Mother-daughter late lunch at a Daehangno Indian restaurant: Meono

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A few weeks ago my daughter said she wanted Indian food, and since her class before Chuseok got shortened so she'd finish early, we decided to meet up and eat Indian. I'd been out the day before so I dawdled a bit in the morning — by the time I left the house for the subway, her class had already ended. Oh no~~ 'Subway, hurry up and go faster.'

Where is Meono Kkameona Daehangno Branch, and when is it open?

Meono Kkameona Daehangno Branch is on the 2nd floor of the Ihwa Building, 236 Changgyeonggung-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 251m from Hyehwa Station Exit 4. It's open Tue–Mon 11:00–22:30 (temporarily closed July 27–28, 2026), and offers reservations/group seating, takeout, wifi, and parking.

• Next to the crosswalk on the way to Sungkyunkwan University
• Above Aladin secondhand bookstore ⬆️ 2nd floor

The entrance and the interior at Meono Kkameona

From the entrance, Meono Kkameona Daehangno Branch's doorway and interior decor already carry the feel of Indian culture, sparking curiosity about the food to come.

Indian-style props were scattered everywhere, so the moment you step in you get an exotic feeling — the chef is reportedly Nepali, and the staff serving us were foreign nationals too.

A 3pm late lunch: which table to take, and which room is for groups

We'd planned to meet at 2, but I ran a bit late, so we ended up having a late lunch at 3 — sorry about that! Since it was such a late hour, we had the whole restaurant to ourselves.

This was a table in a room-style section. The table was big enough for a whole group of diners to eat together.

The Meono Kkameona menu and QR code ordering

The menu at Meono Kkameona Daehangno Branch could be ordered via QR code. There were many set menus and à la carte items — I'd already looked at neighbors' reviews beforehand and had a rough plan, so my daughter and I ordered together after agreeing.

Set prices are per person.

Every table came with a basic setup already in place. The water glasses had a nice exotic feel.

Ordering Set B for two plus an extra palak paneer

We ordered Set B for two (₩16,000 per person as listed) plus palak paneer (spinach curry) for ₩11,000 — a spinach curry made with fresh spinach and Indian cheese.

The spice-crusted chicken had a very strong, exotic flavor.

A refreshing, slightly sweet sauce came with the vegetable salad.

Lassi, and lassi with added mango — a sweet yogurt drink.

How the chicken curry, palak paneer and butter naan tasted

The chicken curry came with chicken already mixed in, so eating it with naan and the curry together was delicious (recommend~~). The spinach curry had a mild taste, like a thickened vegetable soup, with big chunks of Indian cheese giving it great flavor (recommend~~).

I wanted to try the spicy mutton curry too, but saved it for next time — adding one extra curry to the two-person set already left us way too full. Authentic curry is on a completely different level from the simple curry you cook at home; it's incredibly filling, and eating it with naan meant we couldn't even manage rice. On top of that, drinking lassi too gave us a bit of a blood-sugar spike.

I'd had good butter naan before, so butter naan it was again today. Wonderfully chewy, full of buttery flavor.

The rice was soft, not hard like some imported rice can be.

We tried the naan with the tandoori chicken, with the curry, and with the curry and salad together. I recommend trying it in several combinations.

Final thoughts: what made lunch at Meono Kkameona worth it

• Close to Hyehwa Station and easy to find
• Exotic interior and tableware, plus exotic curry-and-naan pairings make for a nice short culinary trip
• Clean interior, a local chef, and good service and flavor from the staff
• A restaurant where you can enjoy affordable Indian food, visited as part of a paid campaign