Jonggak diet restaurant, no break time: egg bomb & chicken oat, Wystab

I've been eating out a lot lately, and tasty food is great, but I'm trying to make at least one meal a day a healthy one.

When I'm dieting, salad alone leaves me hungry fast, but a regular meal makes me worry about calories.

Where is Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun, and what are its hours?

Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun is at 19 Jong-ro, B1 Unit 122-2, Jongno-gu, Seoul, about a 4-minute walk from Exit 1 of Jonggak Station. It's open Mon–Fri 10:00–21:00, closed on Saturdays and Sundays, and has no break time.

• 📍 19 Jong-ro, B1 Unit 122-2, Jongno-gu, Seoul
• 🚇 About 4 minutes on foot from Jonggak Station Exit 1
• ⏰ Mon–Fri 10:00–21:00
• ✔️ Closed Saturdays and Sundays
• ✔️ No break time

Lots of restaurants around Gwanghwamun have a break time in the afternoon, so I really liked that Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun stays open all day without one.

How to find Wystab Diet in Le Meilleur Jongno Town

Just take the escalator from the 1st floor of the Le Meilleur Jongno Town arcade down to B1. Once you're down, Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun is between "The Chicken" and a nail shop. The big menu board and orange interior out front make it easy to spot.

How to order from the Wystab Diet menu

Unlike a typical salad shop, Wystab Diet lets you pick both your protein and your carb base. The protein boxes come with chicken, smoked duck, beef, salmon and more, and the bases range from light (greens) to pasta, oats, tofu noodles and cauliflower rice, so there are plenty of options!

For each menu you can add chicken, smoked duck, beef or salmon steak, plus oat rice or egg strips (jidan, thin fried egg). If you're managing your diet, it looks like a good place to add extra protein.

Is Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun good for eating alone?

There are tables and chairs, so eating lunch alone isn't awkward, and ordering by kiosk was convenient.

Looks fine for solo dining too, haha.

I got mine to go!

Egg Bomb Protein Don for ₩9,900: how does it taste?

The Egg Bomb Protein Don is a high-protein rice bowl (don) that costs ₩9,900 with chicken. It's the first menu I'm introducing: Wystab's Egg Bomb Protein Don.

They packed it so nicely! I moved it straight onto a plate to reheat~

It's a high-protein rice bowl with soft egg strips and a generous helping of meat on top of oat rice.

At the kiosk you can choose your protein: chicken, smoked duck or beef.

• Chicken: ₩9,900
• Switch to smoked duck: +₩1,000
• Switch to beef: +₩4,000

The soft egg strips and protein topping go well together, so it felt like a proper rice bowl rather than a dry diet lunchbox.

Chicken Oat Protein Box for ₩9,900: how much protein?

The Chicken Oat Protein Box costs ₩9,900 and comes with 150g of chicken breast, 487 kcal and 52g of protein, they say. This was my second menu. Protein intake is what I care about most when managing my diet, and true to its name, this protein box had plenty.

It comes with chicken breast, oats, chickpeas, lettuce, green beans, broccoli, bell pepper, olives, fried onion flakes and more.

You get vegetables and grains along with the protein, so it made a filling meal.

The oats have a nutty, chewy texture unlike refined white rice, so I enjoyed it even more!

If you're looking for a lunch spot near Jonggak Station, a solo meal in Gwanghwamun, or a diet-friendly place, I recommend Wystab Diet Gwanghwamun!