Cycle 16 – Item 267
29 (Mon) September 2025
Post 5,746
Alssam Jjuggimi Bokkeum
2.5
-Gwansu, Jongro, Seoul, Republic of Korea-
with LY and friend
Jongro Jjuggumi is a Korean restaurant. Specializes in jjuggumi bokkeum. Refreshingly old school independent.
LJY is in town (see most recently 16.084 King Crab for Winners).
Incidentally, she has lost her status as the blog’s Number 1 Fan because the blog no longer has any fans, or even casual readers (as far as I can tell). On her last visit, after being chastised by her daughter for not following the blog anymore, LJY dropped the following comment on a post: “Number One Fan returns!!! I feel a bit like the prodigal son 😆, welcomed back even after straying from the blog ❤️. The tuna was delicious, the somek performance so fun, and awesome to get the kids together again” (see 16.080 Royal Special Set). Then never returned.
Anyway, her friend (also visiting from LA) had done some research and found this place. When LJY informed me of the venue, my response: “You want me to go all the way out to Jongro to eat jjuggumi?”
Apparently, they were both excited to try it because jjuggumi isn’t available in LA (hard to believe). By contrast, jjuggumi bokkeum is common in Korea, a dish that office workers eat when they have no better option. In the history of Korea, no local has ever travelled across town to eat jjuggumi bokkeum for dinner.
The food was okay. Served with fish roe (al) + perilla leaves (ssam) to be eaten as wraps.
(See RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)
(See GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)
(See HANSIK)