Quick verdict
Singsingi Yachae Makhoe (싱싱이야채막회) is a casual sashimi restaurant in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam, about a 10-minute walk from Seonjeongneung Station. Its signature is yachae makhoe: thick flatfish sashimi wrapped with a tangy vegetable salad in a perilla leaf. The house set pairs it with old-style fried chicken, so a group with one or two people who do not eat raw fish still works. We came back here after a team dinner because it had worked so well the first time.
Singsingi Yachae Makhoe at a glance
| Restaurant | Singsingi Yachae Makhoe (싱싱이야채막회) |
| Address | 18 Eonju-ro 98-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Yeoksam-dong) |
| Getting there | About a 10-minute walk from Seonjeongneung Station, with a slight uphill |
| Category | Korean seafood (raw fish) |
| Signature | Yachae makhoe (flatfish sashimi with seasoned vegetables) + Singsing fried chicken set |
| Set prices (menu) | KRW 58,000 for 2 / 72,000 for 3 / 86,000 for 4 |
| Other prices (menu) | Yachae makhoe alone KRW 68,000 for 4; squid ramyeon KRW 15,000; extra sashimi KRW 25,000; extra vegetable salad KRW 4,000; seafood platter KRW 89,000 |
| Reservations | By phone; we called about an hour before opening |
| When we went | April 2026, a group of five |
The big Korean sign and the fish mascot at the entrance.
A Gangnam seafood restaurant we came back to
This dinner was a small occasion: I was handing out wedding invitations to the four colleagues on my marketing team. Choosing the place was easy. We had dropped in once before for a team dinner, and the sashimi and fried chicken combination was so good that it came straight to mind. When a restaurant you tried once gets picked again for a different occasion, that says a lot.
Our office is near Seonjeongneung Station, and the walk took about 10 minutes, with a slight hill on the way. I booked by phone about an hour before opening. When I said we were five, the restaurant asked first whether we wanted one table or two. Five is an awkward number almost anywhere, so I appreciated that. We took two tables and agreed to order for each table.
Why sashimi comes with fried chicken
In Gangnam, raw fish restaurants tend to fall into two groups: market-style places with tanks of live fish, or Japanese-style course restaurants at tens of thousands of won per person. If you just want a casual plate of sashimi and a drink with friends, there are surprisingly few options in between. Singsingi fills that gap.
The menu board is clear and sized by group:
- Yachae makhoe + Singsing fried chicken set: KRW 58,000 for 2, 72,000 for 3, 86,000 for 4
- Yachae makhoe alone: KRW 68,000 for 4
- Squid ramyeon: KRW 15,000
- Extra sashimi: KRW 25,000; extra vegetable salad: KRW 4,000
- Seafood platter: KRW 89,000
What interested me as a marketer is why the chicken is bundled with the fish. Raw fish divides people. In almost any group, one or two people do not really eat it. Fried chicken is the easy answer for them, so nobody at the table is left out.
The menu board, with set prices by group size (April 2026).
How to eat yachae makhoe
A poster on the wall explains how to eat the signature dish, in six steps:
- Lay a nice perilla leaf (and seaweed) on your plate.
- Add the house seasoned vegetable salad.
- Place a thick slice of flatfish on top, with wasabi.
- Adjust to taste with garlic and chili.
- Wrap it up firmly and eat it in one bite.
- “You know what comes next, right?”
The last step is signed off with a playful line, roughly “Shoot it, into your mouth!” Together with the fish mascot, Sinseoni, it gives the place a friendly, joking personality and helps first-timers know what to do.
The “how to eat yachae makhoe” poster on the wall.
The food: sashimi wraps, fried chicken and squid ramyeon
Side dishes came out quickly: tofu with stir-fried kimchi, bean sprouts, carrot and chili sticks, white kimchi and a cold soup. That was enough to start a drink before the fish arrived.
We split one plate of yachae makhoe and one sashimi and chicken set across our two tables. The makhoe came on a round black plate: thick slices of flatfish, large perilla leaves, wasabi, sprouts and the vegetable salad. Wrapped the way the poster says, the cold fish, the tangy vegetables and the perilla aroma all land at once, something you do not get from a slice of fish on its own.
The Singsing fried chicken is old-style: crisp outside and moist inside. Going back and forth between the cold sashimi and the warm, rich chicken works well. One colleague who does not usually eat raw fish reached for the chicken first, tried one wrap, and ended up taking two more.
Singsing fried chicken, old-style and crisp.
Midway we added a squid ramyeon (KRW 15,000). It looks pricey for ramyeon, but the red bowl was full of squid legs and topped with shrimp, and the broth was spicy and deep. We finished every last bit of the vegetable salad.
Squid ramyeon, KRW 15,000.
Who it’s for / Watch out for
Who it’s for
- Groups near Seolleung and Seonjeongneung who want sashimi, especially if someone does not eat raw fish
- Team dinners, colleague get-togethers and casual meetups with friends
- First-timers to Korean raw fish, thanks to the step-by-step poster
Watch out for
- The walk: about 10 minutes from Seonjeongneung Station, with a slight hill.
- Big groups: for five, the restaurant offered two tables on the condition that we order for each table.
- Not confirmed in our visit: opening hours, English menu and payment methods.
Related
- Gangnam cafe for meetings and groups: Joogiyul near Seonjeongneung Station
- Seongsu Korean BBQ where staff grill for you: Gojip132
Original Korean review (with all photos): 강남 야채막회 싱싱이야채막회 솔직 리뷰 | 회와 통닭을 한 집에서, 회를 싫어하더라도 걱정 없는 식당 | 역삼동 막회, 선정릉역 맛집
