Munjeong pot rice restaurant full by 11:30 in Tera Tower: Gome Mui

I had some business at Munjeong Tera Tower recently and went with my mom, and when it came time for lunch we hit a snag — I was craving Japanese food, but my mom is a Korean food lover through and through. While we were stuck debating where to go,

I found a Munjeong Tera Tower spot that could satisfy both of us at once!!!!! Let me introduce Gome Mui — a Munjeong Station Tera Tower restaurant where you can enjoy tonkatsu and premium pot rice together, an easy lunch recommendation!

Where is Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong? Hours and parking

Gome Mui Songpa Munjeong is at A-dong B1 G115, 167 Songpa-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul, right by Exit 3 of Munjeong Station, so it's super accessible even without a car. It's open daily 11:00 - 21:00, with a break time of 15:00 - 17:00, and last orders at 14:30 and 20:30. (Sundays close at 15:00 with last order at 14:30.)

You can park in the Munjeong Station Tera Tower underground lot — the A-tower side is more convenient. Parking is free for up to 1.5 hours total including turnaround time, so ask a staff member to register your car after your meal!

Inside Gome Mui: a full house and a waitlist at 11:30

We arrived at Gome Mui at 11:30 and even the bar seats were already full. Stepping inside, the place is done up in warm wood interiors with unique-looking lighting fixtures that really stand out!

There's a bar table for solo diners, plus 2-seat and 4-seat tables. Honestly, I figured a popular lunch spot would get crowded at peak time, but we still nearly ended up waiting even though we showed up around 11:30..!!!

Luckily one seat opened up right as we arrived, and we grabbed it — after that, customers kept streaming in and a line formed. Getting seated right away, so lucky, me.

There are waiting seats and a sign-up sheet set up right in front of the restaurant, which made it clear this is already a well-known lunch spot among the office workers around Munjeong Station Tera Tower...!

Gome Mui menu: what my mom and I ordered

At Gome Mui we ordered the spring greens and wild sea bream pot rice with tonkatsu set (₩21,900) and a hire katsu (₩15,000). Fitting for a Munjeong Tera Tower favorite, Gome Mui is apparently known for its pot rice, made with premium-grade rice plus rice koji to boost the flavor.

There were plenty of pot rice options, and my mom chose the popular spring greens and wild sea bream pot rice! But pot rice alone felt like it was missing something... so we made sure not to miss out and ordered the set that comes with tonkatsu too!

So in the end we confidently ordered the spring greens wild sea bream pot rice tonkatsu set (₩21,900) and a hire katsu (₩15,000) ^^*

Spring greens wild sea bream pot rice with tonkatsu set (21,900 won)

The moment it hit the table, the visuals were already stunning — fragrant spring greens blanketed the rice like a quilt,

and on top sat a thick, golden-seared piece of wild sea bream, generously sized...!

They kindly explain how to eat it, too.

• First, use your spoon to break up the rice and sea bream in the pot
• Mix everything together evenly and scoop it into your bowl
• Pour hot tea into what's left in the pot to make a nutty nurungji (scorched rice) tea — this part is a real highlight, haha

Topping it with the restaurant's signature garlic scape sauce adds a crunchy texture, and the way it plays off the clean, savory pot rice is honestly insane, in the best way.

It's also great wrapped in seaweed, and if you pile on the pollack roe and salted fish roe side dishes, you get a salty, different-but-delicious flavor.

Every single grain of rice was loaded with the deep umami of the sea bream and the flavor of the greens — honestly crazy good, haha.

The crisp tonkatsu that came with it paired beautifully with the pot rice, too. And once you finish off the nutty nurungji tea that formed while you eat, you totally get why people wait in line here.

Hire katsu (15,000 won): pork loin cutlet at Gome Mui

What is this hire katsu visual??????? Crispy on the outside, juicy on the inside — the textbook definition, seriously.

The outside is truly crunchy, and the inside is a moist, rosy pink, packed with juice, ugh.

No other sauce needed — it's delicious with just a touch of wasabi and a dip in salt,

and dipped in tonkatsu sauce it's clean but savory, with the juices spreading through every bite. I traded a piece with my mom to try hers... and she stole it back (a Korean-food lover now converted into a full-on Japanese food lover too).

Is Gome Mui worth it? A lunch spot when your tastes don't match

Gome Mui uses fresh seasonal ingredients plus salt-koji aging, and you can tell how much care goes into every dish..!

Beyond the crispy tonkatsu and hearty, healthy pot rice, they also serve soba, curry, udon, and more — so there's no need to fight over the menu.

It's immediately clear why office workers are willing to wait in line during their precious lunch hour to eat here...

Confirmed: a real Munjeong Station Tera Tower gem. The mazemen also looked popular, so next time I'll have to go demolish that, haha.