Weekend eel bowl date at Seolleung Station: Royce-like matcha, Manmok

Today is our couple's date day around Seolleung Station! On weekdays we sadly eat whatever's at the office, but on weekends I always try to fill my belly with something delicious. This time we finally went to Manmok, an eel bowl restaurant near Seolleung Station with an almost exotic atmosphere, a place I'd been dying to try for 2 weeks. The eel was the plumpest and tastiest of any place I've eaten so far, a truly legit find ✨

Where is Manmok near Seolleung Station, and is there parking?

Manmok is on the left once you walk straight from Exit 2 of Seolleung Station and turn into the side street. It is open daily 11:00–22:00, has 2 free parking spots in front, and takes reservations through Naver.

With 2 parking spots right in front, it's an eel bowl spot where you can park comfortably 🐟 And parking is a must for a team dinner, right?

Inside Manmok: is it good for a team dinner?

Inside, Manmok has a calm wood interior with large tables and plenty of 4–6 person tables, so it works well for team dinners. The tables are spaced widely and feel private, which I was really happy with ✨

The atmosphere is quiet and serene, and with the large tables it's just right for a group dinner.

Even the little decorative items look classy. We came for an eel bowl to restore our energy, but got drunk on the atmosphere first ✨

Manmok eel bowl menu and prices

Manmok's eel bowl comes in three sizes: half eel ₩26,000, whole eel ₩39,000 and one and a half eel ₩50,000. It's a Seolleung Station restaurant that stakes everything on eel alone 🐟 We both ordered the whole-eel bowl, done!

What comes with the 39,000 won whole-eel bowl set

The whole-eel bowl (₩39,000) comes as a full set: eel bowl with salad, soup, steamed egg and sauce. Wow, look at that whole eel 🔥 When the temperature swings this much from day to night, you need something to restore your energy, and how does it even look this good!!

It's such a generous spread and looks so appetizing 🐟 I had been craving an eel bowl lately, so I planned around a schedule near Seolleung Station 2 weeks ago, and ended up eating eel right at Seolleung Station. Legit.

These days team dinners have lost the heavy drinking vibe, and people just enjoy properly good food together! Manmok is big with lots of tables, so it's a great pick when you're looking for a team dinner place near Seolleung Station!

The sauce and side dishes are all neat and tidy, which is a hallmark of the place ✨

The steamed egg (gyeran-jjim) is moist like pudding, and there's shrimp inside too, so you get a plump bite as well 🦐

How did the eel at Manmok taste?

The eel in Manmok's eel bowl is big to begin with, and one bite melts in your mouth, the best of the best. I fell for the look of the sauce again and again, and one bite makes it obvious why eel is the only thing on the menu. Legit delicious.

Just look at the side view, isn't the eel gorgeous ✨ The grilling level is great and the sauce is the kicker, so we had such a happy eating session.

Every bite feels like a healthy meal, and the rice is also seasoned all the way through and fluffy. Great!

Why we chose the whole eel over the half eel

I haven't tried the half eel at Manmok, only the whole eel. At other restaurants the half eel left me a little wanting, but the whole eel here is just perfect ✨ Why? The amount of rice and eel is just right, and even a single piece of eel on its own is legit good!

Manmok's dessert ice cream: black tea vs matcha

Manmok serves dessert ice cream after the meal, and you can choose between black tea and matcha. What a happy course 🍨 We ordered one of each, done!!

With that classy atmosphere, the dessert ice cream was richly delicious too.

The black tea is good, but the matcha is the real star of the ice cream! I normally don't eat matcha, but after trying a bite of each, the very rich flavor of the matcha felt like an ice cream version of Japan's Royce chocolate… even the ice cream is gorgeous at this Seolleung Station restaurant 🍨