# Yeoksam team dinner with Okinawa draft beer 3+1 and eel bowl: Chisot - By Hyeju (https://superchart.com/en/@filter-paper-hours/) - Written Sep 23, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after a complimentary meal was provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@filter-paper-hours/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@filter-paper-hours/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/index.md) ## In short Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch is a Nagoya-style eel rice bowl (hitsumabushi) restaurant on Bongeunsa-ro 30-gil in Gangnam, Seoul. Chisot grills grade-1 Korean Japonica eel three times over binchotan charcoal with a tare sauce aged for 72 hours and serves it as a full table set; this visit paired the sang (medium) hitsumabushi with the Okinawa draft beer 3+1 deal. Chisot handles everything from a solo lunch to a team dinner or work meeting near Yeoksam Station. ## Good to know - **Name**: Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch - **Address**: 59 Bongeunsa-ro 30-gil, 1F #102, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (669 Yeoksam-dong) - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–21:30 - **Break time**: 15:00–17:00 - **Last order**: 14:30 and 21:00 - **Closed**: Every Sunday - **Hitsumabushi sizes**: Mini / Sang (medium) / Teuksang (deluxe) - **Ordered**: Sang hitsumabushi, Okinawa draft beer - **Draft beer**: Okinawa draft beer, 3+1 deal - **Refills**: Spring onion, wasabi and seaweed flakes refilled on request *as written by the visitor on Sep 23, 2026* Rising flames, rising energy on every bite — Chisot, the Nagoya-style freshwater eel rice bowl spot, haha. ![Nagoya-style freshwater eel rice bowl at Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-01-15tsm-966.webp) This is the place to taste hitsumabushi grilled over binchotan charcoal, packed with smoky char flavor 🔥 ![Hitsumabushi grilled over binchotan charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-02-14ysg-966.webp) Even in Gangnam, it feels like you've landed in Japan — a Yeoksam-dong restaurant serving authentic Nagoya-style hitsumabushi 😛😛 ![Authentic Nagoya-style hitsumabushi at Chisot, a Yeoksam-dong Japanese restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-03-gv14p-966.webp) ## What kind of restaurant is Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch, and why it suits work meetings and team dinners Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch is a clean, tidy Gangnam Japanese restaurant that serves hitsumabushi (eel rice bowl) as a full table set. Since it's considered a nourishing, energy-boosting dish, office workers often come for business meetings, lunch get-togethers, and team dinners — apparently it's also great for blind dates, wedding invitation gatherings, and date nights 🩷 ![Clean, tidy interior of Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch, a Gangnam Japanese restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-04-4pme2-966.webp) ## What is hitsumabushi? - Hitsu (ひつ, 桶): a wooden container or bowl - Mabushi (まぶし, まぶす): to sprinkle evenly, to mix So it means 'Nagoya-style eel rice bowl served in a wooden bowl, meant to be mixed and eaten'! ![Hitsumabushi eel rice bowl served in a wooden bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-05-15s0g-966.webp) It's an eel rice bowl you can enjoy three ways in one dish — first taste it plain, then add yakumi (chives, dried seaweed flakes, wasabi) for more flavor, and finally pour over ochazuke (rice in savory broth) to finish it off warm, savoring the lingering aftertaste in whichever way suits you 😋 ![Eel rice bowl table set with yakumi and ochazuke](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-06-9vec1-966.webp) ## What makes the eel at Chisot taste so good? - Chisot uses only grade-1 domestic Japonica freshwater eel. - A special tare sauce, aged 72 hours with vegetables and other healthy ingredients, is layered on. - It's grilled three times over top-grade binchotan charcoal for a deep, rich flavor! ![Freshwater eel grilled three times over binchotan charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-07-8dfcn-966.webp) Chisot spares no time or care in crafting the perfect bite 👍 ![Grilled eel glazed with 72-hour aged tare sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-08-arg9s-966.webp) Hitsumabushi, capturing the authentic tradition of Nagoya, Japan — the home of eel cuisine! Experience a bite of eel where the subtle smoky char and the deep umami of the tare sauce come together in harmony at Chisot near Yeoksam Station, haha. ![A bite of eel infused with smoky charcoal flavor](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-09-828i6-966.webp) Chisot grills the thick, hearty eel fully over charcoal so it's ready to eat right away, and it's also close to Gangnam hotels like Josun Palace Hotel and Shilla Stay Yeoksam 😉 ![Hitsumabushi menu board at Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-10-1ai9s-966.webp) ![Menu listing the evening-only eel soup set](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-11-1bqzo-966.webp) ## Chisot Yeoksam menu: mini, sang and teuksang hitsumabushi plus lunch bento There's also an evening-only set: nourishing domestic Japonica eel soup plus grilled eel (salt or tare) — a great combo! Hitsumabushi comes in three sizes — mini, sang, and teuksang — and I had the sang size 😋 Weekday lunch only, there's also a salmon sashimi unagi bento, char siu unagi bento, and chicken nanban unagi bento. There's also superior sake-don, shoyu sake-don, char siu don, kombu-jime aged superior salmon sashimi, mochi tofu, potato croquette, vegetable croquette, curry croquette, whole shrimp croquette, and cream cheese croquette! ![Menu board listing sake-don rice bowls and croquettes](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-12-19tgj-966.webp) ## Evening drinks and snacks at Chisot: Okinawa draft beer 3+1 and animal-label sake For side dishes, there's spicy pollack roe and egg hot pot, ichiban assorted fish cake hot pot, and spicy charcoal-grilled scallop and pollack roe yakiudon 🍜 ![Menu board listing hot pots and yakiudon side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-13-p39uo-966.webp) There's also butter-grilled pollack roe, chicken nanban with special sauce, and an assortment of 5 kinds of croquettes, haha. ![Menu listing butter-grilled pollack roe and 5-kind croquette platter](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-14-1ydpc-966.webp) The Okinawa draft beer comes with a 3+1 deal, and for spirits there's Ilpum Jinro, Hwayo 25, Hwayo 41, soju, beer, and soft drinks! ![Drinks menu with Okinawa draft beer 3+1 and spirits](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-15-98g34-966.webp) There's also a cute animal-label sake lineup: Kappabara no Yuzuyu, Junmai Akkanbe, Junmai Shiba no Egao, and Junmai Polar Bear's Tears, haha. Plus Songjukmae Junmai, Junmai 750, Hanagizakura, Nouvelle Junmai Ginjo, Renson Kourin, Ganbare Otosan, Hanayagu Junmai, Bizan Clear, Junmai Daiginjo, Onna Nakase, and cold sake decanters, and more, haha. ![Menu board listing the animal-label sake lineup](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-16-11w8b-966.webp) In the evening there's a wide range of side dishes to pair with drinks for group gatherings, and at lunch it's a great spot for a satisfying meal! ![Table set up for an evening team dinner at Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-17-1chec-966.webp) Meet the freshwater eel rice bowl, a nourishing dish beloved even in Japan, at Chisot near Yeoksam Station 💜 ## How to eat Chisot's hitsumabushi in four steps First, use the wooden paddle to divide the eel rice bowl into four portions. - Scoop out just the eel and rice into a bowl to taste the pure flavor of hitsumabushi. - Mix in the seaweed, wasabi, and chives for a richer flavor experience. - Pour over Chisot's signature ochazuke and enjoy the warm, lingering aftertaste. - Enjoy it however you liked best out of the three ways, and soak up Chisot's rising energy! ## The sang hitsumabushi table set with 72-hour aged tare An eel rice bowl made with grade-1 domestic Japonica freshwater eel, glazed with a special tare sauce aged 72 hours and grilled three times over charcoal! ![The sang hitsumabushi table set](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-18-85d5k-966.webp) ![Sang hitsumabushi eel rice bowl served in a wooden bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-19-y1wan-966.webp) It's a neat, tidy table set, haha. Let's dig into a hearty eel rice bowl 😛😛 ![Side dishes and soup served alongside the eel rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-20-b9e05-966.webp) ![Steamed egg topped with a cocktail shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-21-17czw-966.webp) A cute cocktail shrimp sits atop the soft, pudding-like steamed egg. If you run low on chives, wasabi, or dried seaweed flakes, just ask — refills are available! Seeing the plump eel grilled to a golden brown, don't you just feel your energy rising too, haha. ![Plump eel grilled to a golden brown](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-22-9xlje-966.webp) ![Sang hitsumabushi divided into four portions in a bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-23-1fr7u-1200.webp) Beer is a must, so cheers with a cold Okinawa draft beer — ahhh 😆😆 ![Eel rice bowl paired with Okinawa draft beer](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer-24-12ufq-m-966.webp) Join in a special moment of great food and rising energy at Chisot near Yeoksam Station 💪 ## Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch hours and how to get there Open daily 11:00–21:30 (break time 15:00–17:00), last order 14:30 and 21:00, closed every Sunday. 59 Bongeunsa-ro 30-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (669 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul), South Korea. ## Where it is - Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch (치솟 역삼본점) - 59 Bongeunsa-ro 30-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (669 Yeoksam-dong), South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 봉은사로30길 59 지상1층 102호 - 37.5037272, 127.0367344 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B9%98%EC%86%9F%20%EC%97%AD%EC%82%BC%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5037272,127.0367344,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@filter-paper-hours/chisot-yeoksam-hitsumabushi-dinner-beer/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt