# Yeosu izakaya with free side dishes and bokbunja highball: Tsukiya - By Youngeun Cho (https://superchart.com/en/@chungjang-late-glass/) - Written Sep 16, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Yeosu, Gwangju - Sponsored: This visit was hosted, with the meal provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@chungjang-late-glass/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@chungjang-late-glass/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/index.md) ## In short Tsukiya is a new Japanese-style izakaya on the Hakdong bar street in Yeosu, Gwangju, open daily from 17:00 to 04:00. The order at Tsukiya was half raw beef sashimi and half salmon, which came with complimentary sides of tomato marinade, mochi tofu and garlic-sauce fries, rounded off with a Suntory highball and a bokbunja (Korean black raspberry) highball. A cozy izakaya that works best as a relaxed second stop after dinner. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Daily 17:00–04:00 - **Closed**: Open year-round - **Parking**: No dedicated lot; use the public parking lots in Hakdong, Yeosu - **How to order**: Table ordering at every table - **What we ordered**: Half beef sashimi half salmon, Suntory highball, bokbunja highball - **Complimentary sides**: Tomato marinade with fresh green chili, mochi tofu, fries with garlic sauce *as written by the visitor on Sep 16, 2026* A new izakaya has opened up in Yeosu's Hakdong neighborhood. It's the kind of place where you can settle in comfortably with all sorts of Japanese-style bar food — sashimi, nabe (hot pot), fried dishes, tonkatsu, and more. With a warm, cozy atmosphere and delicious food to match, word is a lot of people have already been making their way there. I heard about it and rushed over before it got even more crowded :) > Tsukiya ![Signature photo of Tsukiya, an izakaya in Hakdong, Yeosu](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-01-1syti-1200.webp) ## Tsukiya opening hours and where to park in Hakdong Tsukiya is open year-round, daily from 17:00 to 04:00. There's no dedicated parking, so use the public parking lots around Hakdong. - ✔️ Open year-round - ✔️ Daily 17:00–04:00 - 🚘 Use public parking in Yeosu Hakdong Since it's on the Hakdong bar street, there's no lot at the restaurant itself, but there are plenty of public parking lots nearby — just grab the closest one! ## The sign just says 月: how to find Tsukiya Tsuki (つき) means moon (月), and true to that, the sign outside isn't written in Japanese script at all — it's just the character 月. I'll admit I wandered around a bit looking confused before I figured that out, haha. Search for TSUKIYA to find it. ![Tsukiya's exterior sign showing the character 月](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-02-1rot3-900.webp) ![View of the entrance area at Tsukiya](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-03-12yg1-900.webp) ## What Tsukiya looks like inside The interior of Tsukiya is fairly dark overall, but it feels warm and cozy, like having a drink under moonlight. Yellow lighting was set up over every table, and I thought it fit the restaurant's name perfectly. On one wall, a screen played BGM visuals, adding a full dose of atmosphere on top of a hip vibe 🎶➕➕ ![Tsukiya's interior tables lit with yellow lighting](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-04-16vix-900.webp) ## Ordering at Tsukiya: half beef sashimi, half salmon Every table at Tsukiya has a tablet for ordering, so I actually pulled the menu info from Naver instead... haha. Back in the day, there was something to just flipping through a physical menu, you know? Sometimes I miss that old-school feeling. There's a wide lineup of Japanese-style bar food — nabe, sashimi, stir-fries, fried dishes, rice dishes, and sides — and every single one had me curious. Still, we kept it simple(?) and ordered half raw beef sashimi, half salmon. ![Table setting at Tsukiya as the order is prepared](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-05-1au5u-900.webp) ## The free side dishes that arrive first The complimentary sides were tomato marinade and green chili peppers. It was a bit strange that they were served on the same plate, haha, but the tomato marinade was tasty — passed the test, lol. ![Plate of complimentary tomato marinade and green chili peppers](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-06-14vdz-m-900.webp) While we were sitting there waiting on our order, out came fries and... mochi tofu? First time trying mochi tofu, and here I am eating it as a basic side dish in Yeosu, haha. It's soft, with a texture just like pudding. The fries were the fries you know and love, drizzled with garlic sauce — sweet, salty, warm, and really delicious. I couldn't quite figure out if this was a limited-time opening event or a regular thing, so I never got around to asking. But honestly, giving out this many side dishes as standard — is there any profit margin left for the owner? Well, since they're giving it to us, I'll eat it gratefully. ![Complimentary mochi tofu and garlic-sauce fries](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-07-uxn28-900.webp) ## Half beef sashimi, half salmon and its four sauces Half beef sashimi, half salmon ♥️ When you want both, going half and half is the way to go. And it came with a nice variety of condiments to suit your taste — ginger, tartar sauce, aged kimchi, and gochujang garlic sauce. The salmon was perfect with the tartar sauce, and the beef sashimi with rinsed aged kimchi — why is that so good? It's also great just eaten plain. Really delicious. For drinks, we kept it simple with a Suntory highball. Cool ice cubes bobbing, a refreshing lemon slice, and just the right buzz, lol lol lol — all I could manage was a fluent 'this is delicious.' Not a hint of fishiness, springy texture, very fresh. The fun of alternating bites between salmon and beef sashimi — that's exactly why we ordered the half and half. We'd already filled up on samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) at our first stop, so this made for a nice light second round. ![Half beef sashimi, half salmon with assorted dipping sauces](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-08-sswaa-900.webp) ## Finishing the night with a bokbunja highball For the last sip to cleanse the palate, a bokbunja (Korean black raspberry) highball, lol lol lol lol. The color alone gets a passing grade... haha. Starts off sweet and finishes with a fizzy kick — a fresh combination 🍇 ![A glass of Tsukiya's bokbunja highball](https://img.superchart.com/images/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu-09-tu3be-900.webp) If tonight you're in the mood for a cozy dinner under the moonlight, with the fun of picking through a wide range of side dishes where even the complimentary ones make you want to drink more, I highly, highly recommend Tsukiya, the Japanese izakaya on the Hakdong bar street in Yeosu 👍 ## Where it is - Tsukiya (츠키야) - 13 Sicheongdong 3-gil, 1st floor, unit 2, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do, South Korea - 전남광주통합특별시 여수시 시청동3길 13 1층 2호 - 34.7587511, 127.665902 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B8%A0%ED%82%A4%EC%95%BC/@34.7587511,127.665902,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@chungjang-late-glass/tsukiya-yeosu-hakdong-izakaya-mochi-tofu/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt