If you're in the mood for a chill atmosphere with some insanely delicious okonomiyaki and yakisoba, then Woo Waa (우와) is the ultimate dinner destination for you!
Woo Waa is located on the second floor of an art studio with no signs or symbols of any kind. The first time Kimmy was looking for this fabled place, she walked past it maybe 15 times before she realized the El Dorado of yakisoba was right in front of her all along.
So with that being said, you can pretty much guess that this place is a bit of a secret (shhhhh~)
Some things to keep in mind when visiting this magical locale: 1) The menu is only in Korean 2) It's small, so if there's a wait, you'll need a Korean phone number for them to contact you at to let you know when your table is available.
Advice: brush up on your reading skills if you'd like to take on this adventure! You can do it! We believe in you!
Here's the low down: They have a recommended menu that we 100% recommend that you follow their recommendations because what they recommend is delicious and are good recommendations in our opinion concerning recommendations.
Anyway, we ended up ordering the Classic Yakisoba (클래식 야키소바) and Tomato Okonomiyaki (토마토 오코노미야끼) - you have the choice of three meat options: Pork (돼지고기), Chicken (닭고기), and Seafood (해산물). We went with the chicken for both and were both more than satisfied with that decision. The chicken was super flavorful and juicy!
They also have soda, beer, and cocktails on the menu, if you wanna get fancy.
If you arrive with only two people in your party, you can be seated next to the chefs and they will cook the food on a hot plate right in front of you. It's a really fun and intimate experience where the chefs will explain the eating etiquette when they serve you - so cool!
Try to get there a little after they open so you won't have to wait in line and can grub right away.
Definitely one of our most favorite dinner places in Hongdae that we visit regularly and we hope you will, too!
Address
Seoul Mapo-gu
Seogyo-dong 364-10 2F
서울 마포구
서교동 364-10 2층
Directions
This one is a little more difficult to find:
~from the Hongdae subway station (홍대입구역)
- Go to Exit 9
- Walk straight until you get to the intersection with Spao and Forever 21
- Turn left and walk up the hill
- When you reach the intersection in front of the university, turn right
- Walk past The Body Shop (on the right side of the park)
- Keep going until you pass Lucky Factory (on your right - if you passed Artbox, then you've gone too far!)
- Make a left down the street after the yellow Vietnamese restaurant
- Keep walking and you'll see a white building - and you're there!
Alternative Directions
If you have Kakao Maps or Naver Maps, just type in 「우와 홍대」*
*this time, we couldn't find the location on Google Maps... we tried English and Korean, and it's only coming up in Kakao Maps or Naver Maps ㅠㅠ
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