# Yeouido gyukatsu restaurant, after-work window seat: Izawa momil soba - By Yeojin (https://superchart.com/en/@first-bite-gyeonggi-2/) - Written Sep 24, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Yeongdeungpo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as a paid visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@first-bite-gyeonggi-2/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@first-bite-gyeonggi-2/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@first-bite-gyeonggi-2/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/index.md) ## In short Izawa Yeouido Direct Store is a gyukatsu (beef cutlet) restaurant in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul, one minute on foot from Yeouido Station Exit 5 on the 2nd floor of Yeouido Jonghap Sangga. After work, this meal was eaten at a window solo seat looking out over Yeouido: the gyukatsu set with sirloin at 18,000 won and momil M (cold buckwheat soba) at 9,500 won, each piece grilled on a mini charcoal grill so the beef stayed warm to the last bite. Warm gyukatsu with cold soba makes Izawa an easy pick when you want meat and Japanese food at the same time. ## Good to know - **Hours**: 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00 - **Location**: 2F Yeouido Jonghap Sangga, 42 Yeouinaru-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul - **Transit**: 1-minute walk from Yeouido Station Exit 5 - **Parking**: 1 hour free at the building's ground-floor lot - **Gyukatsu set (sirloin)**: 18,000 won - **Momil M (cold buckwheat soba)**: 9,500 won - **Seating**: Mostly tables for 2 and 4, plus window seats set aside for solo diners - **Entry note**: Your whole party must arrive before you are seated; expect a wait at weekday lunch - **Price reference**: ₩18,000 ≈ $13 · ₩9,500 ≈ $7 (2026-09-24) *as written by the visitor on Sep 24, 2026* ## Where is Izawa Yeouido Direct Store, and what are its hours? - ⏱️ Hours 11:00-15:00, 17:00-21:00 - 🚇 Transit 1 minute walk from Yeouido Station Exit 5 - 🚘 Parking 1 hour free at the building's ground-floor lot - 📍 Location 2F Yeouido Jonghap Sangga, 42 Yeouinaru-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea Today's post is about a visit to Izawa Yeouido Direct Store, a well-loved gyukatsu spot in Yeouido. ### The exterior on the 2nd floor of Yeouido Jonghap Sangga ![Exterior of Izawa Yeouido Direct Store on the 2nd floor of Yeouido Jonghap Sangga](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-01-1mgfh-900.webp) Izawa sits on the 2nd floor of Yeouido Jonghap Sangga, the building right in front of Yeouido Station Exit 5. Accessibility, top tier! Weekday lunches can have a wait, and the whole party needs to be present before you're seated, so keep that in mind. I went straight after work, and while there wasn't a wait, the place was pretty packed inside. ## Inside Izawa: window seats made for solo diners ![Inside Izawa with 2-seat and 4-person tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-02-1i7vb-900.webp) There's quite a lot of seating inside. Mostly made up of 2-seat and 4-person tables. ![Dedicated solo dining seats by the window at Izawa](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-03-tbl34-900.webp) ![Window solo seat with a view of Yeouido](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-04-19z1g-900.webp) There are also seats like this dedicated to solo dining, and being right by the window meant I got a view of Yeouido, which was nice haha. TMI: I was sitting there thinking, ah peaceful, everyone's off work now, when suddenly smoke appeared and fire trucks showed up and I was so confused... Turns out there was a fire at Yeouido Station Exit 5 that day. ![Mini charcoal grill served with the gyukatsu order](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-05-1b3x9-900.webp) Order the gyukatsu and they'll bring you a mini charcoal grill. ## Gyukatsu set with sirloin, 18,000 won ![Full spread of Izawa's gyukatsu set with sirloin](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-06-byxcc-900.webp) Gyukatsu set (sirloin), ₩18,000 — a beef katsu made from carefully selected fresh beef, a menu item you can grill to your own liking on the mini charcoal grill. The set includes cabbage salad, pickled side dishes, and miso soup. ![A generous plate of sirloin gyukatsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-07-ldik9-1200.webp) As you can see, the portion of meat is generous! Plus: I don't usually eat cabbage salad, but the dressing here wasn't a heavy yogurt dressing, so the salad was actually tasty and I finished the whole thing. ![Close-up of the red-toned cut surface of sirloin gyukatsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-08-6yuk5-900.webp) The color of the meat is seriously so holy 💗 Made from sirloin, so the flavor of the gyukatsu was obviously guaranteed, and it was every bit as tender as it looked. The batter was crisp just the right amount too, giving it a really great texture. ![Thickly sliced cross-section of the gyukatsu](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-09-w297v-900.webp) The thickness was just right too — not too thin, and I felt it was perfect for trapping in the juices. ![Gyukatsu grilling on the mini charcoal grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-10-157il-900.webp) ### How the mini charcoal grill works at Izawa The best part of gyukatsu 😆 Grilling it myself on the charcoal grill meant I could keep eating it warm the whole way through. The staff were sharp too, keeping an eagle eye (?) on things — whenever the fire went out, they came over and relit it before I even had to say anything. ![Gyukatsu and side dishes grilling on the charcoal grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-11-1hyzi-900.webp) ### Four dipping sauces: salt and wasabi were the picks You get two sauces, plus diced radish kimchi and other accompaniments, four items in total to pair with the meat. ![Two sauces plus diced radish kimchi and other accompaniments, four in total](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-12-bytfz-900.webp) But maybe because the meat itself was so good, I ended up liking it best just dipped in salt, or with a wasabi and salt combo. ![A piece of gyukatsu dipped in salt and wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-13-1bt6t-900.webp) ## Momil M cold soba, 9,500 won, and a huge portion for the price Momil M (cold soba), ₩9,500 — I somehow hadn't eaten soba once all summer, so I finally ordered it here at Izawa, a bit late in the season, and the portion for the price is huge...! ![Izawa's momil M size cold soba set](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-14-1wfgw-900.webp) The noodles came out thicker than I expected, which actually gave them a nice texture too :) ![Close-up of the thick noodles in the momil soba](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-15-1t19c-900.webp) ![A bowl served with only ice for the soba dipping broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa-16-10rx7-900.webp) Another nice touch: they give you a bowl with just ice so you can pour the broth yourself 🤍 Thanks to that I got to enjoy it cold all the way to the last bite. Warm gyukatsu + cold soba combo, top tier 💓 The soba's flavor had this savory umami running through it, so delicious! I'm usually the type to dump in so much wasabi you can't tell if it's soba or wasabi soup, but here it was delicious even eaten plain! ## Is Izawa Yeouido worth it after work? Final verdict Izawa, the gyukatsu spot in Yeouido that's worth the wait — great accessibility, friendly staff, and top-tier food, so I'd definitely recommend it. When you're craving meat and Japanese food at the same time, this is the place! ## Where it is - Izawa Yeouido Direct Store (이자와 여의도직영점) - 42 Yeouinaru-ro, 203-204, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 영등포구 여의나루로 42 203호, 204호 이자와 - 37.5214704, 126.9249738 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%90%EC%99%80%20%EC%97%AC%EC%9D%98%EB%8F%84%EC%A7%81%EC%98%81%EC%A0%90/@37.5214704,126.9249738,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@first-bite-gyeonggi-2/yeouido-gyukatsu-window-solo-seat-izawa/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt