Samgakji Korean restaurant with private room for groups: Joseonmakhae
Joseonmakhae is a Korean bar and restaurant in a basement space within walking distance of Samgakji Station in Yongsan, Seoul, specializing in Pohang-style makhoe (raw sliced fish). The writer's group shared oily flounder makhoe for 23,900 won, crispy briquette bulgogi for 12,900 won, and seasoned cockles with butter rice for 16,900 won in a separate private room, where quiet music made conversation easy. At about 30,000 won per person, Joseonmakhae suits a wedding invitation gathering or any group dinner in Seoul.