[Yongridan-gil Restaurant] Oilje - A Perilla Seaweed Soup Spot Featured in the Michelin Guide.

Baek’s Rating ★★★★☆

Hello.

I’m Dr. Baek from Reve Dental Clinic, someone who is deeply committed to teeth whitening at Sinsa Station.

Recently, a seaweed soup restaurant listed in the Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand opened in Yongridan-gil.

It was said to be a perilla seaweed soup spot, and curiosity kicked in after a long time!!!

Oilje

I knew this was a place where you had to do an opening run, but I visited while being careless and ended up going twice. Haha.

Location: 1F, 29, Hangang-daero 62da-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Parking: None. Use the Samgakji Temporary Public Parking Lot.

Because of the location, parking is basically impossible.

I used the Samgakji Temporary Public Parking Lot. I think it used to be an open lot owned by the U.S. military, but since its use may not have been finalized, they opened it up as a parking lot.

It’s a clean parking lot that proudly charges 250 KRW per 5 minutes!

A trace of parking at 9:55 a.m.! I lined up at 10:00, but since there were only a few seats inside the restaurant, I was told I would have to come back at 12:30.

Exterior

It was a small shop on the first floor.

The name Oilje felt distinctive.

There was a time when Ojeoje near Seoul Station was doing very well.

What was interesting was that there was no red Michelin Guide sticker on the door.

It also had a somewhat Japanese feel... and when you actually go inside, there are quite a few Japanese customers.

Interior

It was crowded with people, so it was hard to take photos. Haha.

Inside, there was a ㄱ-shaped counter seating area, and it looked like about 10 people could sit there.

There were also seats by the window.

The photo on the right was a poster that seemed like Oilje’s signature piece. It was attached behind the door!

There was something fresh-looking about the oranges, which made it feel even more refreshing.

You should read “How to Enjoy Oilje” carefully before eating.

Another impressive point was that they also sell meal kits you can eat at home.

You can probably buy them on Naver Shopping as well.

Once I found out about that, the Oilje shop started to feel a bit like a pop-up store.

Anyway, if you’re going to say something is delicious and sell it, shouldn’t there be a place where people can actually find out it’s delicious?

I thought it was good marketing.

I’d heard a lot that the gelato was delicious, but I only had a meal.

Meal start!!!

Perilla Seaweed Soup (15,000 KRW)

The menu is operated as a single item: a set meal of perilla seaweed soup.

Looking at the menu inside, it seemed like on Fridays, if you make a reservation in advance, they serve something like a course meal (?)

Anyway, I decided to eat it yesterday and tasted it today.

If you look at the overhead shot, you can tell the menu is quite simple.

A bowl of freshly cooked Goshihikari rice

Octopus jeotgal and gat kimchi

A soy sauce dish for dipping the seaweed and the perilla seaweed soup.

These are familiar, yet all of them are dishes that whet the appetite.

The star of the day, perilla seaweed soup.

They said it is made with a base of Korean beef bone broth.

Let’s try the taste of meat stock + perilla, rather than seafood.

They said it was made with young seaweed from Geoje,

and the seaweed was quite soft and tender.

Korean food is really hard to become famous for as a great restaurant.

Maybe that’s because the Korean meals our mothers make are delicious too? Haha.

My personal impression of Oilje’s perilla seaweed soup was that it was delicious and healthy.

It felt like something you could taste somewhere, but not something that felt like another level...

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Freshly cooked Goshihikari rice is impossible not to like, right? Very excellent taste.

And the octopus jeotgal and gat kimchi were also delicious enough.

In the end, if you’re Korean, you can’t help but eat it well...

Anyway, the result was that I finished every last bite.

I’m someone who doesn’t handle soup very well, so if I could finish the whole bowl like this, it really means it was quite delicious...!...

I really enjoyed my meal again today.!!!

Conclusion

A seaweed soup worth trying once!~

One thing I always think while exploring restaurants is that it’s really difficult to become known as a great Korean food spot.

Who among us, living as Koreans, doesn’t know at least one great Korean restaurant? It’s even harder to receive good reviews from everyone......

Still, being listed in the Michelin Guide with a single menu item, perilla seaweed soup, is truly something to admire.

Since it has only recently been listed in the Michelin Guide, it seems possible to eat there on the same day if you visit before 10:00 a.m.

I heard someone else speaking Japanese say they made a reservation three months in advance via DM... so I guess advance reservations by DM are possible too. Haha.

Anyway, you have to do an opening run~~ Whether the satisfaction is as great as the effort of doing an opening run, you’ll have to visit and see for yourself!

Taste: ★★★★☆

Value for money: ★★★★☆

Accessibility: ★★★☆☆

Facilities: ★★★★☆

Parking: None. Use the Samgakji Temporary Public Parking Lot.

I’m not sure whether I’d visit again.

Perhaps people who prefer seafood-based seaweed soup might feel a little less satisfied.

It’s truly impressive to create this much flavor without MSG, but for some people, the seaweed soup their mother makes might be even tastier... haha.

Thank you for reading my personally paid restaurant review today,

and I’ll do my best to become a memorable restaurant coordinator through carefully selected posts. :)

This was Baek, a dentist who dreams of being both an implant artisan and a gourmet.

Thank you!!