Table of Contents
- 삼청동수제비 (Sahm Chung Dong Soojaebi)
- 봉우리 솥뚜껑 삼겹살 (Bong Woo Ri Sottukkung Samgyupsal)
- 숙아채콩나물국밥 (Sookahchae Kongnamul Gukbap)
- 진대감 (Jin Dae Gam)
- 신사소곱창 (Shinsa Soegopchang)
- 신의주찹쌀순대 (Shineuiju Chapssal Soondae)
- 스시사카바 야마타츠 (Sushi Sakaba Yamatachi)
- 설빙 (Sulbing)
No. 19 ・ 삼청동수제비 (Sahm Chung Dong Soojaebi)
Location📍 서울 종로구 삼청로 101-1
Rating
Price - around 2.0000 Won
Notes - The soojaebi spot with a Michelin Star. That should be enough of a description to point you to Sahm Chung Dong Soojaebi. The Nakji Bokkeum, mini octopus stir fried in spicy marinade, was absolute perfection. Every piece was tender like it had just come out of the sea. Pajeon (scallion pancake) and Gamja jeon (potato pancake) were light and crunchy. The star of the show, the soojaebi, met my expectations. Mixing in the Nakji Bokkeum marinade with the soojaebi created a magical combination. From our seats, we could look into the clean kitchen with 2-3 chefs working with savant-like movements, constantly in motion to serve a packed restaurant of around 100 seats.
No. 20 ・ 봉우리 솥뚜껑 삼겹살 (Bong Woo Ri Sottukkung Samgyupsal)
Location📍 경기 용인시 수지구 신봉3로7번길 9-1 봉우리솥뚜껑삼겹살
Rating
Price - around 3.0000 Won
Notes - Flavors here can be on par with Soel Batt (#10), but the frustration that comes from having to cook it on your own meat negatively affects the rating, especially if you are the default tong-wielder because you are the youngest at the table. Plus, getting up to refill the banchan from the banchan station can be quite disrupting to the eating experience. I will say, the odeng sheets they give you to crisp up on the grill are delicious, but you have to make sure they don't burn! I felt like I should've been paid for how much work I was doing!
No. 21 ・ 숙아채콩나물국밥 (Sookahchae Kongnamul Gukbap)
Location📍 경기 광주시 새말길 21
Rating
Price - around 1.6000 Won
Notes - 6000 Won for the Kongnamul Gukbap (bean sprout rice+stew) is a solid choice for the solo eater here, but if going with others, the Nokdu Jeon (mung bean pancake) is a no-brainer. Delicious rice, flavorful kimchi, and nut-based protein are ingredients to a healthy, hearty lunch.
No. 22 ・ 진대감 (Jin Dae Gam)
Location📍 서울 서초구 강남대로99길 33 1층
Rating
Price - around 3.0000 Won
Notes - They cook thin brisket slices along with mushroom and scallop to create a trifecta of flavors. The server assembles the three pieces together with a pair of tongs and places the meat sandwich onto your plate. From there, you apply your desired amount of wasabi and sauce, and deposit it into your mouth.
No. 23 ・ 신사소곱창 (Shinsa Soegopchang)
Location📍 서울 강남구 압구정로2길 62
Rating
Price - around 3.0000 Won
Notes - Each table is set with the usual banchan and sauce plates, but additionally a butane burner props up a pot of boodae jjigae with a block of ramen noodles, as well as a can of pineapple juice. As the customers get to the table, the butane burner is ignited. While the most delicious daechang cut (large intestines) usually takes the longest to cook, here you can start eating it after a just few minutes of cooking because they bring it to you part cooked.
No. 24 ・ 신의주찹쌀순대 (Shineuiju Chapssal Soondae)
Location📍 서울 강남구 영동대로 725
Rating
Price - around 2.0000 Won
Notes - It was the first time I didn't finish my soondaeguk, even with a bottle of soju. Whoever this Shin Euiju lady is, she focused too much on franchising and not enough on quality control, or so it seems.
No. 25 ・ 스시사카바 야마타츠 (Sushi Sakaba Yamatachi)
Location📍 서울 마포구 동교로46길 42-20 1층
Rating
Price - around 3.0000 Won
Notes - This place was a VIBE, but the menu felt short. I would not have minded a description of the pieces as the assorted sashimi set was being served. Again, great vibe but the food was underwhelming.
No. 26 ・ 설빙 (Sulbing)
Location📍 서울 성동구 연무장7길 5 2, 3층
Rating
Price - around 3.0000 Won
Notes - Ice shaving machines are the backbone of Korea's dessert world, and Sulbing deploys highly performant ones at all of their 600+ locations, this one included. It was difficult to keep our spoons away from the bingsus topped with succulent mangos and melons and condensed milk.