Hongdae restaurant with counter seats for squid ink monjayaki: Jojo
Jojo Yeonnam Branch is a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant specializing in okonomiyaki and monjayaki (griddle-fried batter dish), tucked into a Yeonnam-dong alley in Mapo, Seoul. The writer ordered the squid ink monjayaki with green onion and cheese added, plus karashi donpeyaki (spicy pork belly and egg roll) on the side, so the mild monjayaki balanced the spicy egg roll. With counter seats and an open kitchen, Jojo Yeonnam Branch handles a solo dinner near Hongdae as easily as a date for two.