# Gangnam restaurant for crispy pufferfish cutlet: Bogi-o Boguk - By Monun (https://superchart.com/en/@everyday-shelf-2/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written with support for a visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@everyday-shelf-2/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@everyday-shelf-2/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/index.md) ## In short Bogi-o Boguk is a pufferfish restaurant in Gangnam, Seoul, serving milbok soup and crispy pufferfish cutlet. After a big night of drinks in Mullae, the hot bean sprout and water parsley broth was exactly the hangover cure I needed. Verdict: a satisfying, upscale stop for a refreshing pufferfish meal. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Mon–Fri 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30); Sat–Sun 11:00–20:30 (last order 20:00) - **Parking**: Valet parking available - **Access**: About a 5-minute walk from Cheongdam Station Exit 13 - **Seating**: Private rooms available - **Corkage**: Available *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* ## A Cheongdam Station hangover meal after drinks the night before I was heading to Cheongdam from lunchtime because I had a first fitting for formal weddingwear and my mother-in-law's birthday party. The problem was that I'd had a seriously big night with Mr. Mil in Mullae the day before... haha. The weather has been so cool and clear lately that we had spicy pork cartilage and somaek (soju and beer mixed together) at an outdoor table, haha. My stomach was not feeling refreshed at all from the morning, so I started looking for a good hangover spot near Cheongdam Station, thinking I had to deal with that before any of my plans. Then I found today's menu: pufferfish! Let me introduce this Cheongdam favorite, where you can have not only pufferfish soup but a range of pufferfish dishes, including pufferfish cutlet! ## Bogi-o Boguk location and restaurant atmosphere It was about a five-minute walk from Cheongdam Station Exit 13, and valet parking was available. ![Bogi-o Boguk restaurant exterior and interior information](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-01-1lxia-900.webp) ![Bogi-o Boguk restaurant exterior and interior information](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-02-1q327-900.webp) Just hand your car over to the valet and head up. The restaurant was on the second floor, and it looked polished and upscale from the outside. ![Bogi-o Boguk restaurant on the second floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-03-10h57-900.webp) There were lots of pufferfish soup options, depending on the type of pufferfish and whether you added octopus or abalone. There was also a pretty broad selection of pufferfish side dishes, such as pufferfish karaage and pufferfish cutlet. They have everything from soup to course meals where you can enjoy an array of pufferfish dishes in a refined setting! ![Pufferfish soup and pufferfish dish menu selection](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-04-1sjby-900.webp) The open kitchen somehow made it feel even more trustworthy. ![Open kitchen at Bogi-o Boguk](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-05-9j7x7-900.webp) They also had wines that would pair nicely with the food, and corkage is allowed. This is a Cheongdam spot worth recommending to wine lovers too—a bar, pufferfish restaurant, all of it. The overall atmosphere was upscale, and with private rooms available, it seemed like plenty of people come here for formal family meetings as well. ![Bogi-o Boguk dining space with wine and private rooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-06-kxb7a-900.webp) Watch out for the Häagen-Dazs freezer. You may find yourself scooping up ice cream before you know it, completely forgetting how full you are. ![Häagen-Dazs freezer and standard side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-07-12ab9-900.webp) The standard side dishes. They were solid enough. I especially liked the refreshing kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi). ## Pufferfish cutlet crispy enough to scrape the roof of your mouth ![Golden-fried pufferfish cutlet](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-08-d23g8-900.webp) The pufferfish cutlet arrived fried beyond golden—properly glowing. First off, the coating was made with thick breadcrumbs, so it was crispy enough to scrape the roof of your mouth. The pufferfish inside was far moister and more tender than I expected..! ![Pufferfish cutlet with a crispy coating](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-09-1b0m4-900.webp) ![Pufferfish cutlet served with sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-10-2gjxx-900.webp) Pufferfish is such a light fish that even fried, it was not greasy at all. Dip it lightly in the sauce served alongside it and you get a touch of sweetness too, so I think it would be easy to enjoy even for anyone trying pufferfish dishes for the first time. ## Special milbok soup, refreshing with bean sprouts and water parsley ![Bubbling milbok soup in an earthenware pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-11-zypz7-900.webp) Milbok soup came in a bubbling ttukbaegi (earthenware pot)! It was loaded with vegetables—water parsley, bean sprouts, and enoki mushrooms—so it looked seriously generous. ![Milbok soup with water parsley and bean sprouts](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-12-bfhnl-900.webp) There was more big, chunky milbok pufferfish meat inside than I expected, and the broth had that clean, light pufferfish flavor along with the fresh clarity of bean sprouts and water parsley. It felt like my stomach was instantly soothed. ![Pufferfish soup with large pieces of milbok](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-13-1wggv-1200.webp) ![Milbok soup with thick pufferfish meat and chewy skin](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-14-3wloz-900.webp) The pufferfish in particular was thick yet tender, separating softly along its grain, and I was very happy with the pleasantly chewy texture of the skin here and there too. I'd had a huge night the day before, but it felt like the hangover disappeared right away. ![Meal of milbok soup and pufferfish cutlet](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu-15-1awz6-900.webp) Overall, this was a Cheongdam pufferfish restaurant that properly washed away the previous night's hangover. The bubbling milbok soup had a cool, clean, refreshing broth thanks to the bean sprouts and water parsley, and it was packed with big pieces of pufferfish, making it a filling meal too. The pufferfish cutlet was unexpectedly satisfying as well, with mild, moist fish inside that crunchy coating. Perfect for a hangover cure near Cheongdam Station after a big night of drinking..! ## Where it is - Bogi-o Boguk (복이오복국) (복이오복국) - 2F, Cheongdam Deokyeong Building, 540 Dosan-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 도산대로 540 청담 덕영빌딩 2층 - 37.524594, 127.0527876 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%B3%B5%EC%9D%B4%EC%98%A4%EB%B3%B5%EA%B5%AD/@37.524594,127.0527876,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@everyday-shelf-2/cheongdam-bokguk-crispy-bokkatsu/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt