Seoul Jjukkumi, near Nonhyeon Station — webfoot octopus and pork belly on a table pan, ₩16,000 a portion | koreaplate.com
Full note with photos, map link and the Korean name card → https://koreaplate.com/notes/2026-09-24-seoul-jjukkumi-jamwon/
Restaurant page: hours, address, prices → https://koreaplate.com/restaurants/seoul-jjukkumi-jamwon/
Seoul Jjukkumi is a webfoot-octopus (jjukkumi) restaurant in Jamwon-dong, on the Sinsa side of Nonhyeon in Seoul, four minutes' walk from Nonhyeon Station exit 8. On 24 September 2026 the editor ordered jjukkumi-samgyeop — octopus and pork belly in red chili sauce, cooked in a pan on the table's own burner — at ₩16,000 a portion. The kitchen is open to the room and the owner is warm with guests. Visited unannounced and paid in full by an editor who runs four restaurants in Seoul.
Full note with photos, map link and the Korean name card: https://koreaplate.com/notes/2026-09-24-seoul-jjukkumi-jamwon/
Where
33-5 Sinbanpo-ro 47-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul (Jamwon-dong). Naver Place puts it 231 m from Nonhyeon Station exit 8 (Lines 7 and 9), about four minutes on foot; locals call this stretch Sinsa. Phone 02-516-1134. Visited on Thursday 24 September 2026.
What we ordered
Jjukkumi-samgyeop: webfoot octopus and pork belly in a red chili sauce, cooked in a black pan set on the burner built into the table and finished with sliced green onion. Perilla leaves come on the side for wrapping.
What it cost
₩16,000 per portion, as listed on the menu board by the door (September 2026). The same board lists jjukkumi stir-fry and spicy pork bulgogi at ₩12,000, cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) at ₩11,000, steamed egg at ₩8,000 and the jjukkumi hot plate at ₩16,000.
What a restaurant owner notices
The kitchen is open, so every pan leaves the fire in plain view. From the operator's side, that is the detail worth noting: an open kitchen has nothing to hide from the room, and cooks who are watched keep their timing. The owner was friendly, and in a small room of round steel tables and low stools, the owner's manner is most of the atmosphere.
Tip for first-timers
Don't let it catch. Keep stirring, and turn the flame down as soon as the sauce starts to stick. Eat each bite wrapped in a perilla leaf (kkaennip).
The moment I remember
An orange room, round steel tables, a black pan on the table burner, and one red bite folded into a perilla leaf.
On the day (only on this blog)
It was a Thursday, the evening before the Chuseok holiday — the restaurant's Naver listing shows it shut the next day. The 23-second Short above shows the pan going from red and raw-looking to glossy with green onion on top.
Planning your visit
How to order: point at 쭈꾸미삼겹 on the board, or say "jjusam, i-inbun juseyo" (jjukkumi-samgyeop, two portions please). Two people: two portions, ₩32,000 before drinks. Come before 14:00 or after 17:00 on weekdays — the kitchen breaks in between.
Before you go: questions visitors ask
What does it cost per person?
Jjukkumi-samgyeop is ₩16,000 per portion; single dishes on the menu board run ₩8,000–12,000 (steamed egg ₩8,000, cheonggukjang ₩11,000, jjukkumi stir-fry and spicy pork ₩12,000). Prices from the menu board, September 2026.
What are the opening hours?
Its Naver Place listing gives Monday–Thursday 11:00–22:00 with a break from 14:00 to 17:00 (checked 25 September 2026). It closed on 25 September for Chuseok. Weekend hours differ between listings, so call 02-516-1134 before a weekend visit.
How do I get there?
Nonhyeon Station (Lines 7 and 9), exit 8, then 231 m on foot — about four minutes, according to Naver Place. Address: 33-5 Sinbanpo-ro 47-gil, Seocho-gu.
Is there parking?
Naver Place lists parking among the restaurant's facilities. Confirm when you call 02-516-1134.
Restaurant page: hours, address, prices: https://koreaplate.com/restaurants/seoul-jjukkumi-jamwon/
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