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Open-kitchen izakaya in Dongmyeong-dong: mazemen and clam sake steam

Address

6 Jangdong-ro, Dong-gu, Gwangju

A small Japanese-style izakaya on a Dongmyeong-dong side street, with two young owners working an open kitchen. The signature mazemen is tossed with egg yolk and spiced meat, and many people finish by stirring rice into the leftover sauce. Clams steamed in sake and spicy whelk somen come up often too. Few tables, and it gets loud.