# Euljiro bar for umami oil pasta and highballs: Hey Jinny - By Haejin (https://superchart.com/en/@last-round-seoul/) - Written Sep 10, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Jung-gu, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@last-round-seoul/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@last-round-seoul/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/index.md) ## In short Hey Jinny is a cooking bar in Jung-gu, Seoul, for wine and highballs with shareable dishes. We had the 21,000-won Osaka Nibo Ale Oil Pasta and 18,000-won fish-fragrant eggplant while taking our time catching up. Verdict: the intensely umami pasta is a must-order. ## Good to know - **Location**: 117 m from Exit 10 of Euljiro 3-ga Station - **Parking**: J-Mecro Tower underground paid parking recommended; ₩1,000 for the first 10 minutes, then ₩1,000 per additional 10 minutes, maximum ₩1,000 - **Hours**: Tue–Fri 17:00–24:00 / Sat–Sun 15:00–24:00 - **Last order**: 23:30 - **Closed**: Every Monday - **Seating**: About 6–7 tables - **Dinner policy**: One alcoholic drink per person required - **Osaka Nibo Ale Oil Pasta**: ₩21,000 - **Fish-fragrant eggplant**: ₩18,000 *as written by the visitor on Sep 10, 2026* ![Signature photo of Hey Jinny wine bar in Euljiro](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-01-1sydm-1200.webp) ## Hey Jinny, a great Euljiro spot for wine or highballs I've been going to Euljiro pretty often lately, so my list of good places just keeps growing... If you're looking for a bar in Euljiro where you can casually have a glass of wine or a highball, I really want to recommend Hey Jinny (을지로 헤이지니)! The reviews were so good that I got curious, made a reservation in advance, and went haha. It has Euljiro's signature hip feel, but it is also perfect for a casual drink of wine or highballs on a date or with friends!! And because the lighting is dim without the place being loud, I totally recommend it for a blind date in Euljiro!!! There was actually a blind date happening at another table when I visited... ![Calm interior atmosphere at Hey Jinny in Euljiro](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-02-kwcqb-900.webp) And the food here is seriously delicious.... The Osaka Nibo Ale Oil Pasta is an absolute must!!! An explosion of umami—so good. ![Osaka Nibo Ale Oil Pasta at Hey Jinny](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-03-swi6q-900.webp) The fish-fragrant eggplant was also tastier than what I've had at plenty of Chinese restaurants... Hey Jinny is such a genuinely great spot that I'm already curious about the other dishes and think I'll be back ⭐️ ## Hey Jinny location, parking, and hours Hey Jinny is just 117 m from Exit 10 of Euljiro 3-ga Station, so it is incredibly easy to get to haha. - J-Mecro Tower underground paid parking is recommended - ₩1,000 for the first 10 minutes - ₩1,000 for each additional 10 minutes, maximum ₩1,000 - Tuesday–Friday, 17:00–24:00 - Saturday–Sunday, 15:00–24:00 - Last order at 23:30 - Closed every Monday ![Entrance to Hey Jinny in Euljiro](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-04-19ytp-900.webp) Here is the entrance!! I'd only ever passed by and looked at it before, but I finally made it here ㅠㅠ Just head up the stairs haha. It is not a huge place—around six or seven tables, maybe? Most people were couples on dates, though there were also groups hanging out haha. ![Table area inside Hey Jinny](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-05-tf2he-900.webp) ![Interior seating atmosphere at Hey Jinny](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-06-166ld-630.webp) ![Western food menu at Hey Jinny](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-07-dildx-630.webp) Most of the menu is Western food: steak, pasta, gambas, risotto, and more! There was also a wide range of drinks, including highballs, wine, whisky, Jinro, soju, and beer. During dinner, one alcoholic drink per person is required! The fish-fragrant eggplant looks insane. We ordered: ✔️ Osaka Nibo Ale Oil Pasta ✔️ Fish-fragrant eggplant ✔️ Peach highball ✔️ Earl Grey highball ![Order of oil pasta and fish-fragrant eggplant](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-08-e3z2b-900.webp) ![Peach and Earl Grey highballs](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-09-13m3p-900.webp) ## Highballs that were not just sweet Peach and Earl Grey highballs!! I don't really like highballs that are only sweet and packed with fizz, but these were not that style, which I loved haha. Clean through and through. ![Clean-tasting Earl Grey highball](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-10-1aele-900.webp) I got the Earl Grey and my friend got the peach highball, and the Earl Grey was insanely good. It was nicely sweet, tasted like an actual drink, and finished clean~~ My friend said the peach one was sweet and delicious too haha 🍑 ## Oil pasta with anchovies, shrimp, and white pollock roe > Osaka Nibo Ale Oil Pasta (₩21,000) ![A plate of Osaka Nibo Ale Oil Pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-11-13w7s-900.webp) This pasta recreates in Euljiro a flavor the restaurant fell for in an Osaka back alley, combining anchovies, shrimp, and white pollock roe to bring out oceanic umami. It is a flavor that is hard to find elsewhere, so ⭐️please order it⭐️. Think of it as one big bundle of umami haha. ![Anchovy, shrimp, and white pollock roe oil pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-12-tf6av-900.webp) ![Umami-rich oil pasta](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-13-12pvu-900.webp) You mix the anchovies, shrimp, and white pollock roe together before eating. The smell was a little like Shrimp Crackers haha. ![Oil pasta with ingredients mixed together](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-14-aosag-900.webp) ![Pasta with anchovies and dried shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-15-1a8ia-900.webp) I loved the bite from the anchovies and dried shrimp... ![Savory-salty oil pasta detail](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-16-xp49b-900.webp) ![Oil pasta with seafood flavor](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-17-1zqoh-900.webp) So savory-salty. ![Oil pasta served as a highball snack](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-18-cie4o-900.webp) It had the clean flavor unique to oil pasta, plus a salty, deep flavor from the seafood, so it was great with wine or highballs haha. ![Oil pasta that pairs well with wine](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-19-x4vlp-900.webp) My friend and I kept exclaiming over it as we ate... I can't believe there was a hidden gem like this... We had it with highballs this time, but it would probably have been even better with wine ㅠㅠ The pasta is the real deal. ## Crispy fish-fragrant eggplant with a bright sansho kick > Fish-fragrant eggplant (₩18,000) A sansho pepper kick! Crispy fish-fragrant eggplant. It has an addictive flavor with the scent of sansho pepper popping up. ![Fish-fragrant eggplant with sansho pepper](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-20-w0z1q-900.webp) I tend to order fish-fragrant eggplant whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant or lamb-skewer place, and this was the best one I've had recently. ![A plate of crispy fish-fragrant eggplant](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-21-1n912-900.webp) The sauce was like kkanpunggi, Korean-style spicy fried chicken haha. The subtle fragrance of sansho pepper came through, adding so much umami 👏🏻 ![Fish-fragrant eggplant with kkanpunggi-style sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-22-1x57x-900.webp) ![Fish-fragrant eggplant with a crispy-outside, tender-inside texture](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-23-91pvg-900.webp) The eggplant was cut into easy-to-eat pieces and fried so well—crispy outside and tender inside—that it melted in your mouth like cotton candy... ![Sweet and salty fish-fragrant eggplant as drinking food](https://img.superchart.com/images/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta-24-1x6n9-900.webp) It was sweet, salty, and a little spicy too, making it perfect drinking food haha. I think it would be a perfect match with beer. It has been a while since I found a wine bar this serious about its food... The prices are so reasonable that I think I'll visit again. The oil pasta was intensely umami-rich and great as both a meal and a drinking dish, while the fish-fragrant eggplant had a crispy texture plus that sansho fragrance—perfect with drinks! With the peach and Earl Grey highballs too, it made for an evening where we could set the mood and talk slowly haha. ## Where it is - Hey Jinny (을지로 헤이지니) (을지로 헤이지니) - 7 Euljiro 12-gil, 2F, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 중구 을지로12길 7 2층) - 서울특별시 중구 을지로12길 7 2층 을지로 헤이지니 - 37.5658766, 126.991305 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9D%84%EC%A7%80%EB%A1%9C%20%ED%97%A4%EC%9D%B4%EC%A7%80%EB%8B%88/@37.5658766,126.991305,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@last-round-seoul/euljiro-haejini-niboshi-oil-pasta/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt