Hongdae sashimi restaurant for group dinners, 48 seats: Eosa Chulto

Hi, it's Ddungjjaengine!

When my friend from Cheongju came up to Seoul last time, we had a Western-style meal for round one, and then I was trying to figure out where to go for round two drinks and snacks!

And then it turned out there's an Eosa Chulto — a sashimi restaurant that never disappoints — in Hongdae too! Well, there was no way I couldn't go, haha. Let's go eat sashimi!

How big a group can Eosa Chulto Hongdae Branch seat?

Eosa Chulto Hongdae Branch is a sashimi restaurant on Donggyo-ro 27-gil near Hongik University Station, with a nice mix of tables for four and tables for six throughout the space. It can seat up to 48 people, so apparently it's a popular choice for Hongdae group meetups and company dinners too!

When I actually visited, there seemed to be a group of over 10 people having a class reunion, haha.

Eosa Chulto Hongdae Branch menu and prices

The menu at Eosa Chulto Hongdae Branch starts at ₩48,000 for the small live fish sashimi, and the seasonal assorted sashimi also starts at ₩48,000 for the small size. Set menus range from ₩59,000 for two people up to ₩180,000 for the Special set (four people).

• 🐟 Live fish sashimi — Small ₩48,000 / Medium ₩68,000 / Large ₩80,000 / XL ₩110,000 (rockfish, salmon, flounder, spotted flounder, mullet, mixed raw fish)
• 🐟 Premium sashimi — red seabream, sea bass, black porgy, giant grouper
• 🐟 Seasonal assorted sashimi — Small ₩48,000 / Medium ₩60,000 / Large ₩80,000 / XL ₩110,000 *choose your fish combination* (flounder+rockfish+salmon / rockfish+salmon / flounder+salmon / flounder+rockfish)
• 🦐 Seafood — assorted seafood, buttered grilled abalone, live octopus, sea cucumber, cheese-grilled scallops, 4 raw scallops, buttered grilled fan mussel
• 🥘 Mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) — royal mulhoe, assorted seafood mulhoe, live fish mulhoe
• 🍱 Special set (4 people) ₩180,000: assorted sashimi (medium), cheese-grilled scallops, buttered grilled abalone, live octopus, half-and-half fried dish, seafood stew, spicy fish stew, seasoned grilled pollock
• 🍱 Chulto set (4 people) ₩108,000: assorted sashimi (medium), half-and-half fried dish, assorted seafood, spicy fish stew, seasoned grilled pollock
• 🍱 3-person ₩83,000: assorted sashimi (medium), seafood, seasoned grilled pollock, spicy fish stew
• 🍱 2-person ₩59,000: assorted sashimi (small), 2 kinds of seafood, spicy fish stew
• 🍱 Assorted set ₩79,000: assorted sashimi (small), assorted seafood (medium), spicy fish stew

Whew, I was so eager to eat and drink that I didn't really read the menu properly when ordering, so I'm only now sorting it out properly — and the menu is seriously packed!!! If I'd looked at it properly while ordering I probably would've agonized more over what to get... The set menus have really good value, perfect for enjoying sashimi with banchan and side dishes!

Besides what's on the printed menu, there were also set menus and add-on items listed on the wall like this! The kind of thing where you're drinking, glance over, think 'ooh that looks good!' and order it on the spot, haha.

Is there a lunch special at Eosa Chulto Hongdae Branch?

Since it's known as a Hongdae sashimi restaurant and drinking spot, I naturally assumed it was only for dinner — but there's a lunch special too!! Starting from ₩10,000, it looks great for lunch as well!!

For the receipt review event, even the lowest prize is a bottle of soju....!!

What the small seasonal assorted sashimi platter (₩48,000) is like

What we ordered at Eosa Chulto Hongdae Branch was the seasonal assorted sashimi, small, for ₩48,000. Before the sashimi arrives, a whole spread of banchan comes out first.

The banchan that comes out first when you order the seasonal assorted sashimi! Savory pancake, gizzard, silkworm pupae, macaroni salad, and of course corn cheese, which is a must for any sashimi bar snack table 🤍 This alone could probably get through one bottle of soju~~ (acting tough here,,)

I said that tough talk, but since I became a lightweight drinker after giving birth, I'm having beer instead, haha.

And then out came the ⭐️gorgeous seasonal assorted sashimi⭐️ I didn't know Eosa Chulto plated it this elegantly, so I was a little surprised...!!

All the fish looks so fresh, right!? Since it's a seasonal assorted platter, there was a wide variety, so it was fun to eat! I'm a wasabi-and-soy-sauce person, so I dipped each piece in wasabi and soy sauce and — ah, so good 🤍

Spicy fish stew comes free with the sashimi platter

And if you order the seasonal assorted sashimi, the spicy fish stew comes free! I didn't know that and mentioned at checkout that it wasn't included in the bill 😅 This spicy fish stew was seriously delicious — nice and hot and savory! The kind of flavor that makes you want to order a bowl of rice to go with it, haha.

If you're looking for a recommendation for a Hongdae drinking spot or a Hongdae sashimi restaurant, how about Eosa Chulto Hongdae Branch~~~