Yukhoe Jamejip (육회자매집) is a restaurant specializing in yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) in Yukhoe Alley at Gwangjang Market (광장시장) [Article], Jongno-gu, Seoul. A long-established restaurant that states it was founded in 1974, it is regarded as the original establishment in Yukhoe Alley. It operates three locations: the first and second branches stand side by side in the alley, and the third is located along the main road. Its signature dishes are yukhoe [Article] and yukhoe bibimbap.
1974: Founded, according to the restaurant's introductory materials. It began as a small establishment measuring approximately 5 pyeong. Accounts state that it initially sold a plate of yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) for 1,000 won, establishing the dish as a fixture at Gwangjang Market (광장시장).
Expansion: As its popularity grew, it expanded with a second branch in the same alley and a third along the main road. It is described as the establishment that led the formation of Gwangjang Market's Yukhoe Alley (육회골목).
Signature dishes: Yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) and yukhoe bibimbap. It also serves a dish that combines yukhoe with live octopus.
Origin story: The restaurant most often named first in connection with yukhoe at Gwangjang Market (광장시장). Along with Buchon Yukhoe (부촌육회) [Restaurant] and Changsin Yukhoe (창신육회), it is collectively cited as one of the alley's representative long-established restaurants.
Multiple locations: Three locations within a single alley. When lines grow long, customers are distributed among the locations.