Hongdae Grilled-Clam House
×Jogae-Gui (Grilled Clams)
홍대 조개구이 × 조개구이
Why you must eat itClams and shellfish of every size piled onto a grill set in the table, cooked yourself. Hard clams, scallops, ark shells and mussels pop their shells open as they cook, the brine bubbling inside. A popular way is to drop cheese or corn-butter into the opened shells, brine-scent and richness mingling. To finish, fried rice or ramen made from the leftover shell juices. A sit-down place where the wait for the shells to cook is part of it. Best circled slowly by two or more, over soju or beer.
Jogae-gui is one of Korea's pub dishes, with shops not only in seaside towns but throughout Seoul's nightlife districts. Hongdae is a night town of students and the young, lined with several such grill houses. This stands for the grilled-clam pubs common in Hongdae rather than one specific shop. The price is set by the shellfish platter, shared among two or more as a rule. Evening to late. Most take walk-ins, but weekend nights are crowded. Cards work almost everywhere.
- Nearest
- Metro L2 Hongik Univ Stn, 7-min walk
- Hours
- 17:00-翌1:00 頃
- Price
- ₩30,000 (for two)