# Seoul kaisendon restaurant with extra salmon topping: Makise Hapjeong - By Sena (https://superchart.com/en/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/) - Written Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This is a sponsored visit where the restaurant provided the meal. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/index.md) ## In short Makise Hapjeong is a kaisendon (seafood rice bowl) restaurant on the basement floor of a back alley behind Exit 8 of Hapjeong Station in Mapo, Seoul. On a solo visit after the lunch rush, the kaisendon came with 13 pieces of sashimi — including aburi salmon and ankimo (monkfish liver) — plus 2 extra pieces of salmon added to the order. Not one piece of fish was tough, and with staff who even leave out a hair tie, Makise Hapjeong scored a full 100 on both taste and atmosphere. ## Good to know - **Location**: B01, basement floor, 44 Poeun-ro 2na-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul (back alley behind Hyundai Art Villa, Hapjeong Station Exit 8) - **Kaisendon sashimi lineup**: 13 pieces total — salmon, tuna, 2 kinds of white fish, 2 seasonal sashimi, shrimp, hanchi (spear squid), ankimo (monkfish liver) - **Ordered this visit**: Kaisendon + 2 extra pieces of salmon, Canada Dry - **Seating**: Bar seats facing the kitchen, plus tables / solo dining welcome - **Waiting**: Handwritten sign-in list - **Menu**: Kaisendon, sakedon, ebi sakedon and other donburi and sushi, 2-person sets, Suntory draft beer, highballs, sake *as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026* I really love sashimi, but I especially love kaisendon (seafood rice bowl) because you get to eat several kinds of sashimi with rice all at once. But kaisendon can be a bit of a gamble — some places put on just a few slices of fish and charge a lot, so the first thing I check is how solid the composition actually is haha. This time I went looking for a place in Hapjeong that specializes in kaisendon. It's the Hapjeong kaisendon spot, Makise Hapjeong. ## Where is Makise Hapjeong? Basement of a back alley by Hapjeong Station Exit 8 Makise Hapjeong is located at 44 Poeun-ro 2na-gil, B01, basement floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul. Coming out of Hapjeong Station Exit 8 and heading toward the back of Delight Square, it's right in the alley behind Hyundai Art Villa! ![The alley behind Hapjeong Station Exit 8 leading to Makise Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-01-e2lm3-966.webp) As I walked over, I noticed it's in the same building as Crazy Katsu. A building packed with nothing but good restaurants haha. ![Entrance to the basement building where Makise Hapjeong is located, unit B01](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-02-u7o02-966.webp) Makise is located here, in basement unit B01! Let's go in through the wide-open door~ I went after lunch hours so it was relatively quiet, but the waitlist is handwritten and looking at it on the way in, lunch had clearly been pretty intense today (?). The place isn't huge, but it has a variety of seating including bar seats facing the kitchen and tables. Solo dining is totally fine here! ## Makise Hapjeong menu: kaisendon, sakedon and 2-person sets ![First page of the Makise Hapjeong menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-03-m8m6q-966.webp) I noticed they also have a 2-person set menu, so if you want good value, keep that in mind! ![Information on Makise Hapjeong's 2-person set menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-04-m364j-966.webp) The menu ranges from the basic kaisendon to sake-don and ebi sake-don ![Donburi menu page listing kaisendon and sake-don](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-05-125fc-966.webp) ![Donburi menu page with ebi sake-don and others](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-06-10p4e-966.webp) ![Sushi menu page at Makise Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-07-1wseo-966.webp) ![Drinks menu listing Suntory draft beer, highballs, and sake](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-08-euket-966.webp) They have quite a variety of donburi and sushi! It seems great for stopping by for a bowl of kaisendon at lunch, and in the evening you could pair sashimi with Suntory draft beer, a highball, or sake — solid. Since I'd just stepped out during my lunch break, I ordered a Canada Dry instead of beer haha. It's my absolute favorite drink but weirdly hard to find places that sell it ㅠㅠ ![Canada Dry ginger ale ordered for lunch](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-09-mbkwd-966.webp) Being solo made me a little self-conscious, but the staff kindly seated me at a two-person table anyway.. ![The two-person table where a solo diner was seated at Makise Hapjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-10-rxw2t-966.webp) ![Side dishes served alongside the kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-11-7949k-966.webp) I nibbled on the side dishes while waiting endlessly for the kaisendon. The Canada Dry is a ginger ale tonic, and it's crazy good~!! ## How to eat kaisendon: don't stir the wasabi into the soy sauce ![Makise Hapjeong kaisendon with 2 extra pieces of salmon added](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-12-1p0is-966.webp) I added 2 extra pieces of salmon~~ ![A card explaining the correct order to eat kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-13-kgfl7-966.webp) Before eating, I read up on the eating know-how unique to this Hapjeong kaisendon spot. - Don't mix the wasabi into the soy sauce ![A bite of sashimi placed on vinegared rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-14-1jzjr-966.webp) Apparently you're supposed to dip the vinegared rice, wasabi, and sashimi together into the soy sauce and eat it on top like a piece of sushi! And eat the sashimi with the least seasoning first~!! ![Picking up the least-seasoned sashimi first from the kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-15-9rmqd-966.webp) I didn't ask for it separately, but apparently if there's a sashimi you remember loving after finishing your meal, they'll give you more of it depending on what ingredients they have on hand... The thoughtfulness is next level. ## What's in the 13-piece kaisendon: aburi salmon and ankimo ![Full view of the kaisendon topped with 13 pieces of sashimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-16-ispje-966.webp) ![Close-up of salmon, tuna, and seasonal sashimi on the kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-17-1ia98-966.webp) Makise Hapjeong's kaisendon sashimi comes with a total of 13 pieces — salmon and tuna of course, plus 2 kinds of white fish, 2 kinds of seasonal sashimi, shrimp, hantchi (mantis squid), and even ankimo! The day I went, I got a genuinely thick piece of aburi salmon (lightly torched on top with fire), and I was so happy.. ![A thick piece of aburi salmon](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-18-xj3zk-966.webp) Ankimo = monkfish liver. I like it 300 times more than uni (sea urchin roe), for real, so when the ankimo showed up I ate it slowly while practically tearing up.. ![Ankimo (monkfish liver) on top of the kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-19-k6yke-966.webp) ![A piece of white fish sashimi placed on rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-20-xh4vc-966.webp) ![Close-up of the sashimi on the Makise Hapjeong kaisendon](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-21-nzkvt-1200.webp) ![A bite of chewy hantchi (mantis squid) sashimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-22-dm37o-966.webp) The hantchi was chewy and delicious too, and overall there wasn't a single tough piece of fish — I was so~ satisfied. I went in with expectations, but honestly the price was on the cheaper side for a kaisendon given how prices are these days, so I was a little skeptical? But it was seriously good.. I ended up clapping to myself in the corner while eating ![The kaisendon bowl about halfway eaten](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-23-9568k-966.webp) While I was eating, a staff member quietly set down a hair tie for me hahah ㅠㅠ so thoughtful bb ![A hair tie left on the table by a staff member](https://img.superchart.com/images/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch-24-fqqqk-966.webp) ## Is Makise Hapjeong worth it? Final verdict What I liked most was that the sashimi wasn't just simple filler ingredients to fill you up — it was packed entirely with real seafood!! It was also very fresh, making this a perfect 100-point meal. - Service 100 - Taste 100 - Atmosphere 100 ## Where it is - Makise Hapjeong (마키세 합정) - 44 Poeun-ro 2na-gil, B01, basement floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 포은로2나길 44 지층 b01호 - 37.550496, 126.909741 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A7%88%ED%82%A4%EC%84%B8%20%ED%95%A9%EC%A0%95/@37.550496,126.909741,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@porcelain-cupboard-seoul/makise-hapjeong-kaisendon-salmon-add-solo-lunch/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt