# Mapo eel restaurant with Nagoya-style hitsumabushi: Ryeok - By Everyday Notes (https://superchart.com/en/@everyday-notes/) - Written Sep 13, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This review was written with support for a visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@everyday-notes/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@everyday-notes/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/index.md) ## In short Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom is a freshwater eel restaurant in Mapo, Seoul, serving Nagoya-style hitsumabushi (eel rice bowl). I enjoyed the ₩27,000 special eel rice bowl three ways—plain, mixed with pickled mustard greens, and with green tea broth—plus an egg-and-eel rice bowl. Verdict: A memorable, beautifully prepared eel lunch worth returning for. ## Good to know - **Special eel rice bowl**: ₩27,000 (lunch) - **Hours**: Mon–Fri 11:00–23:00; Sat 11:00–22:00 - **Closed**: Every Sunday - **Break time**: 14:00–16:00 - **Parking**: Parking is difficult; Sangam 1 Public Parking Lot is recommended nearby. *as written by the visitor on Sep 13, 2026* They say eel is what you eat when you are low on energy to build yourself back up... Since grilled eel was one of the foods my family cooked at home from when I was little, it feels familiar to me. I heard there was a place that does freshwater eel well in the DMC Sangam-dong dining alley, so off I went to Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom~~ ![Exterior of Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom Sangam branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-01-a1v3m-1200.webp) ## Location and lunchtime atmosphere at this Sangam-dong eel restaurant It is 181 m from Exit 9 of Digital Media City Station, served by Line 6, the Airport Railroad, and the Gyeongui–Jungang Line. Parking is difficult, so Sangam 1 Public Parking Lot nearby is affordable and conveniently close to the restaurant. It is open Monday through Friday from 11:00 to 23:00 and Saturday from 11:00 to 22:00, and it is regularly closed every Sunday. Break time is 14:00–16:00. > A Sangam-dong eel favorite: Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom ![Illustrated menu at the eel restaurant entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-02-vnrzr-900.webp) Before going inside, the illustrated menu at the entrance caught my eye. It was weekend lunch, yet about half the restaurant was already filled with diners, which made me curious. I came looking for a Sangam-dong eel specialist, but this many people at noon on a Saturday?? Once seated, I spotted autographs from celebrities on the wall, and my expectations kept rising!! ![Celebrity autographs inside the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-03-1xoqi-900.webp) ## A full hitsumabushi set with special eel rice bowl ### Special eel rice bowl (hitsumabushi) ![Special eel rice bowl hitsumabushi menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-04-9d62n-900.webp) ![Full special eel rice bowl hitsumabushi set](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-05-qjibk-900.webp) This is the special eel rice bowl from the lunch special menu. The tray was completely full, and the eel over the rice immediately drew my eye. I felt full just looking at it before even taking a bite! ![Special eel rice bowl topped with eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-06-19rz9-900.webp) ![Eel rice bowl set arranged on a tray](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-07-1q73z-900.webp) Along with the eel rice bowl came salad, steamed egg, seaweed soup, pickles, pickled mustard greens, kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi), tomato, green tea broth, and even cake and yogurt for dessert—such a generous, varied spread... 👍 ![Eel rice bowl with side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-08-1k58l-900.webp) ![Full set of eel rice bowl accompaniments](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-09-kavgl-900.webp) ![Green tea broth served with the eel rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-10-1g2v4-900.webp) ### How to enjoy hitsumabushi Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom explained how to best enjoy its special eel rice bowl. Divide the bowl into four with the wooden rice paddle, then serve out one quarter and fully enjoy it as it is. Mix another quarter with fresh wasabi, pickled mustard greens, and so on; then pour warm green tea broth over the next quarter. Finally, finish your meal in whichever of the three ways suits your taste best. ![Instructions for eating hitsumabushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-11-1jgbg-900.webp) These are the pickled mustard greens. They had been squeezed completely dry, giving them a great texture, and they were truly a standout among standouts. The special eel rice bowl mixed with them was superb. I already enjoy eel, but this eel had no fishy smell at all; I could taste the eel itself, and the seasoning was done so well too. They say steaming and grilling eel properly is difficult, but it really was delicious. And since the pickled mustard greens paired so well with the eel for my taste, I asked the staff for more. Haha. ## Egg-and-eel rice bowl: eel and egg in one bite ### Egg-and-eel rice bowl ![Egg-and-eel rice bowl topped with eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-12-1041i-900.webp) ![Egg-and-eel rice bowl with a long piece of eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-13-n5vbs-900.webp) The egg-and-eel rice bowl had eel laid over it as if it were dancing. A long piece of eel arrived whole, making this a restaurant where your eyes feast first! Now I understand why so many diners come to Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom, a Sangam-dong eel specialist, from noon on Saturdays. A place where you fill up with your eyes first, then eat happily with your mouth and nose! I bet office workers line up here at weekday lunchtime~ ![Tongs and scissors for the egg-and-eel rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-14-1qjfc-900.webp) Tongs and scissors came with it, so I cut it into easy bites and had rice, egg, ginger, and eel all in one mouthful~~ > Ahh~~ this is the taste! How did they grill the eel this deliciously? It chewed so tenderly in my mouth, with the seasoning and ginger coming together with the eel, then seeming to melt away as it went down! I really found a great place. A Sangam-dong eel gem! ![A bite of eel with rice and egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-15-1nbof-900.webp) ![Eel and accompaniments from the eel rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-16-1lv09-675.webp) Beyond the pickled mustard greens, every carefully made side dish was delicious and neatly presented: the pleasingly crunchy pickles, the pudding-like softness unique to steamed egg, and the gently tangy salad. It felt like a restaurant Japanese guests would really enjoy if you brought them along. ![Sweet dessert served after the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-17-lervh-900.webp) After a delicious meal, it was time for sweet dessert~ At Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom, you feel happy while eating the eel and even after finishing it. ## Final thoughts on Sangam-dong eel rice bowls ![Nagoya-style eel rice bowl meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim-18-1bg2f-900.webp) A restaurant serving eel rice bowls in the traditional Nagoya style, featured on SBS Live Today on August 14, 2026! It is a place that makes people happy with eel: nearby Sangam-dong office workers, apartment residents, people treating guests, and people who came searching for a good restaurant alike! The staff also had such lovely manners and were kind, which made it even better! At ₩27,000 for the lunch special eel rice bowl, it would be hard to eat here every day, but it is a place worth that price and a good value too! Absolutely five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Adding it to my list of places to revisit for grilled eel next time! ## Where it is - Ryeok Minmul Jangeogui Jeonmunjeom (력 민물장어구이전문점) (력 민물장어구이전문점) - 37 Seongam-ro 15-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 성암로15길 37 1층 - 37.5773125, 126.8964448 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A0%A5%20%EB%AF%BC%EB%AC%BC%EC%9E%A5%EC%96%B4%EA%B5%AC%EC%9D%B4%EC%A0%84%EB%AC%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5773125,126.8964448,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@everyday-notes/sangam-eel-rice-gatjeorim/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt