Octopus with udon for two at a Magoknaru restaurant: Songjjujip Magok

I've oddly been craving something spicy lately. Not just plain spicy, but the kind of flavor that makes you sweat a little while your chopsticks keep going back for more! So this time I went looking for octopus near Magongnaru Station and ended up at Songjjujip Magok.

Spoiler: I completed the full course this day — octopus → cheese → udon noodles → wraps → flying fish roe fried rice. Haha.

Where is Songjjujip Magok? An easy walk from Magoknaru Station

Songjjujip Magok is on the 2nd floor of the Central Tower 2 building near Magongnaru Station. Even from outside, the Songjjujip sign was big enough that it wasn't hard to find even on my first visit. It's a solid spot if you're nearby looking for lunch or dinner.

Heading up to the 2nd floor, the entrance to unit 208, Songjjujip, appeared. There was a menu posted by the door, so I could browse what to order before even going in.

Inside Songjjujip Magok: roomier than expected

Once inside, the tables weren't cramped at all — the place was fairly spacious. I'd always pictured octopus restaurants as noisy and tight, but this one felt relatively relaxed.

The kitchen felt open, and the whole space had a comfortable wood-toned interior. Every table has its own griddle built in, so the griddled octopus stays hot as you eat.

There were window seats too, which would be nice for a daytime visit with a view outside. The vibe works fine for a group, or just 2–4 people.

Snow cheese octopus price and how spicy it is

You order via the tablet at the table. There were several options, from plain octopus to octopus with all the noodle add-ins, but the one that caught our eye was obviously... snow cheese octopus!!! Spicy octopus with cheese — isn't that basically cheating just from the name? Haha.

Snow cheese octopus is ₩17,300 per person. We ordered for two, so it came to ₩34,600. The menu notes the base spice level as roughly Shin Ramyun spicy. For spice wimps, the cheese seemed like it would be a pretty reliable backup.

And we couldn't stop there. Looking at the noodle add-in options, it felt rude not to stir-fry some noodles in that octopus sauce, so we added udon noodles for ₩2,000.

We also checked the fried rice options to handle the finale. We went with flying fish roe fried rice for ₩3,500.

• Snow cheese octopus (2 servings): ₩34,600
• Udon noodles: ₩2,000
• Flying fish roe fried rice: ₩3,500
• = ₩40,100 total!!

A griddle full of octopus: sweet heat on the first bite

After a bit, the griddle arrived piled with octopus. The sauce color alone tells you it's serious, right? The octopus pieces were plumper than expected, sitting in a shallow pool of red sauce — instantly made me think about rice.

I tried it plain first, and the sweet-spicy sauce hit right away with a heat that crept in behind it. But it wasn't the kind of spicy that hurts your mouth — more like "this is spicy, but let's have another bite."

The leaf wrap platter at Songjjujip Magok

Perilla leaves, bean sprouts, chives, and seaweed came as the default sides. Switching to a wrap every so often while eating octopus felt like eating a completely different dish. The combo of perilla leaf aroma and octopus sauce was especially good.

The main event: snow cheese over the octopus

And then the snow cheese arrived! A plate piled with finely shredded cheese — expectations shot up the moment I saw it. "You're putting all of that in?" Yes. Of course we are~~~~~~

They piled the cheese generously on top of the spicy octopus. White cheese on red sauce instantly made the whole thing look more appetizing.

Right after it's added, the cheese sits in a mountain, then slowly melts from the heat. With the spicy smell and the savory cheese aroma rising together, that waiting time felt like the longest part of the meal.

Why the 2,000 won udon add-in is worth ordering

After eating a fair amount, they added the udon noodles we'd pre-ordered. Personally, I really recommend the udon add-in at octopus restaurants. The plump noodles soak up the sauce and turn into a completely different flavor from the octopus itself.

Melted cheese on one side, sauce-soaked udon noodles on the other. At this point I started wondering whether I came here for octopus or for udon.

Once you properly mix the noodles into the sauce, the color changes completely. The udon noodles soak up the octopus sauce so every strand carries that spicy flavor.

And lifting up a big chopstick-full and eating it all at once... yeah, carbs never betray you^^ Chewy udon noodles coated in spicy sauce, with the cheese's savoriness mixed in here and there — my chopsticks just kept going.

Things like this always look tastier in motion than in photos. Every time you lift the noodles, the sauce clings and follows right along.

Octopus with cheese, then rolled into a wrap

I dipped a piece of octopus in the melted cheese section. The spiciness mellowed a bit and the savoriness added a completely different feel from eating the octopus alone.

The octopus itself is plump. You can practically feel the springy texture just from a close-up shot, right? Rather than being chewy in a tough way, it had a pleasant bounce that was easy to eat.

My favourite way to eat the snow cheese octopus

Lay down a perilla leaf, add a piece of seaweed, then bean sprouts, chives, and octopus! It ends up a slightly ambitious mouthful, but this combination was delicious. The perilla's fragrance, the seaweed's saltiness, the bean sprouts' crunch, and the octopus's spice all hit at once.

I also tried dipping into the savory sauce that came as a default side. It softens the spiciness quite a bit, so if you're not great with spicy food, this dipping method might work well for you.

Dip it well and take a bite. It matched better than I expected. Spicy → savory → spicy → savory... before you know it, you're full, but the chopsticks keep moving.

This time I properly loaded a perilla leaf with seaweed, bean sprouts, and octopus. If you're looking for octopus near Magongnaru Station and enjoy playing around with different combinations, I really recommend trying this wrap combo.

Finishing with flying fish roe fried rice, 3,500 won

We'd basically finished the octopus, but there's no way we're letting that leftover sauce on the griddle go to waste. Enter the flying fish roe fried rice that had been waiting in the wings!

They stir-fried rice, seaweed, and vegetables right on the griddle, then piled flying fish roe generously on top. The amount of roe was more generous than I expected. Since the octopus sauce had already soaked into the griddle, the fried rice itself came out packed with savory flavor.

Scoop up a big spoonful and the flying fish roe is packed in tight. The savoriness of the fried rice plus the popping texture of the roe brought my appetite back even though this was the last dish.

Up close it looks like this! The flying fish roe pops in your mouth, and eating it together with the slightly crisped rice grains made for a truly proper ending. Honestly, if I'd skipped the fried rice because I was already full from the octopus, I'd have regretted it.

The clearest proof it was a good meal

And a little while later... spo~~tless!! The griddle that had been so full at the start was emptied like magic. I don't think I need a long explanation of how satisfying this meal was — this one photo says enough.

Songjjujip Magok: how I ordered and ate it

The combination this time was snow cheese octopus + udon noodles + flying fish roe fried rice. Starting with the spicy octopus on its own, moving to the savory cheese in the middle, wrapping it up with perilla leaf and bean sprouts, then going another round with the udon noodles, and finishing with fried rice — it made for a genuinely fun meal.

What I liked most was that octopus wasn't eaten just one way — you could keep changing it up with cheese, wraps, noodles, and fried rice.

If you're craving something spicy around Magok, or looking for octopus near Magongnaru Station, Songjjujip Magok is worth putting on your list. I'd add the udon noodles again next time for sure. And the fried rice... there's no need to even think about it. At an octopus restaurant, fried rice isn't optional — it's the full stop at the end of the sentence^^

It's located on the 2nd floor of Central Tower 2, 158 Magokseo-ro, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, and the hours currently listed online are daily 11:00–23:00. It's a good idea to double-check the latest business info before visiting.