Lee Buk Bang
Restaurants · Hongdae & Mapo
Watch the chef prepare courses at the counter and taste various artisanal North Korean style blood sausage and noodle courses.
What vloggers filmed
Good to know
Why visit
- Lee Buk Bang is a course-dining choice for travellers curious about North Korean food and sundae—Korean sausage, often made with blood, rather than an ice-cream dessert. The appeal is comparing different fillings and accompaniments in a meal rooted in chef Choi Ji-hyung’s Hamgyeong family recipes.Naver Blog
What the course can reveal
- In an August 14, 2026 account, Sorok tasted vegetable blood sausage, white sausage, Abai sausage, a poultry version and lamb sausage. The diner preferred the lighter-feeling vegetable and white versions to the meatier Abai, while the lamb had a slightly crisp exterior and cumin crunch. These are examples of contrasting flavours from one meal, not a fixed current menu.Naver Blog
- Different accompaniments were part of the comparison: salted shrimp with the vegetable sausage, Maldon salt with white sausage and a seed sauce with the poultry version. The same meal also included vegetable dishes, noodles, beef and a noodle-shaped ice-cream finish. Come for the progression of a tasting course if that interests you more than choosing a single main dish.Naver Blog
Atmosphere and planning
- Sorok described a wooden interior with counter seating facing an open kitchen and appreciated the explanations. The diner found the seasoning more pronounced than expected and one beef piece awkwardly large to chew. Expect some pronounced flavours alongside the lighter sausage options.Naver Blog
- Reserve for the second-floor restaurant at 16 Mapo-daero 1-gil and check the current course, dietary ingredients and drink requirements before committing. Sorok booked through Catchtable and noted that seasonal dishes differed from the advertised list. For a short visit, keep the evening flexible enough to enjoy the sequence instead of rushing between courses.Naver Blog
