The main meal in Korea is rice. It is made by steaming rice and is called ‘bab’. You can call it ‘Ssal-bab’ because it is steamed with rice.
Most restaurants in Korea serve rice as a standard dish. You can add it to your meal and it’s relatively inexpensive. Freshly cooked rice is warm and delicious, so if you decide to try Korean food, start by eating rice.
There are many different types of rice depending on the form and ingredients. Today, we’re going to introduce you to five famous restaurants that cook rice in a pot.
1. Umuljib
This place is centered around a 100-year-old well and has an impressive interior with a motif of a traditional Korean house. It has round windows and private seating. It’s famous for its hot pot and sotbap.
Address(ENG) : 611-50 Changsin-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Address(KOR) : 서울특별시 종로구 창신동 611-50
OPEN : 11:30 AM – 21 PM
BreakTime : 15:00 – 17:00
Marbled Brisket Vegetable Hot Pot and Sotbap : 24,000 won ($19)
Marbled Brisket Soy Sauce Hot Pot and Sotbap : 24,000 won ($19)
Tomato Salad : 9,000 won ($7)
If you can’t communicate in Korean, you might be in trouble. We recommend visiting with a Korean friend.
2. Chori Sanggyeong
This restaurant is located close to Ttukseom Station on Line 2. They have a variety of hotpot dishes using ingredients such as salmon, abalone, steak, and short ribs. The popular menu item is the “steak hotpot,” which is made with tenderized sirloin.The “Shiitake Menbosha,” which consists of shiitake mushrooms topped with minced shrimp meat and deep-fried to a bite-sized size, is also popular. The “Shiitake Menbosha,” which consists of shiitake mushrooms topped with minced shrimp meat and deep-fried to a bite-sized size, is also popular.
Address(ENG) : 18-8 Seoulsup 4-gil, Seongsu-dong 1(il)-ga, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Address(KOR) : 서울특별시 성동구 성수동1가 서울숲4길 18-8
OPEN : 11 AM – 22 PM
PHONE : 02-6402-0085
Salmon Hotpot : 18,000 won ($14)
Abalone Rice Bowl : 19,000 won ($14.5)
Steak Hot Pot : 25,000 won ($19)
This restaurant is also popular among Koreans, so the line is quite long. It is recommended to make a reservation in advance and take a walk in the nearby Seoul Forest Park. You can make a reservation through the popular Korean messaging app KakaoTalk. They will notify you when it’s your turn.
3. Komidori
This is a restaurant where the main dish is hot pot with sea bream. There are many other dishes that use sea bream as an ingredient. The lunchtime “Sea bream stone pot rice” comes with a set of sea bream pot rice full of seafood flavor and sea bream jiri-tang in a refreshing soup.
It takes about 15 minutes to cook the rice, so it is recommended to make a reservation in advance. The restaurant is located close to Eoksam Station, so transportation is easy.
Address(ENG) : 721-9 Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Address(KOR) : 서울특별시 강남구 역삼동 721-9
OPEN : 11:30 AM – 22 PM
PHONE : 02-556-5698
Sea bream pot rice : 16,000 won ($12)
Sea bream set meal (1 person) : 41,000 won ($30.5)
Sea bream jjitang : 8,000 won ($6)
If you visit during lunchtime, you can get a meal with both sea bream hot pot and sea bream jiritang. Oh, and you don’t have to tip at restaurants in Korea.
4. Solsot Hannam
Sotteot is a franchise that specializes in sotpot. There are several branches in Seoul. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll find underneath, but the food will make you think otherwise. The rice is topped with a variety of ingredients.
The main branch is located in Yeonnam-dong. The Hannam branch has a lot to see and is delicious. The popular menu is the “steak hotpot” topped with wagyu beef. The “sea bream kwanja hot pot” is also popular for its light flavor. With its savory buttery flavor, it’s a meal that everyone will love.
Address(ENG) : B1F, 26 Itaewon-ro 54ga-gil, hannam-dong Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Address(KOR) : B1F, 26 이태원로54가길 한남동 용산구 서울특별시
OPEN : 11:30 AM – 21 PM
PHONE : 070-4295-7995
Steak Sotbap : 16,000 won ($12)
Sea Bream Kwanja Hot Pot : 16,000 won ($12)
Small rice bowl : 14,000 won ($10.5)
There are no breaks at this restaurant. If you visit, we recommend trying the steak hot pot.
5. Bogil
Bogil is the hometown of the chefs at this restaurant. The restaurant is named after their hometown. Not only the name but also the ingredients are sourced from their hometown. The “Abalone Hotpot” made with abalone marinated in kelp soy sauce has a refreshing flavor.
The “Eel hot pot” is also popular, with seasoned eel and egg on top of lightly seasoned rice. The “kaisendon,” which looks like a bouquet of flowers on a plate, is also a wonderful drink.
Address(ENG) : 10-8 Ogeum-ro 16-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul
Address(KOR) : 서울특별시 송파구 오금로16길 10-8
OPEN : 11:30 AM – 21:30 PM
PHONE : 0507-1369-6372
Eel hot pot : 26,000 won ($20)
Bogildo Bluefin Tuna Hotpot : 18,000 won ($13.5)
Abalone octopus tteokgalbi hot pot : 20,000 won ($15)
The abalone hotpot made with Bogido abalone is popular. The price is a bit expensive. However, the abalone is large and full of meat. It tastes very good with the crab sauce.
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