Hogayangkkochi Direct Store No. 5
호가양꼬치 직영5호점
About
Lively lamb skewer restaurant in Susong-dong popular among Gwanghwamun office workers for company dinners and Chinese drinking dishes.
Tucked along Yulgok-ro near Jonggak and Gwanghwamun, Hoga Lamb Skewers (Branch 5) is built for the post-work crowd. Spanning ground and basement levels, the dining room hums with corporate gatherings, clinking glasses, and the rhythmic churn of automated skewer grills. Ordering is handled effortlessly via tabletop tablets, freeing up diners to settle in with cold pints of somaek and plates of salted peanuts, zha cai, and tangily pickled radish. While the name puts lamb skewers front and center—fat-laced cubes roasted over embers and dredged through pungent cumin and chili flakes—regulars know the skewers are merely an opening formality. Hoga’s true drawing card is an expansive roster of Northeast Chinese drinking snacks that outshine the main attraction. The kitchen often sends out a fiery, saucy mapo tofu as a complimentary starter, prompting immediate orders of fried egg rice or warming bowls of corn noodles (oksusu guksu) to balance the kick. As the skewers dwindle, the table transforms into a banquet of heavy-hitting anju. Crisp, chewy slabs of sweet-and-sour guobaorou arrive alongside soft stir-fried tomatoes and eggs, while tender braised eggplant cuts rich swigs of Yantai baijiu. The undisputed star among seasoned regulars, however, is the spicy stir-fried clams (maeun bajirak bokkeum), tossed at high heat with aromatics to deliver a salty, tongue-tingling punch that demands another round of drinks. Refreshing smashed cucumber salad and boiled dumplings round out late-table cravings when the night stretches on. Whether securing a quiet corner for a few skewers or taking over a run of adjoining tables for an all-hands department blowout, Hoga Lamb Skewers delivers the loud, energetic hospitality Jongno office workers rely on to wash away the workday.
Menu
- Lamb Skewers
- Guobaorou
- Spicy Stir-fried Clams
- Mapo Tofu
- Egg Fried Rice₩8,000
- Malatang₩15,000
- 야채볶음면₩8,000
- Corn Noodle Soup₩8,000
- Chilled Corn Noodles₩8,000
Local tips
- Order via the convenient tabletop tablet kiosks.
- Popular Chinese dishes like spicy stir-fried clams and sweet-and-sour pork accompany skewers.
- Spicy mapo tofu is occasionally provided as a complimentary service dish.
Details
- Jonggak Station
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 12:30–22:30
- Monday
- 12:30–23:00
- Tuesday
- 12:30–23:00
- Wednesday
- 12:30–23:00
- Thursday
- 12:30–23:00
- Friday
- 12:30–23:00
- Saturday
- 12:30–22:30