Kid-friendly Magok restaurant with cheese tteok octopus: Songjjujip

Songjjujip, a Magoknaru restaurant, turned out to be the real deal with its octopus and aged Korean beef sirloin combo. If you're hunting for a Magoknaru restaurant, save this one. It's on the 2nd floor of Central Tower 2 in Magok — Songjjujip's signature move is pairing seasoned octopus marinated for 24 hours with 8 kinds of Korean herbal medicine alongside Korean beef sirloin aged at low temperature for over 3 weeks, grilled together.

📍Songjjujip / Hours 11:00–23:00 / Parking available · private events available / Reservations via Naver

Where is Songjjujip Magok? 2nd floor of Central Tower 2

The reason it's known as a Magoknaru restaurant worth visiting: a genuine dedication to aging.

Songjjujip sits right in front of the escalator at Magok's Central Tower 2, so it's very easy to find.

The phrase on the sign caught my eye first. "Handmade-tasting octopus and pork belly with 8 kinds of Korean herbal medicine." That really built up my expectations. I could see why this place is especially popular for office get-togethers around Magok Coex and Magoknaru Station.

Inside Songjjujip Magok: children's chairs and tablet ordering

Songjjujip Magok has a very spacious dining room, and with children's chairs on hand, you can feel the kid- and family-friendly vibe.

It also has an atmosphere relaxed enough for a light get-together.

Each table has a kiosk-style tablet, and as soon as you sit down you notice the info card. There's a Naver review event running, plus guidance on adjusting the heat, which is worth checking. It states the default spice level is set to about Shin Ramyun level. You can ask to adjust the spice when ordering if you like.

What conveniences does the menu list for families?

In person, Songjjujip's menu really impressed me. Birthday celebrations, a maternity cushion, stain remover for clothes, hair ties, a phone stand for kids to watch videos... it genuinely felt like they cared about the people eating there.

Only-octopus for 2 with cheese tteok: how it tasted

We ordered only octopus for two plus cheese rice cake noodles. The generously sized seasoned octopus topped prettily with rice cake noodles was really striking. The visual alone was a win — spicy stir-fried octopus laid over the stainless pan, with rounds of rice cake circling on top.

Side dishes and wrap vegetables at Songjjujip Magok

The basic side dishes were cabbage salad and white kimchi (baek-kimchi), which can help balance out the spice.

Perilla leaves, chives, flying fish roe, bean sprouts, seaweed, and cold seaweed soup were also there for wrapping, which felt very substantial.

I appreciated that they also told us how to eat it for the best flavor.

The steamed egg (gyeranjjim) we added arrived puffed up in its own earthenware pot, served with a dipping sauce on the side — the steam rising off it was straight-up photo-worthy.

And now, time for the octopus! Ordering it as only octopus meant we could really taste the octopus's own flavor.

They stir-fried the beautifully plated octopus with real care ~

Layering bean sprouts and seaweed on a perilla leaf, then topping it with plump cooked octopus and wrapping it up, hit the perfect balance of spicy and savory.

Finishing with fried rice pressed crisp like nurungji

Of course, the meal wraps up with fried rice. With a few pieces of octopus left, they stir-fried it in for us. Rice cooked in the leftover sauce, dusted with a savory powder on top, then pressed down like nurungji (scorched rice) — it was the kind of flavor that has you scraping the pan clean. Not many Magoknaru restaurants put this much care into the finishing fried rice.

All around, it was a restaurant that left me genuinely impressed.

Tips and things to know before visiting Songjjujip Magok

• It's a self-order system via tabletop kiosk!
• Once the octopus is fully cooked, turn the heat down low or off so it doesn't burn (this is noted on the info card).
• Rice is ordered separately, and the staff recommend ordering the fried rice only after finishing the octopus.
• There's a Naver review event running — post 2+ menu photos with keywords like 'Magok octopus restaurant' or 'Magok restaurant' for a free extra item. Worth checking the conditions before you go.