# COEX restaurant with no parking lot: octopus set for three, Obongjip - By Haesol (https://superchart.com/en/@restaurant-doorways-fb81/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@restaurant-doorways-fb81/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@restaurant-doorways-fb81/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/index.md) ## In short Obongjip Samseong Branch is a Korean restaurant serving nakji bokkeum (spicy octopus stir-fry) and bossam (boiled pork wraps) a 5-8 minute walk from Samseong Jungang Station and COEX mall in Gangnam, Seoul. Three adults ordered the ₩62,000 Nakji Obong Special (octopus stir-fry for two, small bossam, tray buckwheat noodles) and ate until they were stuffed, with eight banchan, seaweed soup and two free fried peppers from a Naver review event. Obongjip Samseong has no dedicated parking lot and nearby private lots charge ₩8,000 an hour, so public transit is the smarter call. ## Good to know - **Nakji Obong Special**: ₩62,000 (octopus stir-fry for 2, small bossam, tray buckwheat noodles) - **Ordered separately**: Octopus stir-fry for 2 + small bossam ≈ ₩70,000, so the set saves ₩8,000 - **Break time**: Weekdays from 2:30pm - **Parking**: No dedicated lot / Samseong-dong First Parking Lot: ₩3,000 per 30 min, ₩8,000 paid for 1 hour - **Location**: 5-8 min walk from Samseong Jungang Station and COEX, 1st floor - **Seating**: Wooden tables for 4 to 8 people - **Self-serve corner**: Free rice and seaweed soup (soup served by default) - **Review event**: Write a Naver review for 2 free fried peppers + a retro lucky draw (1st prize: Miss Dior perfume) - **Price reference**: ₩62,000 ≈ $44.5 · ₩8,000 ≈ $5.8 · ₩70,000 ≈ $50.5 (2026-09-21) *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* Craving octopus stir-fry, bossam, and buckwheat noodles all at once? How about Obongjip Samseong Branch?! ![Full table spread of the Nakji Obong Special at Obongjip Samseong](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-01-122dh-1200.webp) This is the Obongjip Special — can you see how many different dishes come on one table?! ![Table with octopus stir-fry, bossam, and buckwheat noodles together](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-02-pl6mk-900.webp) ![Close-up of the Obong Special dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-03-zigyv-900.webp) ![Full view of the entire Obong Special table spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-04-15d8j-900.webp) Obongjip has so many branches that I'd always wondered how they compared, so I dug deep into taste, portion size, parking info, and the review event at the Samseong branch~~! ## How to get to Obongjip Samseong, and why driving to COEX costs ₩8,000 an hour Obongjip Samseong is near Samseong Jungang Station and COEX, only 5-8 minutes on foot, so I'd really recommend taking public transit if at all possible. Obongjip Samseong doesn't have its own parking lot. We drove, and parking turned out to be a total ambush ㅠㅠ Other private lots nearby run around ₩6,000 an hour. Since I was with my mom, I parked at the closest one, Samseong-dong First Parking Lot. > Samseong-dong First Parking Lot: ₩3,000 per 30 minutes Most lots charge in 5- or 10-minute increments after the first hour, right? But this one bills in 30-minute blocks, so I paid ₩8,000 for one hour... yikes. So everyone else, please just take public transit! ![Parking rate sign for a private lot near Obongjip Samseong](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-05-1fnfp-m-900.webp) After all that drama, we finally made it to Obongjip Samseong :) There's a big sign on the first floor that says Obongjip, so no worries about getting lost! Plus there's a photo of a grandmother (looks like she's the founder,,) which makes it even easier to spot haha ![First-floor sign for Obongjip Samseong](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-06-194s8-m-900.webp) A place famous YouTubers have visited! Already excited haha. We came as three — my mom, my girlfriend, and me~~ ![Signage outside the entrance of Obongjip Samseong](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-07-1u40w-900.webp) FYI we arrived around 2pm, and weekday break time starts at 2:30pm, so I'd recommend getting there about an hour before~ ## Inside Obongjip Samseong: wooden tables for 4 to 8 and tablet ordering Walking into Obongjip Samseong, you'll see wooden tables ranging from 4-seaters to 8-seaters, so it seems great for family gatherings or group dinners! ![Interior of Obongjip Samseong with wooden tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-08-p8chr-900.webp) The ceiling has soft indirect lighting, giving it a warm, cozy home-cooked-meal kind of vibe. ![Ceiling with indirect lighting above the seating area](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-09-qqvsl-m-900.webp) ![Ordering tablet on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-10-3qgh7-900.webp) Each table has a tablet for ordering. Scissors are also already set out! This corner is for customers! Toothpicks, hair ties, and dental floss are all provided, showing how much they care about guests haha. There's even a fast phone charger — great for when your battery's about to die! ![Customer corner with toothpicks, hair ties, and a fast charger](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-11-1j4sx-900.webp) One wall has instructions on how to best enjoy the octopus stir-fry and knife-cut octopus, so if you order either, try following the steps~~! ![Wall instructions for enjoying the octopus stir-fry](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-12-19t84-900.webp) ## Naver review event and the free rice and seaweed soup corner Obongjip Samseong is also running a review event! > Write a Naver review and get 2 fried peppers Obongjip's fried peppers are really substantial too?! Definitely worth joining the review event~~ ![Self-serve corner for rice and seaweed soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-13-1r48m-900.webp) *Seaweed soup and rice self-serve corner* This is the self-serve corner! You can scoop free rice and seaweed soup refills, FYI~~! (Note: seaweed soup is served by default at the start) ## Menu and prices: why three adults chose the ₩62,000 Nakji Obong Special You can check the menu via kiosk or on the menu board on the wall. There's a lunch special too, plus a spicy version of the octopus stir-fry! ![Menu board and prices on the wall at Obongjip Samseong](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-14-rc8vz-900.webp) Since there were three adults of us, we went with the main menu instead of the lunch special :) (Honestly there was also a specific main dish I really wanted haha) > 📍Today's order📍 Nakji Obong Special ₩62,000 (octopus stir-fry for 2, small bossam, buckwheat noodles) Besides the 2 free fried peppers for Naver receipt reviews, Obongjip Samseong is also running a lucky draw! > Lucky draw after the Naver review event — 1st prize? Miss Dior perfume! You could win Dior perfume for 1st place!! No reason not to do the review event!? ![Sign for the review event lucky draw](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-15-148dd-900.webp) *Lucky draw review event* ## Eight banchan and seaweed soup at Obongjip Samseong As soon as we ordered, the side dishes came out first! I was genuinely surprised at how substantial the banchan (side dish) spread was ㅇ0ㅇ A big tray arrived with seaweed soup and eight separate side dish plates — bean sprouts, seaweed flakes, white kimchi, stir-fried fish cake, ssamjang (dipping sauce), and more,,, A place with hearty banchan is the real deal — this place has earned its reputation! ![Tray with eight side dish plates and seaweed soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-16-8xfst-900.webp) ![Close-up of bean sprouts and white kimchi side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-17-ucheb-900.webp) The seaweed soup had a clear, light, savory broth, and I slurped it all down before the main dishes even arrived haha. If you want more, you can refill it yourself at the self-serve corner :) ## Fire-grilled octopus, bossam and tray buckwheat noodles, one by one Finally, the star of today's Obongjip Special: fire-grilled octopus stir-fry! Plump octopus legs piled up, generously sprinkled with sesame seeds — looks amazing before you even taste it! And the portion size surprised me all over again haha. They really give you a generous amount here. Come hungry~~ ![Plate of fire-grilled octopus stir-fry topped with sesame seeds](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-18-gg3ve-900.webp) I cut the octopus stir-fry into bite-sized pieces with the scissors and took a bite — not chewy at all, totally springy and chewy in a good way! Like mochi haha. You can also taste that fire-grilled smokiness — my favorite dish of the day! ![A piece of octopus stir-fry cut with scissors](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-19-1uk8x-901.webp) I mixed sesame oil into the rice and it disappeared in a flash... but you shouldn't fill up here! Why? Because the next main dish, bossam, is still coming haha The bossam (boiled pork wraps) came with seasoned kimchi and dried radish strips, and the pork was so tender it just slid right down >-< My girlfriend loves soft meat, so bossam was clearly her favorite. Totally moist and lots of lean meat! ![Small bossam served with seasoned kimchi and dried radish strips](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-20-1h6j9-899.webp) Next up, the buckwheat noodles! Topped with shredded cabbage, vegetables, egg strips, and seaweed flakes, with a sweet-and-tangy sauce that goes perfectly alongside the bossam~ ![Buckwheat noodles topped with vegetables and egg strips](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-21-4yx2g-900.webp) Then the fried peppers from the review event! Photos really can't capture it, but the fried peppers were huge and packed full inside~~! (so good) ![Fried peppers received from the review event, packed full inside](https://img.superchart.com/images/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking-22-oy8do-900.webp) ## How many people does the Obong Special actually feed? Since I showed you each dish separately, it might be hard to picture just how much food this actually is! I tried taking an aerial shot of the whole spread, but everything didn't even fit into one frame... lol. So I filmed a video of it all at once too haha! > Right for three adult men (light eaters would end up extremely full) With two women and one man in our group, we felt like we were about to burst by the end.. haha And honestly, the Obongjip Special is a great deal for groups — ordering octopus stir-fry for two and small bossam separately runs about ₩70,000, but the special set is ₩62,000, saving ₩8,000! ## Is Obongjip Samseong worth it? Final verdict If you want to enjoy fire-grilled octopus stir-fry and bossam together in one filling meal, give Obongjip Samseong a try! Next time I'd like to try the lunch special menu haha ## Where it is - Obongjip Samseong Branch (오봉집 삼성점) - 62 Teheran-ro 81-gil, 1st floor, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로81길 62 1층 오봉집 - 37.5105267, 127.0558633 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A4%EB%B4%89%EC%A7%91%20%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A0%90/@37.5105267,127.0558633,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@restaurant-doorways-fb81/obongjip-samsung-nakji-obong-special-parking/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt