# COEX date-night Korean restaurant: whole octopus in cabbage, Obongjip - By Hojin (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-takeout-sill/) - Written Sep 18, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-takeout-sill/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-takeout-sill/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/index.md) ## In short Obongjip Samseong Branch is a Korean restaurant on Teheran-ro 81-gil near Samseong Station and COEX in Gangnam, Seoul, serving nakji-bokkeum (stir-fried octopus) and bossam (boiled pork) with 38 years of cooking behind it. A couple ordered the Nakji Obong Special — octopus stir-fry for two plus a small bossam and jaengban makguksu (buckwheat noodles on a tray) — and found a whole octopus tucked inside the cabbage, tender pork, seaweed soup and a self-serve banchan bar. The octopus and bossam portions were big enough that the two of them barely finished, though the makguksu noodles turned soft while they ate. ## Good to know - **Location**: 62 Teheran-ro 81-gil, 1F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul - **Hours**: Mon–Thu 16:00–23:00 / Fri–Sun 16:00–24:00 - **Parking**: No dedicated lot; use the nearby Samseong-dong First Parking Tower - **Ordered**: Nakji Obong Special (octopus stir-fry for two + small bossam + jaengban makguksu) - **Rice**: Ordered separately; seaweed flakes from the self-bar - **Self-bar**: Extra banchan and seaweed soup, help yourself - **Event**: Free fried chili peppers for a receipt review plus a save; no-lose lucky draw *as written by the visitor on Sep 18, 2026* Today's food lamp is shining on a Samseong Station favorite — Obongjip Samseong Branch❗️ I was really craving proper Korean food, so my boyfriend and I finally visited this famous octopus stir-fry spot I've wanted to try forever. So excited we finally made it😍 ## Obongjip Samseong Branch: location, hours and parking near COEX Obongjip Samseong Branch is at 62 Teheran-ro 81-gil, 1F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, near Samseong Station and COEX mall. Hours are Mon–Thu 16:00–23:00 and Fri–Sun 16:00–24:00. There's no dedicated parking lot, so use the nearby Samseong-dong First Parking Tower. ## What Obongjip Samseong looks like outside and inside ![Exterior of Obongjip Samseong Branch with a sign featuring the founding mother's photo](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-01-1tjxv-m-900.webp) Here's the exterior❗️ True to a proper local favorite, the sign has a photo of the founding mother on it. 38 years of her hands-on cooking — can't go wrong with that, right? ![Spacious, clean interior of Obongjip Samseong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-02-2s5oi-900.webp) ![Wall-divided seating area at Obongjip Samseong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-03-1x6ul-900.webp) The interior❗️ It's really spacious and clean, and like the photo on the right shows, some areas are wall-divided — not quite private rooms, but private enough. ## What a couple ordered: the Nakji Obong Special ![Menu board at Obongjip Samseong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-04-2ktgm-900.webp) The menu❗️ Since we're both big eaters, we went with the 'Nakji Obong Special' — octopus stir-fry for two, small bossam, and jaengban makguksu together. ![Sign for the free fried chili pepper receipt review event](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-05-1yw3n-900.webp) ![Sign for the no-lose lucky draw event](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-06-1i02y-900.webp) ⭐️Cute little event⭐️ Leave a receipt review + save the post and you get free crispy fried chili peppers🤤 There's also a no-lose lucky draw, so everyone should join in! ## Seaweed soup, banchan and how the self-bar works ![Seaweed soup and side dishes served first after ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-07-2k58d-900.webp) After ordering, they bring out seaweed soup and various banchan first. The seaweed soup is really good — sipping it between bites of octopus stir-fry is a perfect combo👍 ![Ssamjang, chili, garlic, salted shrimp and bean sprouts for the bossam](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-08-1lipu-900.webp) There was ssamjang, chili, garlic, and salted shrimp for the bossam, plus bean sprouts. Mixing the bean sprouts into the octopus stir-fry sauce is basically a double-happiness event🫪 ![Plate of sausage, white kimchi and other side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-09-9scyg-900.webp) The sausage was salty and didn't really pair that well with the octopus or bossam. But the white kimchi and other side dishes worked great — pile them onto the octopus stir-fry. ![추가 반찬과 미역국을 담을 수 있는 셀프바](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-10-1op39-900.webp) Extra banchan can be grabbed from the self-bar, and there's a rice-cooker-looking thing next to it that turned out to hold the seaweed soup — good to know❗️ ## Is the small bossam at Obongjip really this big? ![Small-size bossam with bossam kimchi and radish salad at Obongjip Samseong Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-11-84smy-900.webp) The bossam finally arrived❗️ They call this small... are you sure?! The portion was huge. No off-flavor at all, moist, soft, and tender🤤 The real kicker was the bossam kimchi and radish salad next to it — absolute legend. ![A wrap of bossam pork with kimchi and radish salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-12-1b90t-900.webp) Wrapping the moist pork with those was so good I nearly teared up…💦 ## Fire-grilled octopus stir-fry with a whole octopus inside the cabbage ![Fire-grilled octopus stir-fry topped with onions and cabbage](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-13-rxj97-900.webp) The fire-grilled octopus stir-fry❗️ At first it was mostly onions and cabbage, and I thought — wait, is that all the octopus there is? But the twist comes soon👇 ![A large whole octopus revealed under the cabbage](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-14-1knpv-1200.webp) ![Close-up of the whole octopus in the stir-fry](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-15-oo42b-900.webp) Oh my… octopus, aren't you gorgeous(?)💗 A big chunk of octopus was hiding under the cabbage. I loved that Obongjip puts in a whole octopus rather than pieces😍 ![Octopus bibimbap mixed with seaweed flakes and sesame oil](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-16-1c8tf-900.webp) Rice has to be ordered separately — grab some roasted seaweed flakes from the self-bar, toss in bean sprouts, octopus stir-fry, sesame oil, and mix it all together for pure heaven❗️ ![A bite of octopus stir-fry coated in sweet-spicy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-17-a4dky-900.webp) The octopus was chewy and plump, and the sauce was excellent right off the bat — pass👏 Sweet and spicy, seriously addictive!! Confirmed Samseong Station favorite😍 ## Where the jaengban makguksu fell short ![Jaengban makguksu noodles included in the Obong Special set](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-18-c69i4-900.webp) The makguksu (buckwheat noodles) portion was reasonable, and it tasted like the makguksu you get at jokbal places❗️ But while we were busy cutting octopus and mixing it into rice, we didn't pay attention to the noodles and the noodles went double-soft on us…🥹 It might work better if they served the noodles a bit later in the meal — that would make them taste so much better!! ![Makguksu noodles topped with bossam and radish salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-19-i83zl-900.webp) Still, piling bossam and radish salad on top of the noodles like this is delicious, seriously delicious!! ![Full spread of the Nakji Obong Special with octopus stir-fry, bossam and makguksu](https://img.superchart.com/images/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple-20-19dqi-900.webp) So that's the full Nakji Obong Special❗️ The octopus stir-fry and bossam portions were especially huge — my boyfriend and I barely managed to finish it all😂 We both ended up stuffed like piglets🐷🐖 ## Our verdict on Obongjip Samseong Branch - The octopus was plump, not chewy-tough, and soft - Overall portions were generous - The banchan lineup was great - Definitely order rice — mix it with seaweed flakes, sesame oil, and octopus for an instant octopus rice bowl, so good - Seasoning was just right, not too salty, genuinely delicious - Being able to self-serve extra banchan from the bar meant we never ran short of anything we wanted - Eating the octopus together with the bean sprouts especially kept the texture alive — crunchy and spicy, loved it - One spoonful of the seaweed soup right after something spicy wipes the heat away instantly — genuinely addictive, well-seasoned too - The bossam meat was tender and soft, and paired with what tasted like house-made kimchi and radish kimchi it was amazing. That tenderness was the highlight - Adding somyeon (thin noodles) into the octopus stir-fry would probably be great too If you love octopus stir-fry, go check out Obongjip😍 ## Where it is - Obongjip Samseong Branch (오봉집 삼성점) - 62 Teheran-ro 81-gil, 1F, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 테헤란로81길 62 1층 오봉집 - 37.5105267, 127.0558633 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%98%A4%EB%B4%89%EC%A7%91%20%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%EC%A0%90/@37.5105267,127.0558633,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-takeout-sill/ohbongjip-samseong-nakji-obong-special-couple/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt