- Name: 찌마기 방이점 (Jjimagi, Bangi branch)
- Address: Unit 102, 1F, 38 Olympic-ro 32-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul (서울 송파구 올림픽로32길 38, 1층 102호) · Google Maps
- Visited: Friday, April 10, 2026, evening. My wife and me
- What we ordered: steamed clams for two (조개찜 2인) 45,000 won, soju 6,000 won x 2, haejang ramyeon with abalone 10,000 won
- Total: 67,000 won
- Hours: 16:30 to 01:00 (DiningCode listing)
- My rating: 4.0 / 5
- Info checked: September 23, 2026
Jjimagi (찌마기) is a restaurant that specializes in steamed clams and oysters, and this is its Bangi-dong branch in Songpa-gu, Seoul. My wife and I went on a Friday evening in April 2026, when the kids were away at an overnight camp with their taekwondo school, so for once it was just the two of us. After dinner we walked on to Geumbyeol Maekju in the same Bangi-dong alley for a second round. We had steamed clams for two, two bottles of soju and a haejang ramyeon, for 67,000 won. My wife loved it. For me it was bland and just okay, but it had been a long time since we’d had jogae-jjim, and I was glad we went.
The restaurant
The sign outside reads “굴찜·조개찜 전문”, a steamed oyster and steamed clam specialist, and it lists two branches in Songpa: Bangi and Munjeong. Jjimagi is a chain, and the sign also has a number for franchise inquiries. Other signs out front advertise grilled scallops, seafood, raw fish and cold raw fish soup, and there is a “take out” sign by the door. Inside, each table has a deep steel tray set into the middle for the steaming.
Steamed clams for two
Jogae-jjim (조개찜) is a big tray of shellfish steamed at the table. Our tray, the two-person size at 45,000 won, had scallops, clams, abalone, fish cakes and other shellfish on a bed of napa cabbage and bean sprouts. Once it has steamed, you pick the shellfish out of the tray with tongs.
In the middle of the tray there was a foil cup of cheese. We didn’t order it: it comes with the steamed clams, and you dip the shellfish into it once it melts.
Haejang ramyeon
We finished with a haejang ramyeon (해장라면) with abalone added, 10,000 won. It is a spicy ramyeon with shellfish in it: our bowl had mussels, clams and a whole abalone. The DiningCode listing describes it the same way, as ramyeon with a whole abalone in it.
How it was
My wife was very happy. She hadn’t had steamed clams in a long time, and she enjoyed it. I thought it was just okay. The flavor was bland, and nothing about it stood out. Still, it had been a while for me too, and an evening out with just the two of us was nice. That is why I give it 4.0. If you are planning a dinner for two, our numbers may help: the two-person tray, one haejang ramyeon and two bottles of soju came to 67,000 won.
The menu changes with the seasons
The left side of the menu board shows what Jjimagi serves in each season. Steamed clams or scallops are on the menu all year; the rest changes:
| Season | Korean | What is on |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | 봄 메뉴 | grilled scallops, steamed clams or scallops |
| Summer | 여름 메뉴 | cold raw fish soup (mulhoe), steamed clams or scallops, grilled scallops |
| Autumn | 가을 메뉴 | salt-grilled live shrimp, raw shrimp, grilled scallops, steamed clams or scallops |
| Winter | 겨울 메뉴 | steamed oysters, raw oysters, steamed clams or scallops |
Menu and prices
From the menu board on the wall in April 2026, with a few extra dishes from the DiningCode listing:
| Dish | Korean | Price (won) |
|---|---|---|
| Steamed clams or scallops, 2 / 3 / 4 people | 조개찜 또는 가리비찜 | 45,000 / 70,000 / 95,000 |
| Steamed clams, extra large with octopus | 조개찜 (특대) | 120,000 |
| Grilled scallops, 2 people / medium | 가리비구이 | 45,000 / 70,000 |
| Steamed oysters (Nov to Mar), 2 / 3 / 4 people | 석화(굴)찜 | 42,000 / 55,000 / 70,000 |
| Jjimagi mulhoe (2 to 3 people) / large | 찌마기물회 | 38,000 / 58,000 |
| Salt-grilled live shrimp (autumn) | 생새우소금구이 | 30,000 |
| Extra clams and scallops | 조개&가리비 추가 | 30,000 |
| Extra oysters (winter) | 석화(굴) 추가 | 12,000 |
| Haejang ramyeon with abalone | 해장라면 (전복추가) | 10,000 |
| Abalone sashimi or steamed / abalone butter-grilled | 전복회 & 찜 / 전복버터구이 | 15,000 each |
| Live octopus, raw or steamed | 산낙지회 & 찜 | market price on the board, 15,000 on DiningCode |
| Sea cucumber | 해삼 | 15,000 |
| Sea squirt | 멍게 | 10,000 |
| Raw oysters (winter) | 생석화 | 15,000 |
| Chive pancake | 부추전 | 10,000 |
| Sea snails | 삐뚤이(소라) | 15,000 |
| Boiled octopus | 문어숙회 | 26,000 |
| Soju (our receipt) | 소주 | 6,000 |
Shellfish words on the menu
The menu board is in Korean only. These words will get you through it:
| Korean | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 조개 | jogae | clams (shellfish in general) |
| 가리비 | garibi | scallop |
| 석화 / 굴 | seokhwa / gul | oyster |
| 전복 | jeonbok | abalone |
| 홍합 | honghap | mussel |
| 멍게 | meongge | sea squirt |
| 해삼 | haesam | sea cucumber |
| 찜 | jjim | steamed |
| 구이 | gui | grilled |
| 회 | hoe | raw |
| 2인 / 3인 | i-in / sam-in | for two / for three people |
House rules
A red banner under the menu says there is a two-hour limit per table, and asks you to place your orders 15 to 20 minutes before the end. A smaller sign says the two-hour limit applies when people are waiting. On another wall there is a framed oyster inspection notice next to a pink neon sign that jokes, “Come often, so I can pay off my loans”.
Where it is
Jjimagi’s Bangi branch is at 38 Olympic-ro 32-gil in Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu. DiningCode lists it as open from 16:30 to 01:00, so it is an evening place.
More around Jamsil and Songpa
- Iga Ne Lamb Skewers, also in Bangi-dong
- Outback Steakhouse at Lotte Department Store Jamsil
- Hermoso Beauty Cafe in Lotte World Mall, for cake after dinner
If you like steamed shellfish, the two-person tray plus a haejang ramyeon is a full dinner for two. My wife enjoyed it more than I did.