Table Notes · written by a restaurant owner
Seoul Jjukkumi, near Nonhyeon Station — webfoot octopus and pork belly on a table pan, ₩16,000 a portion
Visited 24 Sept 2026 · Seoul Jjukkumi Jamwon
Seoul Jjukkumi is a webfoot-octopus (jjukkumi) restaurant in Jamwon-dong, on the Sinsa side of Nonhyeon in Seoul, four minutes' walk from Nonhyeon Station exit 8. On 24 September 2026 the editor ordered jjukkumi-samgyeop — octopus and pork belly in red chili sauce, cooked in a pan on the table's own burner — at ₩16,000 a portion. The kitchen is open to the room and the owner is warm with guests. Visited unannounced and paid in full by an editor who runs four restaurants in Seoul.
- Place
- Seoul Jjukkumi Jamwon · Jamwon-dong (Sinsa–Nonhyeon), Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Nearest station
- Nonhyeon Station (Lines 7·9), exit 8
- Where and when
- 33-5 Sinbanpo-ro 47-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul (Jamwon-dong). Naver Place puts it 231 m from Nonhyeon Station exit 8 (Lines 7 and 9), about four minutes on foot; locals call this stretch Sinsa. Phone 02-516-1134. Visited on Thursday 24 September 2026.
- What I ordered
- Jjukkumi-samgyeop: webfoot octopus and pork belly in a red chili sauce, cooked in a black pan set on the burner built into the table and finished with sliced green onion. Perilla leaves come on the side for wrapping.
- What it cost
- ₩16,000 per portion, as listed on the menu board by the door (September 2026). The same board lists jjukkumi stir-fry and spicy pork bulgogi at ₩12,000, cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) at ₩11,000, steamed egg at ₩8,000 and the jjukkumi hot plate at ₩16,000.
- What an owner notices
- The kitchen is open, so every pan leaves the fire in plain view. From the operator's side, that is the detail worth noting: an open kitchen has nothing to hide from the room, and cooks who are watched keep their timing. The owner was friendly, and in a small room of round steel tables and low stools, the owner's manner is most of the atmosphere.
- Tip for visitors
- Don't let it catch. Keep stirring, and turn the flame down as soon as the sauce starts to stick. Eat each bite wrapped in a perilla leaf (kkaennip).
- One scene
- An orange room, round steel tables, a black pan on the table burner, and one red bite folded into a perilla leaf.
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Quick answers about this visit
What does it cost per person?
Jjukkumi-samgyeop is ₩16,000 per portion; single dishes on the menu board run ₩8,000–12,000 (steamed egg ₩8,000, cheonggukjang ₩11,000, jjukkumi stir-fry and spicy pork ₩12,000). Prices from the menu board, September 2026.
What are the opening hours?
Its Naver Place listing gives Monday–Thursday 11:00–22:00 with a break from 14:00 to 17:00 (checked 25 September 2026). It closed on 25 September for Chuseok. Weekend hours differ between listings, so call 02-516-1134 before a weekend visit.
How do I get there?
Nonhyeon Station (Lines 7 and 9), exit 8, then 231 m on foot — about four minutes, according to Naver Place. Address: 33-5 Sinbanpo-ro 47-gil, Seocho-gu.
Is there parking?
Naver Place lists parking among the restaurant's facilities. Confirm when you call 02-516-1134.
Where is Seoul Jjukkumi Jamwon?
33-5 Sinbanpo-ro 47-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul (Jamwon-dong). Naver Place puts it 231 m from Nonhyeon Station exit 8 (Lines 7 and 9), about four minutes on foot; locals call this stretch Sinsa. Phone 02-516-1134. Visited on Thursday 24 September 2026.
Is Seoul Jjukkumi Jamwon easy for a first-time visitor to Korea?
Don't let it catch. Keep stirring, and turn the flame down as soon as the sauce starts to stick. Eat each bite wrapped in a perilla leaf (kkaennip).
Who wrote this note?
Harrison Hong, who runs four restaurants in Seoul and edits Korea on a Plate. The visit on 24 Sept 2026 was unannounced and unpaid; the restaurant did not know a note would be written.
Prices and details as of 24 Sept 2026.
Written by Harrison Hong, who runs four restaurants in Seoul. Notes are unpaid and unannounced. Restaurants are not told in advance and cannot buy a note.