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title: 'Hongmyeong, Seoul: Fried Dumplings and Chinese Plates near Hakdong Station'
description: 'Hongmyeong, a Chinese restaurant near Hakdong Station in Gangnam, Seoul: fried dumplings from June 2022 and what the tourism listing says about its ganjjajang.'
lang: en
canonical: https://quidafoodie.blog/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul/
shop_name: Hongmyeong
shop_name_local: 홍명
address: 10 Nonhyeon-ro 131-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
address_local: 서울 강남구 논현로131길 10
country: kr
phone: +82-2-548-2223
hours: Hongmyeong is open 11:30–21:30 with a break from 15:00 to 17:00, according to a Tistory reviewer's August 2025 post (read on Nov 15, 2026).
price: A Tistory reviewer's August 2025 menu list shows Hongmyeong's ganjjajang and japchae fried rice (잡채볶음밥) at 11,000 won, and tangsuyuk and guobaorou at 33,000 won (read on Nov 15, 2026).
getting_there: Hongmyeong is about a one-minute walk behind Hakdong Station, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. A Tistory reviewer (Aug 2025) says a valet booth stands to the right of Hongmyeong and that Hongmyeong's valet fee is 4,000 won for the length of the meal (read on Nov 15, 2026).
visited: 2022-06
details_checked: '2026-11-15'
region: Seoul
---

# Hongmyeong, Seoul: Fried Dumplings and Chinese Plates near Hakdong Station

![Fried dumplings with crimped edges lie in a row on a rectangular bamboo tray lined with a paper napkin, with a small white bowl of pickled vegetables at the left, a deep white oval bowl of fried pieces at the right and metal tongs across the tray.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul-04-1440.jpg)

Hongmyeong (홍명) is a Chinese restaurant in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, and the Korea Tourism Organization names its ganjjajang (간짜장), black bean noodles with thick-cut onion, as the signature dish. The same listing puts the restaurant about a one-minute walk behind Hakdong Station. My photos, from a June 2022 evening, show other plates: fried dumplings, fried pieces, fried rice and a cold dish.

## Hongmyeong's gunmandu on a bamboo tray

The cover photo above shows gunmandu (군만두), fried dumplings, lying in a row on a rectangular bamboo tray lined with a paper napkin. A small white bowl of pickled vegetables sits at the left, a deep white oval bowl of fried pieces at the right, and metal tongs lie across the tray.

A reviewer on Tistory, a Korean blogging platform, writes in August 2025 that Hongmyeong's handmade fried dumplings (수제군만두) can be ordered only after 5 p.m. Another reviewer, writing in December 2024, says Hongmyeong's handmade dumplings (수제만두) are ordered only after 5 p.m. and only with at least one dish (요리), and found them sold out on a summer weekday evening after waiting nearly two hours.

## Other plates from the same table

![A white oval plate piled with battered fried pieces streaked with orange, with small dishes of pickles and sauces beside it.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul-02-1440.jpg)
*Battered fried pieces on a white oval plate.*

On a white oval plate, battered fried pieces are streaked with orange, with small dishes of pickles and sauces around it. I can't tell from the photo whether this is tangsuyuk (탕수육), sweet-and-sour pork, or guobaorou (꿔바로우), crisp pork in a sweet-and-sour sauce. The August 2025 reviewer's menu list includes both.

![Fried rice with shrimp, topped with a fried egg, on a white plate with a mound of dark sauce at one side.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul-06-1440.jpg)
*Fried rice with a fried egg and a mound of dark sauce.*

A plate of fried rice with shrimp is topped with a fried egg, and a mound of dark sauce that looks like black bean sauce sits beside it.

![A wide white bowl of clear, pale broth holding a tomato wedge, a dark oval piece, a folded piece of yellow egg, strips of carrot and cucumber, pale strips and shrimp.](https://quidafoodie.blog/img/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul/hongmyeong-hakdong-seoul-07-1440.jpg)
*A cold dish in a clear, pale broth.*

A wide white bowl holds a cold dish in clear broth: a tomato wedge, a dark oval piece that looks like a mushroom, a folded piece of yellow egg, strips of carrot and cucumber, pale strips that look like squid, and shrimp. I can't name it from the photo. The same menu list has a cold appetizer plate, oppum naengchae (오품냉채).

## Hongmyeong's ganjjajang, according to the tourism listing

The Korea Tourism Organization's listing says Hongmyeong's ganjjajang keeps its crunch because thick-cut onion is stir-fried only briefly with black bean paste. The listing also names Hongmyeong's jjamppong (짬뽕), a spicy noodle soup, with a long, large octopus and yusanseul-bap (유산슬밥), rice with a thick stir-fry sauce, as popular, and says people queue at Hongmyeong from opening time. None of these dishes is in my photos.

## Before you go

- Hongmyeong keeps a handwritten waiting list at the entrance, and the August 2025 reviewer says you write your name, your order and your party size on it.
- The December 2024 reviewer advises writing your name as soon as you arrive and deciding your order beforehand.

## How to order

| Korean | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 간짜장 하나 주세요. | ganjjajang hana juseyo | One ganjjajang, please. |
| 수제 군만두 하나 주세요. | suje gunmandu hana juseyo | One order of handmade fried dumplings, please. |
| 대기 명단에 이름 적었어요. | daegi myeongdane ireum jeogeosseoyo | I wrote my name on the waiting list. |

## Plan your visit

- Address: 10 Nonhyeon-ro 131-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul / 서울 강남구 논현로131길 10
- Phone: +82-2-548-2223
- Hours: Hongmyeong is open 11:30–21:30 with a break from 15:00 to 17:00, according to a Tistory reviewer's August 2025 post (read on Nov 15, 2026).
- Price: A Tistory reviewer's August 2025 menu list shows Hongmyeong's ganjjajang and japchae fried rice (잡채볶음밥) at 11,000 won, and tangsuyuk and guobaorou at 33,000 won (read on Nov 15, 2026).
- Getting there: Hongmyeong is about a one-minute walk behind Hakdong Station, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. A Tistory reviewer (Aug 2025) says a valet booth stands to the right of Hongmyeong and that Hongmyeong's valet fee is 4,000 won for the length of the meal (read on Nov 15, 2026).
- Map: [Open in Naver Map](https://map.naver.com/p/search/%ED%99%8D%EB%AA%85%20%EB%85%BC%ED%98%84%EB%A1%9C131%EA%B8%B8), [Open in Kakao Map](https://map.kakao.com/?q=%ED%99%8D%EB%AA%85%20%EB%85%BC%ED%98%84%EB%A1%9C131%EA%B8%B8), [Open in Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=%ED%99%8D%EB%AA%85%20%EB%85%BC%ED%98%84%EB%A1%9C131%EA%B8%B8)
- Details checked: 2026-11-15

## Sources checked

- [Korea Tourism Organization (대한민국 구석구석) — 홍명](https://korean.visitkorea.or.kr/detail/ms_detail.do?cotid=3e0b273f-e362-4de4-89bb-1c4f3cf82a47) — 2026-11-14
- [Tistory (도미의 소소한 삶) — [서울 학동역] 양파 가득 간짜장 맛집, 홍명 ('24.12), Dec 17, 2024](https://youngparke.tistory.com/147) — 2026-11-15
- [Tistory (켈리의 맛집탐방) — 싸이 단골 중식당 홍명, Aug 19, 2025](https://realej.tistory.com/300) — 2026-11-15