Bali in Mangwon

Restaurant · Seoul, South Korea

About Bali in Mangwon

A Korean chef who spent time surfing and living in Bali opened this restaurant in the Mangwon neighborhood of Mapo-gu, building a menu around Indonesian staples rather than a broader pan-Asian mix. The restaurant sits on the first floor at 67 Poeun-ro, near Mangwon Market and a short walk from Mangwon Station, in a part of Seoul known locally for retro cafes and a traditional market rather than for international dining.

The name, combining Bali with the neighborhood Mangwon, signals the restaurant's approach: an island atmosphere delivered through decor and menu rather than geographic accuracy, since the food draws specifically from Indonesian rather than wider Southeast Asian traditions. Mie goreng and nasi goreng, listed as the restaurant's signature dishes by the Seoul Tourism Organization's official visitor guide, are each priced at 12,000 won. The kitchen is not halal certified and the restaurant serves alcohol, a combination that sets it apart from most of the city's other Indonesian restaurants, which tend to serve the halal-observant Indonesian migrant community and generally do not serve alcohol.

Operating hours run from 11:30 in the morning to 21:00 at night on weekdays, with a break between 15:00 and 17:00 and a last order cutoff of 14:30 for lunch and 20:00 for dinner. Saturday hours run the same 11:30 to 21:00 window without the afternoon break, with last orders at 20:00. The restaurant is closed on Sundays. It can be reached at +82-507-1405-0527, and maintains an Instagram account, bali_in_mangwon, with several thousand followers where it posts photos of dishes and updates on hours around Korean holidays.

Because it is not halal certified, Bali in Mangwon serves a different segment of the Indonesian-interested dining public in Seoul than the halal restaurants clustered in Hongdae and Ansan: Korean diners drawn by the Southeast Asian concept, and Indonesians not specifically seeking halal certification. Reviews describe it as reliably busy on weekend afternoons, with limited seating in what one description called a small, easy to walk past storefront.

Address

1F, 67 Poeun-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul 04017, Seoul, South Korea

Opening hours

Sunday
Closed
Saturday
11:30 AM - 9:00 PM (last order 8:00 PM)
Monday Friday
11:30 AM - 9:00 PM (break 3:00-5:00 PM, last order 2:30/8:00 PM)

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Category

Indonesian Restaurant in South Korea

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