# Yeouido Korean restaurant for spanish mackerel set lunch with mom

- By Yungyeol (https://superchart.com/en/@alley-steam-table/)
- Written Sep 8, 2026
- Updated Sep 14, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Yeongdeungpo, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored store visit.
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## In short

Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang Yeouido is a wood-fired grilled fish restaurant tucked underground on Gukjegeumyung-ro near Saetgang Station in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul. The writer ordered the wood-fired spanish mackerel set and the wood-fired mackerel set with her mom, and was stunned by the plate-filling mackerel size and the generous self-serve salad bar side dishes. With 90 minutes of free parking on dine-in and a spacious hall, it made a solid, filling family lunch spot.

## Good to know

- **Ordered**: Wood-fired spanish mackerel set, wood-fired mackerel set
- **Ordering method**: Kiosk order, one menu per person
- **Self-serve salad bar**: Black sesame lotus root salad, japchae, altari kimchi, deodeok salad, extra rice; tteokbokki and ssam vegetables added mid-meal
- **Parking**: Building basement lot, 90 minutes free with dine-in (self-service registration machine in store)
- **Dessert**: Sungnyung (scorched rice tea); coffee machine near the exit

*as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026*

![Signature photo of the grilled fish set at Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang Yeouido](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-01-1qtan-1200.webp)

A while back my mom and I had errands in Yeouido, and while figuring out lunch I really wanted grilled fish, so we went to Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang Yeouido, a lunch spot in Yeouido. My mom's always loved grilled fish, so I figured this time we'd have a proper grilled fish spread. Since the fish is cooked in a wood-fired oven, the outside was golden brown and the inside stayed moist — we both ate really well.

## Parking and the vibe

There's parking set up in the building's basement, and it was bigger than expected with plenty of well-marked spaces, so parking was easy. (90 minutes free with a meal.)

Heading toward the entrance, I noticed a big banner — turns out this place was featured on the show "Namgyeoseo Mwohage" with Lee Yeong-ja. Seeing it had been on TV made me think, "Oh, this must be a pretty famous spot!" and I got even more excited, haha.

Once inside, the place was much bigger than I expected. The hall was really spacious with tons of tables. Overall it's a large restaurant, which made it feel great for a family lunch, and it seemed like a fine spot for a bigger group too.

![Spacious hall interior with many tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-02-1akyy-900.webp)

## Menu and how to order

Ordering is done via kiosk~

![Set menu list on the kiosk order screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-03-hry1r-900.webp)

![Grilled fish set list shown on the kiosk](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-04-uljpu-900.webp)

![Kiosk menu selection screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-05-1717h-900.webp)

![Kiosk menu detail screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-06-16r97-900.webp)

![Kiosk order guidance screen](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-07-1vnar-900.webp)

![Kiosk menu screen before payment](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-08-w8uix-900.webp)

After looking over the menu for a while, my mom and I each picked one: I went with the wood-fired spanish mackerel set, and she went with the wood-fired mackerel set. (Note: it's one menu item per person.)

![Self-serve salad bar with side dishes and rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-09-tzh4d-900.webp)

## What's on the self-serve salad bar?

While waiting for our food, I checked out the salad bar. There's a separate salad bar station, so if you run low on side dishes or rice, you can just help yourself. When we first arrived, there were four dishes ready: black sesame lotus root salad, japchae (glass noodle stir-fry), altari kimchi (young radish kimchi), and a red-seasoned deodeok (mountain bellflower root) salad.

The colors were vibrant and each dish looked really appetizing once plated up.

![Black sesame lotus root salad on a plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-10-ddrzs-900.webp)

![Glossy japchae side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-11-nlblc-900.webp)

![Plate of altari kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-12-s3rml-900.webp)

![Red-seasoned deodeok salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-13-dvkbo-900.webp)

I especially thought the black sesame lotus root salad, with its nutty flavor, would pair well with the grilled fish. The japchae was glossy and shiny too, and the altari kimchi and deodeok salad both seemed like they'd go great with rice. And it wasn't just side dishes — there was rice too. There's a rice cooker at the bar, so if you run out you can grab more yourself. Eating grilled fish tends to burn through a bowl of rice fast, so being able to refill it was a big plus, haha.

![Rice cooker and self-serve corner at the salad bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-14-43qde-900.webp)

About 20-30 minutes into our meal, more food got added to the salad bar. Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), which wasn't there at first, came out freshly hot — lol. I didn't expect tteokbokki at a grilled fish restaurant's salad bar, but it was a surprisingly welcome addition. Ssam vegetables were added too, so we could wrap the grilled fish in lettuce. It felt nice that the salad bar got even more stocked as the meal went on.

![Tteokbokki and ssam vegetables added mid-meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-15-c575m-900.webp)

## The wood-fired spanish mackerel set — the size alone shocked me

Here's what we ordered! The wood-fired mackerel set and the wood-fired spanish mackerel set, both laid out neatly, filling the table.

![Mackerel set and spanish mackerel set laid out together](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-16-ziyss-900.webp)

The fish was hefty and the side dishes were arranged so neatly that just looking at it felt like a satisfying meal.

![Neatly arranged side dishes and grilled fish set](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-17-1up1h-900.webp)

My mom's wood-fired spanish mackerel set. The moment we saw the fish, we were truly shocked — lol. The spanish mackerel was way bigger than we expected! It practically filled the entire plate, and we just stared at it going, "Wow, this mackerel is huge!" haha. My mom's been to plenty of grilled mackerel and spanish mackerel places over the years, and she said this was genuinely the first time she'd seen one that big. She was really happy about it, lol.

Above all, there was so much flesh on it that it felt endless. I'd pick off a piece, eat it, pick off another, and there was still more fish left. The spanish mackerel flesh was thick, moist, and tender inside. The outside was grilled golden brown with a nutty aroma, and the inside was clean-tasting and moist — it went really well with rice.

## The wood-fired mackerel set and the ssam combo

This one's the wood-fired mackerel set I ordered.

![Golden-brown wood-fired grilled mackerel](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-18-45wjj-900.webp)

The mackerel looked just as appetizing, grilled golden brown. The skin was crisp and browned, while the inside was full of moist, thick flesh! When I pulled the flesh apart with my chopsticks, big chunks came off easily. That distinctive savory, salty mackerel flavor paired with a spoonful of rice — grilled fish really does make you eat more rice, lol.

![Lettuce wrap with mackerel flesh and ssamjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-19-vbqmb-900.webp)

It was delicious eaten plain, but I especially loved it wrapped in ssam. The ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste) here tasted like it was homemade — not salty or sharp like store-bought versions, but mellow and clean. So even paired with the fish, the ssamjang flavor never overwhelmed. Put a big chunk of mackerel on a lettuce leaf, add a bit of yeolmu kimchi (young radish kimchi), a touch of ssamjang, and eat it all in one bite — the nutty fish, the crisp tangy yeolmu kimchi, and the clean ssamjang all came together beautifully. It even made me feel like I was eating healthy, lol.

![Soybean paste-based soup served with the set](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-20-17bq6-900.webp)

The soup that came with the set also paired really well with the grilled fish. It's a soybean paste-based soup, savory but not overpowering, warm and comforting — perfect for spooning up between bites of fish. It wasn't overly rich or sharp, but had a flavor that kept calling me back for more. A bite of fish, a spoonful of rice, a spoonful of soup — eating like that, the rice just disappeared.

![Sungnyung served for dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-21-1ftsi-900.webp)

## Sungnyung, coffee, and registering for parking

A comforting bowl of sungnyung (scorched rice tea) for dessert made the meal complete!

![Coffee machine near the store exit](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-22-lkabz-900.webp)

On the way out, there was a coffee machine set up too. My mom didn't pass it by — she brewed herself a cup and enjoyed it on the way out, haha.

![Hall packed with lunchtime guests](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-23-fv4l8-900.webp)

By the time we left, way more people had come in than when we arrived. Seats were almost all full, and there was even a wait line forming outside. Having eaten there, I understood why — lol. Popular spots really do earn their reputation for a reason.

![Self-service parking registration machine](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch/yeouido-grilled-mackerel-mother-lunch-24-10ewa-900.webp)

Before leaving, I didn't forget to register for parking. There's a self-service machine in the store where you just enter your license plate number and register — simple. Thanks to that, we got the 90 minutes of free parking and left without worrying about parking fees.

Easy parking, a spacious restaurant, and a generous salad bar — this seems like a solid choice when you want a hearty lunch in Yeouido. If you're craving grilled fish in Yeouido, it's worth a visit.

## Where it is

- Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang Yeouido (화덕으로간고등어반상 여의도점)
- B1 142, 143-ho, 86 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 영등포구 국제금융로 86 지하 1층 비 142, 143호
- 37.5202061, 126.9317999
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%99%94%EB%8D%95%EC%9C%BC%EB%A1%9C%EA%B0%84%EA%B3%A0%EB%93%B1%EC%96%B4%EB%B0%98%EC%83%81%20%EC%97%AC%EC%9D%98%EB%8F%84%EC%A0%90/@37.5202061,126.9317999,17z

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