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Location
17 Jong-ro 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Hours
11:30-21:30 (Last order 21:00)
Closed
N/A (Open all year round)
Signature Menu
Grilled eel
Menu
Grilled eel rice bowl / Grilled eel lunch box / Grilled eel gujeolpan
Parking
Available.
Contact
+82-2-2251-8522
Main Menu
Grilled eel
Menu
Grilled eel rice bowl / Grilled eel lunch box / Grilled eel gujeolpan
About
Mallijihwa, which embodies the meaning "eel that travels 10,000 ri and met fire," is an eel dining brand that modernizes the depth of Korean gastronomy. The restaurant's name was inspired by the eel's remarkable strength to swim across vast oceans to its spawning groundsโso significant that it is referred to as "malli fish" in the "Donguibogam" ("A Precious Mirror of Eastern Medicine"). Hence the name, Mallijihwa specializes in serving grilled eel, which is carefully grill with briquettes. The restaurant reinterprets eel with Korean aesthetics, offering a comfortable and elegant dining experience in a space that blends traditional architectural elements with a modern twist. The dishes served here offers an outstanding dining experience where the texture of the eel melts in one's mouth, and its flavor lingers long after. Signature dishes include grilled eel rice bowls, grilled eel, eel gujeolpan (platter of nine delicacies), and eel meal courses. The restaurant also offers seasonal lunch box made with fresh, seasonal ingredients.