Two-eel lunch with barley tea and side dishes at Manmok, Daechi-dong
Manmok is a Japanese restaurant with wood interiors in Daechi-dong, Gangnam, Seoul, serving eel rice bowls for lunch. Two orders of whole eel arrived with charcoal-scented eel, pudding-like steamed egg, white kimchi and radish salad, and green tea or black tea ice cream for dessert. The generous table spacing made it a place for lingering over conversation, not just a quick meal.