# Seoul Station after-work Japanese dinner, Set 1 at Furato Shokudo

- By Jaewon Sol (https://superchart.com/en/@seongsu-side-bench/)
- Written Sep 21, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Jung-gu, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written as a paid visit sponsorship.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seongsu-side-bench/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seongsu-side-bench/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/index.md)

## In short

Furato Shokudo Seoul Square Direct Store is a gyukatsu (Japanese-style fried beef cutlet) restaurant on basement level 1 of Seoul Square, right in front of Seoul Station Exits 8 and 9. On a late visit after work, Set 1 (38,000 won) brought gyukatsu, omurice and two drinks including yuzu cider, plus an izume butter add-on grilled on the tabletop brazier. The thin batter kept the beef juicy and went best with the salt sauce, and while the omurice split failed, the taste at Furato Shokudo pleased everyone at the table.

## Good to know

- **Location**: Basement level 1, Seoul Square, in front of Seoul Station Exits 8 and 9
- **Parking**: Available, 2 hours free
- **Hours**: Daily 11:00–20:50
- **Break time**: 15:00–17:00
- **Last order**: 14:30 and 21:30
- **Set 1**: 38,000 won (gyukatsu, omurice, 2 drinks)
- **How to order**: Table recognition or QR code scan, then order by phone
- **Sold out on the day of the visit**: Ebi katsu don, curry rice bowl

*as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026*

## Why Furato Shokudo for a late dinner near Seoul Station?

Furato Shokudo Seoul Square Direct Store is a Japanese restaurant in the basement of Seoul Square in front of Seoul Station, the kind of place that can handle dinner even late at night. After work, there was an errand at Shinsegae Department Store's main branch.

Since it was after work, the department store was about to close and Namdaemun Market shuts early too, so the Seoul Station area seemed like the better bet. Seoul Station has trains running late, so the shops and restaurants around it stay open later too. Looking around there, heading to Furato Shokudo Seoul Square Direct Store for a protein fix I hadn't had in a while felt like the right call.

## Furato Shokudo Seoul Square: location, parking and hours

Furato Shokudo Seoul Square Direct Store is on basement level 1 of Seoul Square, the big brown building right in front of Exits 8 and 9 of Seoul Station. Parking is available, with 2 hours free.

- Daily 11:00 – 20:50
- Break time 15:00–17:00
- Last order 14:30, 21:30

### Finding the entrance inside Seoul Square

![Full-glass storefront of Furato Shokudo on basement level 1 of Seoul Square](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-01-73wt7-900.webp)

Taking the escalator down to basement level 1 is the quickest way, and Furato Shokudo is the store right there as soon as you get off. It's a restaurant in the building's commercial space with a full glass storefront that lets you see straight inside, and even late in the evening it was pretty packed with customers.

## Inside Furato Shokudo: seating and table setup

![Interior of Furato Shokudo with a modern atmosphere](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-02-1i99j-900.webp)

![Seating area with two-person and four-person tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-03-mqabw-900.webp)

It was a restaurant with a clean, modern design in a current style. Even though it's a Japanese restaurant, it didn't lean heavily into a strong Japanese aesthetic — more a modern restaurant with a touch of Japanese flavor sprinkled in. There were tables for two and four in a good mix, and the customers matched that variety. Quite a few solo diners were there too, and with easy parking and convenient access by public transit, it seemed like a place you'd come back to often if you lived nearby.

Every table had its own personal brazier, which really nailed that Japanese feel.

![Personal brazier set on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-04-lahjo-900.webp)

Spoons, chopsticks, tissues, wet wipes and so on were all neatly organized in a table drawer.

## Furato Shokudo menu and how to order

![Menu board listing gyukatsu and other dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-05-11eie-900.webp)

Furato Shokudo Seoul Square Direct Store's signature dish is gyukatsu, a Japanese-style beef cutlet with a crispy coating. There were also other dishes like udon, curry and rice bowls, though on the day of the visit both the ebi katsu don (fried shrimp cutlet rice bowl) and the curry rice bowl were sold out.

![Table sign explaining phone-recognition and QR code ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-06-s7czf-900.webp)

Placing your phone on a specific spot on the table automatically gets it recognized and takes you straight to the ordering page. If that doesn't work, scanning the QR code works too.

![List of set menus on the mobile order screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-07-1r2jb-900.webp)

![Gyukatsu menu on the mobile order screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-08-9fo8k-900.webp)

![Drink and side menu on the mobile order screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-09-1jlsm-900.webp)

Looking through the menu, there were set combos too. Made up of the signature dish plus a drink, they came at a slightly lower price, and since it was exactly what I wanted to order anyway, I went with the set.

- Set 1 (₩38,000) — gyukatsu, omurice, 2 drinks

## What comes in Set 1: gyukatsu, omurice and yuzu cider

![Yuzu cider chosen as the set drink](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-10-1os6m-900.webp)

Among the drink options was yuzu cider, so I ordered that. It was a sweet, fizzy cider with tangy yuzu flavor added, and the sourness of the yuzu was stronger than expected.

![Personal brazier lit by a staff member](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-11-i9kq3-900.webp)

![Flame from the mini candle inside the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-12-h7w5w-900.webp)

After ordering, a staff member lights the brazier for you. There's a mini candle inside that burns out after a certain amount of time, and that heat is what you use to grill the meat.

![A plate of gyukatsu served rare](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-13-9d38h-900.webp)

![Cross-section of gyukatsu served in about ten pieces](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-14-13ozj-900.webp)

Gyukatsu is beef coated in a thin layer of batter, served rare, that you grill yourself to your preferred doneness from rare to medium. It comes in about 10 pieces, and the portion is roughly the size of a regular steak, so it was bigger than expected.

![Gyukatsu set with rice, cabbage and doenjang soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-15-14383-900.webp)

![Soy sauce, salt, chili sauce and wasabi served alongside](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-16-7iqki-900.webp)

Besides the meat, it comes with rice, cabbage and doenjang (soybean paste) soup, along with sauces to pair with it: soy sauce, salt, chili sauce and wasabi.

![The izume butter ordered as an extra](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-17-ryfa9-900.webp)

### Is the izume butter add-on worth it?

I ordered izume butter as an extra. First, the butter adds a layer of richness on the brazier, and the plate got slightly heated up first.

![Gyukatsu grilled with butter melted on the brazier plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-18-8wnqq-1200.webp)

Thanks to the butter, a savory aroma and flavor soaked richly into the meat. It cooks fast, so if you like medium-rare, a quick sear on both sides and you're ready to eat.

![A piece of gyukatsu grilled to medium-rare](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-19-6cxfv-900.webp)

![Cross-section of gyukatsu showing the juices under the thin batter](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-20-12w85-900.webp)

The batter really is thin, so it's crispy, and that coating keeps the juices locked inside the beef, which was great for both texture and flavor. You cook it to your taste from rare to medium-rare, and since it's grilled over the brazier, you get that smoky, meaty aroma too, cooking it at your own pace so it's always hot when you eat it — that's what sets it apart from regular tonkatsu.

There were three sauces total, and personally, the salt was my favorite since it let the flavor of the meat come through fully.

![A piece of gyukatsu topped with a small amount of wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-21-rx0me-900.webp)

Adding just a small amount of wasabi gave it a savory kick with a sharp bite — that combo was also a nice treat.

### Splitting the omurice: a pretty failure

![Omurice set served with doenjang soup, salad and diced radish kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-22-1xc3o-966.webp)

Omurice is Furato Shokudo's second main dish. There have been a lot of videos on Instagram lately of fluffy omurice being split neatly in half, and I finally got to try it myself. It comes with doenjang soup, salad, omurice sauce, and diced radish kimchi (kkakdugi).

![Furato Shokudo's omurice topped with a half-cooked egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-23-v6zy1-900.webp)

I imagined a gorgeous moment splitting the soft half-cooked egg in half, but in reality it was a total disaster.

![Omurice mixed together with the special sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening/hurato-seoul-square-set-one-evening-24-17mnv-900.webp)

Eating it prettily was clearly out of the question, so I just mixed the egg, rice and the special omurice sauce together instead. The sauce was sweet and tangy, the kind that really perks up your appetite, and the egg and rice were soft, making it a style that's easy for anyone to enjoy without much preference either way.

## Final verdict on Furato Shokudo Seoul Square

There are two major gyukatsu specialty brands in Korea. Personally I prefer Furato Shokudo, since the meat seemed a bit more tender and better at keeping the juices locked in, suggesting they use good-quality beef.

Furato Shokudo also has locations in most of the trendy neighborhoods, so it's a great place for a light meal when meeting up with someone. If you're ever stuck deciding what to eat, give Furato Shokudo a try!

## Where it is

- Furato Shokudo Seoul Square Direct Store (후라토식당 서울스퀘어 직영점)
- 416 Hangang-daero, B1F-4, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 중구 한강대로 416 지하1층 B1F-4
- 37.5557982, 126.9738345
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%9B%84%EB%9D%BC%ED%86%A0%EC%8B%9D%EB%8B%B9%20%EC%84%9C%EC%9A%B8%EC%8A%A4%ED%80%98%EC%96%B4%20%EC%A7%81%EC%98%81%EC%A0%90/@37.5557982,126.9738345,17z

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