Guro, Seoul date bar for ₩7,000 shredded dried pollack: Eulji Pocha

Eulji Pocha Guro Digital Complex Branch (을지포차 구로디지털점)

• 📍Location: 1st floor, 12 Dijiteol-ro 32na-gil, Guro-gu, Seoul
• ⏰Hours: 17:00 – 06:00 the next day
• Last order: 05:00

Today I'm introducing the most fun bar in Gudi (Guro Digital Complex area). I went in with zero expectations, but the vibe was great and, above all, the place was just so much fun. The food is excellent too, so if you're looking for a Gudi date bar, go to Eulji Pocha Guro Digital Complex Branch, no question! Recommendation first, and I'll go through the reasons one by one.

Where to find Eulji Pocha Guro Digital Complex Branch

It's easy to reach from Guro Digital Complex Station! With a blue sign and a ground-floor entrance, this Gudi bar was easy to spot.

Inside Eulji Pocha: is it good for talking?

It's an indoor pocha (Korean street-tent-style pub), so the air conditioning is blasting, and the tables aren't crammed together, which makes conversation easy. Step inside and it really has that Gudi pocha feel. An indoor pocha with strong AC? Honestly, I like it.

And no cramped tables! This is a huge factor when I look for a good bar, because if the tables are too close you can't talk, right? It matters so much to me that I'd call this a great Gudi bar for conversation.

What can you do with Eulji Pocha coins?

You get coins based on your order amount, and also for writing an Instagram story review. With them you can play claw machines, take photo booth pictures, and get ice cream, snacks, dalgona (Korean honeycomb candy) and cotton candy making for free. Such a fun bar...

Photo booth costs 4 coins; go black-and-white

The Eulji Pocha photo booth (Life4Cuts, a four-frame photo strip) takes 4 coins 📸 I recommend shooting in black and white. A really good Gudi date bar, and it solves the question of what to do in Gudi too.

Claw machines take 1 or 2 coins

(Top) the 1-coin claw machine, (bottom) the 2-coin claw machine. I'm not even into claw machines, but just watching other people play was fun haha. It had nothing to do with me, and yet I was so... jealous 😭

Big-screen table game event

Besides coins, there are other events going on. You enter your table number and play a game on the big screen, and the last table standing gets to have a claw machine opened and take 2 prizes. Our table got knocked out first, haha, but the atmosphere was really fun at this Gudi bar.

There's a prize for the best crowd response too, so definitely cheer a lot. Pro tip!

Eulji Pocha menu and what we ordered

This day we ordered the two-plus yukhoe (투쁠육회, beef tartare) for ₩27,000 and shredded meoktae (채썰은먹태, dried pollack) for ₩7,000. The menu is wide, but since Eulji Pocha was our second round in Gudi, I couldn't try the signature chicken feet.

• ✔️Two-plus yukhoe ₩27,000
• ✔️Shredded meoktae ₩7,000

The complimentary side is old-school snacks

The complimentary side was old-school snacks, which I love. I munched on them while ordering and then went off to have fun with the coins I got!

Two-plus yukhoe: still good on a full stomach?

The two-plus yukhoe (₩27,000) was better than expected even though we were already full from the first round. Honestly I wondered if I could get it down, but it was seriously top-notch. Other tables seemed to be eating the signature chicken feet a lot, but even full, this was beyond my expectations.

A pocha is pretty far from a fancy bar, right? But it was great whether I broke the yolk and ate it, or mixed it with that mysterious white sauce (black sesame based?).

• ✔️Don't like chicken feet
• ✔️Coming for a second round in Gudi
• ✔️Already full
• ➡️Order the two-plus yukhoe, no question

And even if none of that applies, just order it!!! It was really delicious, a must-eat at this Gudi bar.

Shredded meoktae for ₩7,000: a good side?

The shredded meoktae (₩7,000) is a sweet-and-salty, umami-rich snack with no fishy taste, so I recommend it as a side. One bite and I thought, this is good too? This place is great for food, and the other dishes must be good as well.

• No fishy taste
• Umami
• Sweet and salty

If you're torn about a side dish, definitely order it!

Is Eulji Pocha Guro Digital Complex Branch worth going back to?

Overall the food was top-notch and the atmosphere was really fun, so this is a Gudi bar I'd genuinely go back to. If you're looking for a Gudi date bar, go! With so much to do, I lost track of time.