Late-night spicy jjukkumi with pork and udon at Yajju Yajju, Bucheon

After work, I wanted something delicious but not too heavy for a late-night meal, so I went to Yajju Yajju Maekom Jjukkumi Main Branch. It stays open late, so it was perfect to visit after work at a relaxed pace, and beyond the food, the owner and staff were so friendly that the whole meal felt great.

Whenever you're craving good jjukkumi (webfoot octopus), or want a hearty, tasty late-night meal after work, Yajju Yajju Jjukkumi is the place! Here's my honest review of this Bucheon jjukkumi restaurant near Chunui Station in Sinjungdong 🐙💕

Hours and parking

• Hours: Daily 10:00–02:00
• Last order: 00:00
• Parking: Not available

Getting there from Chunui Station

This Bucheon jjukkumi restaurant, Yajju Yajju Maekom Jjukkumi, is right next to a fist-sized briquette sign — just come out of Chunui Station Exit 6, walk 100m straight, then turn left into the alley!!! Even from a distance, the place had that unmistakable good-restaurant vibe haha.

There's a lunch special too

Yajju Yajju Maekom Jjukkumi Main Branch also has a lunch special, running 11:00–14:00, with jjukkumi + rice or rice ball, jjukkumi-samgyeopsal + rice or rice ball, and jjukkumi chicken thigh + rice or rice ball. If you're looking for a good lunch spot near Chunui Station in Sinjungdong, I'd recommend timing your visit for this haha.

Interior of Yajju Yajju Maekom Jjukkumi

Inside, the place felt clean and comfortable overall. The number of tables and their spacing seemed just right — good for friends or couples, and fine for bigger groups too. Even visiting late at night, the atmosphere made it easy to relax and eat, which I really liked.

📋 Menu and spice levels

With jjukkumi as the centerpiece, there were plenty of menu options to choose from based on taste, and we went with the Yajju jjukkumi-samgyeopsal plus added pork shoulder and udon noodles haha🐙 🌶️ Chewy, spicy jjukkumi — you can pick spice levels 1 through 4, and we went with 1.5 😙😖😄💚

There was also a note about the benefits of jjukkumi.

• Great for blood circulation!
• Good anti-cancer effects
• Excellent for diet support
• Best for improving brain health
• Good for stomach health
• Effective for liver health

Made the meal feel even better 😝

Basic side dishes included seaweed, pickled radish, perilla leaves, flying fish roe, mayonnaise, corn, and cold seaweed soup!

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Takeout is available too, and while eating I noticed a ton of delivery orders coming through even late at night haha. Perfect as a late-night meal.. ☀️

Yajju jjukkumi-samgyeopsal❣️🎵

The jjukkumi we ordered finally arrived, and the portion was more generous than expected — satisfying from the very start!!! Loaded with bean sprouts too haha.

There was plenty of octopus, enough for two people to enjoy a hearty meal without feeling short-changed, and the octopus was chewy and plump — combined with the spicy sauce, it was such a satisfying flavor haha.

Definitely add the udon noodles

We also added udon noodles and stir-fried them together — the spicy sauce soaked right into the noodles and it was so good………🫰🏻💕🖤😍 It has a different charm from eating just the octopus, so I'd definitely recommend trying the udon add-on!!!

The chewy octopus paired perfectly with the sweet-spicy sauce, waking up your appetite — spicy but you keep going back for more haha. The sauce wasn't just heat, it had real savory depth, so my chopsticks kept reaching for it.

Perilla leaf, seaweed, octopus, then flying fish roe and mayonnaise on top — waaang~! I left full and satisfied after a properly good meal 🤍

Steamed egg and finishing fried rice

We also added steamed egg since it seemed like it would pair well with the spicy octopus, and finished with fried rice. Eating the soft, moist steamed egg between bites mellowed out the spiciness nicely — a great combination.

And of course, we ended with fried rice — stir-fried together with the leftover octopus haha.

Maybe because it was spicy octopus eaten after work, but it felt like it washed away a whole day's worth of stress 🤭 Even though it was our first visit, the friendly service made the meal even more enjoyable. Great food plus kind service added up to high satisfaction overall.

Worth going back for a late-night meal?

Yajju Yajju Jjukkumi was where I went craving a good late-night meal after work! What stood out most was how friendly the owner and staff were, which made the meal even more enjoyable. Whenever you're craving good jjukkumi, or want a hearty late-night meal after work, it's worth a visit! 🐙❤️ I think I'll definitely be back here next time I'm craving jjukkumi :)