# Mapo Korean restaurant for meat-loaded gomtang: Anok - By Dogyum (https://superchart.com/en/@wooden-menu-clip/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@wooden-menu-clip/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@wooden-menu-clip/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/index.md) ## In short Anok (안옥) is a Korean restaurant in Mapo, Seoul, serving clear pork gomtang, Pyongyang cold noodles, and braised pork tail in a hanok. The writer enjoyed the remarkably generous meat portions, tidy side dishes, and peaceful setting with her sister. Verdict: Anok is one to remember for a filling meal with atmosphere. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–22:00; last order 21:00; closed Mondays - **Parking**: Not available - **Group seating**: Up to 12 people; advance reservation required - **Ordering**: Table ordering - **Ordered**: Clear pork gomtang, Pyongyang cold noodles, braised pork tail *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* If you’re looking for a good restaurant around Hongdae Entrance Station, pay attention haha. On Tuesday, I went with my sister to a hanok gomtang restaurant called Anok (안옥), and we visited with a reservation! You go up some stairs from the entrance, so at first I wondered if we were in the right place—but the hanok space that opened up as soon as we got upstairs was truly lovely! ![Entrance leading up the stairs to the hanok space](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-01-snqta-900.webp) At first, we went upstairs wondering, “Is this really the place?” ![Anok's hanok space in the city](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-02-1dylt-900.webp) It was amazing to find a hanok like this right in the middle of the city 🏮 ## Anok near Hongdae Entrance Station: Location and visitor information It is at 13-4 Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, a 365 m walk from Exit 9 of Hongdae Entrance Station. It is open daily from 11:00 to 22:00, with last orders at 21:00, and is regularly closed on Mondays. Parking is unavailable, and group seating is available for up to 12 people with an advance reservation. ![Exterior of Anok near Hongdae Entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-03-vf2uj-900.webp) Isn’t the exterior absolutely gorgeous? ![Anok's hanok courtyard](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-04-1ckyz-900.webp) The courtyard was spacious too, so the atmosphere was really nice! ## Inside the hanok and its spotless atmosphere ![Table seating inside Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-05-5rx6x-900.webp) ![Clean interior atmosphere at Anok](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-06-15un8-900.webp) There were lots of tables inside, and it was incredibly clean! I love gomtang, but I have a sensitive stomach, so I tend not to go to places that seem unclean. This place was so tidy, which I really loved hehe.. ## Ordering clear pork gomtang, Pyongyang cold noodles, and braised pork tail ![Anok's table-ordering menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-07-14slw-900.webp) You can order conveniently through the table-ordering system! ![Table set with gomtang and Pyongyang cold noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-08-tmsfo-900.webp) We ordered three things: clear pork gomtang, Pyongyang cold noodles, and braised pork tail. The banchan (Korean side dishes) came out first, and they were sooooo neat!!!!!!!!!!! They tasted just as clean and tidy as they looked. Those seasoned vegetables were really fresh-tasting and delicious too. ![Neatly arranged Korean side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-09-1kcq8-900.webp) ### The meat portion nearly made our eyes pop out As soon as the food came out, my sister and I both nearly had our eyes pop out.. Look at that amount of meat.. We kept saying, “Wow… there’s really so much,” even while we were eating. Both the flavor and presentation made me think it deserves to become known as a great Hongdae gomtang spot 😳 Honestly, it had more meat piled on top than any restaurant I’ve been to in my life. It was almost like ordering a whole plate of naeng jeyuk (chilled sliced pork)—that’s how generously the meat was piled on! Isn’t that amazing? ![Clear pork gomtang piled high with meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-10-yw8c9-900.webp) Same with the Pyongyang cold noodles!! Of all the Pyongyang cold noodles and gomtang places I’ve tried, this had the most meat on top.. ![Pyongyang cold noodles topped generously with meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-11-1otha-1200.webp) Such a neat presentation—it felt like a fine-dining restaurant. ![Neatly presented Korean meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-12-ujvqh-900.webp) ### Chewy, richly flavored braised pork tail The braised pork tail stood out for its chewy texture. The seasoning had soaked in deeply, so it worked well both as a side with rice and as an accompaniment to drinks, and it was cooked well enough that the meat came away tenderly from the bone. It was exactly the kind of flavor that makes you think of soju ㅠ_ㅠ ![Chewy braised pork tail](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-13-36ao9-900.webp) The meat portion was so huge and fascinating that I kept taking photos haha. The flavor wasn’t overpowering, and it had real depth, so I could keep eating it without feeling weighed down! ![Generous meat portions with kimchi on the side](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok-14-16if4-900.webp) And you know how kimchi has to be good at a gomtang place, right? The kimchi was as neat and clean-tasting as it looked, so I was just as satisfied with it as with the main dishes. As my sister and I sat facing each other and caught up over a meal for the first time in a while, the tranquil hanok atmosphere was so healing that we completely lost track of time. ## Pyongyang cold noodles and gomtang with overwhelming amounts of meat To sum it up, Anok is a place where you can enjoy Pyongyang cold noodles and gomtang with overwhelming amounts of meat in a hidden hanok space reached by climbing the stairs. Personally, if I had to pick a great gomtang restaurant in Hongdae, this would be one of my very first choices. If you need a hearty meal or want atmosphere too, I think Anok is well worth remembering 👍 ## Where it is - Anok (안옥) (안옥) - 13-4 Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 홍익로 13-4 - 37.5536729, 126.9229752 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%95%88%EC%98%A5/@37.5536729,126.9229752,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@wooden-menu-clip/hongdae-hanok-meat-portions-anok/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt