# Gangnam Japanese restaurant for team dinners: Manmok - By Doyun (https://superchart.com/en/@city-edge-lunches/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a complimentary visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@city-edge-lunches/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@city-edge-lunches/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/index.md) ## In short Manmok is a Japanese restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul, near Seolleung Station. The charcoal-grilled eel rice bowl and thick sliced beef brisket hot pot came with thoughtful reserved-table service, roomy seating, and complimentary corkage. Verdict: Manmok is a polished pick for a date or an important group dinner. ## Good to know - **Location**: 273 m from Exit 2 of Seolleung Station, about a 5-minute walk - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–22:00 - **Break time**: 15:00–17:00 - **Last order**: 14:20 and 21:20 - **Service**: Groups and reservations welcome; separate restrooms for men and women - **Parking**: Parking in front of the restaurant; ask in advance - **Corkage**: Free *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* I found a great restaurant near Seolleung Station in Gangnam that has both a lovely atmosphere and seriously tasty food, so I had to write about it!! It would be great for a date and also for a company dinner! Here’s my honest review of the eel rice bowl and Korean beef hot pot at Manmok!! ![Manmok’s signature eel rice bowl and Korean beef hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-01-gzcxn-1200.webp) *Today’s thumbnail* ## Manmok location and visitor information - 1F, 9 Seolleung-ro 82-gil, Gangnam-gu - 273 m from Exit 2 of Seolleung Station - Daily 11:00–22:00 - Break time 15:00–17:00 - Last orders at 14:20 and 21:20 - Groups welcome; reservations available - Separate restrooms for men and women - Parking available in front of the restaurant - Free corkage ![Manmok visitor information](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-02-tnuq9-900.webp) Manmok, a restaurant near Seolleung Station with a great atmosphere, is easy to reach—about a five-minute walk from Exit 2!! It is not just convenient on foot: you can park right in front of the restaurant too, as long as you ask ahead about parking!!! ![Parking space in front of Manmok](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-03-ic8ii-900.webp) Even the waiting seats out front look kind of luxurious, haha. The entrance is already packed with an upscale vibe, right?! ![Manmok’s upscale entrance and waiting seats](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-04-11rsp-900.webp) ## An upscale interior for group dinners or solo meals The interior is even more luxurious!!! There is plenty of space between tables and lots of tables, so it looked perfect for booking a group company dinner too!!! ![Manmok interior with generously spaced tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-05-1y7rj-900.webp) Of course, there are seats that are great for dining alone too!!! Slipping out for a little break during a busy lunch hour and having an eel rice bowl solo sounds so happy. ![Manmok seating suited to solo diners](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-06-1km6d-900.webp) Even the disposable items set out beside the table were a cut above!! So upscale~~~ As a country bumpkin from Seoul, I got a little too enthusiastic with my reactions and then became self-conscious, hahaha. The restrooms are also inside the restaurant and separated by gender, so there is no chance for anyone to feel awkward. None at all. ![Separate men’s and women’s restrooms inside Manmok](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-07-1pvqw-900.webp) The restroom was so luxurious it could rival many hotel restrooms!!! They even had floss and mouthwash ready, and the hand wash was Aesop!! ## Reserved-table setup and side dishes Since I made a reservation, my table was set in advance!! There were sauces, wasabi, and salt so everyone could dip their own meat, plus assorted pickled vegetables and ginger side dishes that pair well with eel and Korean beef. ![Side dishes of pickled vegetables and ginger](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-08-13n1g-900.webp) And there were delicious seasoned vegetable side dishes that made me think, after one bite, that they would be amazing mixed into bibimbap (mixed rice)!!! ![Seasoned vegetable side dishes that would be good in bibimbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-09-6c9av-900.webp) ![Manmok’s assortment of seasoned vegetable side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-10-1s1m2-900.webp) When we ordered, they also brought out acorn jelly salad, and its sweet-and-tangy flavor really woke up my appetite. ![Sweet-and-tangy acorn jelly salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-11-p4wwq-900.webp) ![Acorn jelly salad served after ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-12-7rys4-900.webp) They said you get a draft beer for writing a review-event post, so why would you not do it?! ![Draft beer review-event notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-13-4tgsy-900.webp) ![Manmok menu and review-event information](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-14-1lypm-900.webp) ## Ordering the eel rice bowl and Korean beef hot pot You can have grilled eel as a rice bowl, as grilled eel, or in a hot pot! They also have Korean beef hot pot!! I wanted both the beef and eel, so I ordered the Korean beef hot pot and a half-portion eel rice bowl! There were lots of wines too, with both dryness and sweetness noted to make choosing a bit easier!! Draft beer, highballs, soju, and beer are on the menu too!! ![Eel rice bowl and Korean beef hot pot order](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-15-lts43-900.webp) ## A half-portion eel rice bowl that melts in your mouth This is the half-portion eel rice bowl!! It arrives so neatly arranged, right?! First, a tangy salad appetizer gets the saliva flowing~ Normally, chawanmushi (Japanese steamed egg custard) comes as one portion at lunch, but at dinner they were giving one to each person as an event!! Great sense, owner~~ It had been a while since I last had chawanmushi, and wow, the steamed egg was so soft it melted in my mouth. Just melted. ![Eel rice bowl with soft chawanmushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-16-1twip-900.webp) To preserve the eel’s texture and clean flavor, they said it is grilled once, steamed, brushed with sauce, then grilled twice more over charcoal to make it even softer. ![Charcoal-grilled eel on the eel rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-17-177m3-900.webp) Maybe that is why, but the eel genuinely melts in your mouth. Manmok is a Seolleung eel hotspot—no, not just for eel, it is simply a great restaurant. Absolutely. ![A tender piece of eel from the rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-18-10kco-900.webp) It was so delicious with wasabi on top like this too. ![Eel rice bowl topped with wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-19-8zm1a-900.webp) What goes with eel?! Ginger!! Adding ginger made the pairing absolutely wild~~~ Since this was our first stop for food, I wanted some carbs rather than grilled eel, so choosing the eel rice bowl was a good call. ## Thick-sliced beef brisket hot pot with sansho This is the Korean beef hot pot, and the visuals are insane, right!! It is made with thick slices of beef brisket in a hot pot. I had only tried motsunabe (offal hot pot) before, so this was my first Korean beef hot pot!! Because it is beef, they told us not to simmer it too long or it would turn tough, and to place it over the vegetables once it had cooked enough!!! Perfectly cooked Korean beef brisket, haha. I had only ever eaten brisket thinly sliced and grilled, never thick in a hot pot, so I was really excited—and completely satisfied!!! ![Thick Korean beef brisket cooked just right](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-20-14ofz-900.webp) The brisket was delicious on its own, but dipping it in salt amplified its richness. They also told us to eat it with sansho pepper, so I tried it—and this stuff is crazy!!! Please, definitely try it with sansho pepper!! (Three stars.) ![Korean beef brisket eaten with sansho pepper](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-21-3lfcp-900.webp) The Korean beef fat gave the broth such depth that even drinking the broth alone felt soothing, like taking a tonic—and it made me want a drink too, hahaha. ![Hot-pot broth deepened by Korean beef fat](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-22-1xraf-900.webp) The vegetables were all delicious too, as if every one was super fresh. They were good dipped in sauce, but also tasty simply in their original form with the broth!! ![Fresh hot-pot vegetables eaten with broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-23-16eej-900.webp) ![Korean beef hot pot enjoyed with several sauces](https://img.superchart.com/images/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok-24-1wdy0-900.webp) There are so many accompanying sauces that it is fun finding the one that suits your taste best!! Everyone’s preferences differ, so everyone had a different favorite sauce!! ## Ice cream to finish the meal The owner has such great sense—they brought out matcha and black tea ice cream at the end!!! It was much richer and denser than ice cream from most specialty shops!!! Manmok really made me feel looked after throughout the whole meal, so it is a Seolleung restaurant that would satisfy everyone, whether it is a date, the early stages of something romantic, or a company dinner with senior colleagues!! I am definitely going back the next time I am in Seolleung!! You all should head to Manmok too and score some points. ## Where it is - Manmok (만목) - 1F, 9 Seolleung-ro 82-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 선릉로82길 9 1층 - 37.5026585, 127.0509011 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A7%8C%EB%AA%A9/@37.5026585,127.0509011,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@city-edge-lunches/seolleung-hanwoo-nabe-dinner-manmok/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt