Yeouido Pohangjip

About

A cozy seafood eatery in Yeouido's Hongwoo Building specializing in Pohang-style cold raw fish soup, buttery abalone dishes, and seasonal seafood.

Tucked inside Yeongdeungpo’s Hongwoo Building near Saetgang Station, Yeouido Pohangjib brings coastal Pohang specialties into a clean, compact dining room. While the city's financial hub is packed with generic lunch spots, this quiet specialist distinguishes itself by centering its menu around uncommon, comforting preparations of abalone and fresh seafood, catering easily to solo diners on lunch breaks as well as small evening gatherings. The kitchen excels at extracting rich flavors from abalone innards and butter. The *jeonbok bokkeumbap* (abalone fried rice) arrives neatly molded, tossed thoroughly with minced abalone meat and savory viscera before being crowned with a tender grilled abalone. For soup lovers, the *jeonbok sogogi miyeokguk* offers a distinct twist on beef seaweed soup, folding abalone viscera directly into the broth to yield a deep, oceanic profile. Those seeking pure comfort gravitate toward the velvety *jeonbokjuk* (abalone porridge), a dark, generously portioned bowl dense with tender seafood that warms from the inside out. Evenings call for ordering a cold beer alongside the *jeonbok beoteo-gui*—whole abalone sizzling in butter, sliced tableside and served with sautéed scallions, mushrooms, and sweet carrots. The menu rounds out its Pohang roots with slushy, seasonal Pohang-style *mulhoe* packed with abalone and flounder, quick-slurped bowls of abalone ramyeon, and in the colder months, impeccably fresh, non-fishy *gwamegi* (semi-dried Pacific herring or saury). Friendly hospitality anchors the experience, down to the warm service and the thoughtfully composed trio of banchan accompanying each meal. For office workers winding down after hours or anyone craving restorative coastal comfort food without leaving Yeouido, it is a dependable neighborhood refuge.