Seoul izakaya bar with sashimi two pieces per type: Momiji Seolleung
In short
Momiji Seolleung Branch (모미지 선릉점) is an izakaya bar with all-private-room seating on the 3rd floor at 43 Samseong-ro 85-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Two people visited on a weekday evening with a 6:30 pm reservation and ordered in stages — seasonal assorted sashimi (small), yukhoe maki (raw beef roll) half order, and clams steamed in sake — and the sashimi came two pieces per type, so it split evenly between two. For a quiet drink and a long talk near Seolleung Station, the private rooms at Momiji Seolleung Branch are the main draw.
Good to know
- Location
- 43 Samseong-ro 85-gil, 3rd floor, Unit 1, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
- Seating
- All private rooms; the room used had its own air conditioner (no window)
- Visit
- Weekday evening, 6:30 pm reservation, party of 2
- Order
- Seasonal assorted sashimi (small) → yukhoe maki half order (6 pieces) → clams steamed in sake
- Parking
- No dedicated lot; nearby paid lots such as Seonjeongneung Public Parking Lot
as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026
I had an evening plan with a friend near Seolleung, so we went to Momiji Seolleung Branch.
Since it was a weekday evening, we booked a 6:30 reservation ahead of time. One reason I picked this place was that it isn't just partly divided into rooms — every single seat is a private room. Since we planned to drink and talk just the two of us, a space like this felt more comfortable than a crowded open hall.
That night we started with the seasonal assorted sashimi, added yukhoe maki (raw beef rolls), and after a good amount of drinking, finished up with clam sake-steamed soup before heading out.
Why Momiji Seolleung's private rooms suit two people
Momiji Seolleung Branch is located at 43 Samseong-ro 85-gil, 3rd floor, Unit 1, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
The most notable feature is definitely that every seat is a private room. The room I was in even had its own separate air conditioner, so I could control the temperature myself. On the other hand, there was no window in the room I sat in — if that matters to you, it's worth checking when you reserve. For anyone like us who wants to drink and chat as a duo, or who prefers a space separated from other tables, the all-private-room setup is a detail that really stuck with me.
Where to park near Momiji Seolleung
If you're driving, you'll need to use a nearby paid parking lot.
The closest option is the Seonjeongneung Public Parking Lot. My office is nearby, so I walked over that day instead of driving, and didn't actually use that lot myself — but if you're coming by car, it'd be smart to check the parking situation before heading over for dinner.
What two people ordered at Momiji Seolleung
We didn't order all three dishes right from the start. We began slowly with sashimi and added things one at a time as we ate.
Seasonal assorted sashimi (small): two pieces of each type
The first dish was the seasonal assorted sashimi small.
What was great about eating this as two people was that the sashimi came out with two pieces per type. With two pieces of each kind, we could each take one piece, making it easy to split all the different varieties evenly.
When two people eat sashimi together, it can get awkward when only one piece of something shows up — but that wasn't an issue here. We slowly started in on the plate of sashimi with some soju and beer.
Yukhoe maki half order: 6 pieces of raw beef roll
While we were still working on the sashimi, we added the yukhoe maki half order.
The half order came with a total of 6 pieces — exactly 3 each for the two of us. Combined with the sashimi, which we'd already split one piece per type, and now the yukhoe maki splitting evenly at 3 each, this was a genuinely convenient menu combo for two people to share.
We were already mid-sashimi when we moved on to the half order.
Finishing with clams steamed in sake
The clam sake-steamed soup wasn't something we ordered from the start.
After the sashimi and the yukhoe maki, and with more drinking in between, we ended up craving something warm and soupy toward the end. That's when we added the clam sake-steamed soup. It felt less like another main dish for drinking and more like a warm broth to close out the night.
So the order we ate in that night was: seasonal assorted sashimi → yukhoe maki half → clam sake-steamed soup. Rather than laying out several dishes at once from the start, adding one at a time as we went made it easy on us as a pair.
What stood out on a visit for two
Food aside, the all-private-room layout at Momiji Seolleung Branch was definitely the defining feature.
Being able to drink and talk just the two of us inside a room, with its own air conditioner, gave a noticeably different feel from an open-hall izakaya. Worth knowing before you go: the room I was in had no window, and if you're driving, you'll need a nearby paid lot rather than dedicated parking. As for the food, with two people we could split sashimi one piece each and yukhoe maki three each, and it flowed naturally into the clam sake-steamed soup at the end. If you're looking for an all-private-room izakaya near Seolleung for a quiet drink and conversation for two, these are the details worth weighing.
Momiji Seolleung in one line
An izakaya near Seolleung where we reserved a weekday 6:30 pm slot, split sashimi and yukhoe maki in a private room for two, and wrapped up with clam sake-steamed soup.
Where it is
43 Samseong-ro 85-gil, 3rd floor, Unit 1, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 강남구 삼성로85길 43 3층 1호
