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Live octopus in Seoul: where Koreans eat sannakji

4 places for sannakji in Seoul, from 95 Korean blog posts by people who ate it there. This is a count, not a ranking.

  • 2,929blog posts found
  • 100posts we read
  • 95posts with a real meal
  • 4places with 2+ bloggers
01
yeonpotang (clear soup with live octopus)

Korean

Ppeolgeon Nakji 뻘건낙지 no complaints · recommended

Stew · near Yeokchon Stn Exit 1

4 bloggers ate here · 53 posts in this search named it · we read 4

recommended by 4 · complaints 0 · came back 1

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • Clear or spicy octopus soup, with the live octopus added at your table. · 3 bloggers
  • The octopus is cooked just right and cut for you, tender not chewy. · 2 bloggers
  • Stir-fried whole live octopus too, mixed into rice with seaweed flakes. · 1 blogger

short walk 4 · fast 1

They ordered yeonpotang (clear soup with live octopus)

More about Ppeolgeon Nakji (30 posts read) →
Sources (4)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

02
nakgopsae (stew of live octopus, beef tripe and shrimp) with brisket

Korean

Jongno Daeseong Sikdang Yeonnam-jeom 종로대성식당 연남점 no complaints · recommended

Stew · near Hongdaeipgu Stn Exit 3, 5 min walk

2 bloggers ate here · 8 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 1

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • Chewy, soft live octopus with no fishy smell, easy for first-timers. · 1 blogger
  • A stew of big live octopus with beef intestines and brisket, finished with udon noodles. · 1 blogger

short walk 1

They ordered nakgopsae (stew of live octopus, beef tripe and shrimp) with brisket

More about Jongno Daeseong Sikdang Yeonnam-jeom (10 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

03
sannakji baekban (live octopus hot pot set with rice)

Korean

Jobang Nakji 조방낙지 no complaints · recommended

Rice bowls · near Dongdaemunyeoksamunhwagongwon Stn Exit 8

2 bloggers ate here · 14 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 1

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • A live octopus hot pot with lots of green onion, sweet and spicy. · 2 bloggers
  • Plenty of springy octopus, and good fried rice at the end. · 2 bloggers

short walk 2

They ordered sannakji baekban (live octopus hot pot set with rice)

More about Jobang Nakji (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

04
sannakji bokkeum (stir-fried live octopus)

Korean

Sanmaru Dolgui 산마루돌구이 no complaints · recommended

Stir-fried or braised chicken · near Sinsa Stn Exit 4, 7 min walk

2 bloggers ate here · 7 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 1

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • Stir-fried octopus killed to order, springy, with a gently spicy sauce. · 2 bloggers
  • Careful homemade sides, soy milk and sweet rice drink. · 2 bloggers

short walk 2 · expect a line 1

They ordered sannakji bokkeum (stir-fried live octopus)

More about Sanmaru Dolgui (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

How we counted

Naver and Daum are Korea’s big web portals. Koreans use them the way much of the world uses Google, and many people post restaurant reviews on blogs there. Those posts are in Korean, so most visitors never see them. We searched there in Korean for “서울 산낙지 맛집” (what you might search in English as “sannakji seoul”) and similar phrases, and had AI read 100 of the posts. We counted only posts where the writer actually ate at the place. One blogger counts once for a place, even with many posts. Sponsored reviews are left out of the order. There is no score.

The dish pictures are drawings made by Gilpost from the posts. They are not photos of the real food.