Yeongdong Jangeo in Nonhyeon-dong — Ganghwa mudflat eel at 85,000 won, open until 1am

Eonju-ro 148-gil in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam. It is a short lane, but the restaurants are packed in. The Thai restaurant Yeongdong Pochana and Hanseong Kalguksu are on the same street, with Yeongdong Jangeo beside them.

An eel restaurant in Gangnam means a price to match. Google Maps puts the expected spend at over 100,000 won per person.

The reason for that price is on the first line of the menu: Ganghwa mudflat eel. The note explains that the long conditioning on the tidal flats firms up the flesh.

Sit down and a wooden tub packed with ice arrives first, the eel lying on top of it. The sequence at this place starts here.

The restaurant — Eonju-ro 148-gil, open until 1am

The address is 8 Eonju-ro 148-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, between Hakdong and Gangnam-gu Office stations on Line 7, on a lane where several restaurants sit together. The phone number is 0507-1454-9997 (as listed on DiningCode) or 050-71454-9997 (as listed on Google Maps).

It is open from 11:30 until 1am the following day, with last order at 23:30, every day of the year (per DiningCode). Being an eel restaurant in Gangnam that stays open late is what explains its position. Valet parking is 5,000 won for two hours, there are private rooms, and wine comes corkage-free up to one bottle per party.

The table is spare — one dish of soy dipping sauce, pickled ginger, salt and two seasonings. It is a setup that takes the view that eel is better with fewer things beside it.

Yeongdong Jangeo at a glance (checked 2026-09-19)

Item	Details
Address	8 Eonju-ro 148-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Phone	0507-1454-9997
Hours	11:30~01:00 the next day (last order 23:30) · open year-round
Eel	Ganghwa mudflat eel 85,000 won · freshwater eel 48,000 won
Rice and noodles	Stone-pot eel rice bowl 36,000 won · eel soup 25,000 won · eel noodles 18,000 won · clam kalguksu 12,000 won
On the side	Grilled vegetables 17,000 won
Facilities	Valet parking 5,000 won for 2 hours · private rooms · one bottle per party corkage-free
Rating	Google Maps ★4.1 (28 reviews) — both the rating and the sample fall below this site’s standard, as disclosed in the article

Mudflat eel at 85,000 won — it starts on the ice

Ganghwa mudflat eel is 85,000 won and freshwater eel is 48,000 won — close to double the price.

The mudflat eel is described as having been conditioned for 75 days or more on the tidal flats of Ganghwado. Unlike eel raised only in fresh water, the explanation goes, the muscle firms up and the fat is brought into order.

Once you order, the uncleaned eel is brought out on a tub of ice for you to see. The dark, smooth body gives one twist on the ice. It reads less as showmanship than as a checking step — you see what is about to be grilled before it begins.

Grilled whole — with spring onion, slowly

Once cleaned, the eel goes onto the grill in one piece. Split and opened flat, it runs long, with thick spring onions laid out alongside it.

Skin side goes down first. The fat renders out onto the charcoal and the smoke rises hard once. While that smoke works into the flesh, whoever is grilling barely touches the eel.

Turned onto the flesh side, the white meat swells and splits along the grain. From here it goes quickly. Beside it, the spring onion takes on the eel fat and colours yellow on the outside.

Cut and grilled again — the second stage here

Once it is part-cooked, scissors cut it into pieces. Those pieces are then stood up so the cut faces meet the fire. This second stage is what marks the place out.

Stood upright, the cut faces cook and the edges draw in. The skin turns chewy, the cut face dries slightly and the sweetness concentrates. The texture ends up completely different from eel grilled whole and left at that.

Fully grilled, the surface sets brown and the fat runs glossy over it. One piece with salt only, then a slice of ginger, then the soy dipping sauce. Eaten in that order it tastes different all three times.

To finish, and the map — rice, soup, and the rating

If you want to end on rice there is the stone-pot eel rice bowl at 36,000 won. On the soup side: eel soup 25,000 won, eel noodles 18,000 won, clam kalguksu 12,000 won. These are the lines you add when leaving after the grill alone feels like too little. Grilled vegetables are 17,000 won.

Address 8 Eonju-ro 148-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Phone 0507-1454-9997
Hours 11:30~01:00 the next day (last order 23:30) · open year-round
Parking valet 5,000 won for 2 hours · private rooms · one bottle per party corkage-free

On the same lane are Yeongdong Pochana (Thai, weekdays only) and Hanseong Kalguksu (boiled pork and kalguksu, closed Saturdays). All three keep different closing days and hours, so what you can choose on this lane changes with the day of the week.

The rating gets stated plainly. This site uses Google Maps ★4.5 with 100 or more reviews as its recommendation standard. As of September 2026, Yeongdong Jangeo sits at ★4.1 with 28 reviews. Both the rating and the sample fall short of the standard.

That said, higher-priced restaurants with mostly Korean customers tend to accumulate reviews on domestic platforms rather than Google Maps. This one has appeared on several television programmes and carries separate ratings on Naver and Catch Table. It is worth noting that this is the kind of place the Google figures alone cannot settle.

The conclusion is simple. This is where you can eat Ganghwado mudflat eel in Gangnam, and late into the night at that. Look at the number 85,000 won first, then decide.

FAQ

What is the difference between mudflat eel and freshwater eel?

The mudflat eel is described as having been conditioned for 75 days or more on the tidal flats of Ganghwado. The explanation is that the muscle firms up and the fat is brought into order, and the prices differ too: 85,000 won against 48,000 won.

How late is it open?

It opens at 11:30am and closes at 1am the next day. Last order is 11:30pm, and it is listed as open every day of the year.

Is there parking?

There is valet parking, listed at 5,000 won for two hours. There are private rooms, and wine is corkage-free up to one bottle per party.

How much for two people?

One mudflat eel is 85,000 won. Google Maps puts the expected spend at over 100,000 won per person.

Is there anywhere nearby worth pairing it with?

On the same Eonju-ro 148-gil there is the Thai restaurant Yeongdong Pochana (weekdays only) and Hanseong Kalguksu for boiled pork and kalguksu (closed Saturdays). All three open on different days, so the choice shifts with the day of the week.