# Izakaya nabe and okonomiyaki with soju-beer at Mullae's Akai Teppan - By Jaeho (https://superchart.com/en/@after-rush-seoul/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Yeongdeungpo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@after-rush-seoul/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@after-rush-seoul/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/index.md) ## In short Akai Teppan is an okonomiyaki and yakisoba izakaya tucked in an alley near Mullae Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. Visiting with a friend on a Tuesday at 7pm, the writer ordered karai nabe and okonomiyaki with soju-beer, and both the spicy beef-brisket hot pot and the Tokyo-tasting okonomiyaki delivered. With no chain branches and warm lighting, it's also a solid pick for a blind date. ## Good to know - **Specialty menu**: Okonomiyaki, yakisoba - **Ordered this visit**: Karai nabe, okonomiyaki - **Other menu items**: Whole grilled squid, various nabe hot pots - **Parking**: No dedicated lot; use nearby roadside or public parking - **Visit time**: Tuesday, 7pm (fully booked) *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* Ugh, I'm exhausted... lately every time I meet friends I'm running around announcing my wedding news. This is Hanisa. A while back I decided to grab drinks again with a friend who works in Mullae-dong... so it was back to Mullae after a long while. I happened to be craving monjayaki or okonomiyaki, and after going back and forth with Jojo Mullae branch, I ended up heading to Akai Teppan. ![Exterior of Akai Teppan in a Mullae-dong alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-01-1cbzm-900.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* ## Location and parking for Akai Teppan near Mullae Station There's no parking lot, so you'll need to use nearby roadside parking or a public lot. Mullae-dong is full of these hidden alley spots, and right next to Golmokjip (골목집) I got a whiff of something delicious and showed up starving. ![Akai Teppan's entrance hidden in the alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-02-1lyyw-900.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* ## The menu: okonomiyaki and yakisoba specialists They specialize in okonomiyaki and yakisoba, but I also spotted whole grilled squid on the menu, and the nabe hot pots looked delicious too. Anyway, we were there for soju-beer, so... ![Akai Teppan menu listing okonomiyaki and yakisoba](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-03-18ubt-900.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* ### Karai nabe — a spicy meat broth loaded with beef brisket We ordered the karai nabe. It's packed with beef brisket in a spicy meat broth, kind of gave me Deungchon kalguksu vibes but delicious in its own way. We met at 7pm and I was so surprised the place was already packed — blind dates and all — and it was still just a Tuesday night... ![A pot of karai nabe with beef brisket](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-04-13i8j-900.webp) ![Close-up of the spicy meat broth in karai nabe](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-05-1oy67-900.webp) ### Okonomiyaki — texture like a really good rolled omelet First up, the okonomiyaki! It really feels like eating a fantastic rolled egg omelet. Loaded with meat, bean sprouts, and cabbage — it's been a while since I had okonomiyaki, and this one was genuinely delicious. ![Okonomiyaki with meat, bean sprouts and cabbage](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-06-19dti-900.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* But funny thing is, this is an okonomiyaki place and the nabe is genuinely great too... it's a bit spicy, and pairs perfectly with okonomiyaki and beer. ![Table with okonomiyaki and beer](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-07-1qqq1-1200.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* How do I describe the okonomiyaki... anyway, it tastes similar to what I had in Tokyo, and the sauce has this oddly familiar note — my favorite Japanese cup noodle is UFO yakisoba, and somehow that sauce flavor is mixed in here too. Perfect side dish for a second round of drinks! This time too, we fell down a three-mile rabbit hole of dating and marriage talk and ended up drunk and collapsed. ![Warmly lit interior table at Akai Teppan](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-08-zadzu-900.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* ## Is it a good blind date spot? The table right next to us was clearly on a blind date... so it might be a blind-date hotspot too. And drinking beer here, the lighting is so good I'd just go straight for the second date. ![Lifting a slice of okonomiyaki off the plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-09-1iy59-900.webp) ![Sliced okonomiyaki with sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-10-1isfr-900.webp) Eating it all up neatly with my chubby little hands... ![카라이나베 국물과 우삼겹을 덜어낸 접시](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-11-ypg5e-900.webp) ![Nabe and okonomiyaki together on the drinking table](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-12-1dsyf-900.webp) Enjoying hangover cure and getting drunk at the same time... ugh, it's rough. I haven't even had my bridal shower yet, but I keep meeting people to announce my wedding news, collapsing exhausted for the Nth time at the Nth bridal shower — but hey, the okonomiyaki was so good, and that's a fact. ![Nearly empty okonomiyaki hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-13-15mej-900.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* ## What to order next time Ah, such a delicious and happy place. It's been a while since I enjoyed okonomiyaki this much — next time I'll come back for the yakisoba. No chain branches either, so it's a perfect spot for a blind date! Writing this is making me want it again... ![Vertical shot of Akai Teppan's okonomiyaki](https://img.superchart.com/images/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan-14-19xzt-900.webp) *Akai Teppan | A little Japan in Mullae — Mullae restaurant / Yeongdeungpo restaurant* I want it again... ah, good thing I got my pre-Tokyo okonomiyaki tour in early! ## Where it is - Akai Teppan (아카이테판) - 34 Dorim-ro 125-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 1st floor - 서울특별시 영등포구 도림로125길 34 1층 아카이테판 - 37.5131893, 126.893155 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%95%84%EC%B9%B4%EC%9D%B4%ED%85%8C%ED%8C%90/@37.5131893,126.893155,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@after-rush-seoul/mullae-okonomiyaki-karai-nabe-akaiteppan/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt