# IFC Mall Korean restaurant with room for wedding invite party: Modam - By Jimin (https://superchart.com/en/@blue-menu/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Yeongdeungpo, Seoul - Sponsored: This is a post written after visiting the business, which provided the meal free of charge. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@blue-menu/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@blue-menu/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/index.md) ## In short Modam Urban is a fusion Korean restaurant on the L3 floor of IFC Mall in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, that serves six appetizers automatically with any main dish order. Visiting for a wedding invitation gathering with friends, the writer feasted on spicy mushroom jeon-gwa, perilla oil capellini and mung bean porridge as starters, then moved on to the day's rice pot, crab broth octopus pasta, tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties) and grilled abalone. There's also a room, which makes it a good pick for a parents' meeting-style occasion too. ## Good to know - **Location**: L3, IFC Mall, 10 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul - **Base setup**: Six appetizers included automatically with any main dish order - **Seating**: Room tables and a wall-side private room (suitable for parents' meetings) - **Signature dishes**: Today's rice pot (sotbap, limited daily quantity), house-made tteokgalbi - **Tteokgalbi set**: Served with white rice, doenjang soup, stir-fried kimchi and baek-kimchi (white kimchi) - **Note**: Separate menu available for parents' first meeting occasions *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* I went to a Korean restaurant called Modam Urban in IFC Mall, Yeouido!! From what I found beforehand, they give you six appetizers as standard, separate from the main dish, so it doesn't feel plain when you're treating someone — you feel taken care of, which makes it quite good value. And honestly, my friends kept asking why the food kept coming out so well here — the table ended up completely full, and it was such an enjoyable meal. ## Modam Urban's six standard appetizers As soon as we ordered our mains, six kinds of appetizers were set up on the table bar. ![Modam Urban's six standard appetizers laid out on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-01-1g1f0-484.webp) Here's the lineup. Since all of this comes as standard side dishes, how could you not bring people here for a treat~~~~~ Seeing it in person, the food came out so well that it seemed like a lot of people use this place for parents' first meetings too! Of course, that can be done in the room. ![Korean-style cold salad served with smoked duck](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-02-xdsga-900.webp) This is a cold dish with smoked duck — smoked duck laid on top of a salty, tangy Korean-style salad. Exactly the taste you'd imagine! ![Spicy mushroom jeon-gwa served as an appetizer](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-03-y72xy-900.webp) ### The spicy mushroom jeon-gwa my friends highly recommended This one is spicy mushroom jeon-gwa (sweet-savory glazed fritters). Honestly I wasn't going to bother, thinking jeon-gwa at a Korean restaurant is always the same predictable taste~? But my friends tried it first and insisted I had to eat it, and it was genuinely delicious hahahaha. ![Close-up of mushroom jeon-gwa made with shiitake mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-04-55o3h-900.webp) The batter was thin, and it was made with plump shiitake mushrooms, so the chewy texture was great. And the sauce most of all was sweet in just the right way that it didn't get sickly. ![Grilled mini-course salad made with butterhead lettuce](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-05-1jq77-900.webp) This is called a grilled mini-course salad — what course could that mean..? The salad used butterhead lettuce, so it was really soft, and the dressing was tangy enough to pair well even alongside the main meal. ![Perilla oil capellini served as a pre-meal dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-06-s74jm-900.webp) ### The perilla oil capellini I thought was the main dish This is perilla oil capellini! Before coming to Modam Urban, when I looked it up, I thought capellini was one of the main dishes. But turns out this was also just part of the standard pre-meal spread. You sprinkle perilla oil and garlic sauce over the capellini noodles, mix it with perilla powder, perilla leaves and seasoned laver, and eat it with raw shrimp. ![A bowl of perilla oil capellini topped with perilla powder and laver](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-07-1b2o9-900.webp) Once mixed, the portion turned out to be bigger than expected too — enough that everyone shared it two or three times over and there was still a little left, which I liked. ![Mixed perilla oil capellini served with raw shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-08-15lbq-900.webp) And this was chamnamul (aster) namul and mushroom pyeonyuk (sliced boiled meat) — the first time I'd ever had it! Even though it's called pyeonyuk, it's made from mushrooms, so it wasn't too heavy or filling. It was a taste I'd never had anywhere else, so it felt fresh, and the chewiness of the mushrooms really came through in the pyeonyuk too. ![Mushroom pyeonyuk served with seasoned chamnamul](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-09-1gmp1-900.webp) Lastly, served warm — mung bean porridge!! I don't like mung beans, but it was blended finely so the mung bean flavor wasn't strong, more like a slightly sweet, savory pumpkin cream soup. Just like I'd heard, the pre-meal dishes really came out well, and I was glad I brought my friends here. Highly recommend!!! ## Modam Urban's fusion Korean main dishes ![Full table spread of Modam Urban's main dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-10-1w95s-900.webp) I heard the day's rice pot, limited in daily quantity, was Modam's signature main dish, so I ordered it. I also tried the crab broth octopus pasta served with linguine, plus house-made tteokgalbi and grilled abalone!! The house-made tteokgalbi is also one of Modam's best menu items~ Since it's Korean-based, ordering the tteokgalbi came with white rice, doenjang soup, stir-fried kimchi and baek-kimchi — I thought that was a nice touch too. Of course, being Korean, you've got to finish it off cleanly with kimchi on the side, right~? ![Crab broth octopus linguine pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-11-1mmjg-900.webp) The chef's pick crab broth octopus pasta apparently uses house-made crab sauce, and the crab flavor was rich and the sauce was thick — I liked it. The flat linguine noodles meant the sauce stuck to them well~ And thankfully the braised octopus that came with it was really tender — success!! ![Grilled Wando abalone served alongside aged tteokgalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-12-h2xse-900.webp) ### Tteokgalbi and grilled abalone, easy to share This is grilled abalone with a whole live abalone from Wando on top, alongside aged tteokgalbi!! The seaweed chip garnish was displayed so nicely it matched the plate perfectly. ![Plated tteokgalbi and grilled abalone garnished with seaweed chips](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-13-kl8po-900.webp) The tteokgalbi came out in two big pieces, and they even gave us scissors and tongs so we could share it properly. ![House-made tteokgalbi cut with scissors for sharing](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-14-1rz8j-900.webp) The taste was — sweet and well-grilled tteokgalbi, that kind of feel..? ![A well-grilled piece of tteokgalbi](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-15-1tfa4-900.webp) Personally, I liked that they gave us baek-kimchi and stir-fried kimchi together with the tteokgalbi. It felt like eating a healthy home-cooked meal...!! ![Tteokgalbi served with baek-kimchi and stir-fried kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-16-jespa-900.webp) And the stir-fried kimchi — why is it so good hahahahahahahaha. If I'm ever traveling abroad, this alone would be enough to demolish a bowl of instant rice. ![Tteokgalbi set with white rice and doenjang soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-17-19uw3-900.webp) ### My favorite of the day, Modam's signature rice pot And this was my top pick of the day. Modam's signature rice pot.........honestly the best. Best rice pot I've had in a while......because the combination of ingredients was so good. ![Modam's signature today's rice pot topped with hijiki and seafood](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-18-szlm3-1200.webp) It said it's Modam's signature dish, made deliciously with seasonal ingredients that change each season, so I wondered what the ingredient would be — turns out it's seafood-based. As a seafood lover, I was so happy~~~~~ On top of well-cooked rice they laid hijiki seaweed, then piled it high with what looked like snails or conch!! They also added a green sauce for mixing in, which was a bit like an innard sauce or a maesaengi (seaweed) sauce, and it went really well with the seafood ingredients~ ![Seafood rice pot mixed with green sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-19-1vzbi-900.webp) While eating the rice pot, whenever I needed protein I'd take a bite of tteokgalbi too~ ![A milk mochi-like dessert served at the end of the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-20-10qra-900.webp) At the end, they served a cold dessert that looked like milk mochi??, so it felt like I'd just had a full course meal. The rice pot especially was so good that I'd love to come back just for that! And lucky for us, it hadn't sold out even on a weekday evening~~ ![Modam Urban's clean, white-toned interior](https://img.superchart.com/images/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course-21-i022p-900.webp) ## Interior atmosphere and the room Lastly, the restaurant has this clean, tidy white-tone feel~ There are room tables, but there's also a room off to the side wall, so it's good for parents' first meetings too. Seems like there's a separate menu for that occasion as well~! Besides the main dishes I had that day, there were so many other delicious-looking items too, like the assorted seafood jang (soy-marinated seafood), gamtae (seaweed) butter rice, and water dropwort bulgogi hot pot~~ ## Where it is - Modam Urban (모담 어반) - 10 Gukjegeumyung-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 영등포구 국제금융로 10 L3층 - 37.5249825, 126.9252763 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AA%A8%EB%8B%B4%20%EC%96%B4%EB%B0%98/@37.5249825,126.9252763,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@blue-menu/modam-urban-ifc-yeouido-korean-course/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt