No-wait weekend lunch eel rice bowl mixed with wasabi rice: Manmok
Manmok is an eel rice bowl and hitsumabushi restaurant a 5-minute walk from Seonleung Station Exit 2 in Gangnam, Seoul. Visiting at 2pm on a weekend with no waiting, the writer ordered half and whole eel rice bowls plus Yebisu draft beer, served with chawanmushi and pickled sides as a set meal. Mixing wasabi straight into the rice instead of on top brings out the eel's richness, and the quiet mood makes it easy for both hosting guests and solo dining.