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A neighborhood Eungam-dong restaurant serving agwijjim and kodari, with a separate lunch menu and a home-style dining-room layout.

In Eunpyeong, 금순이 is the sort of neighborhood restaurant where the table begins to fill before the main event arrives. The meal is framed by banchan: bloggers describe varied kimchi, greens and seasoned vegetables, along with a cool cucumber broth on warm days. One diner particularly remembers a rich dried-pollack seaweed soup, even going back for another bowl. These small dishes give the place a home-cooked feel, rather than a menu built around one splashy specialty. The restaurant’s signature territory is agui jjim, alongside braised pollock and seafood stew. The agui jjim brings tender fish and chewy skin under a generous bed of bean sprouts. One review found no fishy odor, but also noted plenty of bones and less flesh than hoped; another felt the standard spice level came out mild and suggested ordering it hotter. That range of impressions is useful context: this is a dish to request with your preferred heat in mind, not a guaranteed wallop. Finish with fried rice, praised for its savory, sesame-oil-like aroma. Braised pollock offers another route. One account describes three pieces of pollock with sliced radish and rice-cake pieces in a gochujang-based sauce, while wishing for more radish greens or dried greens. For a weekday meal, the separate lunch menu includes options such as spicy stir-fried octopus; one diner liked its thick, pepper-forward sauce and the way it clung to rice. The setting sounds comfortably lived-in. Visitors describe a house-like interior, with chair seating as well as a room where guests sit on the floor; it can suit a family meal or a group gathering. 금순이 is not presented as a polished destination dining room, but as a local spot for a full spread, familiar flavors and a lingering bowl of soup. If choosing the agui jjim, go in ready for abundant sprouts, substantial seasoning and the occasional fish bone—and save room for the rice at the end.