# Fall octopus platter near Seorak IC on the way to Chuncheon: Paldang - By Hyejin (https://superchart.com/en/@cafes-before-lunch/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Updated Sep 16, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gapyeong, Gyeonggi - Sponsored: This visit was conducted as a paid in-store sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [简体中文](https://superchart.com/zh-cn/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [繁體中文](https://superchart.com/zh-tw/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [Tiếng Việt](https://superchart.com/vi/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [ไทย](https://superchart.com/th/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [Bahasa Indonesia](https://superchart.com/id/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [Bahasa Melayu](https://superchart.com/ms/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) · [Español](https://superchart.com/es/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/index.md) ## In short Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi is a grilled octopus (jjukkumi) restaurant right near Seorak IC on Hanseo-ro in Seolak-myeon, Gapyeong, Gyeonggi. Stopping by on the way to Chuncheon, the writer ordered the grilled jjukkumi platter with steamed egg for two plus extra glass noodles, hit the self-serve bar first, and finished with flying fish roe fried rice as a second round. Even wrapped in nothing but seaweed, the in-season octopus was delicious, and with parking for 20+ cars and a huge dining hall, it's an easy pick for families. ## Good to know - **Address**: 150 Hanseo-ro 1F, Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (설악면 창의리 115-4) - **Hours**: Thu–Tue 11:00–21:00 (last order 20:00) - **Closed**: Every Wednesday - **Parking**: Space for 20+ cars, very spacious lot - **Order**: Grilled jjukkumi platter + steamed egg for two, extra glass noodles - **Self-serve bar**: Available *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* ## September–November, fall octopus season, right at Seorak IC Everyone, everyone, guess what — fall octopus (jjukkumi) season is already heeeere. September through November!! (Ahh, bye-bye summer, hello fall ^^) After the fishing ban lifts, jjukkumi gets plump and wonderfully tender!! I was on my way to Chuncheon and got sooooo hungry that I went looking for good spots near Seorak IC — and found this jjukkumi place! It's Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi! I feel like I've been coming to Seorak IC a lot lately haha. I stopped by Ananti Cōde, stopped by Gureumsan Café, and somewhere along the way Seorak IC became pretty familiar to me lol. This time I went to eat grilled jjukkumi, so off to Pal.dang.Jik.hwa.Bul.Jjuk.kum.i I went!! ### Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi location and hours - Address: 150 Hanseo-ro, Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do (설악면 창의리 115-4) - Hours: Thu–Tue 11:00–21:00 - Last order 20:00 - Regular closing day: Wednesday (every week) ## Parking for 20+ cars, a hall big enough for 100 people First, the exterior of the place! ![Exterior of Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-01-154yu-966.webp) The parking area is super spacious too, so it's very comfortable! Room for over 20 cars!! ![Spacious parking lot with room for 20+ cars](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-02-mn6ub-966.webp) Ooh, I'm going for the grilled jjukkumi hot plate!! Heading straight in!! Wow, the dining hall is seriously huge — I think it could seat close to 100 people!! ![Large dining hall seating about 100 people](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-03-m2mf1-966.webp) ![Interior seating at Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-04-qoukr-966.webp) We were so hungry we showed up before 5pm lol, so we were the very first customers of the dinner shift!! ![Table set as the first customers of the dinner shift](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-05-ihtnd-966.webp) It's fine ♡ ♡jjukkumi doesn't make you gain weight♡ Now let's look at the menu~ ![Menu at Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-06-mey9i-966.webp) ## Order for two: grilled jjukkumi platter + steamed egg, extra glass noodles There were two of us, so we ordered the grilled jjukkumi platter + steamed egg for two! Plus extra glass noodles!! Haha, of course — when you eat a meal like this you have to go all out like it's your last one! ![Grilled jjukkumi platter and steamed egg for two, set up](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-07-1gff4-966.webp) ### The self-serve bar is solid too Oh, Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi's self-serve bar is really well put together too! ![Self-serve bar corner at Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-08-1xcb4-966.webp) ![Side dishes and extras laid out at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-09-1o0nn-966.webp) Haha, we ordered already, so we have to eat from the self-serve bar first~ ![Plate filled from the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-10-jnelv-966.webp) ![Self-serve food and seaweed laid out on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-11-1coqv-966.webp) Looking at this now, I stared for a while trying to figure out whether I photographed the seaweed or the empty plate from the self-serve bar lol ![Plate of seaweed for wrapping](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-12-180rr-966.webp) ## The grilled jjukkumi hot plate — delicious even wrapped in just seaweed The steamed egg arrives! And theeen — finally, the grilled jjukkumi arrives!! ![Grilled jjukkumi on the hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-13-1hng2-966.webp) ![Jjukkumi cooking on the hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-14-940li-1200.webp) Tada~ it's being stir-fried nicely. Ahh... it's all cooked!! Now what do we do? Eat it!! ![Close-up of fully cooked grilled jjukkumi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-15-1hpnv-966.webp) ![Picking up a piece of grilled jjukkumi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-16-6tg4z-966.webp) ![Jjukkumi and added glass noodles on the hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-17-3qobc-966.webp) ![Full view of the well-cooked jjukkumi hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-18-ween9-966.webp) Ahh... these four photos look the same but they're all different~ lol Wrap, wrap wrap, wrap wrap wrap, wrap wrap wrap wrap!! ![Grilled jjukkumi wrapped in seaweed](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-19-18y6s-966.webp) ![Eating in-season jjukkumi as a seaweed wrap](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-20-wzynb-966.webp) Even just wrapped in seaweed alone, it was so delicious.. (a can't-go-wrong combo!!) That wraps up round one. Grilled jjukkumi: defeated!! ## Round two: flying fish roe fried rice Round two starts with fried rice!! The owner tossed it around going shake-shake, and it was done in no time!! Seriously fast hands~ quick quick quick! ![Jjukkumi fried rice stir-fried by the owner](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-21-pwxxj-966.webp) Tada.. ahh.. fried rice is a must — a must, no question. ![Jjukkumi fried rice topped with flying fish roe](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-22-mcbrb-966.webp) ![Flying fish roe fried rice wrapped in seaweed](https://img.superchart.com/images/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill-23-onwet-966.webp) You've got to wrap the rice in seaweed too.. lol Mayo is kind of cheating but not-fattening x it is fattening, but what can you do when it's this good ㅠㅠ That's how I perfectly demolished a meal in Seolak, Gapyeong! A satisfying dinner of in-season jjukkumi, done and done!! ## Pairs well with other spots near Seorak IC So many people come out to the Seorak IC area these days. Golfers, stop by Shinedale CC on your way; and for families visiting Begonia, Stay Healing Park, or the mystery zoo, this is a jjukkumi spot that works for everyone, young and old alike~ Next time I go back to Ananti Cōde, I'm definitely getting takeout from here~ that's how good it was!! hahaha Oh wait, almost forgot the map~ (seriously, stop forgetting things) > Gapyeong Seorak restaurant, Seorak IC jjukkumi restaurant, Gapyeong jjukkumi restaurant — put these three keywords together and you get Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi!! Highly recommend haha. I think I'll come back again on my way in and out of Seoul haha. I really wish more places like this would open in Janghak-ri, pleeease!! ## Where it is - Paldang Jikhwa Bul Jjukkumi (팔당직화불쭈꾸미) - 150 Hanseo-ro 1F, Seorak-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea - 경기도 가평군 설악면 한서로 150 1층 - 37.6699326, 127.5067889 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%8C%94%EB%8B%B9%EC%A7%81%ED%99%94%EB%B6%88%EC%AD%88%EA%BE%B8%EB%AF%B8/@37.6699326,127.5067889,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@cafes-before-lunch/seorak-ic-jjukkumi-palldang-grill/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt