# Seongnam bar for red seafood gambas and strong highballs: Bacha Jeongja - By Kiyun (https://superchart.com/en/@apron-hook/) - Written Sep 9, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Seongnam, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@apron-hook/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@apron-hook/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/index.md) ## In short Bacha Jeongja is a seafood bar in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, for dishes with wine and highballs. I stopped by alone after work for red seafood gambas and cheese jamón melon, and loved the calm mood, fresh seafood, and optional stronger highball. Verdict: a lovely pick for a quiet date or a casual second round. ## Good to know - **Location**: 5-minute walk from Jeongja Station Exit 3 - **Bacha seafood steamed dish**: ₩37,000 - **Beef brisket and tendon hot pot**: ₩30,000 - **Red seafood gambas**: ₩25,000 - **Cheese jamón melon**: ₩14,000 - **Highball option**: Choose an extra 10 ml of whiskey for a stronger drink - **Space**: Semi-private space; recommended for groups of 9–12 *as written by the visitor on Sep 9, 2026* After work, I wanted a quiet glass of wine or highball on my own, so here’s my weekday-evening visit to Bacha Jeongja, a good restaurant in Jeongja-dong! It’s known for seafood dishes, so it would be great for steamed seafood with a shot of soju too, but my goal that day was simply a light drink. Once I got there, it was comfortable for drinking alone, but the atmosphere was so nice that I’d personally recommend it as a Jeongja-dong date bar! ![Featured image of Bacha Jeongja, a bar in Jeongja-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-01-hymgt-966.webp) *Jeongja-dong restaurant and bar* Bacha Jeongja is a five-minute walk from Jeongja Station Exit 3, making it an easy spot to reach by public transport. ## A Jeongja-dong bar for a quiet drink ![Exterior entrance of Bacha Jeongja](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-02-z1b5q-966.webp) *Shop exterior* Turn off the main road toward the Time Bridge officetel, and you’ll see it on the first floor. For reference, you enter through an exterior entrance rather than from inside the building! (Inside the building is just retail...) ![Area around the entrance to Bacha Jeongja](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-03-zbgny-966.webp) ![Area around the entrance to Bacha Jeongja](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-04-1pcn1-966.webp) ![Area around the entrance to Bacha Jeongja](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-05-whtna-966.webp) Bacha’s interior was dimly lit overall, with a calm atmosphere that was perfect for a quiet drink after work. The tables are nicely spaced apart, and there’s a semi-private area on one side, so it’s also a good place for two people to talk~ ![Calm interior of Bacha Jeongja](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-06-k9dxj-966.webp) ![Interior with a semi-private space](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-07-9e0r0-966.webp) Pretzels come out as the complimentary snack, and they were nice to pick at one by one while waiting for the food~ ![Complimentary pretzels served while waiting for the menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-08-go2f4-966.webp) ![Complimentary pretzels at Bacha Jeongja](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-09-hx868-966.webp) - Bacha seafood steamed dish ₩37,000 - Beef brisket and tendon hot pot ₩30,000 - Red seafood gambas ₩25,000 The menu has quite a variety of seafood bar snacks, from gambas to steamed seafood. It’s fun choosing dishes to match your drink, whether that’s soju, beer, a highball, or wine! ![Bacha menu with seafood bar snacks](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-10-1ukou-966.webp) ![Bacha menu to choose alongside drinks](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-11-1f9xg-966.webp) For a light dinner and drink, I ordered the red seafood gambas for ₩25,000 and cheese jamón melon for ₩14,000. ## Red seafood gambas with great quality ![Red seafood gambas loaded with seafood](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-12-d422u-966.webp) *Red seafood gambas ₩25,000* Personally, my favorite dish that day was the red seafood gambas at ₩25,000. It was loaded with seafood like shrimp, squid, and clams—far beyond the quality I’d expect from ordinary bar food. ![Red gambas with shrimp, squid, and clams](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-13-6k8s9-966.webp) ![Red gambas generously filled with seafood](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-14-1ftgo-966.webp) The clams had been properly purged, so there was no gritty sandiness, and all the seafood was really fresh! ![Red gambas with fresh clams](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-15-579u6-966.webp) ![A plate of red seafood gambas](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-16-6wbbf-966.webp) The shrimp were big and plump, while the scallop meat was substantial and had a great texture. Since it was red gambas, it had a slight kick, which made it less rich than regular oil gambas and kept it from becoming tiring through to the end. ![Spicy red gambas and seafood](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-17-1qwa8-966.webp) ![Red gambas and a strong highball at Bacha Jeongja in Jeongja-dong](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-18-16lp3-966.webp) Pile the oil and seafood onto baguette, and honestly, you just keep going back for more. ## Cheese jamón melon, a light accompaniment ![Melon topped with jamón and cheese](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-19-1hp6p-966.webp) *Cheese jamón melon ₩14,000* The second dish was cheese jamón melon! Salty jamón and cheese sit over sweet melon, making it an easy, light sweet-and-salty combination. ![Sweet-and-salty cheese jamón melon](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-20-77zdf-966.webp) ![Cheese jamón melon served with gambas](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-21-11yx8-966.webp) While the gambas was a warm, rich bar snack, the jamón melon was nice for cleansing the palate in between, so I liked ordering the two together~ ## White wine with seafood ![White wine paired with red seafood gambas](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-22-dkgmn-966.webp) ![Sauvignon Blanc white wine that paired with gambas](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-23-jdk00-966.webp) A Sauvignon Blanc also paired well with the red seafood gambas. It was a fresh, clean white wine that seemed to reset the potentially heavy flavor of the gambas oil~ ## Recommended if you like a strong highball ![Suntory highball with fresh lemon](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha-24-1iibr-966.webp) And I also loved the Suntory highball! A slice of fresh lemon comes separately, and I liked that you can choose an extra 10 ml of whiskey for a stronger drink if you want. So many highballs these days are too sweet and weak, like soda, but this one lets you properly taste the whiskey! With fresh seafood snacks including steamed seafood, gambas, pasta, and hot pot, this was a great place to have gambas and melon with a glass of wine or highball on your own. I’d recommend it for a quiet date, a casual second round, or a group of 9 to 12 in the semi-private space! ## Where it is - Bacha Jeongja (바차 정자점) - 110, 1F, 6 Jeongja-il-ro 156beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (경기도 성남시 분당구 정자일로156번길 6 1층 110호) - 경기도 성남시 분당구 정자일로156번길 6 1층 110호 - 37.363982, 127.106323 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%B0%94%EC%B0%A8%20%EC%A0%95%EC%9E%90%EC%A0%90/@37.363982,127.106323,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@apron-hook/jeongja-red-gambas-highball-bacha/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt