Gangnam gyukatsu restaurant with walk-in weekend lunch: Gyuen Dang
In short
Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch is a Japanese gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant on the 2nd floor of a red brick building, a 3-minute walk from Exit 1 of Seolleung Station in Gangnam, Seoul. A late weekend lunch visit meant walking straight in with no wait, and the sirloin gyukatsu grilled on a mini brazier at the table plus the rich brie cheese omurice stood out. Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch is a good pick with a partner or a friend when you want something different from the usual lunch.
Good to know
- Location
- 3-minute walk from Exit 1, Seolleung Station; 2nd floor of a red brick building
- Weekday hours
- 11:00-21:30 (break 15:00-17:00)
- Weekend hours
- 11:30-22:00 (no break)
- Reservations and waiting
- Naver reservations available; join the waitlist via Catch Table
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Ordering
- QR code ordering at the table
- Dishes ordered
- Sirloin gyukatsu, brie cheese omurice
- Gyukatsu set includes
- A bowl of rice, butter, cabbage salad, sauce, kimchi, and clear soup
- Seating
- Bar-style solo dining zone, generously spaced tables
as written by the visitor on Sep 18, 2026
Today I'm writing up my visit to Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch, which I found while looking for lunch near Seolleung Station. If you're after a clean, tidy lunch spot around Seolleung Station, this might be worth checking out!
Where is Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch, and what are the hours?
Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch is a 3-minute walk from Seolleung Station. Weekdays it's open 11:00-21:30 (break 15:00-17:00), and weekends 11:30-22:00 with no break. Naver reservations are available, but pets aren't allowed.
It's about 3 minutes from Exit 1 of Seolleung Station, so the location is very solid! Good option if you're figuring out where to eat lunch or meet up around Seolleung Station.
Was there a wait at a late weekend lunch?
Gyuen Dang is on the 2nd floor of a red brick building, and you can register for the waitlist through Catch Table! We went around a weekend late lunch and there was no wait at all.
Inside Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch: the room and the solo bar seats
Once inside, oh wow, it's pretty spacious. The atmosphere was clean and orderly, which I liked. You could feel that distinct Japanese restaurant vibe, and overall it was really clean! Oh right, the floor was a bit slippery... I sat down and slid right back in my chair.
There are a lot of office workers around Seolleung Station, so there was a bar-style solo dining zone for people eating alone at lunch, and the tables were spaced generously! They said we could sit anywhere that was open, so here's the spot I picked~~~
What we ordered: sirloin gyukatsu and brie cheese omurice
You order using the QR code attached to the table. Feels like every place in Seoul these days uses QR ordering...! What I ordered that day was
- (Main) Sirloin gyukatsu
- (Recommended) Brie cheese omurice
these two 🍽️
After ordering, a staff member lit the fire for us 🔥
While waiting for the food, I read through the sign next to the table on how to enjoy the omurice/gyukatsu properly. I was curious how these two dishes would pair together—
Sirloin gyukatsu grilled on a mini brazier at the table
🥩 Sirloin gyukatsu. Gyukatsu is different from regular tonkatsu, so every once in a while I get a craving for it. This time I went with the sirloin cut, which is apparently Gyuen Dang's signature.
Ohh, the marbling on the sirloin is a work of art. The outside is fried crispy, and you get to cook the inside meat exactly as much as you like!
It comes with a bowl of rice, and sides of butter, cabbage salad, sauce, kimchi, and miso soup on top of that!
Remember that guide on how to eat gyukatsu properly? I tried it plain first, then grilled it with butter, then dipped it in the sauce!
Tried it on top of rice too 🫶🏻 It said to grill for only 15-20 seconds, but I liked mine a bit more cooked. Since you get to grill it yourself to your own taste, there's something fun about chatting away while you eat!
How does the brie cheese omurice taste?
And the second dish, 🧀 brie cheese omurice. I was actually more curious about this one than the gyukatsu. Since it's omurice with brie cheese, how different would it be from regular omurice...?
Cutting it in half with a knife revealed a round white disc of brie cheese! Brie is apparently a cheese aged with a white mold rind. Omurice's soft egg and rice combo is already delicious on its own, but adding the nutty, rich cheese on top made it wonderfully soft and tender.
My partner took one bite and made a puzzled face haha, like huh...? That's how slightly unusual the taste is! I'm a total cheese lover so I was completely into it.
There was also a private restroom near the entrance! After finishing everything, the richness of the cheese and gyukatsu made a coffee transfusion urgent... so off we went to a café we'd already scoped out.
Is Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch worth a visit?
Gyuen Dang Seolleung Branch was a spot I found while looking for lunch near Seolleung Station. We ordered the sirloin gyukatsu and brie cheese omurice, and it turned out to be a solid choice when you want something different from your usual lunch! The interior was clean too, so it worked well for a meal with a partner or friend, and it's worth keeping in mind when deciding on lunch around Seolleung Station 🤍
- Comfortable, clean atmosphere — works fine for a date or a group meal
- Varied menu — beyond gyukatsu, there are rice bowls, curry, and more to choose from
- Sirloin gyukatsu — fun to grill yourself, and you can add extra meat after ordering!
- Brie cheese omurice — a unique dish worth trying if you like soft egg paired with cheese
- A dish to cut the richness — one spicy soup side would help balance the heaviness and round out the meal
Where it is
26 Seolleung-ro 86-gil, 2nd floor, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 강남구 선릉로86길 26 2층
