Eel rice bowl restaurant in Yongsan for a weekend date lunch: Una
In short
Una Yongsan Main Branch is a Japanese restaurant specialising in Nagoya-style eel rice bowls (hitsumabushi) on the 2nd floor of Episode Yongsan 241, near Sinyongsan Station in Yongsan, Seoul. On a return visit for a weekend date with his girlfriend, the writer ordered two small hitsumabushi and a Coke for 67,000 won, and the calm black-toned interior and green tea ice cream for dessert made the second visit just as satisfying as the first. For a date lunch in Yongsan, Una Yongsan Main Branch's hitsumabushi is an easy recommendation.
Good to know
- Location
- 2F, Episode Yongsan 241, 37 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
- Hours
- Daily 11:30–22:00 (break time 15:00–17:00, last order 21:00)
- Reservations
- Bookable on Naver; tables in the main hall and private rooms both available
- Parking
- 1 hour free in the building's underground car park
- Ordering
- Tablet kiosk at your table
- Hitsumabushi
- Small ₩32,000 / regular ₩42,000 / special ₩58,000
- Other rice bowls
- Mentaiko (pollock roe) hitsumabushi ₩52,000, torimabushi (chicken) ₩29,000, meromabushi (mero fish) ₩42,000
- This order
- 2 small hitsumabushi ₩64,000 + Coca-Cola ₩3,000 = ₩67,000
- Price reference
- ₩32,000 ≈ $23.5 · ₩42,000 ≈ $31 · ₩58,000 ≈ $43 (2026-10-01)
as written by the visitor on Oct 1, 2026
Why Una Yongsan Main Branch for a weekend date lunch in Yongsan
Una Yongsan Main Branch is a Yongsan eel rice bowl restaurant that my girlfriend and I came back to. We met up in Yongsan for a weekend date, had lunch at Una Yongsan Main Branch, and then had a great time wandering around Yongsan I'Park Mall.
Una Yongsan Main Branch: location, hours, parking and reservations
Una Yongsan Main Branch is at 2F, Episode Yongsan 241, 37 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (the lot-number address is 100 Hangang-ro 3-ga, Yongsan-gu, Seoul). It is open daily 11:30–22:00, with a break from 15:00 to 17:00 and last order at 21:00.
You can book Una Yongsan Main Branch through Naver reservation. Both hall and private room bookings are available, and if you're coming on a date with someone special, I recommend the private room. It's lovely and private, haha.
For parking, the building's underground car park covers 1 hour.
What is the interior of Una Yongsan Main Branch like for a date?
At Una Yongsan Main Branch you walk in from the entrance following the lights along a path, and this part is really pretty. Along the side wall you can watch the eel being grilled and the rice bowls being put together. (Which only made me hungrier, ugh T_T)
The interior of Una Yongsan Main Branch is done in black: calm, upscale and clean. It's a private dining room through and through.
Una Yongsan Main Branch isn't just a great Yongsan eel rice bowl restaurant for its taste. The atmosphere inside is so good that it's a top pick for couples looking for a date spot.
Una Yongsan Main Branch menu, prices and how to order
At Una Yongsan Main Branch you pick and order your food from a kiosk at your table.
The signature dish is hitsumabushi, a modern take on the Nagoya style, and it's the one I recommend most!!! Each rice bowl comes in 3 sizes.
- Hitsumabushi (Nagoya-style eel rice bowl) ₩42,000
- Hitsumabushi (small) ₩32,000
- Hitsumabushi (special) ₩58,000
- Mentaiko (pollock roe) hitsumabushi ₩52,000
- Torimabushi (charcoal-grilled chicken rice bowl) ₩29,000
- Meromabushi (grilled Chilean sea bass rice bowl) ₩42,000
This day my girlfriend and I ordered 2 small hitsumabushi at ₩64,000 and 1 Coca-Cola at ₩3,000, ₩67,000 in total.
Two small hitsumabushi: how do they taste and how big are they?
The small hitsumabushi that my girlfriend and I had at Una Yongsan Main Branch is a light size, so I'd recommend it to anyone with a small appetite.
It's a very neat, refined Nagoya-style eel rice bowl, and the aroma is seriously amazing. The seasoning is spot on, the eel is tender and tastes great, and it's the kind of eel bowl at Una Yongsan Main Branch that restores your energy.
My girlfriend and I enjoyed the hitsumabushi (eel rice bowl) so much. On this return visit the taste and service were as consistent as ever, with no complaints at all, haha.
For hitsumabushi in Yongsan, it's right here: Una Yongsan Main Branch, the Yongsan date spot!
Verdict: is it a Yongsan date restaurant worth recommending?
If you're looking for a date restaurant in Yongsan, I recommend the hitsumabushi at Una Yongsan Main Branch.
The hitsumabushi (eel rice bowl) was delicious and the atmosphere is wonderful too, so I recommend Una Yongsan Main Branch as a Yongsan date spot you should stop by.
At the end of the meal, Una Yongsan Main Branch serves green tea ice cream for dessert, and even that was so good that my girlfriend and I loved it. (Totally satisfied again on this second return visit!)
Next time I come back, I'm looking forward to ordering the charcoal-grilled chicken rice bowl (torimabushi) to see how it tastes.
Where it is
2F, Episode Yongsan 241, 37 Hangang-daero, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 용산구 한강대로 37 에피소드 용산 241, 2층
