the original Dwaeji Gomtang House, this location is about ₩2,000 more expensive — probably because it's right in the heart of Seongsu and set up as a pop-up on the 4th floor of Musinsa Mega Store, so the rent is likely different from a regular storefront. Still, there was no difference in taste, so I was satisfied. ![Close-up of the clear pork gomtang broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-13-117bx-900.webp) With prices going up lately, I've noticed some restaurants that can't pass the cost onto their menu prices end up cutting corners on ingredient quality instead, losing what made them special — which is a shame. Adjusting prices to fit the situation while keeping the fundamental taste intact seems like the better way to go... just my personal opinion. ![Side dishes and chili sauce served with the gomtang](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-14-1pk6v-900.webp) What I especially love about Dwaeji Gomtang House is that the clear broth is amazing as a hangover cure, but the thinly sliced meat with its rich flavor, paired with the accompanying chili sauce, is a perfect combination of delicious and healthy. ![Thinly sliced gomtang meat with chili sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-15-j4mej-900.webp) I haven't had much of an appetite lately and couldn't really eat much, but I cleaned my bowl completely for the first time in a while. After that we browsed short padded jackets and rubber-band pants at Musinsa Mega Store. ![Exterior of the HBAF flagship store on Seongsu café street](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-16-5kvhl-900.webp) ## Free samples at the HBAF flagship on Seongsu cafe street No trip to the Seongsu café street is complete without the famous HBAF store. Personally I prefer the flagship store in Seongsu over the one in Myeongdong — it feels less overwhelming, curated down to just the popular new releases. And of course, you can sample everything. ![New almond snack products displayed at the HBAF store](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-17-ibxny-900.webp) ![Sampling corner at the HBAF Seongsu store](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-18-147rx-900.webp) Nobody gave us any funny looks or hassle for sampling, so we could enjoy it comfortably. The new coffee cookie flavor... it was so good I wanted to bring some home, but my companion and I have such opposite taste preferences that I cleanly gave up on that idea. ![Bags on display at the Minute Mute showroom in Seongsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup-19-brv1c-900.webp) ## Ending the day at the Minute Mute showroom in Seongsu And finally, we ended the day browsing bags at Minute Mute, a brand my companion loves. If the weather had been a bit nicer we would've had even more fun, but still, it was a satisfying weekend outing after a while of staying in. Besides Dwaeji Gomtang House, we hit a bunch of other great restaurants and cafés in Seongsu, and I'll be posting about them one by one :) ## Where it is - Dwaeji Gomtang House Musinsa Mega Store Branch (돼지공탕 하우 무신사 메가스토어점) - 62 Seongsuiro, 4th floor, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 성동구 성수이로 62 4층 - 37.5403145, 127.0558768 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8F%BC%EC%A7%80%EA%B3%B5%ED%83%95%20%ED%95%98%EC%9A%B0%20%EB%AC%B4%EC%8B%A0%EC%82%AC%20%EB%A9%94%EA%B0%80%EC%8A%A4%ED%86%A0%EC%96%B4%EC%A0%90/@37.5403145,127.0558768,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-ladle-hour/seongsu-weekend-outing-gomtang-popup/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt