Go Seonsaeng Hwadeok Saengseon Gui
고선생화덕생선구이
About
Casual fish specialty spot near Gangdong-gu Office serving oven-baked fish sets and spicy stir-fried pork with complimentary side refills.
A short walk from Gangdong-gu Office Station, tucked into a Seongnae-dong alleyway, Go Seonsaeng Hwadeok Saengseon-gui centers its kitchen on a high-heat pizza-style oven. The wood-toned dining room is bright, streamlined, and quietly spacious, drawing a steady lunchtime crowd of neighborhood locals, solo diners, and district office workers seeking an unfussy fish set meal. The hearth’s searing heat defines the cooking. Mackerel (*godeungeo*) is the standout order: charred on the exterior, gently smoky, and rich with rendered oils beneath skin that flakes away effortlessly. Diners wrap moist chunks of the fish in unseasoned roasted dried seaweed (*gim*) or heap them over warm white rice alongside sharp house kimchi. The menu also features Spanish mackerel (*samchi*), which roasts up firmer with a brittle, dry-crisp crust, as well as Atka mackerel (*imyeonsu*). For diners looking beyond seafood, the kitchen fires thin pork in the same oven for a flame-licked spicy stir-fry (*hwadeok jeyuk-bokkeum*). Meals are arranged as individual set tables, accompanied by neatly plated everyday sides like seasoned bellflower root (*doraji-muchim*), dressed greens, and salad. A communal self-service station allows guests to refill banchan alongside extra rice and pots of doenjang jjigae. For a 1,000-won upgrade, standard rice bowls can be swapped for hot stone-pot rice (*sotbap*); pouring warm water over the scorched crust leaves you with a soothing pot of *nureungji* to finish the meal. Closed Saturdays, with an afternoon break on weekdays, this is an earnest, cleanly kept counterpoint to standard stovetop fish joints, built around flame and honest portions.
Menu
- Mackerel Set₩11,000
- Spanish Mackerel Set₩12,000
- Atka Mackerel Set₩13,000
- Oven-fired Spicy Stir-fried Pork₩11,000
- Braised Mackerel₩10,000
- Braised Hairtail₩15,000
- Squid And Chive Jeon₩10,000
- 돼지껍데기무침₩10,000
Local tips
- Upgrade your meal to hot stone pot rice (sotbap) for an extra 1,000 KRW.
- Help yourself to refills of banchan, rice, and soup at the self-service bar.
- Closed on Saturdays — plan your visit between Sunday and Friday.
Details
- Gangdong-gu Office Station
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 11:00–21:00
- Monday
- 11:00–21:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00–21:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00–21:00
- Thursday
- 11:00–21:00
- Friday
- 11:00–21:00
- Saturday
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