Pasta restaurant in Hongdae, Seoul with no break time: Omil Hongdae

A Hongdae pasta restaurant, a Hongdae brunch spot: Omil Hongdae, Oh! MeaL.

If you're looking for a good-value pasta restaurant in Hongdae, this is Omil Hongdae.

I hadn't been to Hongdae in a while, and I visited this cute little pasta place, Omil :) I went at an odd hour, and since there's no break time it was easy to just walk in and eat comfortably!

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Where is Omil Hongdae, and what are its hours?

Omil Hongdae is on the 2nd floor near Hongik University Station exits 4 and 8. It's open daily 11:30–21:15, last order 20:30, with no break time on weekdays or weekends, and it's open as usual even on holidays. Check the map for the exact location.

It seems like there's usually a wait, since there were seats set aside for waiting plus a Catch Table system. I got lucky visiting at an odd hour, so I ate without any wait!

From gochujang butter pasta to omurice topped with a cute rubber duck...! Since it's fusion food, it looks like there are a lot of menu items aimed at foreign visitors too haha.

Inside Omil Hongdae: interior mood and seating

Inside Omil Hongdae there are mostly 2-person tables, with some tables for 4 or more. It has a cozy, cute atmosphere, and there were even people there on blind dates haha.

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What comes in the ₩48,700 two-person set at Omil Hongdae?

Check the menu at Omil Hongdae. After some deliberation, we went with the 2-person set menu (₩48,700).

• Gochujang butter pasta +₩3,000
• Salmon steak gnocchi +₩4,000
• Omil soba maki
• Zero Pepsi
• Sparkling water

That's what we ordered :)

Water and pickles are self-serve at the bar. There's also a cute little rubber duck and a thoughtfully placed charger to charge your phone haha.

Omil's character is a smiley face, so just looking at it puts you in a good mood.

Omil soba maki: you can ask them to leave out the cucumber

Omil soba maki (buckwheat noodle roll) is a famous side dish you can't skip even though this is a pasta restaurant. It felt kind of like a diet-friendly menu item, and also great to pick at lightly as a side haha. If you can't eat cucumber, you can ask them to leave it out :)

But I'm a cucumber lover.... it's genuinely delicious, you have to order the soba maki ♡ The moment it hits your mouth, the buckwheat aroma and sweetness fill your palate, and it pairs so well with a dab of wasabi haha.

What does the signature gochujang butter pasta taste like?

The gochujang butter pasta, said to be Omil's signature dish. Since it was my first visit, I couldn't not try the signature menu haha. What arrived was a rosé-colored pasta that seemed like it had gochujang sauce but wasn't quite sure! It also came generously topped with pork so you can eat it as a filling meal.

Take a bite with the pork and gochujang butter on top, then twirl it up and eat it with the meat — the gochujang really makes it work well together! And it's a bit spicy haha. It was a rich, thick pasta you could enjoy with a mix of richness and heat, not too greasy.

Salmon steak gnocchi: how the fusion combination tastes

Omil Hongdae's salmon steak gnocchi has salmon placed on top of gnocchi, being a fusion dish. I really love the texture of gnocchi so I tend to order it whenever it's on the menu, and I was curious about the salmon combination! The color alone looked so appetizing :)

The refreshing sauce and gnocchi combined with the savory richness of the salmon made for incredible flavor in this salmon steak gnocchi. It was a dish that surprised me by being just as tasty as the gochujang butter pasta!

Every single dish was delicious and pretty, and I found this searching for good restaurants in Hongdae, but it turned out to be a great spot for a date too haha. If you're looking for restaurants in Hongdae Seoul for pasta or brunch, I recommend this cute, good-value pasta restaurant near Hongik University Station, Omil Hongdae ♡