Geomdan, Incheon omakase bar with wine pairing at bar seats: Matgim

Geomdan omakase bar, let's smash through it 👊👊!!

Where is Matgim in Geomdan, and how do you get there?

Where Juey went today is Matgim, in Geomdan! An omakase place where the chef's course starts at ₩35,000 — such a nice price 🫢🫢..!

• 🚇 5-minute walk from Dokjeong Station, Incheon Line 2 👋!
• 🚙 Free parking for 2 hours in the building's underground lot haha
• It's on the 1st floor of the same building as Megabox 😉~

How to book Matgim on Catch Table

Since it's omakase, a reservation is absolutely required haha. Just book through Naver Reservation or Catch Table 😖!

Inside Matgim: the bar seats and the atmosphere

Calm but hip 🥹 haha. How can calm and hip be in the same sentence, you ask 🤔? Haha, hip music, hip lighting haha. Once you've been to Matgim, you'll get it completely 😉 haha.

This Geomdan omakase bar is set up entirely with bar seats 🫠!

Isn't the best part of omakase watching the chefs cook 🤔..? Haha, like watching them prep the salad here.

You even get a proper fire show to watch 🔥🔥 haha.

So does that mean you can't go with a group 🤔? Nope haha, there are group tables set up too 😉 hehe.

Wine pairing at Matgim: ask the staff for a recommendation

The Matgim omakase seems great paired with wine or other drinks 🤔 haha. An omakase bar with such good vibes 🥹 haha.

Each wine has a little comment written next to it, and if you ask the staff, they'll recommend one for you directly 🫢!! If you love wine, Matgim is ㄹㅊㄱ (totally worth it) ✨✨

Matgim's menu and course prices

Matgim's menu comes in just two options haha. Depending on the number of dishes in the chef's course, it's either ₩35,000 or ₩50,000 per person 🤗! Just note that one drink per person is required ☺️ haha.

The 35,000-won course for two at the 7pm weeknight slot

A neatly set table 😉 haha. Juey went for the weekday 7pm slot, and even on a weekday it was pretty crowded! Only 4 bar seats were open, and the 8pm crowd kept streaming in 🫢🫢 haha. Truly, a Geomdan hotspot 🥹.. haha.

Drinks: the Matgim highball

Juey's drink pick was the Matgim highball ✨ haha. Rather than being heavy on sweetness, it let the whiskey's own flavor come through 🤔 haha.

1. Fig and tofu cream cheese salad

First dish, a fig salad with tofu cream cheese ✨ haha. Cream cheese made from tofu, really 🤔? The name alone stole my heart 🙄;; haha. Nutty tofu cream cheese with sweet in-season figs 🥹🥹.. the ultimate combo haha.

2. Signature grilled napa cabbage

Second dish, Matgim's signature grilled napa cabbage (al배추구이) ✨! Grilled napa cabbage topped with cheese, bacon, chives, and Caesar sauce haha. Even after grilling, the cabbage kept a nice crunch, which I loved 😋😋! The combination of the cheese's richness and the Caesar sauce was perfect 👏👏 haha.

3. Gopchang (beef tripe) tacos

Third dish, tripe tacos ✨ haha. Tacos topped with grilled beef tripe haha. I actually don't like cilantro, but haha, there's a reason they tell you to eat it together 🙄🙄. The cilantro's aroma wrapped smoothly around the tripe and the vegetables underneath, spreading subtly 🫠. As expected, the chef's combinations are on another level 🥹 haha.

4. White ragu pasta

Fourth dish, white ragu pasta ✨✨. You could really taste the depth of a long-simmered ragu 🤔?

It used wide pasta noodles, and the ragu sauce had soaked in beautifully, making it really delicious 😋 haha. Honestly, totally my style.. Matgim's ragu pasta is the best 🥹,,

5. Pork tenderloin steak

Fifth dish, pork tenderloin steak ✨ haha. Sous-vide pork tenderloin steak that just melts in your mouth 🫠🫠 haha. Eating it together with the basil sauce underneath, the potato purée, and whole-grain mustard is perfection 🥹.. haha.

6. Dessert: plum sorbet

The final dessert, plum sorbet ✨ haha. A dessert with shine muscat jelly on top of plum sorbet 🥹 haha. The tartness of the plum sorbet and the sweetness of the shine muscat jelly neutralize each other, making it absolutely delicious 😋 haha.

Is Matgim in Geomdan New Town worth a visit?

Matgim, this omakase bar in Geomdan 🤍. I'd been curious about it for a while since there were so many good reviews, and turns out there was a reason for that 🥹🥹 haha. Omakase at a not-too-heavy price of ₩35,000,,! And the quality of every single dish was so good ☺️..! I'd recommend Matgim in Geomdan for an anniversary or any day you want to dress things up a bit 😉 hehe.