Sinnonhyeon dakgalbi restaurant with fish roe fried rice: Dakgalbijeon

On days when I want something delicious near Sinnonhyeon, there are so many good restaurants around the station that it's hard to decide where to go, right? This time I went to Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch, a Sinnonhyeon spot that's filling but easy on the wallet :)

Where is Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch? Hours and parking

Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch is on the 2nd floor of Gangnam Diobil, 54 Seocho-daero 73-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, 305m from Sinnonhyeon Station Exit 9. It's open daily from 11:00 to 22:00.

I started from Gangnam Station~ Come out Exit 10, go straight, turn right at Musinsa Store and keep going straight, then turn right at Seocho Sekkosi and walk 20m — the sign is right there on the 2nd floor of Gangnam Diobil!

This is a spot in the middle of Seoul where you can park free for 1 hour! Park in the underground lot at Gangnam Diobil, 54 Seocho-daero 73-gil, and it's free for an hour, then ₩1,000 per 10 minutes after that.

Inside Dakgalbijeon: seating and the self-serve side dish bar

The Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch space was spacious and clean! And the relaxed vibe made it great for eating with friends~

For lunch it seems perfect as a filling Gangnam Station lunch spot, and in the evening it's a great Gangnam Station dinner place with good atmosphere. I was surprised there was such a good-value restaurant in Gangnam.

The basic side dishes — pickled radish, kimchi, and danmuji (pickled yellow radish) — are available to help yourself to at the self-serve bar.

What's on the menu at Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch

The best menu items at Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch seem to be the dakgalbi wrapped in potato pancake — gamssadak and gamssachidak. There's also jjolim dakgalbi and cheese dakgalbi~

There's a generous amount of meat and no default noodle add-in, so you order extras separately, and once you're done, finish with fried rice! Besides dakgalbi there are pancake/side dishes too, and for drinks there's nurungji makgeolli (scorched rice wine), soju, beer, and more 👍

Gamssachidak: how does dakgalbi wrapped in potato pancake taste?

The dish my friends and I ordered was gamssachidak! True to its name, it's dakgalbi wrapped in potato pancake. At first I thought, wrap dakgalbi in potato pancake? But the combo is insane 🤩

Putting the sauce-coated dakgalbi on the golden, crispy potato pancake, rolling it up, and taking a bite was so good~ The nutty, mild flavor of the potato pancake came together with the spicy-sweet dakgalbi sauce, and the combination worked way better than I expected><

When you eat dakgalbi alone, the spiciness of the sauce hits first, but eating it with the potato pancake, the pancake's mild flavor tones down the heat a bit~ It was my first time trying the potato pancake + dakgalbi combo and it worked surprisingly well haha ❤️ And after finishing, fried rice is a must!!!

Finishing the meal with flying fish roe fried rice

So to finish, we thoroughly stir-fried the flying fish roe fried rice at Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch! They add rice to the leftover dakgalbi sauce and fry it up, and it's really a must~

The dakgalbi sauce was soaked evenly into the rice, and with the popping flying fish roe added on top, it was spicy, salty, and full of savory depth — really delicious!

Why Dakgalbijeon is a good-value dakgalbi pick near Sinnonhyeon

When looking for restaurants around Sinnonhyeon, since it's Gangnam, quite a few places are pricier than you'd like. Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch lets you enjoy filling dakgalbi along with side dishes like potato pancake, so I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a good-value meal~

When you want to eat something good with friends near Sinnonhyeon, or want to eat well in Gangnam without breaking the bank! I fully recommend the dakgalbi and potato pancake at Dakgalbijeon Gangnam Branch 🩷