Korean
Eogusaeng
어구생 Eogusaeng is a contraction of 'eomeoniga guwojusin saengseon-gui' — grilled fish the way mother used to make it.
Compiled from 26 blog posts read in fullSources →
Eogusaeng is a grilled-fish restaurant in a roadside building at 188-1 Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu; the name shortens the sign's 'grilled fish the way mother made it'. Mackerel, Spanish mackerel, Atka mackerel and flounder are roasted in a large wood-fired oven and served with an individual pot of rice, mostly at 16,000 won (hairtail 25,000). Around six side dishes and seaweed soup come with it, and you finish by pouring water into the rice pot to make scorched-rice tea. We read 30 posts dated 13 August to 12 October 2026; we set aside 2 that were about other restaurants, and 27 record an actual meal.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 서대문구 연희로 188-1, 초원오피스텔 1층 (연희동)188-1 Yeonhui-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1430-9306
- Typical spend₩15,000 – ₩45,000
- From the station7 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 165 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 13 posts: 13 wrote 11:00–21:00.
| No day given | 11:00–21:00 | 13 of 13 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 12 of 12 posts |
| Closed | Saturday | 13 of 13 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Extra side dishes come from a self-serve bar — fourteen posts say so. One diner refilled the seaweed soup twice more; another was surprised enough by how tidy the bar was to photograph it.
- You order from a tablet at each table; nine posts mention it, two of them noting it suits solo diners.
- Seven posts describe a curtained-off area. One says six tables run in a row on the right side, curtained in pairs; another counts two rooms. Twelve posts call the room spacious with generous gaps between tables.
- Eleven posts say the seasoning is light, of both the fish and the side dishes. The eight that mention spiciness are all about the octopus, pollack stew, kimchi-braised mackerel or pork — not the grilled fish.
2 more
- Eight posts saw chef Jung Ho-young's autograph on the wall or counter. Nearly every post repeats that he recommended the place on YouTube, but that is hearsay and we don't count it; the Seoul city 'whole-grain meal' certification was likewise seen at the till or told by the owner.
- Seven posts say it's easy by bus — one family rode in and walked home along Hongjecheon stream. One diner took the Seodaemun 03 bus from Sinchon station, about 15 minutes, but rush-hour traffic made it drag and she found it hard without a car. It's not within walking distance of a subway station.
What 26 bloggers said
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Clean
We read all 26 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (16) and “Roomy” (12).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 14 of 26 posts
- Self-order screen 9 of 26 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 8 of 26 posts
- Private room 7 of 26 posts
- Reachable by transit 7 of 26 posts
- Parking capacity 4 of 26 posts
- Takeout 3 of 26 posts
- High chairs 2 of 26 posts
- Bag storage 1 of 26 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 26 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 26 posts
- Takes reservations 1 of 26 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
9 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 9 of 26 posts |
|---|
Nine posts say parking is available: an underground garage to the right of the building, plus a few spaces out front (counted as one or two, about two, and three). One post puts the garage at about ten cars. A driver warned the ramp's curve is tighter than expected.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 5 of 26 posts
- Came with children 3 of 26 posts
- Solo visit 3 of 26 posts
- Date 3 of 26 posts
- Came by car 2 of 26 posts
- Group visit 1 of 26 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
7 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | 1 of 26 posts |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 26 posts |
The address says ground floor, but no post describes whether there are steps at the entrance.
Nobody wrote about a threshold or wheelchair/stroller access. Three posts went with children and two saw high chairs, but none mention bringing a stroller in.
Only one post used the restroom: inside the restaurant, separate men's and women's, clean — though the men's was out of order that day. Other posts' 'separate restrooms: yes' is copied listing text.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Someone else paid1 of 26 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves2 of 26 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way23 of 26 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 1 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 20 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
What we do not know
- No post records waiting. One says there was no queue despite a 6 p.m. rush of solo diners and groups; several say it was full at lunch, but nobody timed a wait. That means no one measured it, not that there's never a wait.
- Sixteen posts list hours and they agree: 11:00–21:00, break 15:00–17:00, closed Saturdays (open Sundays). Most is copied listing text; one diner arrived early on a Sunday evening, found the door shut for the break, and waited 15 minutes. Nobody gave a last-order time.
- Prices, per posts from August–October 2026: most fish, braise and stew sets 16,000 won, hairtail 25,000, salmon head 19,000. Only the spicy pork set differs — 15,000 in four posts, 16,000 in one. Four posts call the mid-teens price fair; none call it expensive.
- Many posts give the phone number 0507-1430-9306; one adds a mobile number. One family booked by phone; the claim that Naver booking works is copied listing text.
- Fourteen posts carry the identical 30-hashtag block, likely supplied by the restaurant; each still records a real meal, so we counted them. Only one post discloses a sponsored visit. One post stitches together other reviews' sentences, so we counted only its receipt.
Sources (26)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 서울 연희동 생선구이 맛집 어구생｜정호영 셰프 추천 솥밥 찐맛집 .... 2026-10-09 · 허니씨의 모든 저장소
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- 서울 연희동 맛집 어구생 2026-10-02 · 롸롸의 어디든 여행 기록장
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- 사랑이란 그러므로 붉은 신호등이다 2026-09-17 · 어제처럼 · via Daum
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- 서울 연희동 맛집 어구생(어머니가 구워주신 생선구이)/ 연희동 생.... 2026-09-16 · 투자 여행 한 걸음
- 연희 | 어구생 흑백요리사 정호영 셰프가 콕 집은 서울 연희동 생선.... 2026-09-15 · kibe.zip
- 서대문자연사박물관 & 뮤지컬 [숲속 100층짜리 집] 관람(with 아가) 2026-09-11 · 가르침과 배움 · via Daum
- 연희동ㅣ어구생ㅣ화덕생선구이ㅣ정호영추천맛집ㅣ연희동 혼밥ㅣ.... 2026-09-11 · 장메이드 SAVOR THE DAY
- 정호영 쉐프도 추천한 맛집, ‘어구생’ | 서울 연희동 맛집 | 연희.... 2026-09-11 · 내가 네 꽃이다
- 서울 연희동 맛집, 혼밥도 되는 가자미구이 백반집 어구생 솔직 후.... 2026-09-10 · 마산꼬마의 가족여행
- 연희동ㅣ어구생 ㅣ 어머니가 구워주신 생선구이 ㅣ 내돈내산 2026-09-09 · 존버로그님의 블로그
- 서울 연희동 맛집_[어구생] 2026-09-07 · my_d_life 님의 블로그
- 연희동 생선구이 어구생, 어머니가 구워주신 생선 2026-09-07 · 삶은.....감자냐 달걀이냐
- 어구생, 연희동 생선구이 솥밥 맛집 2026-09-06 · 많은사람
- 서울 연희동 맛집 어구생: 화덕 가자미구이와 동태알고니, 정호영 .... 2026-09-04 · 일상을 남기다.
- 연희동 생선구이 한식맛집 데이트 주차가능 어구생 추천 2026-09-02 · 엉성옹셍용
- [어구생] 연희동 생선구이 솥밥 맛집 혼밥 후기 2026-09-02 · 然娫
- 서울 연희동 맛집 어구생, 정호영 셰프 추천 화덕 생선구이 솥밥 후기 2026-08-13 · 민또동의 통통한 하루 · via Daum
Of 236 candidate posts we opened 47 and kept 26 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.