Free-corkage pot rice lunch in Sangam, Seoul: private seats at Solsot
In short
Solsot Sangam Branch is a pot rice (solsot bap) Korean set-meal restaurant on Maebongsan-ro near DMC Station in Mapo, Seoul. Free corkage, a wide main hall and a private inner area with three 4-person tables and one 2-person table made Solsot Sangam an easy choice for a work lunch, where the lobster shrimp pot rice and the freshwater eel pot rice ended with broth poured over the nurungji (crisped rice). Quiet and calm, Solsot Sangam works just as well for group meals, dates or treating parents.
Good to know
- Address
- 75 Maebongsan-ro, B1 Unit 101, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Hours
- Mon–Fri 11:00–21:00
- Break time
- 16:00–17:00
- Last order
- 20:30
- Closed
- Saturday, Sunday
- Good to know
- Groups, takeout and reservations available; free corkage
- Private area seating
- Three 4-person tables, one 2-person table
- What we ordered
- Lobster shrimp pot rice, freshwater eel pot rice
as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026
Today I visited Solsot, a pot rice (solsot bap) spot in Sangam, Seoul haha. I was really looking forward to the neatly plated Korean set meal.
Location, hours, and free corkage
Solsot Sangam Branch is at 75 Maebongsan-ro, B1 101, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Hours are Monday to Friday 11:00–21:00, with a break time from 16:00 to 17:00 and last order at 20:30. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.
- Groups, takeout, and reservations all available
- Corkage allowed (free)
📒 Menu
Interior, seating, and table-order system
Solsot Sangam Branch had a clean, quiet, calm Korean-restaurant vibe haha.
The place is spacious with lots of tables, so it seems really good for group visits haha.
Each table has a table-order device, so you can check the menu and pay right from your seat!
Private inner space: three 4-person tables, one 2-person table
Going further inside, there's a slightly private space! It seems great for a group reservation haha. Also perfect for coming with family~
It's laid out with three 4-person tables and one 2-person table haha.
Of course the main hall is also great for groups! It really seemed like a lot of people come for lunch group dinners. There are a lot of companies in Sangam, and Solsot sits right in the middle of it, so the location is great too.
What we ordered: lobster shrimp pot rice and freshwater eel pot rice
It looked like Solsot had new menu items! So we ordered the lobster shrimp pot rice and the freshwater eel pot rice haha.
Each table has a guide on how to enjoy Solsot pot rice the best way, so check it out and enjoy each type of pot rice to the fullest ♡
Here's the lobster shrimp pot rice and the freshwater eel pot rice ◡̈ I love how neatly everything comes out as a full spread — it's a Korean set meal, but distinctive and pretty to look at haha.
The side dishes differ depending on the pot rice: the lobster shrimp pot rice comes with kimchi, jeotgal (salted seafood), gochu ganjang (soy sauce with chili), and gim (seaweed), while the freshwater eel pot rice comes with perilla leaves, wasabi, pickled ginger, myeongi namul (wild garlic leaves), and kimchi. The soup and salad are the same for both haha.
Freshwater eel pot rice
Here's the freshwater eel pot rice! Can you see the pile of thick eel on top — the sauce-glazed eel looks so delicious 🤤
This eel pot rice seems great as a health-boosting dish haha. Also a really good menu for treating your elders!!
The eel was grilled just right! No fishiness or toughness at all, really delicious — even the tail was hearty and firm haha.
The freshwater eel pot rice had rice subtly seasoned, so it was even more enjoyable! Piling thick eel and wasabi onto the rice and taking a bite, that mouthful of eel was really delicious 🥹🤎
The pieces of eel were big too, so there was good chewiness, and the umami was, needless to say, top-tier 🤤
New menu item: lobster shrimp pot rice
Next is the lobster shrimp pot rice! Since it's a new item, I was even more excited haha.
Bok choy, lobster shrimp, and a generous pile of cheese sit on top of the stone pot rice haha.
The lobster shrimp was lightly tossed in a tomalley sauce! It wasn't fully cooked through, so it had a plump, satisfying texture haha.
Can you see? It still has a slightly raw-shrimp feel. Eaten together with the bok choy, it went really well and tasted great haha.
Piling lobster shrimp onto the rice and adding jeotgal too! Topping each pot rice with its matching side dish doubled the flavor haha.
Wrapped it in gim and had it with the soup too haha. I really love a Korean set meal.
How to eat at Solsot, and the broth nurungji finish
For pot rice, as soon as the food arrives, they move the rice and contents to a side plate right away! Then they pour in broth, close the lid, and you enjoy the meal from the transferred plate!
Once you've finished the rice on your plate, it's time for the finishing touch: nurungji (scorched rice).
Unlike other pot rice restaurants, Solsot uses broth instead of plain water, so the nurungji was even more delicious haha. I heard the broth is made with mackerel powder and dried anchovy, among other things! The umami is no joke haha.
Adding a few leftover lobster shrimp on top to eat together brought the texture, broth, and nurungji into perfect harmony — such a great way to finish!
They even gave us yogurt to finish haha. I ate well and left happy!
A Korean set meal spot with such a great atmosphere for group dinners, dates, or blind dates — Solsot ♡ Visit with someone special on a good day haha.
Where it is
75 Maebongsan-ro, B1 101, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 마포구 매봉산로 75 지하1층, 101호
