Eel is good for health. Eel is good for health. Eel, one of the health foods, has been widely used for rejuvenation since ancient times, as it is said that it helps rejuvenation in Donguibogam and Boncho Gangmok. Eel is rich in protein, vitamin A, and unsaturated fatty acids, which are known to boost kidney and liver functions and help recover from chronic fatigue. Eel is delicious to grill as it is, but it is also good to boil it down in Tare sauce and enjoy it as a rice bowl. Here are five famous eel over rice restaurants in Seoul that handle Hitsumabushi, a Japanese-style eel over rice.
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The taste that I learned directly from an eel restaurant in Nagoya, 마루심

마루심, located in Gomorae-ro, Seocho-gu, is a restaurant that works at an eel restaurant in Nagoya and has been introduced to Korea by learning how to select, trim, bake, and cook eel. Marusim Eel Over Rice, which can be said to have been eaten properly only in four ways: to enjoy the unique taste of eel and rice in four parts, to enjoy it together with wasabi, and to eat it with green tea water. If you want to taste four flavors in one bowl, I recommend Seocho Marusim.
▲ Location
1st floor of Cheonggu Building, 10 Gomorae-ro 10-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
11:00-22:00 every day
▲ Menu
Hitzumabushi 36,000 won
해목, a famous eel over rice restaurant in Nonhyeon-dong where you eat in line.


해목, located in Nonhyeon-dong, is already famous for its famous eel over rice restaurants, so there is always a waiting place. Nagoya-style Hitsumabushi, whose signature is eel with a strong charcoal-grilled scent, has no fishy smell at all and you can taste a neat eel over rice full of savory taste. It is also recommended by Hyun Joo-yeop, who knows how to eat well, so it is a good place to trust and visit.
▲ Location
14, Seolleung-ro 145-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
11:00-22:00 every day
▲ Menu
Hitsumabushi is 39,000 won.
서설 in Myeongdong, a delicious eel over rice restaurant that keeps coming to mind.


서설, an already famous eel over rice restaurant for office workers in Myeong-dong, is located between Myeong-dong Station and Hoehyeon Station. Except for a few single menus or side menus such as egg rolls that are good to go with the main menu, there is only the main menu of Hitsumabushi, so it is a restaurant that focuses only on eel over rice with eel. Although it is based on the Japanese style eel over rice recipe, it is a savory eel over rice that makes you think of it by adjusting the salty and sweet taste according to Korean taste. If you’re curious about the taste of a bowl, head to Myeongdong Station right now.
▲ Location
105, Shopping District 46, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Monday 0 Saturday 11:30-21:00 (regular closed every Sunday)
▲ Menu
Hitsumabushi is 39,000 won.
Meeting at the National Assembly Station,타마스시


타마스시, located at the National Assembly Station, is a good place for meals as well as entertainment with its neat interior and luxurious interior. Tamasushi also has a single menu of eel over rice, but there is also an eel over rice course where you can enjoy eel over rice along with sashimi, fried shrimp, and desserts, so it is a good place to visit on special days.
▲ Location
301 Eunhaeng-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Every day 11:00-21:30
▲ Menu
Eel over rice 40,000 won / Eel over rice course 100,000 won
From tableware to luxurious meals, Seoul Station 함루


함루, which means to contain sincerity, is a famous eel rice bowl restaurant located in Seoul Station. As you can see from the name of the restaurant, if you order eel over rice, you can feel that not only the main dish but also each side dish is carefully contained. When you receive a colorful and glossy eel rice bowl and a table setting in a luxurious cold dish, the five senses are enjoyable.
▲ Location
4th floor of Seoul History 405, Hangang-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
11:00-22:00 every day
▲ Menu
Hitsumabushi is usually 37,000 won.