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Eowon Ilshik

Eowon Ilshik

어원일식

Japanese

About

A long-running Japanese restaurant in Junggye-dong, known for fresh sashimi and private dining rooms, including space for large group meals.

At Eowon Ilsik, the meal is shaped as much by its private rooms as by what arrives at the table. This long-running Japanese restaurant in Nowon’s Junggye-dong has been serving diners since 1993, according to its profiles, and its format suits a slow lunch or a gathering where conversation matters. Even a table for two can have a room to itself; larger rooms are available for groups. The Special Sashimi Set is the natural choice when you want more than a platter of raw fish. Reviews describe a procession of accompanying dishes and cooked preparations, brought out in sequence, so the meal unfolds like a course rather than landing all at once. The restaurant’s fish selection includes familiar favorites such as flounder and sea bream, alongside sea bass, yellowtail, and more distinctive options including croaker and longtooth grouper. One review singled out croaker-based dishes as a highlight. For a lighter, cooler direction, the menu also lists ice-cold mulhoe and mulhoe noodles: chilled seafood preparations that offer a contrast to a leisurely sashimi course. There are à la carte dishes as well as set menus, giving the table room to follow its appetite, whether the occasion calls for a full spread or a more focused meal. The setting is not presented as sleek or newly polished. Instead, it has the settled feel of a neighborhood restaurant that has stayed in place for decades, with softly lit rooms and an open kitchen noted by one visitor. That combination—private dining, a broad fish selection, and a meal that keeps unfolding—makes Eowon Ilsik especially suited to family occasions, small celebrations, and group dinners. Come for the sashimi, but leave time for the courses around it.

Menu

  • Day/Night Sashimi Set주·야 회정식
  • Special Sashimi Set스페셜 회정식
  • Shaved-Ice Spicy Raw Fish Soup산얼음 물회
  • Spicy Raw Fish Soup Noodles물회국수
  • 점심생선회(스페셜정식) (1인)₩38,000
  • Fresh Cod Stew생대구탕₩14,000
  • Fresh Pollock Stew생태탕₩14,000
  • Fish Roe Soup알탕₩12,000
  • Shrimp Soup새우탕₩12,000
  • Sashimi Head-and-bone Soup서더리탕₩10,000
  • 매생이탕₩11,000
  • 전복탕₩20,000

Local tips

  • All seats are in private rooms; book ahead for group gatherings, especially for the room accommodating up to 50 guests.
  • The restaurant is on the fifth floor of Daemyeong Plaza near Junggye-dong’s Eunhaeng Sageori.
  • There is a building garage, but its mechanical parking spaces may be tight for larger vehicles.
  • Hours reported as 11:00–22:00 with a 14:30–17:00 break; closed Sundays.

Opening hours

Sunday
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Monday
11:00–22:00
Tuesday
11:00–22:00
Wednesday
11:00–22:00
Thursday
11:00–22:00
Friday
11:00–22:00
Saturday
11:00–22:00

Reported hours: Monday–Saturday 11:00–22:00, break 14:30–17:00; closed Sundays.

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