Sindang izakaya: plum highball and Nagasaki jjamppong udon, Nuridam

How did everyone start June 2026? I welcomed June with a dinner get-together with my two best friends, who live near Sindang Station.

Nuridam (누리담) means "a space that embraces everyone," and I hear it was created to satisfy all of Sindang's guests. We went for a casual drink after a long time apart, and I was so happy with it that I want to introduce it to you.

Nuridam hours and location near Sindang Station

Nuridam is open 17:00 to 01:00 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and 17:00 to 03:00 on Friday and Saturday. It's closed on Mondays. It's less than a 2-minute walk from Sindang Station.

Nuridam outdoor seats: too hot?

There's also a small outdoor seating area to the left of the main building. Isn't it cute?? You might think it'd be hot outside, but we sat there and it has 2 air conditioners, so it was actually cooler than inside the shop.

This was a weekday evening and look how many people there are!! Nuridam seems to be quite famous already as a Sindang Station hotspot.

When there's a wait, you can use Catch Table.

This is the inside of the Nuridam main building.

This is the outdoor space on the side. The open-air drinking season (yajang) is back, and the interior seemed decorated with exactly that feel.

Nuridam menu and how to order

You order through the table order device at each seat, and the menu is so varied that it was hard to choose.

But they've thoughtfully prepared set menus too, so it's easy to order good value.

Besides aged sashimi there are lots of light dishes like pasta and nabe (Japanese-style hot pot), so choosing was seriously hard. They also have many kinds of highballs and sake, just so you know. Here's what we ordered.

• Nuridam aged sashimi platter (medium) ₩46,000
• Abalone liver cream pasta ₩19,000
• Nagasaki jjamppong hot pot ₩22,000
• Plum highball ₩9,000

How is Nuridam's abalone liver cream pasta?

The first dish out was the abalone liver cream pasta (₩19,000)!! Look at that color, insane, right? My friends, who don't do well with fishy or rich food, took one bite and loved it, saying it was totally nutty and delicious.

It's an izakaya that sells aged sashimi, so I hadn't expected much from the pasta, but the abalone was springy and it was way better than I thought.

Is the plum highball good if you don't drink much?

We don't drink a lot, so we ordered just 2 Nuridam plum highballs (₩9,000). They're not very strong, so they were super easy to gulp down.

The weather was really muggy that day, and one sip of the plum highball was so refreshing and just really good.

Nuridam's signature aged sashimi platter

Next came Nuridam's signature aged sashimi, the medium aged sashimi platter (₩46,000). We were all like, wow, doesn't this look insane?

Nuridam says it serves fresh fish brought in from Jeju Island and Noryangjin, and beef sashimi (yuksashimi) made with 1++ hanwoo (Korean beef) from Majang-dong. No wonder it just melts in your mouth. My friends said it was so good, and the three of us really finished it in under 10 minutes.

Dip it in the sauce that comes in the middle and top it with radish sprouts and wasabi, and it isn't greasy at all, it just slides down. My friends said they could eat 3 more platters, haha (and so could I).

Nagasaki jjamppong hot pot: add the udon noodles

Last, the Nagasaki jjamppong hot pot (₩22,000) arrived. And isn't it way too loaded? I thought the owner had accidentally dumped in a whole bag of bean sprouts. The broth especially was so good that, well...

I absolutely couldn't resist adding udon noodles, so I added them right away. The udon was cooked so nicely, and I just ate it all myself.

Would I go back to Nuridam for aged sashimi near Sindang Station?

Next time I'm near Sindang Station and craving aged sashimi? No questions asked, I'm going straight to Nuridam. The vibe is good, the highballs are tasty... why wouldn't I go. One more Sindang Station hotspot for the list, thank you.