Sinsa Station seafood bar with hard clam soup and a prize wine: Ppeol

A classy Sinsa Station bar recommendation for a get-together: Ppeol, great for seafood

What kind of bar is Ppeol near Sinsa Station?

Ppeol (뻘) is a seafood bar 233m from Sinsa Station Exit 6 where you can enjoy seasonal dishes with drinks. I had an errand near Apgujeong Station today, then stopped by Ppeol near Sinsa Station for a drink. It's close to both Apgujeong Station and Sinsa Station, so the access is the best.

I really love eating seasonal food, haha. Winter is coming, which means seafood season is coming! Seafood beats raw fish and meat for me,,

Ppeol location, hours and visitor info

• Location: 21 Gangnam-daero 154-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (233m from Sinsa Station Exit 6)
• Hours: Daily 16:00-23:00 (last order 22:00)
• Other info: birthday/anniversary perks, takeout discount, group seating, Wi-Fi, takeout, delivery, separate men's/women's restrooms, reservations, wheelchair-accessible seating, no-kids zone, no pets, drink order required, corkage allowed, parking available (paid)

Ppeol's atmosphere and the wall lucky-draw board

Ppeol isn't big, but it's a cozy space with nice interior design, and there's quite a lot of group seating, so it looks good for gatherings too. There was actually a group reservation while I was there.

There are nostalgic lucky-draw boards here and there on the walls! The prizes are all the same, so I drew from the one nearby. The result?! I'll reveal it below ^^ By the way, if you write a Naver or CatchTable review, you get one draw per review!

One wall of this Sinsa Station bar is packed with autographs, haha. It really gives off a famous-spot vibe.

What's on the menu at Ppeol?

The menu at Ppeol in Sinsa Station has a wide variety of seasonal dishes plus lots of simple bar snacks. I wanted cockles (kkomak), but it's not the season yet, which was a shame ㅠ I'll come back for cockles when it gets colder, haha.

Ppeol seems proud of bringing in fresh seafood direct from Beolgyo every morning. Freshness is everything for seasonal food, so that made me trust it more. They also say they use no MSG or food additives at all in any of the dishes!

They also sell lots of kinds of wine, and there's an unlimited-wine option too. Next time I want to come for the unlimited wine, haha. Did you know seafood and wine go together surprisingly well?

Free fried egg and stir-fried kimchi side dishes

A fried egg as the starter snack at Ppeol? Haha. I really love fried eggs and often eat them with drinks, and here it just comes out by default. Eaten with the stir-fried kimchi, the seasoning is just right.

What does Ppeol's hard clam soup taste like?

Today's pick at Ppeol was the clam soup (baekhap-tang)! The spicy, tangy broth was amazing. It's really delicious even without added MSG. It's getting colder and I'm craving hot broth, and clam soup broth with soju is absolutely the best.

There were plenty of clams, and the clams themselves were so fresh and delicious. They were packed full and all big. They say they don't give chojang (sweet-spicy chili vinegar sauce) separately, because the clams are naturally salty enough to be seasoned even without it. My boyfriend said it tastes better without chojang, haha. I have a kid's palate and eat everything for the sauce, so I had it with chojang, and it still wasn't salty and was delicious.

I don't actually like mussels, but the mussels in Ppeol's clam soup were tasty, maybe because they were so fresh? Haha. So I ate lots of mussels too. They were well purged of grit and had no fishy taste at all, which I loved. Yep, it's definitely a Garosu-gil seafood hotspot,,

Ppeol's lucky-draw first prize: a sparkling white wine

And the draw result I promised is... first prize..! I've honestly never won first prize in a draw like this.. I actually drew because I wanted ramen, and it's first prize?!?!?! Hahaha the owner was surprised too hahahaha

I'd already had 2 bottles of soju, and the first prize was a sparkling white wine, haha. Takeout isn't allowed, but you can keep it and drink it on a later visit. But I don't come to Apgujeong often, so I just drank it right then, haha.

It was exactly the sweet wine I like, so I enjoyed it so much. I thought I wouldn't finish a whole bottle, but after a few glasses it was gone? Hahaha I cleaned it out,, haha

Truffle oil potato pancake as an extra order

I wanted more drinks, so I ordered more snacks too, hahaha. Extra order of Ppeol's truffle oil potato pancake (gamja-chaejeon) done!

The potato pancake is stuffed with cheese, and they drizzled a ton of truffle oil on top, hahaha. The pancake is thick but crispy all the way through, so seriously delicious..! I was full but it was so good I kept eating, hahaha.

They also unusually served salt with the potato pancake, and dipping it lightly in the salt made the flavor pop more than eating it plain. The owner really knows food, hahaha. Ppeol, the Garosu-gil seafood bar, is truly a great place for snacks!!