Gwangju Korean restaurant for group dinners: Misikga Imokase

A Korean set meal in Sangmu District at Misikga Imokase

Exterior, main building, new building, and annex

There are no fewer than three spaces: the new building, main building, and annex. The new building opens a little later, so head to the main building first. There is an annex too, and the signs are nice and big, so you will not get confused.

Finally, the main building! You can see all the set-meal dishes at a glance.

Seating and private rooms for groups

Let me tell you about the main building first. There are lots of square tables and seating options, so come comfortably without worrying about finding space for 2, 4, 6, or a group. There are retro interior pieces and mirrors too.

The restroom is on the second floor of the alley to the left. The owner kindly tells you to use the black keychain inside the restroom.

The new building is super spacious too. Its restroom is inside, and alcohol and drinks are self-service.

The annex has two rooms for groups, work dinners, and meals out. Room 1 holds up to 16 people and Room 2 holds up to 20. Amazing.

They bring over a tableware set, with the spoons and chopsticks sitting in hot water. You also get bowls for serving yourself the dried pollack hangover soup. Write a receipt review and you get a bottle of soju or beer.

Imokase menu and prices

• Imokase: ₩35,000 per person for 2 people
• Imokase: ₩30,000 per person for groups of 3 or more
• Extra bossam, fermented skate, sashimi, yukjeon, or webfoot octopus: ₩10,000 each
• Soju or beer: ₩5,000 / makgeolli: ₩4,000

A 17-dish Korean set meal—what came out?

Ta-da~ A total of 17 dishes come out. I will start by showing you seven of them that I photographed. This is Korean omakase, for real!! Let us go through them in order-!

First up is refreshing dried pollack hangover soup. It has tofu and bean sprouts too, so it is totally my style haha. Let it bubble away, then eat it after 10 minutes. It is spicy but so comforting for your stomach.

The seasoned acorn jelly, yukhoe (Korean beef tartare), and japchae (stir-fried glass noodles) are all sprinkled generously with sesame seeds. The yukhoe is so good-!

Have the makhoe (mixed raw fish) with perilla leaves-! Mix it up properly, then wrap it in a perilla leaf. It is loaded with soybean powder and incredibly fresh haha.

The kimchi pancake is nicely salty and delicious. Grilled croaker comes out as the fish course—you know croaker is such a rice thief, right?! There are potatoes too.

Thick samhap bossam and braised butterfish

Ahh, the samhap bossam is here!! Bossam pork + fermented skate + aged kimchi—amazing. The pork is thick, and you can tell the aged kimchi is the real deal just by looking at it haha.

Braised butterfish, ahh~ Look at that size, and it is packed with flesh. The seasoning is delicious too.

A fried egg and yukjeon (pan-fried beef slices) came out, and you really should add extra yukjeon. It is a perfect match with the scallion salad.

Please make the ramyeon with Shin Ramyun!! Spicy webfoot octopus comes out too, but where did that photo go, hehe. The spicy webfoot octopus is absolutely delicious. You need to order extra. Once you finish it, they make cheese fried rice—wow, it is loaded with cheese and seriously tasty.

Fruit comes out too, and it changes with the season!! There is pumpkin injeolmi (chewy rice cake coated in soybean powder) as well—oh my gosh, it is Changok Tteok!!! The super-popular Changok Tteok. Finally, there is injeolmi snowflake bingsu (shaved ice) + Saewookkang shrimp crackers; it is full of red beans and tastes just like nostalgic old-school bingsu.