Hakatabunko — Restaurant in Seoul

Came here during a visit in Seoul. There’s a waiting area which is one store away to the right. The place is tiny with enough seats for less than 20 people. There’s surprisingly a lot of staff for that many guests in my opinion but it doesn’t hurt. The music and vibe is not very zenful but entertaining enough. The menu is simple: just Tonkotsu ramen, with or with less oil. There’s one small and thin piece of chashu pork in each bowl. If you want more meat, you must order extra chashu when you order the ramen. You cannot add on after you order the ramen. There’s one more type of ramen that are available after 10pm. There’s water, kim chee, and garlic on the table for your own taste. I added garlic and received extra green onions from my friend. The broth is thick but on the less salty side comparing to other ramen I’ve had (I’ve had a lot!) The chashu is not too special. The bean sprout inside the bowl I found a little unnecessary. Like it makes it extra less salty... All in all a good experience. Staff speaks...

We went there very late around 1130pm after one of our group wanted ramen & searched nearby places that were still open. A small simple place with a small simple menu. The menu is in Korean only, but the pictures on the menu and a translation app helped us order. We had one spicy beef ramen, one pork ramen with a "soft broth" according to the translation...I think that means the broth was strained. Portions were large & broth was delicious. We also ordered a mini char siu rice bowl which was also tasty. The online information said the restaurant was open until 3am, but staff seemed to be turning people away around midnight as we were finishing...

Pretty delicious "In Ramen." The restaurant is quite small, but with all the pictures online it wasn't too hard to find. A very authentic-feeling interior, not a lot of seating. My only "complaint," which may not be a problem for others, is that it didn't seem like it was an 8,000won-bowl-of-ramen. I'd read online, or I thought I had, that it was going to be 6,000 won, and for six thousand I'd give this place two extremely satisfied thumbs up. Eight thousand? Ehhhhhhhh. They could at least give two slices of meat per bowl if they're going to be charging that kind of money. But like I said, if you don't mind the price, the food is...