Seafood pasta in Jeongbalsan, Ilsan: Millepollie Italian restaurant

Today's post is about an Ilsan pasta spot with tons of reviews, always mentioned as the real deal on Jeongbalsan's Bamlidan-gil! Yes, it's Millepollie! This is an old, established Ilsan favorite where you can genuinely enjoy proper Italian cooking. The atmosphere is upscale, and there's even a private room, so it's also great for family gatherings or date nights. Let's get right into the review haha!

Millepollie opening hours and what to know before you go

Millepollie is open 11:30–21:30, closed every Wednesday. Break time is 15:00–17:00, and last order is at 14:20 and 20:50. Reservations, private room, group use, delivery, and easy payment are all available.

The exterior already gives off a great Italian restaurant vibe! Millepollie means 'a thousand leaves,' and apparently it reflects the restaurant's sincere wish to be a place where a thousand different flavors and joys coexist :)

Where is Millepollie and where do you park?

Millepollie is located right across from Jeongbal High School. It's visible from the main road, so it should be easy to find :) For parking, you can use the alley in front of the store!

Inside Millepollie: the dining room and the private rooms

The interior atmosphere is soooo pretty! It's an elegant, calm interior perfect for a gathering spot. I imagine it'd look even prettier around the year-end holidays! And there's a great wine selection too!

There's a room area here, so it's a space that gets a lot of bookings for group gatherings or lunch get-togethers. Also a great recommendation for a family meal during Chuseok :)

Millepollie menu and prices

The menu was quite varied.

• Set menus — Lunch for 2 ₩99,000 / Tenderloin·Striploin set for 2 ₩123,000 / T-bone set for 2 ₩186,000 / Wine dining ₩75,000

• Salads — Ricotta salad ₩16,800 / Caprese salad ₩19,800 / Arugula prosciutto ₩24,000 / Salmon salad ₩21,700 / Steak salad ₩25,400
• Pizza — Margherita ₩18,900 / Gorgonzola ₩19,700, etc.

• Single plates — Balsamare ₩32,000 / Chorizo vongole ₩26,800 / Cartoccio ₩28,300, etc.
• Risotto — Frutti di mare ₩26,000 / Granchio risotto ₩24,600, etc.

• Pasta — White ragu ₩26,900 / Bottarga ₩28,000 / Marinara olio ₩27,600 / Aglio olio ₩17,800 / Vongole ₩22,600 / Pescatore ₩24,300 / Peshe ₩24,800, etc.

There was also quite a variety of pasta dishes.

What we ordered at Millepollie

• Ricotta cheese salad
• Pescatore
• Peshe

Millepollie review: the pre-meal bread set the tone

This Ilsan pasta spot was different starting from the bread! Is it even allowed for pre-meal bread to be this good...? Crispy outside, soft inside, with a chewy texture too, so I kept eating it! I finished one and dipped the leftover one into the pasta sauce. The bread alone got me even more excited for the food :)

Ricotta cheese salad, 16,800 won

This ricotta cheese salad made me sooo happy with its generous look and amount of ricotta cheese! As you can see, it had dried figs and various vegetables in it, and above all, the sauce itself had great umami. Piling ricotta cheese, tomato, and vegetables onto the bread was the real deal! They apparently make the ricotta cheese by hand. You could taste the care that went into it :)

Pescatore seafood pasta, 24,300 won

The pescatore and peshe we ordered! First off, the seafood clearly looked hearty and generous! The clams were cleaned with zero grit whatsoever!

Look how big these shrimp are! There's blue crab in there too, and with definitely a lot of seafood, its aroma soaked all the way through the pasta sauce — the real deal. Confirmed pasta spot on Jeongbalsan's Bamlidan-gil!

I love pasta so much I make it at home all the time, but this tasted like something I could never replicate — it felt like eating properly authentic Italian food!! It's the kind of sauce flavor I want to learn. It wasn't overly strong on tomato or acidic; instead the seafood aroma was fully infused yet well balanced, and the umami was seriously amazing.

Peshe, the broth-style seafood pasta, 24,800 won

This is peshe! At other places, this dish often tastes like something between pasta and jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup), but here, the moment you try it, you go 'ah... so this is what peshe is.' The broth itself is inCREDIBLY refreshing. It's not particularly spicy or intense, yet it feels refreshing, which was interesting.

Loaded with seafood here too! If you're looking for a proper pasta restaurant in Ilsan, I recommend Millepollie on Jeongbalsan's Bamlidan-gil. With Chuseok coming up soon, it's also a great spot for a family gathering over the holidays — definitely stop by><