1. Seomjingang (섬진강)
Gov-verified◆◆◆Officials' favorite
🏛️ 110 civil-servant visits
- 🏅 Century Store
Seoul Jung-gu Toegye-ro 447
₩₩₩
Grilled Eel in Jung-gu, Seoul
11 Grilled Eel restaurants in Jung-gu, Seoul, verified by Korean civil-servants' actual spending — not paid reviews.
2. Songjeong (송정)
Gov-verified◆◆◆Officials' favorite
🏛️ 15 civil-servant visits
- ✅ Exemplary Restaurant
Seoul Jung-gu Eulji-ro 38-gil 11
₩
3. Jangeosesang (장어세상)
Gov-verified◆◆Officials' regular
🏛️ 14 civil-servant visits
- ✅ Exemplary Restaurant
Seoul Jung-gu Dasan-ro 109
₩₩
What are these dishes?
- Kkomjangeo — Hagfish (not eel) grilled with salt or spicy sauce — chewy, a popular drinking snack.
- Galbi — Beef or pork ribs marinated in a sweet-savory soy sauce, then grilled over charcoal.
- Naengmyeon — Chewy buckwheat noodles served in icy broth (mul) or with spicy sauce (bibim).
4. Jangchu (장추)
Gov-verified◆◆◆Officials' favorite
🏛️ 40 civil-servant visits
Seoul Jung-gu Supyo-ro 4-gil 7
₩₩₩
5. Minmuljangeojikpanjang (민물장어직판장)
Gov-verified◆◆◆Officials' favorite
🏛️ 18 civil-servant visits
Seoul Jung-gu Toegye-ro 87-gil 15-30
₩₩₩
6. Darae (다래)
Gov-verified◆Gov-verified
🏛️ 4 civil-servant visits
- ✅ Exemplary Restaurant
Seoul Jung-gu Supyo-ro 45
₩₩₩
What are these dishes?
- Haejangguk — A hearty soup, often with pork bones or ox blood, traditionally eaten to cure hangovers.
7. Pungcheonminmuljangeowonsusan (풍천민물장어원수산)
Gov-verified◆Gov-verified
🏛️ 1 civil-servant visits
Seoul Jung-gu Nangye-ro 179
What are these dishes?
- Bibim-guksu — Thin noodles tossed cold in a sweet-and-spicy gochujang sauce.
- Doenjang-jjigae — A savory stew of fermented soybean paste with tofu and vegetables.
8. Gyeongseongjangeo gwanghwamunjeom (경성장어 광화문점)
Gov-verified◆Gov-verified
🏛️ 1 civil-servant visits
Seoul Jung-gu Sejong-daero 136
9. Daesojikhwajangeogui (대소직화장어구이)
Gov-verified◆Gov-verified
🏛️ 1 civil-servant visits
Seoul Jung-gu Eulji-ro 33-gil 33
₩₩
What are these dishes?
- Galbi — Beef or pork ribs marinated in a sweet-savory soy sauce, then grilled over charcoal.
10. Dongwonminmuljangeo (동원민물장어)
Gov-verified◆Gov-verified
🏛️ 1 civil-servant visits
Seoul Jung-gu Sejong-daero 14-gil 22-6
₩₩₩
11. Gongpyeongdongkkomjangeo (공평동꼼장어)
Gov-verified◆Gov-verified
🏛️ 1 civil-servant visits
Seoul Jung-gu Mareunnae-ro 161-3
₩₩
Kkomjangeo · grilled hagfish (not eel) ₩14,000
Kkomjangeo · grilled hagfish (not eel) ₩14,000
What are these dishes?
- Kkomjangeo — Hagfish (not eel) grilled with salt or spicy sauce — chewy, a popular drinking snack.
- Bulgogi — Thinly sliced beef marinated in sweet soy sauce, grilled or pan-cooked with vegetables.
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