Yongsan restaurant for spicy octopus pork belly: Jjigaen Jjukkumi
In short
Jjigaen Jjukkumi is a Korean restaurant in Yongmun Market, Yongsan, Seoul. We added glass noodles to the spicy webfoot octopus and pork belly, then finished with flying-fish-roe fried rice. Jjigaen Jjukkumi is a filling pick for a day when spicy food is calling.
Good to know
- Address
- 60 Wonhyo-ro 41-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea (1F)
- Hours
- Mon–Sat 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30); Sun 12:00–21:00 (last order 20:30)
- What we ordered
- 2 servings of jjukkumi-samgyeopsal + extra glass noodles
- Signature dishes
- Jjukkumi-samgyeopsal, cheese jjukkumi, jjukkumi woosamgyeop, jjukkumi
- Also available
- Lunch specials
as written by the visitor on Sep 10, 2026
Where to find Jjigaen Jjukkumi inside Yongmun Market
It is 510 m from Exit 3 of Hyochang Park Station. Since it is tucked inside Yongmun Market, it was nice to look around the market while finding our way there!
A neighborhood-restaurant exterior inside the market
Because it is a restaurant set inside the market, it felt less like a flashy, huge venue and more like an easygoing neighborhood favorite, haha. We could check the menu right outside, which made it nice to think about what to order before going in! 🤍
A relaxed interior on a weekend evening
Once inside, the overall atmosphere was really relaxed! We visited on a weekend evening, and local customers were already having jjukkumi (webfoot octopus) with drinks, hahaha. Places like this somehow make even the atmosphere feel delicious, you know? 👍🏻
It would be nice for a date, but personally, I think it is just the spot to come with a group of friends and have jjukkumi with a drink, haha.
Ordering jjukkumi-samgyeopsal and glass noodles
Jjukkumi dishes and lunch specials
Looking over the menu, there were several dishes built around jjukkumi. Their signature dishes include jjukkumi-samgyeopsal (webfoot octopus and pork belly), cheese jjukkumi, jjukkumi woosamgyeop, and jjukkumi, plus various add-ons. We ordered 📍2 servings of jjukkumi-samgyeopsal with extra glass noodles!
They also sell lunch specials, so I think it would be perfect for lunch if you live nearby! Isn't the price such good value? 🥹
Side dishes that pair beautifully with jjukkumi
The basic sides were bean sprouts, fish cake, perilla leaves, and mayonnaise with flying fish roe. It was a lineup of the best pairings for jjukkumi, haha.
The springy bite of jjukkumi-samgyeopsal
With jjukkumi and pork belly coated in that red sauce all piled together, doesn't it make your mouth water just looking at it? Haha.
The spicy-seasoned jjukkumi and pork belly were so evenly mixed together that I really wanted to dig in quickly! 🥹🥹
It is cooking up deliciously. It looks sooo appetizing!!!!
Finally, I took a bite, and the jjukkumi had such a wonderfully springy texture 🐙 It is important to keep that bouncy bite rather than overcooking it until it gets tough, and with the sauce, it went down so easily 🤩 The savory, fatty flavor of the pork belly meeting the spicy jjukkumi sauce made everything feel even more full-flavored, haha.
Put jjukkumi and pork belly on a perilla leaf, dip it in the flying-fish-roe mayo, then add bean sprouts and pickled radish, and that one bite is absolutely, absolutely amazing,, ✨ The sauce leans spicy, so I think it would suit people who love spicy food. But it was not just aggressively hot—it had a savory depth that kept me reaching for more.
The glass-noodle add-on came out cooked, so it took a little while! There was way more than I expected, and I almost burst trying to finish it all, hahaha. The noodles were cooked just right and soaked up the sauce so well—so, so tasty, haha.
Adding glass noodles to the wrap made that bite even better! The spicy, savory, and crisp textures all came through at once, and it was so good, haha 👍🏻
Finishing with flying-fish-roe fried rice
Fried rice is Korean dessert, right? 💖 We left a small amount of jjukkumi and sauce, then ordered flying-fish-roe fried rice. The sauce from the jjukkumi and pork belly had soaked right into the rice, making it savory, spicy, and full of umami—I was full, but I just kept eating, hahaha.
Especially the fried rice stuck to the griddle: it was crispy yet chewy, so we scraped up every last bit, haha.
A meal for when spicy food is calling
The spicy jjukkumi and savory pork belly were such a good combination, and with fried rice too, it made for the most satisfying meal, haha. Near Yongmun Market or Hyochang Park Station, this is a restaurant I would definitely recommend for a day when you are craving something spicy! 🤍🩵
- An easygoing, welcoming neighborhood restaurant
- A great jjukkumi-samgyeopsal combination
- A good place to visit with friends
Where it is
60 Wonhyo-ro 41-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea (1F)서울특별시 용산구 원효로41길 60 1층
