# Saturday day drinks at a Hapjeong Thai restaurant: Saeng Augustine - By Apron Peg Regular (https://superchart.com/en/@apron-hook-2/) - Written Jun 16, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@apron-hook-2/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@apron-hook-2/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@apron-hook-2/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/index.md) ## In short Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch is a Thai restaurant on basement level 1 of Mecenatpolis at Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul, serving highballs, draft beer and even soju. On a Saturday afternoon the writer shared day drinks with a friend over chili sea bass and tom yum rice noodle soup; the sweet, salty and sour tom yum broth and the scored, deep-fried sea bass stood out. Verdict: for a summer soup to go with drinks, the tom yum rice noodles at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch are the pick. ## Good to know - **Location**: Basement level 1 of Mecenatpolis, Hapjeong Station (Unit B1118, 45 Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul) - **Getting there**: Enter between Exits 9 and 10 of Hapjeong Station and walk straight into Mecenatpolis basement level 1; the left-hand path is quicker - **Drinks**: Highballs, draft beer, soju - **Dishes ordered**: Chili sea bass, tom yum rice noodle soup (extra cilantro) - **Other menu items**: Poo pad pong curry (stir-fried crab curry), leng saeb (spicy Thai pork bone soup), Vietnamese pho and more *as written by the visitor on Jun 16, 2026* Daytime drinks at Saeng Augustine, a Thai spot in Mesa Polis at Hapjeong Station! Chili sea bass and tom yum noodles: order these as your summer soup-and-drinks food~ ![Chili sea bass and tom yum rice noodles spread at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-01-djbk2-900.webp) ## How do you get to Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch from Hapjeong Station? Enter between Exits 9 and 10 of Hapjeong Station and walk straight into B1 of Mesa Polis, and the restaurant is right in front of you. Going left is a bit faster and easier to find. I've eaten plenty of Korean food, so let's put Korean flavors aside for now and head to Thailand~~ It's connected directly to the subway station, so it's easy to reach. ![Way to Saeng Augustine on B1 of Mesa Polis at Hapjeong Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-02-14xsm-m-900.webp) ![Entrance of Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch on B1 of Mesa Polis](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-03-1v99l-900.webp) ![Menu at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-04-kee4j-900.webp) ![Menu and drinks list at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-05-1p8as-900.webp) ## Saeng Augustine Hapjeong menu and drinks: highballs, draft beer, soju It's a Thai restaurant, but there's Vietnamese pho too, plus highballs, draft beer and even soju. The menu is the usual this and that, and I've had the phat phong curry (stir-fried crab curry) and leng saeb (spicy pork rib soup) before, but not the chili sea bass! Trying something you haven't tried is another of life's little joys, right? Pho places usually don't have soju, which was a shame... but this one does~ It's Saturday, so daytime drinks, let's go~~ ![Exotic interior of Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-06-1fa39-900.webp) ![Dining hall seating and ceiling lights at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-07-mha94-m-900.webp) ### Exotic interior and complimentary pickles The interior feels exotic. That sparkly thing over there looks like an opened-out mirror ball, and the glitter really lifts the mood. The ceiling is left open and sprayed black, so it doesn't feel stuffy and still looks clean, getting both benefits. It's not in the photos, but the back area also makes good use of lumber and sheet film, so the interior was done cost-effectively. The pickles were nice: not too sour, not too sweet, just right. ## How does Saeng Augustine's tom yum rice noodle soup taste? The tom yum noodle soup at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch has a very balanced ratio of sweet, salty and sour. This place does a good tom yum!! I'd heard of Saeng Augustine a lot and was curious, and I only just made it here... I think I've had tom yum goong roughly ten times so far, and this place is really good! Some places are a bit more sour, some have very strong spices, but here it's just right~~ the kind of taste everyone would like. ![A bowl of tom yum rice noodles at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-08-zq57q-900.webp) ![Tom yum noodles in red tom yum broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-09-5rhcx-900.webp) The tender meat, the soft-boiled egg and the other toppings were tasty too. ![Meat and soft-boiled egg toppings on the tom yum noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-10-m10e5-900.webp) ![Close-up of tom yum noodle toppings](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-11-vtjmb-900.webp) ### Do the tom yum rice noodles go soggy? The noodles aren't the kind used in Vietnamese pho but thinner ones, and they went well with the tom yum broth. The chew is a little like glass noodles, and I wondered if being so thin they'd get soggy fast, but they didn't go soggy until I'd finished... ![Thin rice noodles in the tom yum noodle soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-12-ewop5-900.webp) ### Why extra cilantro is a must with tom yum You have to get extra cilantro. We're cilantro maniacs! Cilantro divides people, and I think only true cilantro masters understand its flavor, haha ![Extra cilantro to go with the tom yum noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-13-12kex-900.webp) ![Small plate of tom yum noodles topped with cilantro](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-14-w9l98-900.webp) Put some noodles, bean sprouts, meat and broth on your small plate, sprinkle on the cilantro, and your happy daytime-drinks time is complete. How do they get that savory depth in tom yum? Is it the lemongrass? I got curious about the recipe. ![A plate of chili sea bass at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-15-powze-900.webp) ## What is the chili sea bass at Saeng Augustine? The chili sea bass at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch is a sea bass scored deep to the bone, fried, and topped with chili sauce. A gentle heat comes through the chili sauce, which makes it a treat~ So this is what sea bass is like, haha. Eaten with pineapple, it goes well with the savory flavor of the fried fish. ![Fried sea bass with chili sauce and pineapple](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-16-1eoyg-900.webp) It was a great lunchtime drinking snack. Mesa Polis has lots of good restaurants, and many of them seem proven, mostly chains.. I'd guarantee Saeng Augustine has almost no chance of letting you down~ ![Chili sea bass and tom yum noodles set out for daytime drinks](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-17-1ykrl-1200.webp) ### How to eat Saeng Augustine's chili sea bass Eating the salad in between is refreshing, and they told us to remove the head and tail and just pick out the flesh, but ![Picking the flesh off the chili sea bass](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-18-1msku-m-900.webp) when I just kept picking away at the flesh, the head and tail were what was left, lol ![Deeply scored chili sea bass flesh](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-19-9o4ey-900.webp) ![Chili sea bass plate with the flesh picked off](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-20-1mxcn-900.webp) The cuts were well made, so it was easy to pick apart. We kept praising it: sea bass is even tastier than grilled butterfish! ![A piece of white sea bass flesh dipped in chili sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-21-1hdu2-900.webp) ![Close-up of crispy-skinned fried chili sea bass](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-22-i5x3d-900.webp) The flesh is soft and the outside is nutty and crisp. As a white fish it has a mild, clean flavor that pairs well with the chili. The chili sauce tasted a bit like one I've had many times, but paired with the sea bass it felt more upscale. ![What looks like a chicken breast ball in the tom yum broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-23-5eroz-900.webp) What's this, fish cake? It seems to be a chicken breast ball. The broth was so good I didn't leave a single drop! ![Saturday daytime drinks table at Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass-24-vhenn-900.webp) ## Is Saeng Augustine worth a return for day drinks near Hapjeong Station? It was a Saturday afternoon of daytime drinks at Saeng Augustine, a Thai spot near Hapjeong Station~ I'd thought about sushi but came here instead, and it was a good menu choice. From now on, when I crave tom yum goong, I'll come here. My friend enjoyed it too, which made me happy. For a summer soup, tom yum goong is the best! ## Where it is - Saeng Augustine Hapjeong Branch (생어거스틴 합정점) - B1118, B1 Mesa Polis, 45 Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 양화로 45 메세나폴리스 지하1층 B1118호 - 37.5514404, 126.9135867 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%83%9D%EC%96%B4%EA%B1%B0%EC%8A%A4%ED%8B%B4%20%ED%95%A9%EC%A0%95%EC%A0%90/@37.5514404,126.9135867,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@apron-hook-2/hapjeong-thai-day-drinking-chili-seabass/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt