Booth-seat izakaya near Saetgang Station: scallops, Robadayakki Sodam

Yeongdeungpo izakaya Robadayakki Sodam — if you're looking for a Japanese-style bar with great atmosphere, here it is!

Today I went to Robadayakki Sodam Yeouido Branch, a great spot for a drink after work in Yeouido. It's tucked in a quiet alley, so it was easy to drop by casually! Getting to watch skewers and fish grilled right in front of you made it a pretty unique experience ◡̈ Shall we get into the honest review?

How to get to Robadayakki Sodam Yeouido Branch, and is there parking?

This Yeongdeungpo izakaya is a 7-minute walk from Saetgang Station. It's set a little way in from the busy main street, so it felt calm rather than crowded — I liked that!

Inside Robadayakki Sodam: partitioned booths or bar seats?

Walking inside, the first thing that catches your eye is the fish and skewers laid out in front of the bar! 🐟 🍢 They're grilled fresh as soon as you order, so even while sitting down waiting, you get to watch them being cooked — pretty fun ◡̈

The table seats have partitions installed. The space is divided from the next table to some degree, so it felt more private than expected. It was a comfortable atmosphere for having a quiet drink and conversation without worry.

The bar seats especially let you watch the cooking up close, which was great for really feeling that distinct robatayaki atmosphere.

Robadayakki Sodam Yeouido Branch menu and prices

Here's the menu at this Yeongdeungpo izakaya. Alongside grilled fish and skewers, there are main dishes like yurinji and grilled scallops, plus various drinking snacks. If you're visiting with a group, ordering one grilled dish, one cooked dish, and some skewers together is the way to go ◡̈

What we ordered: grilled scallops, yurinji and skewers

After we ordered and sat down, they brought out one fried egg per person as a basic side dish. Having a warm fried egg each was nice to nibble on while waiting for the food 🍳

Grilled scallops, 21,000 won

✔️ Grilled scallops - ₩21,000. Scallops grilled right in their shells !!!!!!! They looked pretty appetizing right off the bat.

A subtle grilled aroma rose off the golden-brown scallops, and the flesh was moist and cooked to be so tender 🫶🏻

One bite gives you the scallop's clean flavor along with a subtle sweetness. Eating it hot, as befits a grilled dish, was great, and it was exactly right for picking at one by one as a drinking snack ◡̈

Yurinji, 20,000 won

✔️ Yurinji - ₩20,000. Yurinji is crispy fried chicken topped with sauce and vegetables !

Crispy outside, tender inside. Add in the tangy sauce, and it went really well alongside the grilled dishes !

What's more, even though it's fried, the sauce kept it from feeling heavy, which made it delicious.

Chicken skewers and chicken cartilage skewers

✔️ Chicken skewers & chicken cartilage skewers. Skewers grilled to a golden brown •• The color alone looked appetizing !

With the chicken skewers, one bite gives a subtle charcoal-grilled aroma, and the chicken was tender rather than dry!

The chicken cartilage skewers had an appealingly crunchy texture, unlike the regular chicken skewers! Ordering both together, with such different textures, made switching back and forth between them fun ◡̈

Is Robadayakki Sodam Yeouido worth a visit?

If you want to feel the distinct atmosphere of robatayaki-style grilling, where fish and skewers are cooked fresh right in front of you, I recommend Robadayakki Sodam Yeouido Branch ✨ A Yeongdeungpo izakaya where you can relax with a variety of Japanese-style drinking snacks in private seating ‎ﻌﻌﻌෆ