Munjeong curry restaurant with shrimp tempura curry set: Gome Mui

It seemed like a decent spot for office workers to grab lunch, or even for a casual date thanks to the clean interior.

Where is Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong inside Tera Tower?

Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong is a good option for a filling meal near Munjeong Station. It's a Japanese restaurant on the basement level of Tera Tower Building A, with a menu built around pot rice, tonkatsu, curry, and udon — plenty of choices for a full meal.

It's close enough to Munjeong Station Exit 3 that it wasn't hard to find, and being inside Tera Tower makes it convenient for an office lunch or when you want a clean meal near the station. I came here for lunch with an acquaintance that day. The space is decorated neatly in ivory and wood tones, and there are bar-style (dachi) seats too, so it looked fine for solo dining as well.

The kitchen moved fast but seemed well organized, so the order didn't take long to come out.

What comes with the steak pot rice and tonkatsu set?

We ordered one shrimp tempura ichiban curry along with the set that comes with steak pot rice and tonkatsu together.

Since the pot rice is the main event, it looks pretty impressive. The side dishes included what looked like herring roe and nut pickle, pollock roe jeotgal (salted fermented seafood), mustard leaf kimchi, fresh chili, and wasabi — quite a few jeotgal-style sides, which turned out to pair nicely later with the nurungji too.

The steak pot rice is described as premium wagyu with a special sauce, served in the pot together with rice and other ingredients — a pretty hearty meal on its own. The steak itself has a strong meaty aroma, which comes through nicely once mixed into the rice, and the yolk on top adds richness that makes the rice even better.

How to finish the leftover rice as nurungji with barley tea

Another fun part of pot rice is using the leftover rice at the end to make something like nurungji (scorched rice). Warm barley tea came along so you could pour it over the rice left in the pot after eating — cover it, wait, and finish the meal with something like sungnyung or nurungji, which is easier on the stomach. Being able to enjoy the pot rice all the way to the last bite like this is one of its real strengths.

Adding the meaty aroma and special sauce from the steak brings a noticeable boost in flavor, with a bit of tang and sweetness compared to eating the rice plain. Pairing it with a bite of tonkatsu alternates the light pot rice with the crunchy fried coating, and the combination works better than you'd expect.

Pot rice alone feels like a light, clean meal, but adding the tonkatsu makes the whole thing noticeably more filling. The tonkatsu looked like a loin cut, fried crisp on the outside with a thick, juicy inside — a good match with the pot rice.

How was the shrimp tempura curry at Gome Mui?

We also ordered the shrimp tempura ichiban curry. Gome Mui's ichiban curry is reportedly made by simmering domestic pork with apple, carrot, and other ingredients, then blending it smooth. The shrimp tempura version adds house-made fried shrimp on top.

The curry itself isn't the aggressively spicy type — it's easy to eat comfortably with rice — and the shrimp tempura on top adds a crisp texture. The soft curry combined with the crunchy tempura batter makes it noticeably more fun than curry alone. You can dip the shrimp tempura in the curry or eat it together with the rice in one bite. Curry and tempura is a combination that's hard to get wrong, and it suits days when you want something filling.

Is Gome Mui a good office lunch spot near Munjeong Station?

Sometimes you want something light like pot rice, and other times something crispy like tonkatsu — the advantage here is that you can combine both at the same restaurant. With curry and udon also on the menu, you could keep coming back and try something different each time. I think it's a pretty practical restaurant if you're looking for a lunch spot for office workers around Munjeong Station. The solo-dining setup is well done, and dishes like pot rice and tonkatsu are crowd-pleasers, so it works well whether you're eating alone or with a small group.

This time I tried the steak pot rice, tonkatsu, and shrimp tempura ichiban curry, but next time other pot rice options like abalone pot rice or perilla oil mushroom pot rice are worth trying too. I was personally curious about the domin soba, but it sold out quickly — seems like it's popular — so I'll try it next visit. If you're looking for a hearty Japanese meal near Munjeong Station that still has a bit of a Korean feel to it, Gome Mui Munjeong is worth a visit.