In this article, I’ll share my top 10 recommendations for restaurants in Sadang Station. Whether you’re searching for the quintessential Seoul Sadang food experience or just a delectable meal, I’ll highlight the best spots to enjoy local Sadang food.
1. Yoranhan Kitchen
This is a lively kitchen where you can find seafood dishes full of freshness.
The representative menu, tricolor sashimi, is eye-catching with its colorful colors. It comes with seasonal sashimi, including raw salmon and mackerel sashimi. The thickly sliced sashimi is chewy but has a subtle sweetness.
Address: 1032-8 Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
Menu: Tricolor sashimi (37,000 won), grilled salmon head (12,000 won)
‣ Opening hours: 17:00 ~ 1:00
2. Gaehwa
This Chinese restaurant specializes in course meals.
The course menu, which includes dishes such as palbochae, chili shrimp, and chive japchae, and your choice of jajangmyeon or jjampong, is popular. It’s a great place to celebrate a special occasion.
Address: B1F, Dongju Building, 438-24 Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
Menu: Uni Jajangmyeon (5,000 won), Jjampong (6,000 won), Pork Belly Jjampong (9,000 won), Sichuan Seafood Rice Bowl (10,000 won)
‣ Operating hours: 11 ~ 22 o’clock
3. Gutteotjip
This Isu Station restaurant is known for its delicious scallion bulgogi and scallion pork belly.
Formerly known as Sewonjip, the restaurant has been serving grilled briquettes for four generations.
The signature briquetted pork belly and fully grilled green onion bulgogi (soy sauce/spicy) are delicious when dipped in a dope sauce with green onions.
Address: 863-3 Bangbae-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea
‣ Menu: Briquette Pabbulgogi (9,000 won), Spicy Pabbulgogi (10,000 won), Briquette Pork Belly (11,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 11:30 ~ 00:00
4. Olaabo
Ola Abo’s Isu branch serves a variety of Mexican dishes centered on avocado, which is ripened to its best state.
The interior of the restaurant is decorated with wooden furniture and green plants, creating an atmosphere of a foreign vacation spot.
The signature avocado salmon poke is made with salmon, beans, seaweed, and corn on a bed of rice, and is topped with sliced avocado. The poke is topped with a little of the soy sauce jelly that comes with the poke.
Address: 116, 147-29 Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
Menu: Avocado grilled fajitas (34,000 won), avocado meat burrito bowl (12,500 won), avocado salmon poke (14,800 won)
‣ Business hours: 11:30 ~ 22:00
5. Makgeolli School
This is a place where you can find traditional sake and makgeolli from famous distilleries across the country.
The shop sells more than 50 types of traditional sake and rice wine from famous distilleries around the country and offers a variety of snacks to go with them. It’s a great place to get a taste of the famous local sake in one place.
Address: 144-16 Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
‣ Menu: Live conch (KRW 22,000), pork dumplings (KRW 20,000), stir-fried beef sukju (KRW 20,000), steamed clams with sake (KRW 18,000)
‣ Operating hours: 17:00 ~ 1:00
6. Bokdon Ibuchu Samgyeopsal
This restaurant specializes in raw pork belly, pork belly, and bulgogi.
They use only high-quality meat, so you can taste the juicy, real pork flavor.
The chewiness of the pork is excellent, so it is also loved by customers. Reservations are only available for groups.
Address: Namhyeon Building, 1061-11 Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea
Menu: Fresh pork belly (12,000 won), pork belly (9,000 won), frozen pork belly (7,000 won), grilled pork belly (9,000 won), fried rice (2,000 won)
‣ Operating hours: 12:00~00:00
7. Samsugapsan
This restaurant sells Korean beef directly from the farmers and has a wide selection of beef and pork.
You can enjoy good beef at a reasonable price.
Freshness is the name of the game here, so it’s a great place to eat out with your family.
Address: 1062-2 Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea
‣ Menu: Korean beef platter (KRW 78,000), Korean beef sirloin (KRW 108,000), Korean beef brisket (KRW 84,000)
Business hours: 11:30 ~ 22:00
8. Bangbae Kimbap
Bangbae Gimbap is a neighborhood gimbap restaurant located at the beginning of Sadang-dong apartment complex.
It is famous for its kimbap with chopped and stir-fried yubu, and the yubu instead of ham gives it a different flavor.
There are more fillings than rice, and the gimbap is large in size.
Address: 127-27 Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
‣ Menu: Bangbae Gimbap (3,000 won), Chimchi Gimbap (3,500 won), Kimchi Gimbap (3,500 won), Gochujang Gimbap (3,500 won)
‣ Business hours: 6:00 ~ 18:00
9. Kwonchamchi
This is a tuna restaurant located in Sadang. Tuna sashimi with various cuts of tuna is a popular menu item.
They are also open for lunch, and their lunch set meal, which consists of sashimi, tuna, and tempura, is also popular.
Address: 1032-29 Sadang-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
Menu: Tuna Sashimi (35,000 won), Odoro (80,000 won), Jangryori (35,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 16:00 ~ 00:00
10. Cheongsong Mountain Squid
Cheongsong Mountain Squid is located near Sadang Station and is about 10 square meters. It is a seafood specialty restaurant that serves a variety of dishes made with fresh mountain squid. The signature dishes are steamed squid, where the ink and intestines give off a savory flavor, and squid sashimi, where cucumber, sesame leaves, and leeks are eaten with fresh squid to create a trifecta of crispy vegetables, soft and chewy squid, and herbs.
Address: 1065-1 Namhyeon-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Korea
‣ Menu: Mountain squid sashimi (cigar/variable), steamed mountain squid (cigar/variable), mountain octopus (cigar/variable), sea cucumber/mud crab (cigar/variable), clam soup (8,000 won)
‣ Business hours: 15:00 ~ 1:00
