Nodajipumba
노다지품바
About
A Jongno 5-ga seafood old-timer specializing in seasonal shellfish and live-seafood shabu-shabu, including spring short-necked surf clams and webfoot octopus.
At 노다지품바, the menu follows the seasons rather than settling on one signature seafood. In spring, diners come for shellfish and small octopus in bubbling hot pots; at other times, the table may turn to hagfish, elephant-clam, or live-octopus dishes. The pleasure here is in catching a season at its peak—and in letting the meal unfold around it. The shabu-shabu begins with a clear broth and vegetables. Slip in a piece of 새조개 (pen shell) briefly, and it emerges tender and sweet; the springtime 쭈꾸미 (webfoot octopus) is also best cooked only long enough to stay soft. One visitor described the cleaned octopus arriving in a generous bowl, its heads full of rice—a small detail that makes the seasonal catch feel all the more inviting. Once the seafood is gone, noodles can finish the broth, which grows more savory as the meal goes on. This is not a polished, spacious dining room. Accounts describe a modest, worn-in place with limited seating, busy around lunch and dinner, and especially popular when a prized ingredient is in season. Come expecting the energy of a well-used neighborhood seafood house, not a quiet destination restaurant. A reservation is worth considering when the spring dishes are drawing a crowd. There is more to the appeal than the hot pot. Older accounts mention lunch staples such as fish soups and braised hairtail, along with live octopus, scallops, seasonal side dishes, and homemade kimchi. The spread can feel generous and distinctly home-cooked, while the seafood remains the reason to plan a visit. Regulars return for particular ingredients as they come into season, and that rhythm gives 노다지품바 its character: a meal shaped by the catch, shared over a steaming pot, with the next seasonal dish already on the horizon.
Menu
- Short-necked surf clam shabu-shabu₩130,000
- Webfoot octopus shabu-shabu₩90,000
- Pike conger shabu-shabu₩110,000
- Geoduck shabu-shabu
- 쭈꾸미샤브샤브 (계절용)₩80,000
- 산낙지 (한접시)
- 산낙지볶음(연포탕) (대)₩60,000
- 코끼리조개 (계절용)₩120,000
- 민어회 (대)(계절용)₩100,000
- 민어전 (계절용)₩60,000
Local tips
- Reserve ahead during peak seasonal seafood periods; the dining room is small and can fill up.
- Lunch-only meal dishes may not be available at dinner.
- The restaurant is reported to have no on-site parking; use public transit or nearby paid parking.
- Hours are reported as Monday–Saturday, 10:00–22:00, with Sundays closed; confirm before visiting.
Details
- Jongno 5-ga
Opening hours
- Sunday
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- Monday
- 10:00–22:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00–22:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–22:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–22:00
- Friday
- 10:00–22:00
- Saturday
- 10:00–22:00