Euljiro 3-ga keto gimbap shop: a giant one-bite challenge, 29 Tamago

What kind of gimbap shop is 29 Tamago Euljiro Branch?

29 Tamago Euljiro Branch (29타마고 을지로점) is a premium keto and fusion gimbap and fresh-pressed juice shop in Euljiro 3-ga, specializing in whole rolled omelet (tamago) gimbap. If you're looking for a tasty, healthy meal in Euljiro, this is a keto gimbap place worth recommending. They say the ingredients are prepped fresh each morning and cooked the moment you order.

A great Euljiro lunch spot, 29 Tamago is a health-food gimbap shop that works well as diet food! Packed with fresh vegetables, it's healthy, tasty and filling. The carefully made keto fusion gimbap is a wellness meal that's crunchy and satisfying.

They say 29 Tamago has also been selected as a trusted local restaurant and a representative Seoul restaurant. Do lots of foreigners come too? Haha. There seems to be a wait at lunchtime, since there was a waiting notice and waiting seats set up.

Inside 29 Tamago Euljiro Branch: good for solo dining?

There are bar seats, which makes it perfect for eating solo, and the restroom is inside. There are lots of seats and the place felt pleasant. Looking out the window at the Euljiro intersection, you can take a short breather and enjoy a good meal, and it's comfortable for both lunch and dinner.

The roomy seating even works for small group gatherings, so if you're near Euljiro 3-ga Station looking for a place for a family get-together, a work meal, a small gathering, or breakfast or lunch, you can contact 29 Tamago and use it comfortably.

How is the 29 Tamago menu organized?

The menu is divided into keto gimbap, fusion gimbap, Vietnamese-style rice paper gimbap, and sides. Keto gimbap includes keto tuna, keto veggie, keto crab stick and more, and the rice paper gimbap comes in basic, tuna and chicken breast. Rice paper gimbap is rare, so that was a point of difference. The fusion gimbap, which contains rice, included cheese veggie whole egg, veggie whole egg, cheese Spam crab stick and others, and the sides included tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes), buckwheat noodles, jjolmyeon (chewy spicy noodles) and more.

You order at a kiosk, and water and hair ties are provided. You can eat in or take out, and I did both, haha. The staff were friendly too.

Nothing is made in advance; everything is cooked after you order, so it can take a little while. You just enjoy a bit of conversation with whoever you're with, or some relaxing time for yourself, haha. They say they'll repay the wait with the best flavor.

Keto tuna gimbap, eaten in at 29 Tamago

I ordered three kinds of rolls that day, all keto.

• Keto tuna gimbap (eaten in)
• Keto chicken breast gimbap (takeout)
• Keto carrot râpée gimbap (takeout)

I decided to eat the keto tuna gimbap in the shop. It came out neatly: a cute little stack of gimbap, radish pickle, soy mayo, broth, and a candy for dessert, hehe. I figured rolling would take a while, but the food came out pretty fast.

A whole rolled omelet instead of egg strips: can you eat it in one bite?

Unlike usual keto gimbap, 29 Tamago's keto gimbap contains a whole rolled omelet rather than thin egg strips! That seems to be the difference, and the reason it tastes better and more special. Each piece is sooo big that it's a bit hard to get into your mouth.

The pieces are so big that one bite is hard, but I have a big mouth, so I managed it, haha. Can other people do it...? The omelet is soft like a Japanese-style rolled omelet and not strongly seasoned, while the vegetables and tuna are savory, so the balance was good and the flavors blended well!

The end piece was also really huge, lol. It could be a one-bite challenge. Foreigners often bite gimbap in halves, so could they manage this?!

How were the broth and soy mayo?

There's no rice in 29 Tamago's keto gimbap, so it's a bit less likely to catch in your throat, but broth is exactly what you need with a big roll like this! It was milder than udon broth, so easy to sip. A nicely harmonious side for the gimbap.

I didn't know which mayo this was, but later I found out it was soy mayo. 29 Tamago gives you a mayo sauce to eat with the gimbap. I don't really prefer mayonnaise, so I only tasted it, but it was smooth and salty and tasty, haha.

Can you leave the rice paper out of keto gimbap?

If you look closely inside the seaweed of 29 Tamago's keto gimbap, there's rice paper. They told me it can't be removed, since the roll is so big that seaweed alone can't hold it. I asked to cut carbs even a little, but it's plenty of a diet food anyway, so it doesn't matter, haha. I could barely taste the rice paper, so it didn't get in the way of eating.

And finally a peach-flavored candy, my favorite, to finish. Perfect~~~

Takeout keto chicken breast and carrot râpée gimbap

I took the other two rolls to go. The takeout box was really neat and sturdy, which was convenient.

I thought the keto chicken breast gimbap would have whole chicken breast, but it was sliced chicken breast? It tasted like ham, so it barely felt like chicken breast and was easy to enjoy. The slices were salty, so this one was seasoned well too.

The keto carrot râpée gimbap (carrot râpée is shredded, lightly pickled carrot) is one for carrot râpée fans! It's stuffed with nothing but rolled omelet and carrot râpée, lol. A truly diet-friendly dish where you taste all the vegetables. One catch: rice paper hardens in the fridge, so if you take it away, eat it as soon as possible.

Which mayo sauce goes with each 29 Tamago gimbap?

The mayo sauces 29 Tamago gives you are matched to specific gimbap.

• Soy mayo: keto tuna, keto crab stick, keto chicken breast, cheese Spam crab stick, tuna-packed
• Ssamjang mayo (seasoned soybean paste mayo): rice paper rolls, keto veggie, keto carrot râpée

The gimbap is tasty enough that you don't really need a sauce, but if something feels missing, dipping in the mayo should satisfy you.