Ilmijip — Restaurant in Seoul

After a long walk from the Korean War Memorial we were ready for something good to eat. You can see why this place has been around forever: Pleasant room, really nice people, terrific food. We speak no Korean, and they had no English, but the menus were great and our server was really helpful. They lent us some cut aprons too. The Gamjatang was a deeply satisfying, comforting dish of pork neck and potatoes. The bone broth was memorable in it's depth and texture. Umami is an overused word these days, but this was a glorious expression of it. You can make it as spicy as you want with the side dish of gochujang. Perfect spuds, enough meat on the bones to keep a hungry person happy. Then the finale: they take some of the remaining broth and make fried rice with in. This is over the top delicious, a knockout. We needed another long walk after this masterpiece. I can't say...

A nice little hole in the wall restaurant specializing in Gamjatang. Service is quick and prompt and the lady serving is very efficient. The soup was really tasty and flavorful, but a bit on the salty side as I was thirsty afterwards. Nonetheless, there were generous portions of pork bones and it went really well with the rice. From the outside the place seemed closed but was quite...

So glad I came. Ordered the one-person portion and broth was super comforting especially after a night of drinking. They were generous with the meat as well that easily fell from the bones as soon as you picked at it. Reasonable price of 10,000 KRW and the place were filled with locals. While they don’t speak English, there is an English menu and the staff were very kind. 정말 맛있어요,...