Jugi Choegoya, Myeongdong

Name: Jugi Choegoya, Myeongdong
Address: 2F, 54 Myeongdong 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Myeongdong, Seoul, KR

죽이최고야 명동점

Nearest station: Myeongdong Station (명동역) Exit 5 · ≈156 m≈ approximate, from map data (Kakao Map, Naver Map or map coordinates)

The abalone-and-innards porridge is ₩15,000 with one abalone, and you can scale up from ₩22,000 for two to ₩50,000 for six. Beef, chicken, mixed seafood and red crab porridge are ₩12,000 each, and bulgogi-octopus porridge is ₩14,500. It opens at 07:30 daily; May–June blogs say it closes at 16:00 (14:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday) while Kakao Map says 17:00, so plan for 16:00. You order and pay at the counter first, and with about 20 seats including bar seats a queue forms when it is busy. Nearby Seowon Juk lists abalone porridge at ₩17,000 on Kakao Map and opens at 07:00, and if you need a porridge place that stays open into the evening, Huijuk Huijuk is open until 21:00 or 22:00.

Last checked: 2026-10-14·Desk-researched — not yet verified on site

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Payment

Foreign cards: UnverifiedApple Pay: Unverified

A blog (23 June) says both cash and credit cards are accepted, and Kakao Map shows KakaoPay and ZeroPay. Foreign cards were not confirmed.

Hours

Opens 07:30 daily. Closing is 17:00 on Kakao Map but 16:00 in May–June blogs (14:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday)

Reservation

Walk-in onlyNo Korean phone needed

Order and pay at the counter first (blog, 23 June). The shop is on the 2nd floor, and when it is busy the queue reportedly forms on the right side of the stairs. The signage is in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese (blog, 16 May).

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Address

서울특별시 중구 명동2길 54 2층

2F, 54 Myeongdong 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Tips

Blogs from March and April show 07:30–17:00 daily, but four blogs from May and June give 16:00 (14:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday), while Kakao Map still says 17:00. Plan around 16:00 and arrive before 14:30 on Tuesday or Wednesday. Kakao Map has reviews dated 30 July and 19 September 2026, so it was operating at least until mid-September, but check a map app for the hours before you go.
This is a branch of the Ikseon-dong original, opened around February 2026. It is on the 2nd floor up a flight of stairs, and whether there is an elevator is unknown. The toilet is inside the shop, separate for men and women (Kakao Map), and there is no parking.

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No Korean phone neededWalk-in only

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머니플래닛 서울(명동)

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