단풍나무집 이태원점 (Danpungnamujip Itaewonjeom) — tourist trap or worth it?
Tourists rate Danpungnamujip Itaewonjeom 0.23 stars above locals — the joint 2nd-widest tourist tilt among the 28 badge-qualified restaurants in Itaewon. Locals put it at 4.07 — respectable, not remarkable. The Google score is doing work the local consensus does not support. It also has more Google reviews (1,366) than local ones (339) — for a Seoul restaurant that is itself a signal about who is eating there. The median gap across badge-qualified Itaewon restaurants is +0.07, for scale.
Verified 2026-08-12. Badge thresholds are published on the methodology page and applied without exception.
What the badges mean
- Trap alert
gap ≥ +0.45— tourists rate it far above the local consensus - Tourist-tilted
+0.20 ≤ gap < +0.45— a smaller gap, same direction - Aligned
−0.20 < gap < +0.20— both sides broadly agree - Local favorite
−0.45 < gap ≤ −0.20— locals rate it above the visitor consensus - Hidden gem
gap ≤ −0.45— locals rate it far above the visitor consensus
Badges are only awarded at 100+ reviews on both sides. Full methodology →
Where this sits in Itaewon
단풍나무집 이태원점 is number 2 of 28 badge-qualified Itaewon restaurants ranked from the widest tourist tilt down, and number 34 of 40 on local buzz — the volume of Naver and Kakao review traffic, regardless of sentiment. Across the 28 badged restaurants in Itaewon the median gap is +0.07, 4 lean tourist and 4 lean local. See all 40 Itaewon restaurants →
Menu & prices
| 1++한우숙성등심 | ₩62,500 |
| 단풍 갈비 | ₩64,500 |
| 단풍 불고기 | ₩33,900 |
| 우삼겹 | ₩21,900 |
| 제주 흑 오겹살 | ₩23,900 |
| 국내산 목살 | ₩21,900 |
| 국내산 양념 목살 | ₩21,900 |
| 양념돼지갈비 | ₩31,900 |
| 왕새우 화로구이 | ₩39,500 |
| 왕 갈비탕 | ₩22,500 |
| 김치전 | ₩9,500 |
| 잡채 | ₩11,900 |
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.
Where the local verdict runs further ahead, within walking distance
Same district, a gap that runs further in the locals' favour, and a local score at least as high as this one — both conditions, so "locals prefer it" is a fact rather than a turn of phrase. Distances are straight-line from 단풍나무집 이태원점.
Check the sources yourself
Every number above is computed from these public listings. We link them so you can disagree with us on the evidence.
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