Sandong Gyoja 산동교자

중식 · Myeongdong 2(i)-ga · ₩₩

Sandong Gyoja (산동교자) is a korean-chinese cuisine spot in Myeongdong 2(i)-ga, Seoul, featured by the Korean food channel Sung Si-kyung's Muktende. Verified open against Seoul's official business registry on 2026-07-20.

What
Korean-Chinese Cuisine — Ohyangjangyuk (five-spice cold sliced meat)
Where
Myeongdong 2(i)-ga, Jung-gu
Price
₩₩ · ₩15,000–40,000 per person
Wait
Expect lines
Getting in
Walk-in

A surviving fixture in Myeongdong's shrinking overseas-Chinese restaurant cluster, known for ohyangjangyuk (five-spice sliced meat), Chinese-style tempura, samseon jjamppong, and kkanpunggi, with BYO corkage and Suijingfang liquor on offer. It takes no reservations and keeps a walk-in-only queue that blog posts say persists years after it aired. Sung Si-kyung featured it on Muktende.

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Know before you go

Address
22 Myeongdong 2-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
중구 명동2길 22, 1층 (명동2가) — show this to your taxi driver
Hours
11:00-21:20 (break 15:00-17:00), closed Sundays, per blog-cited business info; verify before visiting.
Wait
Nearly every blog post confirms a wait and notes the restaurant takes no reservations and has no waitlist app - queue in person only. Several 2025-2026 posts describe the wait as still present, years after the Muktende feature aired.
Getting in
Walk-in · Expect lines

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Good to know

Do I need a reservation at Sandong Gyoja?

No — it's a walk-in spot.

How long is the wait at Sandong Gyoja?

Nearly every blog post confirms a wait and notes the restaurant takes no reservations and has no waitlist app - queue in person only. Several 2025-2026 posts describe the wait as still present, years after the Muktende feature aired.

How much does Sandong Gyoja cost per person?

₩15,000–40,000 per person.

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Nearby: Hyangmi (Korean-Chinese Cuisine, 58m) · Haenghwachon (Korean-Chinese Cuisine, 73m) · Myeongdong Seoseogalbi (Seoseo Galbi (standing short ribs), 292m) · Myeongdong Gyoja (Kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), 293m)

More korean-chinese cuisine: Ipum (Yeonhui-dong) · Gadam (Sinsa-dong) · Hyangmi (Myeong-dong) · Hongmyeong (Nonhyeon-dong)

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Verified open against Seoul's public registry (서울특별시 공공데이터).