Outdoor jjukkumi tables near Sangbong Station: Joajukne Jjukkumi

The evening air has gotten a bit cooler lately, which makes it perfect weather to wander around after work looking for something good to eat!

Especially since outdoor-seating season is back at Sangbong, I've got to enjoy it while I can~

I was craving something spicy, so I picked Joajukne Jjukkumi. It's a place I've always been curious about since it's always packed whenever I pass through the Sangbong food alley, and honestly, I'm a regular there too! This weather is perfect for it for about a month, so here's today's review~!

Joajukne Jjukkumi's location and hours

17 Bongujae-ro 37-gil, Jungnang-gu, Seoul

• Mon 11:00 - 23:00
• Tue 16:00 - 24:00
• Wed-Sun 11:00 - 24:00
• Break time weekdays 14:00 - 16:00
• Break time Sat-Sun 14:30 - 16:00

It was easy to find, about a 3-minute walk from Sangbong Station Exit 3. If you're searching for jjukkumi near Sangbong Station, the accessibility here is a solid start.

The exterior, interior, and outdoor-seating vibe

There's a big sign done in white tones, so it really stands out. The font on the sign is so cute that anyone living nearby couldn't possibly miss it lol

I got there a little after 10pm and, as expected, it was crowded. With the cool weather that night, everyone seemed to prefer the outdoor tables! Just so you know, the outdoor seating closes at midnight~!

The inside was bigger than it looked from outside, and thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows, it didn't feel cramped at all.

There's a self-serve bar on one side, so you can easily grab whatever side dishes you need.

For a jjukkumi place, the clean white-toned interior gives it a really tidy feel. Great spot whether you're after jjukkumi in Sangbong-dong or looking for a date spot!

How to pick from the menu

The menu is centered on jjukkumi (spicy octopus), so choosing wasn't complicated.

You can order a single item or go for a set that includes sari (add-ins) and sungnyung (scorched rice water). We ordered jjukkumi-samgyeopsal and added rice cake sari on top. The portion was quite filling for two.

It comes packed with pork belly and jjukkumi, and you can add all kinds of sari depending on your taste. There's also a set with unlimited sari, so if you're really hungry, that set might be the better call.

How's the jjukkumi-samgyeopsal? Time to eat

The basic side dishes were pickled radish, vegetables, flying fish roe, sauce, and cold cucumber soup.

This cold soup is crucial because it keeps putting out the fire in your mouth.

A staff member cooked it right at our table until it was ready to eat, so we could just chat comfortably while waiting, and they also showed us how to eat it, which was nice.

The finished jjukkumi-samgyeopsal looked hearty from the get-go. Even after cooking, the octopus pieces stayed pretty big and kept that springy texture.

The sauce is spicy-sweet, but the heat builds the more you eat, so by the middle I was going 'ssap-ssap' catching my breath lol. Still, it wasn't just punishingly spicy — my chopsticks kept going back for more.

Adding rice cake and glass noodle sari is a must

The added rice cake sari had a chewy texture that soaked up the sauce deeply and was delicious, and the glass noodle sari also soaked up plenty of sauce and was pretty tasty.

The combination of the spicy sauce and the chewy noodles worked especially well together. Just note that the noodles soak up more sauce, so they end up spicier.

The flying fish roe wrap is a hidden gem

And the flying fish roe turned out to be a surprisingly great touch. Putting pickled radish on a perilla leaf, then piling on jjukkumi, pork belly, mayo sauce, and flying fish roe added a popping texture that made it even tastier.

Eating it as a wrap when it gets too spicy makes it a lot gentler, so I kept wrapping more.

Choose one of three desserts

You even get to choose a dessert. The options are hangover-relief jelly, ice cream, or a digestive aid — pick one.

I picked the ice cream, and after all that spicy food, the cold, sweet taste hit so well. Funny enough, out of everything I ate that day, that final scoop of ice cream stuck with me the most.

There's also a fried rice coupon through a Naver event if you search for Joajukne Jjukkumi!

Final thoughts

I went looking for jjukkumi near Sangbong, and the portion of octopus was generous with a variety of sari combinations, so it was easy to eat until full.

I especially felt good about adding the rice cake and glass noodle sari, and topping it off with flying fish roe made the meal even more fun.

It's popular enough that there can be a wait, so you might have to hold on a bit during peak times, but it's a great place to soak up the outdoor-seating vibe of the food alley while eating something spicy with a drink.

If you're out looking for jjukkumi near Sangbong Station or in Sangbong-dong, trying this kind of combo isn't a bad idea haha. Eating something spicy really does wash all the stress away!!