Sinnonhyeon izakaya terrace for first-time sake drinkers: Odeng Osaek
Odeng Osaek Gangnam Station Branch is an oden bar and izakaya a 4-minute walk from Exit 7 of Sinnonhyeon Station in Seocho, Seoul. From a seat on the outdoor terrace, this visit covered the Busan handmade oden set (mild, with perilla leaf and cheongyang chili oden) at 19,500 won, Nagoya-style handmade tebasaki at 16,500 won and a 12,000-won dokkuri of sake, followed by a stronger sake, smashed cucumber salad and 2,900-won happy-hour draft beer. If sake is new to you or you want an open-air drinking spot on a cool evening, the terrace at Odeng Osaek Gangnam Station Branch is the seat to ask for.