I like this place :) The food is good and the prices are not too high. Check it!

古家庵 (Kokaan) in Akasaka, which I found while searching for Korean restaurants with a friend. A Korean restaurant with a home-cooking feel; I made a reservation and went with high expectations. It was 7 PM on a Friday, so the place was full. We had tatami seating, and the interior had lots of things like Korean antiques, giving it a lovely atmosphere. We ordered namul, chijimi, and chicken hot pot. They served fish jeon as the otoshi appetizer, and I was blown away by how good it was! The namul that came next was delicious too, each one, and personally the eggplant namul was superb!!! Unlike chain restaurants, every dish was wonderful, from the plates and presentation to the flavor, and next time I really want to go for the samgyetang, which must be ordered in advance.

The namul, stir-fried potatoes, and hot pot were all delicious. The makgeolli tastes gentle too. It's a Korean restaurant with gentle flavors and no yakiniku or samgyeopsal. The furnishings look like something out of a Korean period drama, and they use lovely tableware with real character. The foreign staff are somehow adorable too, and when there's a problem, the proprietress comes out of the kitchen and sorts it out. It felt like I was traveling around Jeonju, had wandered into a restaurant by chance, and was leisurely eating and drinking makgeolli.

A Korean restaurant with Akasaka-mitsuke as the nearest station. Everything is superb, food that gives your body energy. The samgyetang, which requires a reservation, is a whole bird with fall-apart tender meat stuffed with plenty of glutinous rice, jujubes, myoga, and more. The service is pleasant too; they gave advice to us when we got greedy and ordered too much, and arranged the order of dishes based on what we ordered so we could enjoy them at their best — they thought of everything. A place where we could relax like at home. The private rooms have chairs, but it's mainly tatami seating. You take your shoes off.

It's maybe about a 3-minute walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station; the place is on the first basement floor, so the signal is a bit poor, and if you're meeting friends there, it's best to let them know. I always look forward to eating Korean home cooking while enjoying the owner's ever-cheerful smile, delicious draft beer, and makgeolli. Lots of vegetables, a very satisfying restaurant.