# Weekday lunch solo with vegetable croquette at Chisot Yeoksam - By Jaein (https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-meal-record/) - Written Sep 7, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a paid store visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-meal-record/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@weekday-meal-record/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/index.md) ## In short Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch is a Nagoya-style eel rice bowl (hitsumabushi) restaurant a 6-minute walk from Exit 7 of Yeoksam Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Visited alone for a Tuesday lunch, the writer ordered the hitsumabushi set and a side of vegetable croquette, eating half as rice bowl and half as ochazuke. Free self-serve refills of rice and ochazuke made it a satisfying solo meal. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Mon-Sat 11:00 - 21:30 - **Break time**: 15:00 - 17:00 - **Last order**: 14:30 - 21:00 - **Location**: 6-minute walk from Yeoksam Station Exit 7 - **Hitsumabushi set**: ₩37,000 (size selectable) - **Side vegetable croquette (4pc)**: ₩8,000 - **Refills**: Rice and ochazuke self-serve, no extra charge - **Event**: 2 pieces of salmon jang with Naver review participation *as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026* I had somewhere to be today, so I ended up heading to Gangnam alone •• For some reason I wanted a really good meal, but going alone felt a bit awkward 😭 And that's how I found this Gangnam rice bowl spot near Yeoksam Station — 'Chisot'!! ## Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch: location and hours > Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch ![Exterior of Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-01-bxanx-1200.webp) *Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch* 🕖 Mon-Sat 11:00 - 21:30, break time 15:00 - 17:00, last order 14:30 - 21:00. It's a 6-minute walk from Exit 7 of Yeoksam Station! ![In front of the building with the Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch sign visible](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-02-1uwra-900.webp) If you just follow the map, the sign comes into view right away, so it's easy to find ![Small but clean interior of Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-03-1derf-900.webp) ## Weekday lunch atmosphere — do you need a reservation? Small but clean and comfortable inside! I visited on a Tuesday for lunch, and since it's apparently an office workers' favorite, there were a lot of lunch-time reservations •• If you're planning to visit during lunch, I'd recommend booking ahead ☺️ ![Menu board at Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-04-1ad26-900.webp) ![Menu board listing eel and salmon dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-05-vbiex-900.webp) ![Menu board showing bento sets](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-06-d8s41-900.webp) ![Menu board showing evening anju (drinking snack) menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-07-6pavj-900.webp) The menu was really varied — apparently eel and salmon are Chisot's best and most famous dishes! Being a favorite among Yeoksam office workers, they also sell bento sets that are great for a single meal, and in the evening there's even a whole anju (drinking snack) menu 🫕 ## What I ordered and the prices - Hitsumabushi set ₩37,000 (you can choose the size!) - Side vegetable croquette (4pc) ₩8,000 Honestly, the visuals shocked me with how good it looked ;;🫪 The bento bowl was piled with plump, fresh, big eel •• The set came with miso soup, steamed egg, banchan (side dishes), and ochazuke. It was even bigger than I expected?! ![Full hitsumabushi set spread](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-08-19gc9-900.webp) ![Bento bowl piled high with eel rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-09-1boex-900.webp) ## How to eat Nagoya-style hitsumabushi There's a card on the tray explaining Chisot's traditional Nagoya-style hitsumabushi and how to eat it. The staff also kindly walk you through it ~,~ ![Instruction card explaining how to eat hitsumabushi](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-10-qcur1-900.webp) There's furikake and sansho pepper powder for sprinkling on the ochazuke, so you can adjust it to your taste ![Furikake and sansho pepper powder for ochazuke](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-11-1sc5h-900.webp) As the card says, you divide the eel rice bowl into quarters and move a portion to your bowl, topping it with seaweed flakes, wasabi, and chopped green onion. This was seriously delicious!!!! Now I know why it's a top Japanese restaurant near Yeoksam Station ..🤍 Eating it the proper way really seems like the safest bet haha ### Side vegetable croquette ![Vegetable croquette served with chili sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-12-dzgaj-900.webp) *Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch vegetable croquette* The vegetable croquette I ordered as a side! It came with sweet chili sauce ![Vegetable croquette cut in half showing the filling](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-13-174pv-899.webp) True to its name, it was packed with vegetables and potato inside. This is exactly that crispy-outside, soft-inside thing — the outside was perfectly crunchy and the inside was soft and full. I'm not even that into croquettes and I still loved it ••• Highly recommend! ![Table with eel rice bowl and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-14-er86b-900.webp) ## Half as rice bowl, half as ochazuke I ate half like a regular eel rice bowl and the other half as ochazuke ![Eel ochazuke with broth poured over rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-15-17wav-900.webp) Just looking at the photo makes my mouth water. Eaten plain, the eel flavor stood out, but with ochazuke the rice flavor came forward and everything blended together. Ochazuke can be a love-it-or-hate-it dish, but personally I'm firmly in the love-it camp, so it was so good ♥.. The great thing about Chisot's eel rice bowl near Yeoksam is that you get to enjoy two different dishes from one order!! ![Eel rice bowl and ochazuke served together on one table](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-16-12idg-900.webp) ## Self-serve rice and ochazuke refills, plus a review event One of the best things about Chisot near Yeoksam Station is that you can help yourself to more rice and ochazuke at no extra charge ,, (when even a single bowl of rice usually costs a thousand won…) ![Self-serve rice and ochazuke available for refills](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-17-1yvqw-900.webp) They're also running a Naver review event — join in and you get 2 pieces of delicious salmon jang (soy-marinated raw salmon) (the salmon here is amazing too) ![Two pieces of salmon jang received through the review event](https://img.superchart.com/images/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette-18-9or38-900.webp) I clearly meant to have a simple solo meal, but Chisot's eel rice bowl was so good I accidentally overate. I came alone today, but next time I want to come with someone so we can try every croquette on the menu haha If you want a great meal near Yeoksam Station in Gangnam and don't know where to eat solo, I highly, highly recommend 'Chisot,' a top Japanese restaurant near Yeoksam Station!!🫪 ## Where it is - Chisot Yeoksam Main Branch (치솟 역삼본점) - 59 Bongeunsa-ro 30-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea, Ground Floor Unit 102 - 서울특별시 강남구 봉은사로30길 59 지상1층 102호 - 37.5037272, 127.0367344 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B9%98%EC%86%9F%20%EC%97%AD%EC%82%BC%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5037272,127.0367344,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-meal-record/chisot-yeoksam-weekday-lunch-eel-croquette/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt