# Jung-gu gyudon restaurant with three toppings: Mentsuru City Hall - By Jaeun (https://superchart.com/en/@shelf-side-finds/) - Written Sep 16, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jung-gu, Seoul - Sponsored: This story was written as a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@shelf-side-finds/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@shelf-side-finds/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/index.md) ## In short Mentsuru City Hall Branch is a Japanese restaurant in Jung-gu, Seoul, 93 meters from City Hall Station Exit 10, popular with office workers and for hangover ramen. Watching sodium, the writer picked gyudon (beef rice bowl) at 11,000 won instead of ramen and added chashu, sous-vide pork belly and egg, then ordered handmade gara-age (Japanese fried chicken) at 7,000 won that ranked as the best they have ever had. With hall and bar seats on the first floor and extra room in the basement, Mentsuru City Hall Branch suits both solo meals and dates. ## Good to know - **Address**: 2 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, 1st floor, Unit 1, Jung-gu, Seoul (Seosomun-dong 54-2) - **Location**: 93 m from City Hall Station Exit 10 - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–21:30 (last order 21:00) - **Ordering**: Order at the in-store kiosk; staff show you to a seat - **Seating**: First-floor hall and bar seats, extra space in the basement - **Gyudon (beef rice bowl)**: 11,000 won - **Extra chashu**: 3,500 won - **Extra sous-vide pork belly**: 4,000 won - **Extra egg**: 2,000 won - **Handmade gara-age**: 7,000 won - **Cider**: 2,000 won - **Price reference**: ₩11,000 ≈ $8.1 · ₩3,500 ≈ $2.6 · ₩4,000 ≈ $2.9 (2026-09-16) *as written by the visitor on Sep 16, 2026* ## Where is Mentsuru City Hall Branch? Mentsuru City Hall Branch is a Japanese restaurant at 2 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, 1st floor, Unit 1, Jung-gu, Seoul, 93 meters from City Hall Station Exit 10. It's open daily from 11:00 to 21:30, with last order at 21:00. ![Exterior of Mentsuru City Hall Branch near City Hall Station Exit 10](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-01-yr6a1-900.webp) - "Mentsuru City Hall Branch" - 2 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, 1st floor, Unit 1, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea - Seosomun-dong 54-2, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 93m from City Hall Station Exit 10 - Daily 11:00 ~ 21:30 / last order 21:00 ![Entrance and sign of Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-02-1sl0t-900.webp) Mentsuru City Hall Branch is famous as a go-to spot for office workers near City Hall Station, and it's also well-known as a hangover ramen restaurant! With seating from the first floor down to the basement, the space is really spacious — it's already a well-known City Hall lunch spot, so you can trust it and go eat there without worry! ![In-store kiosk menu screen at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-03-aiw5j-900.webp) ![Order screen showing the meal menu at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-04-wto0r-900.webp) ![Side-menu order screen at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-05-wuj5n-900.webp) ![Alcohol and drinks menu screen at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-06-afr10-900.webp) ## Kiosk ordering and menu prices at Mentsuru At Mentsuru City Hall Branch you order through the in-store kiosk, and a staff member seats you afterward~ There's a wide range of meal items, side dishes, alcohol and drinks prepared, so it's great for a drink or two as well as a proper meal or hangover cure~ ![A bowl of gyudon with added toppings at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-07-1cm5c-1200.webp) I ordered gyudon, a rice bowl (₩11,000), added chashu (₩3,500), added sous-vide pork belly (₩4,000), added egg (₩2,000), handmade gara-age (₩7,000), and cider (₩2,000). ![Close-up of gyudon topped with chashu and pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-08-wbj8v-900.webp) ![Gyudon topped with egg at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-09-qam7b-900.webp) ![Sous-vide pork belly topping on the gyudon](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-10-bngcw-900.webp) ![Table with gyudon and cider](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-11-6y0tf-900.webp) ### Gyudon instead of ramen, with three toppings added Honestly Mentsuru City Hall Branch is a ramen spot so I wanted ramen, but I have to watch my sodium so I settled for gyudon instead — and it turned out to be such a perfect choice~~ Since I was hungry, the orders spiraled... I kept adding sides. Added pork belly chashu, sous-vide pork belly, egg — and it was all so delicious ㅠㅠㅠ This place is genuinely a great restaurant, so if you're heading to City Hall, definitely visit! ![Handmade gara-age and mayo sauce at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-12-19ep1-900.webp) ### What does the handmade gara-age taste like? The handmade gara-age arrives~ The gara-age at Mentsuru City Hall Branch isn't store-bought — it's made in-house, which made it even more delicious and I loved it! Sometimes when you order gara-age it's dry and clearly frozen, sometimes even a bit smelly, but this is genuinely the best gara-age of my life! Dipped in the mayo sauce, it was twice as good~~ ![Handmade gara-age dipped in mayo sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-13-ily08-900.webp) ## Seats for solo meals and dates at Mentsuru City Hall Branch Let me show you the inside of , the go-to lunch spot for office workers near City Hall Station. ![Interior of the first-floor hall seating at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-14-nk54f-900.webp) ![View of the bar seating at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-15-10c2m-900.webp) ![Neatly arranged interior of Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-16-1uh8i-900.webp) ![Table seating arrangement at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-17-5v8td-900.webp) Mentsuru City Hall Branch has a variety of seating between hall and bar seats. The clean, tidy interior is great for eating alone and also nice for a date — and the table turnover is really fast~~ ![Table setting with a phone stand and tableware](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-18-evkke-900.webp) The table setting is neat too~ from the side dishes, salt, to the tableware~ There's even a phone stand, such a thoughtful touch! The staff were also so kind! I ate well and felt great with the service too. ![Stairs leading down to the basement floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-19-248mg-900.webp) ![Basement seating area at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-20-1lrlo-900.webp) ![Relaxed table seating in the basement](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-21-92hf8-900.webp) Head down to the basement and you'll find another section of the restaurant — the basement floor felt even more relaxed~ ![Full view of the basement floor at Mentsuru City Hall Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings-22-1kpq9-900.webp) That's it for this City Hall Station office-worker lunch spot, a great City Hall solo-dining restaurant, "Mentsuru City Hall Branch." ## Where it is - Mentsuru City Hall Branch (멘츠루 시청점) - 2 Seosomun-ro 11-gil, 1st floor, Unit 1, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 중구 서소문로11길 2 1층 1호 - 37.5629944, 126.9731249 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A9%98%EC%B8%A0%EB%A3%A8%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EC%A0%90/@37.5629944,126.9731249,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@shelf-side-finds/menzuru-city-hall-gyudon-toppings/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt