# Yakitori course dinner on Hwangridan-gil, Gyeongju: Yakitori Sogi - By Nuri (https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-cafe-kitchen/) - Written Sep 11, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-cafe-kitchen/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@daegu-cafe-kitchen/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/index.md) ## In short Yakitori Sogi is a Japanese restaurant on Hwangridan-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, serving chicken dishes omakase-style in courses. We reserved the A Course for a weekday evening and slowly enjoyed cheese tofu, six skewers, tsukune, chicken gomtang, and shiso sorbet. Yakitori Sogi is a lovely way to end an intimate evening of travel in Gyeongju. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Mon–Thu 18:00–24:00; Fri–Sun 17:00–01:00 the following day - **Closed**: Every Tuesday - **Seating**: 6–8 counter seats, two tables for four, and window-facing bar seats - **Courses**: Full A Course and half B Course - **Ordering requirement**: An alcoholic drink is required; non-alcoholic options are available *as written by the visitor on Sep 11, 2026* ![Yakitori Sogi yakitori course signature photo](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-01-1r70r-1200.webp) ## A cozy, Itaewon-like space and a reservation We made a reservation in advance for 6:30 p.m. on a weekday evening. Even though the restaurant opens at 6 p.m., the counter was already full except for our reserved seats—so popular! Most guests seemed to be in their 20s and 30s, enjoying a drink and a meal in the atmospheric setting. ![Interior atmosphere at Yakitori Sogi](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-02-12fqo-900.webp) ![Seating area at Yakitori Sogi](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-03-166oj-900.webp) ![Dinner space at Yakitori Sogi](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-04-nxcq3-900.webp) Inside, there are six to eight counter seats, two tables for four, and bar-style seats looking out the window. ![Reserved-seat sign with a name written on it](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-05-19i5z-900.webp) *It was a reserved seat, so our name was written there too.* The interior had the appealing feel of a hip little restaurant tucked into a back alley in Yongsan or Itaewon. ![Interior of the hip small restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-06-2mynh-900.webp) ![Yakitori Sogi course menu guide](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-07-1msef-900.webp) The menu is broadly divided into the full A Course and half B Course, and you can add à la carte items without interrupting the flow of the meal. Ordering alcohol is required here, but there is also a wide selection of non-alcoholic drinks for anyone who does not drink well, is driving, or simply wants to enjoy the atmosphere, so it did not feel burdensome. ## The A Course yakitori, grilled with laser focus Once we had put down our bags and settled in, the starter dishes arrived: “cheese tofu” and chicken breast salad. ![Cheese tofu and chicken breast salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-08-bplf5-900.webp) The cheese tofu tasted closer to a sweetish cheese than tofu. With a little wasabi, it was a uniquely delicious combination I had never tasted anywhere else! ![Cheese tofu with wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-09-sadwh-900.webp) The chicken breast salad also had wonderfully fresh vegetables, and the meat was as tender as chicken tenderloin, properly whetting our appetite right from the start. ![Tender chicken breast salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-10-1v9hl-900.webp) Then the grilled skewers began to arrive, and the first bite—chicken tenderloin—was the best tenderloin of my life. I already love this cut, but it just melted away in my mouth. My husband was making a fuss about ordering another one immediately. (And it was only the first skewer…) ![Chicken tenderloin served as the first skewer](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-11-3cgz7-900.webp) The chicken karaage that followed was a perfect match with the potato salad, ![Chicken karaage with potato salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-12-9h33v-900.webp) ![Chicken karaage and potato salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-13-13yo8-900.webp) and the chicken shoulder wrapped in green onion was topped with yuzu wasabi and sansho pepper, making its fragrance burst through. ![Chicken shoulder topped with yuzu wasabi and sansho](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-14-12w6t-900.webp) From afar, I could see the owner grilling the skewers delicately with such concentration that it felt as though he might bore a hole through them with his gaze. I immediately understood: “Ah, that’s why it simply can’t taste bad.” The boneless chicken wing meat, leaving only crispness and chew; the richly grilled chicken hearts; the chicken skin rendered of its fat until crisp; and the whole chicken thigh with green onion and mushrooms—every one of the six skewers was flawless. ![Chicken wing meat yakitori skewer](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-15-3asxp-750.webp) ![Richly grilled chicken heart skewer](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-16-1k7jh-900.webp) ![Crispy chicken skin yakitori](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-17-1mln8-900.webp) ![Whole chicken thigh with green onion and mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-18-10ifq-900.webp) ## Tsukune, chicken gomtang, and sorbet After the skewers, grilled shiitake mushrooms arrived. Their savory flavor and charcoal aroma rose right up, cleansing my palate so thoroughly that I felt I could start the course all over again. ![Grilled shiitake mushrooms with charcoal aroma](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-19-1sdqi-900.webp) Next came tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs), which we dipped generously into a poached egg seasoned with soy sauce and chopped scallions. ![Tsukune dipped in poached egg sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-20-m900g-900.webp) I do not usually care much for poached eggs, but the sauce was incredible, so I really enjoyed it. My husband said the sauce was so good that, if he had only had a spoon, he would have scooped up every last bit… After cleansing our palates with sweet-tangy tomato marinade, we finished with a satisfying bowl of chicken gomtang (clear chicken soup) containing grilled rice. ![Tomato marinade and chicken gomtang](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-21-8kw27-900.webp) ![Clear chicken gomtang with grilled rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-22-11rly-900.webp) For dessert, the sorbet was blended with shiso, a Japanese herb. The delicate herbal scent mingled with the refreshing apple sorbet in such an impressive way that it made a perfect final note. ![Apple sorbet dessert with shiso](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi-23-1nyju-900.webp) ## How was it for a Gyeongju travel dinner? One advantage of a course meal is that the food arrives slowly, so it was lovely to chat with my husband and look back over our day in Gyeongju. The staff were also truly kind, and with quite a few international guests mixed in, we came away feeling as though we had briefly been somewhere other than Gyeongju. For anyone who wants a special dining experience in a hip, relaxed atmosphere instead of the usual Korean food on a Gyeongju trip, I highly recommend Yakitori Sogi (야키토리소기), a Hwangridan-gil favorite! ## Where it is - Yakitori Sogi (야키토리소기) - 12 Poseok-ro 1068beon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk, South Korea - 경상북도 경주시 포석로1068번길 12 바동 1층 73,74호 - 35.8360162, 129.2106833 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%95%BC%ED%82%A4%ED%86%A0%EB%A6%AC%EC%86%8C%EA%B8%B0/@35.8360162,129.2106833,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@daegu-cafe-kitchen/gyeongju-yakitori-course-yakitorisogi/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt