Nangman Jogae Oido Kalguksu and Seafood Pajeon Review

Hi, this is Ijjin-ne. Today we suddenly went out for a night drive to Oido. Going with close friends made it even more fun. Grilled clams felt a little heavy, so as soon as we arrived we went for kalguksu first.

Oido has many kalguksu and grilled clam restaurants, but I went straight to Nangman Jogae, a place I had visited before. As we parked and walked through the food street, many places were calling out to customers. Nangman Jogae had no one outside doing that at all, yet at 11 p.m. the second-floor window seats were full.

Hours are 10:00 to 02:00, with last order at 01:00. You can park in the public parking lot in front, and valet service is also mentioned. It is also easy to find because it is 1 to 2 minutes on foot from the familiar red lighthouse.

We took a mirror shot at the cute photo zone on the first floor, then were guided up to the second floor. The first floor seemed to be the cooking space, and the second floor was the dining area.

We skipped the grilled clam section and chose from the meal menu.

Order: bajirak clam kalguksu for 3 people and seafood pajeon.

After writing a Naver photo event post, we received two cans of drinks. The service is one bottle of alcohol or two cans of drinks.

If you sit by the window, you can see the sea outside. The window seats were full when we arrived, so I quickly took a photo when a seat opened. If you are lucky, you can eat while looking at the sea.

After ordering, side dishes and barley rice came out.

Mixing the barley rice with young radish kimchi makes it so good. It feels wrong not to eat barley rice before kalguksu.

While we were eating barley rice, the seafood pajeon came out first. It had lots of seafood, including shrimp, squid, and mussels. We cut it into easy pieces.

The pajeon went with onion jangajji, and the kalguksu went with young radish kimchi and cabbage kimchi. All the side dishes were tasty, though the onion jangajji was too salty.

Then the kalguksu arrived. It was huge. Even one serving is known to be generous, and ordering three servings made it really large.

Kalguksu and seafood pajeon are a great combination. One disappointing point was that although the kalguksu broth was refreshing, it felt too lightly seasoned. All four of us found it bland and added a little soy sauce. It felt a bit different from before, but it was still average enough to eat.

We finished by picking out and eating the clams. I would not call it a must-visit, but the kalguksu is cheaper than many other places. If you are in Oido and cannot decide where to go, Nangman Jogae seems fine to try.

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