Samseong-dong Korean restaurant with 2-hour parking pass: Obongjip

Took the family along and got a record-breaking compliment out of this trip to Obongjip Samseong Branch. With prices these days, a ₩62,000 set works out to about ₩15,000 a head — and that's not some cheap filler, that's a hearty meal of pricey pan-fired octopus stir-fry, obong bossam, and jaengban makguksu (chilled buckwheat noodles on a tray).

In the middle of Gangnam, where land prices are famously insane, is this price and this spread even legal? ^^ Great value, huge portions, so so tasty — no reason not to go. I want every single person in Samseong-dong to have eaten here at least once 🙏🙏

Obongjip Samseong Branch location and hours

• 📍 Location: 62 Teheran-ro 81-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (5-min walk from Samseong Jungang Station Exit 5)
• ⏰ Hours: 11:00–22:00 (open daily / weekday break 2:30–5, weekend break 3–4)
• 🚗 Parking: Samseong-dong First Parking Tower

Where to park near Obongjip if you drive

There are two parking lots right next to each other near Obongjip Samseong — the Samseong-dong vacant-lot lot and the Samseong-dong First Parking Tower. Both are a 1-minute walk from Obongjip Samseong.

But the vacant-lot lot is a bit cheaper.

🅿️ Samseong-dong vacant-lot car park rates

• 30 min: ₩2,600
• 60 min (1 hour): ₩6,500
• 120 min (2 hours): ₩14,300
• 240 min (4 hours): ₩29,900

🅿️ Samseong-dong First Parking Tower rates

• Base rate: ₩4,000 per 30 min (₩8,000 for 1 hour)
• Kakao T Parking Pass: ₩4,000 per 30 min
• Daily max: ₩60,000 (midnight to midnight)

We used the Moduui Juchajang app to buy a 2-hour pass at the Samseong-dong vacant-lot lot ^^

Obongjip Samseong Branch menu and prices

👑 Main dishes

• Nakji Obong Special (octopus stir-fry for 2 + small bossam + jaengban makguksu) ₩62,000
• Squid Obong Special (squid stir-fry for 2 + small bossam + jaengban makguksu) ₩62,000
• Maesaengi Yeonpo Bossam (seaweed soup + small bossam + porridge + kalguksu noodles) ₩59,000
• Gabri Suyuk Hotpot ₩34,000
• Maesaengi Yeonpo Soup / Spicy Octopus Hotpot each ₩32,000
• Obong Bossam Small ₩33,000 / Medium ₩38,000 / Large ₩44,000
• Extra bossam meat ₩15,000 | Extra bossam kimchi ₩6,000 | Extra garlic sauce ₩2,000

🥢 Lunch special (11:00–15:00, weekdays only)

• Pan-fired octopus stir-fry / mild spicy version / octopus-pork mix / squid stir-fry / squid-pork mix ₩14,000 ➡️ ₩13,000 (min. 2 people)
• Pan-fired pork belly stir-fry ₩11,000 (min. 2 people)
• Bossam set ₩12,000 ➡️ ₩11,000 (single order OK)

🍚 Single-serving meals

• Pan-fired octopus stir-fry / mild spicy version / octopus-pork mix / knife-cut octopus / squid stir-fry / squid-pork mix ₩14,000 (min. 2 people)
• Pan-fired pork belly stir-fry ₩12,000 (min. 2 people)
• Bossam set ₩12,000 (single order OK)
• Clam kalguksu ₩10,000 (min. 2 people)
• Jaengban makguksu ₩9,000

🍺 Drinking snacks and noodle add-ons

• Blanched cuttlefish ₩25,000
• Obong clam soup / tofu kimchi each ₩22,000
• Chewy pressed pork / mung bean pancake / kimchi or chive pancake each ₩15,000
• King dumplings (meat/kimchi/half-half, 4 pcs) ₩6,000, steamed egg ₩5,000
• ➕ Add-ons: rice balls/fried rice, porridge noodles, thin noodles/kalguksu noodles each ₩3,000, rice bowl ₩1,000

🍶 Alcohol and soft drinks

• Soju / beer / Jangsu makgeolli / Jipyeong makgeolli each ₩6,000
• Cheongha ₩7,000 | Byeolbit Cheongha ₩8,000
• Hwayo / Ilpum Jinro ₩28,000
• Tonic water ₩3,000 | Soft drinks ₩2,000

The prices were already absurdly good and the lunch special knocks off another thousand won each ^^

Easy to find since it's on the main street, not tucked in an alley. Early on a weekend and Obongjip Samseong was already packed with customers ^^

Interior is spacious, tables well spaced out. We got there early and grabbed a window seat ^^

There's also a separate room for group dinners or family gatherings.

Is the 62,000-won Obong Special enough for four?

Honestly, even while ordering I had my doubts. Obongjip Samseong's signature Obong Special (₩62,000) is advertised as enough to fill 3–4 people — with today's prices, that spread sounds impossible.

Split four ways, that's a ridiculous ₩15,000-ish per person... and yet, seriously, ₩62,000 really does get you a table piled full with three dishes — pan-fired octopus stir-fry, obong bossam, and jaengban makguksu ^^

All three came in massive portions, and the four of us genuinely stuffed ourselves. We figured we'd order more if it wasn't enough, but ended up adding just one fried rice and calling it done! Did the quality suffer at all? NO NO! Every single ingredient was so fresh.

The banchan spread at Obongjip

As soon as we sat down, a full tray of banchan (side dishes) was laid out. Anything you run out of, you can grab more from the self-serve bar.

Wait, so if dinner doesn't get free rice refills, that means lunch does? That's insane value!!!

Flame-fired octopus stir-fry: the savoury star

Plump, springy octopus piled generously, not overly spicy, with a gentle smoky char and a sauce that clings to every bite with explosive umami ^^

Best part — you can choose your spice level!!

Two whole large octopuses in there, and the staff cut it up carefully for us. The octopus was so tender and soft, you barely had to chew ㅎ

Delicious eaten plain, delicious wrapped with bean sprouts and various vegetables too.

And especially!!!!! When you toss the leftover sauce with sesame oil and seaweed flakes and fry it into rice, it's a total rice thief. Ask and they'll bring rice and carefully fry it up in the leftover sauce for you ^^ That last fried rice is a delicacy among delicacies, but I was so full I could only manage one bite ㅜ

Top it with cool white kimchi and it's ridiculously good!!

Obong bossam: how moist the pork is

Look at the color on that bossam kimchi? Visually impossible not to taste good.

The bossam pork itself is glossy and so moist it looks like it'd bead with dew if you touched it with chopsticks ㅎ The bossam kimchi was cut into neat, easy bites — pair it with the moist pork and every mouthful is moist + soft + nutty, just excellent!! ^^

No off flavor at all, boiled soft and moist — pairs perfectly with the bossam kimchi and radish strips ^^

Jaengban makguksu: sweet, tangy and salty

The makguksu (chilled buckwheat noodles) portion is also massive ㅎ Crunchy vegetables tossed generously with a secret sauce.

Tip: toss the noodles in the sauce first, and once the noodles are well coated, mix in the vegetables at the very end so it doesn't spill off the plate ^^

The sauce is nicely sweet-tangy-salty, loaded generously with crunchy vegetables — wrap it with the moist bossam pork and it's absolutely delicious.

Why Obongjip is a popular work-dinner spot near Samseong Station and COEX

I raved about it so much that the friend I went with mentioned she'd already been here with coworkers? ㅎ Apparently it's a go-to spot for her office dinners! Wait, how could you keep such a good place to yourself and not tell me about it ㅋㅋ

The place is spacious and clean, seating up to 75 people, plus a 15-seat private room — perfect for office dinners, engagement gatherings, or club meetups for anyone working near Samseong-dong or COEX. And at lunch there's even the free rice-and-banchan-refill lunch special! No wonder it's so popular ^^

Verdict: would I go back to Obongjip Samseong Branch?

Yes!! Yes!!!! Absolutely yes!!!!

I'm known for being a hardcore value-for-money person, and this place is an automatic repeat visit, regular-status kind of good ^^ In the pricey Samseong Station, Samseong-dong, COEX area, this is a wallet-friendly place where you can eat your fill without money worries.

Every single dish had that deep umami flavor and was genuinely delicious, and above all the staff were always smiling and so kind. In the middle of Gangnam where parking can cost more than the meal, even the parking here is affordable~!!!!! ㅋ If you're ever in the area, definitely stop by. Franchises aren't all equal — experience counts ^^