Seoul Korean BBQ with Mom at Hapjeong Station: paced grilling at No.9

I went out to Hapjeong with my mom for the first time in a while, and we stopped by Eutteum Aged Hanwoo No.9 Hapjeong Branch (으뜸숙성한우 No.9 합정점), which is known as a good hanwoo (Korean beef) place near Hapjeong Station.

What is Eutteum Aged Hanwoo No.9 Hapjeong Branch?

They say they age No.9 hanwoo, which has a high marbling score even among 1++ grade beef. It's open daily 11:00-22:00 (last order 21:00), and you can book through Naver.

• ⏰️ Hours: daily 11:00-22:00, last order 21:00
• 🚗 Parking: underground parking at Mapo Hangang Prugio 2nd Complex (up to 4 hours covered)
• ✅️ Naver reservations available
• 🍷 Corkage allowed: ₩20,000

How to get there from Hapjeong Station, and seating

The restaurant is about an 8-minute walk from Exit 9 of Hapjeong Station. The location is a little confusing, but once you come in from this side you'll see it right away.

Inside there are two 6-person tables and bar seats (dacchi). The mood is cozy, so it looked good for a family meal or a date in Hapjeong. It isn't big, so I'd definitely recommend booking before you go!

Eutteum Aged Hanwoo No.9 menu and set options

Besides à la carte hanwoo, there are set menus, and I heard the sets include 100g of yukhoe (Korean beef tartare).

• Special Set: sirloin, saeusal (flank-side cut), salchisal (chuck flap), skirt steak
• Mixed Set: sirloin, buchaesal (top blade), skirt steak
• (Contents may change depending on supply)

There were also plenty of side dishes, like seasoned cockles, yukhoe, sashimi, beef doenjang stew and hanwoo ramen.

Corkage is allowed, and they also have a range of drinks like wine, sake and highballs.

They also sell lunch dishes like yukhoe bibimbap and sea squirt cold soup (mungge-mulhoe), so if you're hunting for lunch near Hapjeong Station, it's worth a look 😉

The Hanwoo Special Set with Mom: side dishes and complimentary extras

We ordered the Hanwoo Special Set! (600g, ₩165,000) We had booked, so the table was already set when we arrived~

The basic side dishes were perilla leaves, pickled scallions, kimchi and dipping sauces. For dinner visits, Eutteum also gives you seasoned cockles and anki-mo sushi (monkfish liver sushi) as a freebie!

I absolutely love anki-mo, and this one was soft, nutty and creamy, and it really got my appetite going 🤤

The seasoned cockles were sweet and tangy, nice to nibble on between bites of meat.

Personally, this kimchi was so good, haha

The 100g yukhoe (beef tartare) included in the set

The yukhoe that comes with the Special Set arrived too~ It was seasoned only very lightly, so you could taste the beef itself, and you could really feel how fresh it was.

Anki-mo and yukhoe ✨️

Do the staff grill the hanwoo at your pace?

Yes! At Eutteum Aged Hanwoo No.9 Hapjeong Branch, a staff member grills the hanwoo for you from start to finish. The Hanwoo Special Set (600g) came out and the marbling was gorgeous. They also explained each cut one by one.

They use binchotan (white charcoal), which is said to throw off little ash, and there really was almost no ash while we ate, so no hassle 👍 And what I personally liked most was the grilling service!

The staff grilled the top-grade hanwoo for us from beginning to end, so we could eat comfortably without worrying about the cooking, haha

The first bite is always with salt, of course! It was full of juice and melted in my mouth 🤤

They didn't grill all the meat at once. They came over and grilled the next cut to match how fast we were eating.

Thanks to that, Mom and I could chat easily and eat the meat at its very best 😆

Fish soy sauce with Cheongyang chili: how to eat the beef

They also told us to add a little Cheongyang chili (a spicy green chili) to the eo-ganjang (fish soy sauce), and eating it that way now and then cut the richness completely, which was great.

With so many accompaniments, it was fun trying different combinations 😋

Free doenjang stew from the receipt review event

We joined the receipt review event and got a doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) too!

It had finely shredded beef in it, and it wasn't the usual spicy doenjang stew. It was more like a beef radish soup (soegogi-muguk) in doenjang form, haha

Who is Eutteum Aged Hanwoo No.9 Hapjeong Branch best for?

Since they serve aged 1++ hanwoo, the meat quality was good, and I was happy that the staff grilled it for us so we could eat comfortably. What stood out was that they'd come over to grill the next cut just as we were finishing the previous one, and the variety of sauces and accompaniments went well with it, so we enjoyed it to the end.

• ✔️ Anyone looking for a good hanwoo place near Hapjeong Station
• ✔️ Anyone looking for a good date spot in Hapjeong
• ✔️ Anyone looking for a good beef restaurant in Hapjeong
• ✔️ Anyone who prefers a restaurant where staff grill the meat for you