# Okonomiyaki with tabletop hot plate near Seoul Forest: Hotcho Seongsu - By Jiyeon K. (https://superchart.com/en/@warm-spoon-pages/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Updated Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Seongdong, Seoul - Sponsored: This post is based on a meal provided by the restaurant for review. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/index.md) ## In short Hotcho Seongsu is an okonomiyaki restaurant near Seoul Forest Station in Seongdong, Seoul. Visiting on a weekday evening with no wait, the writer tried the signature two-person set — Hiroshima okonomiyaki, togarashi yakisoba, and yaki gyoza — kept warm the whole meal on a tableside hot plate. All three dishes stood out on their own and paired even better together. ## Good to know - **Location**: 9-20 Wangsimni-ro 5-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, 1st floor (near Seoul Forest Station Exit 5) - **Ordered**: Signature two-person set – Hotcho Hiroshima okonomiyaki, togarashi yakisoba, yaki gyoza - **Parking**: Seongdong-gu Citizens' Sports Center (89 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul); lot is narrow - **Waiting**: On busy days, waitlist via Catch Table; weekday evening visit had no wait - **Seating**: Every table has a built-in hot plate; hall is dim with lighting focused on each table *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* The weather's been getting nicer lately, and on a day this good I wanted an overseas feel without leaving the country, so I headed to Hotcho, a place absolutely dripping with Japanese vibes. Hotcho is an okonomiyaki specialty restaurant that usually has a wait, so I went in half-nervous, half-excited. Luckily, since we went on a weekday evening, we got seated right away with no wait, and the second we walked in we could really feel the Japanese atmosphere. ## Location and parking at Hotcho Seongsu Hotcho is located near Exit 5 of Seoul Forest Station. For parking, it's convenient to use the lot below, though keep in mind the lot is a bit narrow and slightly tricky to drive up into ㅠㅠ - Parking: Seongdong-gu Citizens' Sports Center (89 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul) ![First-floor exterior of the building housing Hotcho Seongsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-01-5ishu-900.webp) Hotcho is on the first floor of the building, so it's easy to find — just look for the big sign that says "hotcho." ![Entrance to Hotcho Seongsu with the "hotcho" sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-02-7w930-900.webp) On busy days, you can join the wait through Catch Table like this. ## Interior atmosphere and menu First off, the dining hall overall is on the dark side, with the lighting concentrated at each table. ![Dim interior hall of Hotcho with lighting focused on each table](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-03-1qgpw-900.webp) Every table has a cooking hot plate (?) set up, but since we ordered okonomiyaki, we barely used it — mostly just for keeping the okonomiyaki warm. ![Cooking hot plate installed at each table](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-04-8usn9-900.webp) Below is the menu. There's an incredibly wide variety of okonomiyaki. On top of that, there was also yakisoba and dumplings, which we ordered too. ![Hotcho menu board with a wide variety of okonomiyaki](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-05-156yk-900.webp) Once you've decided on your order, you write it down and hand it to the staff — we went with the signature two-person set. ![Order slip filled out and submitted for the menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-06-msma8-900.webp) ## What's in the signature two-person set What we ordered - Hotcho Hiroshima okonomiyaki - Togarashi (chili) yakisoba - Yaki gyoza ![Table setting after ordering the signature two-person set](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-07-1j9xp-900.webp) When you order, they give you cabbage — the cabbage itself was sweet and crunchy, and the dressing drizzled on top was nice and tangy haha ![Basic cabbage dish drizzled with dressing](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-08-109h4-900.webp) This is the sauce caddy — there's okonomiyaki sauce, mayo, and what looked like a Japanese pepper (?). These sauce bottles looked so cool that I wanted to stock up on a few next time I'm in Japan lol ![Sauce caddy with okonomiyaki sauce and mayonnaise](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-09-o1tc3-900.webp) Finally, the okonomiyaki arrives! They lay the okonomiyaki right on the hot plate and turn on the power, so the food stays warm the entire time you're eating — I loved this part. ![Hiroshima okonomiyaki placed on the tableside hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-10-5q4hf-1200.webp) Once everything's set up, it looks like this! The okonomiyaki and yakisoba were plated on the hot plate, and the yaki gyoza was set aside separately. ### Hotcho Hiroshima okonomiyaki ![Okonomiyaki plated together with yakisoba on the hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-11-2uab2-900.webp) Let me start with the okonomiyaki — it had a really delicious, health-food kind of feel. What I mean is, when I first came across okonomiyaki, it looked visually like something far from healthy, but once I cut into it, it was packed with cabbage and meat, which surprised me, and the taste surprised me even more. ![Cross-section of the okonomiyaki packed with cabbage and meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-12-15ado-900.webp) This is the Hiroshima okonomiyaki! It's stuffed full of cabbage inside, and one bite in, the egg, meat, scallion, and cabbage came together so well — I ate it up happily. ![Hiroshima okonomiyaki cut into bite-sized pieces](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-13-1lx4u-900.webp) It's actually pretty thick too, so just this alone filled me up haha ![Side view showing the thickness of the okonomiyaki](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-14-13tqw-900.webp) If you drizzle on the mayo from that sauce caddy earlier, it comes out in these thin lines — the whole time I was drizzling it I felt like a Japanese chef, which made me happy haha. Anyway, adding extra mayo or okonomiyaki sauce as you eat is a big recommendation! ### Togarashi (chili) yakisoba ![Togarashi yakisoba on the hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-15-ulh9p-900.webp) ![Close-up of the chili-flecked yakisoba](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-16-18ow3-900.webp) The togarashi yakisoba had a subtle chili aroma with a smoky char, and since that aroma wasn't overpowering, it paired really well with the okonomiyaki. It was also great eaten on its own. ![Yakisoba noodles tossed in a thick sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-17-4u2ts-900.webp) The sauce is also quite thick and spicy, so it's amazing to take a bite of it right when you're starting to get a little tired of the okonomiyaki!! ### Yaki gyoza ![Yaki gyoza served separately on its own plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-18-u7cls-900.webp) The yaki gyoza had a crispy bottom on the dumplings, and that crispiness is the kicker. ![Yaki gyoza with a crispy bottom served with ginger soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza-19-1aktz-900.webp) Dipping them in the ginger soy sauce they gave us was seriously, seriously good ㅠㅠ I hope everyone orders the signature set so you can try the yaki gyoza too. ## Overall thoughts When I first ordered the signature set, everything looked kind of similar, so I worried the flavors might all taste the same — but each dish was distinct in its own way and really delicious. And they went so well together when eaten as a combo, so I really recommend Hotcho. This was my first time ever trying okonomiyaki, and I think I'll be back for more!! ## Where it is - Hotcho Seongsu (핫쵸 성수점) - 9-20 Wangsimni-ro 5-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 1st floor - 서울특별시 성동구 왕십리로5길 9-20 1층 - 37.5464577, 127.0440686 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%95%AB%EC%B5%B8%20%EC%84%B1%EC%88%98%EC%A0%90/@37.5464577,127.0440686,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@warm-spoon-pages/hotcho-seongsu-okonomiyaki-yakisoba-gyoza/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt