Nowadays, you can find gimbap restaurants with the name “Yeonhui Gimbap” all over Seoul. It has transformed into a franchise where you can experience the same taste in various locations.
The original and main branch of Yeonhui Gimbap can be found in Yeonhui-dong. It operates in a very small space and can be found in an alley behind the “Saruga Mart,” which oversees shopping in Yeonhui-dong.
“Yeonhui-dong Gimbap Restaurant: Yeonhui Gimbap Main Branch”
Yeonhui Gimbap can be considered a representative gimbap restaurant of Yeonhui-dong. The fact that the neighborhood name is included in the name leaves a natural association with “gimbap” when thinking of Yeonhui-dong.
Yeonhui Gimbap started in a very small store. Instead of setting up tables inside, it’s a small gimbap restaurant where you can see them diligently making gimbap in a kitchen that’s been enlarged instead of placing tables.
Due to the narrow space, you can’t dine in at Yeonhui Gimbap. It’s a restaurant where takeout is the only option. Considering that gimbap is a menu that can be easily eaten anywhere at any time, the takeout-only option feels quite natural.
“Diverse Menu of Yeonhui Gimbap”
Yeonhui Gimbap offers a variety of gimbap menus. While the menus are diverse, they all share the commonality of being “gimbap.”
From the basic “Yeonhui Gimbap” to popular and well-selling options like “Spicy Squid Gimbap,” you can also find unique items like “Wild Chive Gimbap” that you can’t easily find elsewhere.
- Yeonhui Gimbap: ₩3,000
- Small Gimbap: ₩1,000
- Cheese Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Tuna Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Small Squid Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Green Pepper Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Squid Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Spicy Anchovy Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Braised Fishcake Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Beef Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Healthy Wild Chive Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Anchovy Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Ham Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Braised Fishcake Gimbap: ₩4,000
- Wild Chive Gimbap: ₩4,500
Since the restaurant offers such a wide range of menu options, even though it’s gimbap, there’s a fun aspect in choosing. During this visit, I debated on what to eat and ended up ordering Yeonhui Gimbap and Anchovy Gimbap.
While gimbap is often considered a quick meal, with Yeonhui Gimbap, it feels like you can also savor the taste.
In the past, there was a trend of cheap gimbap restaurants, but recently, there’s a trend of more premium gimbap restaurants with higher quality. Yeonhui Gimbap can be considered a pioneer of these premium gimbap places, and in a way, it seems to have anticipated the times.
Yeonhui Gimbap isn’t only found in Yeonhui-dong, but has become a gimbap restaurant that can be found all over Seoul. Interestingly, within Yeonhui-dong, you can find Yeonhui Gimbap in several places. In addition to the main branch, you can find another Yeonhui Gimbap very close to Saruga Mart.
“Seoul, Yeonhui-dong Gimbap Restaurant: Yeonhui Gimbap Main Branch”
- Address: 2 Yeonhui-ro 11-gagil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Phone: 02-323-8090
- Closed on Wednesdays