배수사 (Baesusa) — the local verdict

−0.20locals rate it higherLocal favorite Gap Score · tourist rating minus local blend
Locals say4.20 Naver visitor score 4.4 (508 reviews) · KakaoMap 3.8 (11 ratings)
Tourists say4 Google (136 reviews)

Locals rate Baesusa 0.20 stars above the Google crowd — the 2nd-widest local lean among the 36 badge-qualified restaurants in Myeongdong. Tourists give it 4, locals 4.20. Nobody is calling it a destination; the residents are just quietly more convinced. The median gap across badge-qualified Myeongdong restaurants is +0.02, for scale.

Verified 2026-08-12. Badge thresholds are published on the methodology page and applied without exception.

What the badges mean

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Where this sits in Myeongdong

배수사 is number 35 of 36 badge-qualified Myeongdong restaurants ranked from the widest tourist tilt down, and number 37 of 41 on local buzz — the volume of Naver and Kakao review traffic, regardless of sentiment. Across the 36 badged restaurants in Myeongdong the median gap is +0.02, 7 lean tourist and 2 lean local. See all 41 Myeongdong restaurants →

DistrictMyeongdong
CuisineJapanese
Kakao price level₩₩₩₩
Cheapest listed dish₩22,000
Kakao map views/week~1,164
Local buzz rank in Myeongdong37 of 41
Address서울 중구 남대문로9길 12
Phone02-771-7030
Last verified2026-08-12

Menu & prices

As listed on Naver at the 2026-08-12 verification run. Korean menu prices move a few weeks behind the platforms; treat these as the shape of the bill, not a quote.

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Directions on Google Maps ↗Naver Place ↗KakaoMap ↗Tourist reviews on TripAdvisor ↗
Food tours work the Myeongdong night-market strip — this restaurant is 465 m from it. Guided crawls cover that ground in an evening and order the things you would not point at. We measure the ground, not the itinerary: see what the local scores say about it.

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