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Iwon Sikdang (Iwon Restaurant – local baksok-nakji specialty)

A spacious Iwon restaurant known for baksok-nakji — a clear, refreshing gourd-and-octopus soup that locals finish with knife-cut noodles.

ChungnamKorean Food > Nakji (small octopus) / Mun-eo (octopus) / Jjukkumi (webfoot octopus)
4.0
(12 reviews)
A Taean/Iwon specialty restaurant famous for baksok-nakji: thinly sliced gourd simmered with garlic and spices, then finished by adding live octopus. The roomy, group-friendly place is known for a clear, refreshing broth that gains umami from the octopus; the tentacles are lightly blanched and dipped in a tangy sauce before you finish the meal by boiling in kalguksu (knife-cut noodles). The spicy stir-fried octopus () is also a popular choice.

Local Tips

  • House specialty baksok-nakji: light gourd broth that gains savory depth from live octopus
  • Large, group-friendly dining room with parking and reservation option
  • Also order nakji-bokkeum for a spicy contrast and finish the meal by adding kalguksu

Menu

(Spicy stir-fried octopus)20,000 KRW
Baksok-nakji-tang (Gourd-and-octopus soup, traditionally finished with kalguksu)20,000 KRW
Bulgogi (Marinated grilled beef)20,000 KRW
(Grilled pork belly)15,000 KRW
Saengseon maeuntang (Spicy fish stew)

Practical Information

Category
Korean Food > Nakji (small octopus) / Mun-eo (octopus) / Jjukkumi (webfoot octopus)
Address
1539 Woni-ro, Iwon-myeon, Taean County, South Chungcheong Province
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Operating Hours
Daily 09:00 ~ 21:00
Facilities
Reservations available,Parking available

Glossary

Bak-sok-milguk nakji-tang
A local-style octopus soup listed here as the house specialty; expect a robust, savory broth with octopus and vegetables
Nakji-bokkeum
Spicy stir-fried small octopus, typically cooked with gochujang-based sauce and vegetables
Samgyeopsal
Thick slices of pork belly grilled at the table — eaten wrapped in lettuce with condiments