Richun Market Cheonho Station Branch

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Lively Chinese-style pub on Cheonho Rodeo Street serving budget-friendly bites like spicy mala soup and duck flatbread rolls.

Perched on the second floor just off Cheonho Rodeo Street, Lichun Market’s Cheonho Station outpost offers an airy refuge from the district's evening foot traffic. Playful panda illustrations greet you at the entrance, opening up to a spacious, 60-seat hall framed by wraparound corner windows on two sides. The wide table spacing and street-level views create an unusually open, easygoing atmosphere, particularly inviting on drizzly nights when draft beer flows freely. As a Chinese-style pocha, the kitchen balances fiery wok cooking with casual drinking snacks. The signature mala soup arrives deeply seasoned, buzzing with tongue-numbing peppercorns and aromatic chili oil. For diners seeking comfort without the heat, the white mala tang delivers a non-spicy, milky-rich broth with the hearty depth of slow-simmered ox bone soup. Tender roast duck wraps—an unmistakable house fixture featured prominently across the menu—and crisp yurin-gi showered in diced hot peppers provide savory ballast against the bar's cocktail and liquor selection. Lighter bites like sweetened honey-drizzled tomatoes offer a clean palate cleanser between drinks. The drinks program caters to every tier of a night out, pairing icy mugs of draft beer with Korean soju, highballs, and traditional Chinese spirits, with the venue regularly running promotions on mid-sized bottles of baijiu. Nibbles of spicy bar snacks keep fingers busy while orders roll out of the kitchen. With generous proportions, accessible pricing, and hours stretching well past midnight into the early morning hours, it serves equally well as a late-night second round for couples or a boisterous dinner base for large groups gathering in Gangdong.