Seokchon Lake bar for peeled raw shrimp sashimi: Wareureu Mansion

Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch: a Bangi-dong bar near Seokchon Lake

Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch is a snack-and-drinks bar on Ogeum-ro 11-gil in Bangi-dong, an easy stop after a walk around Seokchon Lake. I went looking for somewhere to have a drink after playing around at Seokchon Lake 🍻 It's close enough to the lake that it's great for a walk or a date beforehand — it's also known as a daytime-drinking spot in Jamsil, so I headed straight over!

The real reason I came was actually the raw shrimp sashimi, sold only 10 servings a day. I can never resist a limited menu haha, so I went straight for it!!

₩100 beer per person until 7pm

Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch also runs an event where beer is ₩100 per person until 7pm, so timing your visit right is a real steal 🍺 Totally recommended if you're the type to start drinking early after hanging out at Seokchon Lake!

Menu and prices at Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch

Just in case it sold out, I ordered the raw shrimp sashimi the moment I sat down and waited. Here's what the menu description said.

• Whole steamed choco squid (East Sea) ₩32,900 — Delivered fresh from the East Sea and steamed whole, with chewy flesh and rich, melting innards!
• Sinan same-day raw shrimp sashimi ₩35,900 — Shrimp season has started! Enjoy the chewy, savory flavor of fresh shrimp!
• Daily-boiled gabi assorted boiled pork ₩36,900 — Wareureu Mansion's assorted boiled pork in a rich meat broth with a hint of minari (water dropwort)
• Yukhoe buldak onion wrap ₩26,900 — Two-plus grade beef tartare paired with intensely spicy buldak, hand-deseeded onion, and crispy seaweed chips — an unbeatable combo!
• Two-plus Hanwoo yukhoe with beef brisket wrap ₩28,900 — 1++ Hanwoo beef tartare and brisket, created at the request of regulars who chase protein even while drinking!

One fun thing right when I walked in was a staff-praise board haha, the photos were so funny I ended up reading them while waiting for the food. I snacked on the macaroni that came as the basic side while I waited.

Raw shrimp sashimi, 10 servings a day and fully shelled for you

The Sinan same-day raw shrimp sashimi at Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch arrives with the shell already removed entirely. After a long wait, the shrimp sashimi I'd been looking forward to finally showed up! We dug into it first. Shelling shrimp yourself can be such a hassle sometimes, so having it all done for us was amazing.

The main event, raw shrimp sashimi, is best eaten for that bouncy texture. I dipped it in water to keep it plump and it was seriously ~~~ delicious. The shrimp was springy, chewy, and fresh-tasting all at once — I got why it's only sold 10 servings a day.

Fried shrimp heads with buldak mayo, plus seaweed and aged kimchi refills

And the shrimp heads are fried separately, served together with buldak mayo sauce. The crispy fried shrimp heads were savory and crunchy, so my hand kept reaching for them as a snack, and dipping them in the buldak mayo made them spicy and nutty — delicious.

They said the seaweed and aged kimchi can be refilled, so just ask a staff member if you run out~!

Raw shrimp sashimi has to go with chojang (vinegar chili sauce) no question... dipping it in deep, the sweet flesh basically melted in my mouth.

With the shrimp heads, peeling off the outer layer lets you enjoy the savory taste without any prickly, uncomfortable bits. Shrimp crackers really can't compete with this..

Wrap it up with hot pepper, wasabi, and aged kimchi on top, and it's seriously ~~ good.

How was the potato cream tangsuyuk? (the sauce was missing at first)

The potato cream tangsuyuk we ordered alongside had solid frying on its own. But when it first arrived without the cream sauce, I was like huh...? and once I asked, they brought it separately haha. Seems like the sauce got left off by mistake ;;;

Honestly, dishes like this tangsuyuk sometimes end up just being a store-bought product fried up. But Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch's potato cream tangsuyuk didn't feel that way at all — the frying was solid and the flavor was way better than expected. Crisp outside, soft to bite into inside, and with the cream sauce it got even nuttier, so my hand kept reaching for it.

Raw shrimp sashimi and potato cream tangsuyuk: worth ordering together?

Personally, this combo of raw shrimp sashimi plus potato cream tangsuyuk was pretty satisfying that day. Going from the springy, fresh shrimp sashimi to the crisp, savory tangsuyuk gave such different textures that it never got repetitive.

Wareureu Mansion Bangi Branch is a good stop if you're dating or walking around Seokchon Lake and want a slightly special round of drinks in Bangi-dong. If you love shrimp, definitely try the daily-limited raw shrimp sashimi (only 10 servings a day) 🦐 — I was happy enough just having all the shrimp shelled for me haha. And if you time it right, don't miss the ₩100-per-person beer event until 7pm 🍺