# Hyehwa izakaya for a 5-piece oden set and single skewers: Hanamato - By Jaeon (https://superchart.com/en/@noodle-steam-seoul/) - Written Sep 22, 2026 - Local places › Bars › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@noodle-steam-seoul/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@noodle-steam-seoul/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/index.md) ## In short Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa is an oden and skewer izakaya a 3-minute walk from Hyehwa Station Exit 4 in Jongno, Seoul. Two of us ordered the 5-piece oden set with chicken thigh, chicken neck and tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs) skewers plus wagyu tataki, simmering the oden in the tabletop induction broth, and the amount was just right. The skewers at Hanamato are fairly ordinary, so order more tsukune and fewer chicken skewers. ## Good to know - **Location**: 3-minute walk from Hyehwa Station Exit 4; 10 Changgyeonggung-ro 34-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul - **Hours**: 4 PM to 3 AM - **Seating**: 1st and 2nd floors; seats facing the skewer-grilling booth, seats at the back, and outdoor tables - **How you order**: Skewers sold two at a time à la carte or as a set; oden sold by the piece or as a set - **What we ordered**: 5-piece oden set, 2 chicken thigh skewers, 2 chicken neck skewers, 2 tsukune, wagyu tataki - **Events**: Free highball per person for a Naver reservation plus a booker review; free chicken heart skewer for a receipt review; free canned drink with two bottles of Saero soju - **Price reference**: ₩10,000 ≈ $7.3 · ₩2,000 ≈ $1.5 (2026-09-22) *as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026* ![Oden and skewer spread at Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-01-1uqu4-1200.webp) I heard there was an oden and skewer izakaya where you could build your own combo any way you liked, so I went and checked it out. ## Where Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa is and when it opens Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa is about a 3-minute walk from Hyehwa Station Exit 4. Walk into the alley and you'll spot it right away haha. It was my first visit, but this seemed to be a chain with quite a few branches around. - Hanamato Hyehwa Japanese izakaya hours: 4 PM – 3 AM ![Exterior of Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa in a Hyehwa alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-02-1mqjb-m-966.webp) *The exterior that catches your eye* The exterior that catches your eye ![Standing signboard with Hanamato's menu written on it](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-03-1edwt-966.webp) *Even the standing signboard listing the menu* Even the standing signboard listing the menu ![1st-floor interior seating at Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-04-1xfft-966.webp) ## Seating on the 1st and 2nd floors, plus outdoor tables The interior of Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa is split across the 1st and 2nd floors, and we ate on the 1st floor! There's a range of seating — seats where you can watch the skewers being grilled, inner seats, and outdoor seats — so if you want a patio-bar vibe, you can drink outside too. ![Japanese snack corner sold along the wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-05-bdl3l-m-966.webp) They also sell a small selection of Japanese snacks along the wall, and the stickers were cute lol. I didn't take a photo of the full menu, but skewers are sold in units of 2 plus sets, and oden is sold individually plus sets. ### Events running at Hanamato right now - Free highball per person with Naver reservation + reviewer review on Naver - Free heart skewer with a receipt review ![Sign for the free drink event when ordering alcohol](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-06-gy7bl-966.webp) There's an event running where you get a free canned drink if you order 2 bottles of soju. I've been seeing this drink-service-with-alcohol event at quite a few places lately — interesting.. ## What two people ordered at Hanamato - Oden 5-piece set - Chicken thigh skewer x2 - Chicken neck meat skewer x2 - Tsukune x2 - Wagyu tataki 5 pieces of oden, 6 skewers, and tataki — for two people, that portion was just right!!! You can order skewers individually, and there are a lot of ₩10,000-range dishes, so feel free to add more casually! ![Skewer-grilling booth on the left side of the shop](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-07-1j0q2-966.webp) On the left side of Hanamato Hyehwa izakaya there's a booth where they grill the skewers, so you can watch your order being cooked. ![A glass of draft beer with foam on top](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-08-1vj2n-966.webp) Once you order, the draft beer comes out fast with great foam — and the price was cheap too! ![A full plate of Hanamato's oden 5-piece set](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-09-1jf45-966.webp) ## The 5-piece oden set, simmered on a tabletop induction burner The first thing to arrive was the fish cake set!! Probably a bit cheaper than ordering individually. There's also a ₩2,000 discount on a fish-cake-skewer set, but we ordered individually so we could pick our own skewer combo. It said 5 kinds on the menu but 6 kinds actually came out — I think one of them was the fried tofu rice-cake pouch, counted separately. It looks small in photos but each piece is actually fairly sized. ![Oden broth boiling on an induction burner](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-10-mbthl-966.webp) They bring oden broth on an induction burner, and once it boils, you add the fish cake (though it already comes cooked). ![A long fish cake cut in half](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-11-ev98f-966.webp) We cut the fish cake in half and ate a few first — this long one doesn't really have much flavor on its own, it's more about texture, but the portion was pretty generous lol. ![Firm fish cake and cheese oden](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-12-1n568-966.webp) Already sliced up.... this one's on the firmer side, and next to it was a small, long cheese oden, which was also delicious. ![Oden set arranged in the broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-13-tpwn7-966.webp) ![Fried tofu pouch oden with rice cake inside](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-14-wyhwn-966.webp) *The fried tofu pouch has rice cake inside ~* The fried tofu pouch has rice cake inside ~ ![Cross-section of spicy fish cake cut in half](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-15-wg9ln-966.webp) This is the spicy fish cake, split in half (cut on purpose!!!!). There were bits of chili pepper inside — a mildly spicy fish cake that even a spice wimp can handle lol. ![Cross-section of marshmallow fish cake and corn fish cake](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-16-iqbw0-966.webp) And the rest of the fish cakes were also halved — the white one is marshmallow fish cake. Not sure if there's actual marshmallow in it, but it's light and fluffy, so I'd definitely recommend trying this one. The one below is corn fish cake, which is also a little sweet and seems like something almost everyone would like. The set lineup of fish cakes is great, so it's totally fine to just eat them as they are!! ![Table view after finishing the oden](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-17-v4c3k-966.webp) ## Wagyu tataki at Hanamato To fill up a bit more without getting too full, we added wagyu tataki. ![Wagyu tataki with a torched exterior](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-18-p334k-966.webp) Tataki with the surface torched just right. The portion and quality both seemed reasonable for the price. ![A piece of wagyu tataki topped with wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-19-1vu3m-966.webp) Just put some wasabi on it — since it's not served hot, you can dig right in. ![Two kinds of skewers: chicken neck and chicken thigh](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-20-1vrvg-966.webp) ## Tsukune over chicken skewers: how to order The two kinds of skewers we ordered individually. They look similar lol — the top is neck meat, the bottom is chicken thigh. ![Grilled chicken neck meat skewer](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-21-zzngr-966.webp) ![Grilled chicken thigh skewer](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-22-il2bb-966.webp) The skewers are just meant to be eaten as-is — nothing particularly unique about them, really just the chicken skewers they look like. ![Tsukune served with egg yolk dipping sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-23-bh01z-966.webp) Remembering how good tsukune was at another skewer place before, we ordered one per person.... !!!! I'd strongly recommend tsukune over the chicken skewers. We got 2 chicken + 1 tsukune, but if you're only having 3 total... please get 1 meat skewer and 2 tsukune instead ~ lol ![Cross-section of tsukune dipped in egg yolk](https://img.superchart.com/images/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers-24-1o32u-966.webp) They give you a beaten egg yolk to dip into, which can taste a bit plain on its own, so mixing in a little soy sauce makes it much better. It looked firm on the outside but was actually a bit fluffy, with a decent amount of teriyaki-ish sauce on it, and the seasoning was restrained in a way that was exactly to my taste — really good. We mixed the leftover egg sauce with soy sauce and dipped the tataki in it too, and that pairing worked really well. I went to Hanamato Hyehwa Japanese izakaya and the staff were so cute... lol, the atmosphere was great too, so it was a really tasty visit! ## Where it is - Hanamato Daehangno Hyehwa (하나마토 대학로혜화) - 10 Changgyeonggung-ro 34-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 종로구 창경궁로34길 10 1층 - 37.5846201, 127.0009163 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%95%98%EB%82%98%EB%A7%88%ED%86%A0%20%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EB%A1%9C%ED%98%9C%ED%99%94/@37.5846201,127.0009163,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@noodle-steam-seoul/hyehwa-hanamato-oden-set-skewers/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt