Euljiro Korean BBQ date and hanwoo kkakdugi fried rice: Neoaehanu

A lunch date with my husband, finally! I was hunting for a place with a nice atmosphere and found "Neoaehanu." It's close to Euljiro 3-ga Station and it's an aged hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant with private rooms, and I was so happy with it. Here's my review!

What are Neoaehanu's opening hours and closing day?

Neoaehanu in Euljiro 3-ga is closed every Sunday. On weekdays it's open from 11 a.m. to 9:50 p.m., and on Saturdays from 12 noon to 9 p.m.

• Closed every Sunday
• Monday–Friday 11:00–21:50 (break time 15:00–17:00, last order 21:00)
• Saturday 12:00–21:00 (last order 20:10)

How to get to Neoaehanu from Euljiro 3-ga Station

Neoaehanu is very close to Euljiro 3-ga Station. I went straight from Exit 1, turned right at the first alley, and there it was. It's on the 2nd floor of the building.

What are Neoaehanu's private rooms like?

Neoaehanu has a main hall and private rooms divided by partitions, and the rooms have a 4-person table by the window. From the moment I got to the 2nd floor, even the exterior felt calm and upscale.

Right from the entrance you notice all kinds of wine bottles, and the purple-painted interior was so pretty. Peeking at the top-grade hanwoo aging away 🐮 got me excited before we even sat down~

There's a hall and rooms, and since we came around lunchtime, the hall had quite a lot of office workers on a team lunch! I took a few photos on the way out, once the guests had cleared.

The rooms are separated with partitions like this, and I thought they'd be perfect for anniversaries or blind dates. Inside the partition there's a 4-person window-side table like this. Since it's a private room, the vibe was just so good.

Booking a Neoaehanu private room on Naver

This is the table we were shown to! Neoaehanu takes reservations on Naver, so I booked a room ahead, and they had everything prepared for our party size. So touched, haha

It isn't noisy, so it's easy to focus on conversation, and since the staff grill the meat for you, there's no worry about the talk getting interrupted. I think it's perfect for meetings or business entertaining too. The whole interior is very classy, so I'd totally recommend it as a proper Euljiro spot for formal dinners!

Neoaehanu menu and prices: what we ordered for two

Neoaehanu has proper meal dishes on its lunch menu, so I think it's great for anyone looking for a good Euljiro lunch spot.

• Neoaehanu set, ₩49,000 per person (150g each of 1++ striploin, 1++ short rib meat, 1++ brisket), order for 2 or more
• Hanwoo kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) fried rice (1.5 servings), ₩15,000

Salad, seasoned chives and side dishes

The first things they brought out were the salad and chive salad. The salad was super fresh, perfect for whetting your appetite, and the chive geotjeori (fresh-tossed salad) was seriously amazing, the best with the beef 👍

They also set up the grilling pot and small plates with wasabi, salt and sauce, and a trio of side dishes comes out per person. Every one was so tasty that it was one bite of beef, one bite of banchan, on repeat, hahaha

1++ aged hanwoo set, grilled by staff from start to finish

The Neoaehanu set is a combination of three cuts, 150g each: 1++ striploin, 1++ short rib meat and 1++ brisket. Then the star of the day made its entrance~~ The color alone was crazy.

Once the pan heated up, they oiled it for the real grilling. Sizzle sizzle- potatoes, mushrooms and scallions went on first, then the brisket and striploin~ haha. I sat there obediently with my little chive-salad plate, waiting.

You could tell the quality from the raw meat already :) They added a fresh scent with rosemary too, nice. The staff grill it from beginning to end, which is so convenient... and they grill it really well, super juicy!

Brisket first, with a dab of wasabi

They put the brisket on my plate first, and I added a little wasabi and ate it, and wow, it was seriously good!!!

How does the 720-hour aged striploin taste?

Next they cut the striploin into bite-size pieces and grilled it. Thank you for the food ♥

They told us Neoaehanu uses top-tier aged beef made from the top 1% of 1++ grade meat, aged for 720 hours, and one bite and you instantly understand all that effort!

Juicy, with that nutty striploin flavor~~ My husband knows way more about beef than I do, and he said it was the first really, properly good beef he'd had in a long time and was super satisfied, so I got all puffed up too, haha

They put the cooked meat on top of the potato, which I thought was a genius idea.. At this point they said we could eat all the other vegetables except the potato! Finally they grill the short rib meat and the remaining brisket!

Go easy on the fresh wasabi; short rib meat comes last

The brisket was great again~ The wasabi is real fresh wasabi, so it's sooo spicy that I teared up once, haha. Watch how much you use!

Sizzling short rib meat. There's clearly a reason they grill it last! It's high in fat and oil, so it was just so good. I finished off the potato too, then we moved on to kkakdugi fried rice to load up on carbs~~

Hanwoo kkakdugi fried rice for 1.5: is it enough?

The menu lists Neoaehanu's hanwoo kkakdugi fried rice as 1.5 servings, and the portion was really big! It was generous enough for two to share comfortably. Note that they don't fry it in the pan the meat was grilled on; they fry it in a fresh pan and bring it out.

I was full but it was so good that I scraped the bottom clean to end the meal ^_ㅠ From the beef to the fried rice finish, it was a perfect meal.

Is there parking at Neoaehanu?

If you park at Fine Avenue (100 Euljiro, Jung-gu, Seoul), Neoaehanu covers 2 hours of free parking. It's 1 car per table, or 2 cars for parties of 4 or more, so it's great if you're driving.

If you're looking for a private-room restaurant around Euljiro and Myeongdong, a Euljiro spot for a team lunch, or a good place where you can actually get a reservation, I highly recommend Neoaehanu-!