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25 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for group dinners in Gangnam, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Yongyong Seonsaeng, Yukmian Gangnam branch, Haehwaok, Samwon Garden, Nongmin Baekam Sundae.
At a glance: Price per person ₩11,000–₩85,000 (middle ₩25,000). Average Google rating ★4.2. 6 of 25 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
Disclosure: the editor of this guide runs Yongyong Seonsaeng, Haehwaok. Yongyong Seonsaeng is placed at #1 as the editor's pick; the other restaurants are ordered by rating.
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yongyong Seonsaeng | Gangnam | Volcano mala hot pot | ₩30,000 | ★4.7 |
| Yukmian Gangnam branch | Gangnam | Angchang galbi · grilled hanger-cut beef galbi | ₩27,000 | ★4.9 |
| Haehwaok | Gangnam | Beef shank & tendon hot pot | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Samwon Garden | Gangnam | Galbi · marinated grilled short ribs | ₩80,000 | ★4.1 |
| Nongmin Baekam Sundae | Gangnam | Sundae-gukbap · pork blood sausage and offal rice soup | ₩11,000 | ★4.5 |
| Ggupdang | Gangnam | Moksal · aged pork neck grilled over binchotan | ₩35,000 | ★4.4 |
| Jungang Haejang | Gangnam | Yang-seonji haejangguk · beef tripe and blood curd soup | ₩14,000 | ★4.3 |
| Hongmyeong | Gangnam | Gan-jjajang · black bean sauce served on the side | ₩12,000 | ★4.2 |
| Banpo Galbi | Gangnam | Galbisal · beef short-rib meat on charcoal | – | ★4.5 |
| Gounnim (POSCO Intersection branch) | Gangnam | Namdo Hanjeongsik · southwestern Korean set meals | ₩12,000 | ★4.2 |
Nonhyeon
용용선생 논현점
₩30,000 per person
Hours Sun–Fri 17:00–02:00; Sat 17:00–05:00
A Hong Kong-style pub in Nonhyeon for a table of bold, shareable dishes. Start with the signature volcano mala hot pot.
육미안 강남점
₩27,000 per person
Hours 12:00–22:00
Yukmian's Gangnam branch, near Sinnonhyeon Station, is listed on DiningCode as a beef barbecue restaurant. Cuts include angchang galbi and bon galbi (250 g, ₩27,000 each) and pork galbi (200 g, ₩16,000), with fried rice and a truffle galbi sotbap to finish; DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, pretty and casual.
Sinnonhyeon
해화옥 신논현 직영점
₩20,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Haehwaok is a 24-hour Korean restaurant near Sinnonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul. Visit for Hanwoo beef soup, beef shank and tendon hot pot, bulgogi and Korean beef barbecue, from breakfast to late-night dining.
삼원가든
₩80,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 11:30–21:30; Sun & holidays 11:00–21:00
Opened in 1976, Samwon Garden is a garden-style barbecue house that has hosted generations of Seoul families and business dinners over grilled short ribs. Private rooms and a landscaped courtyard make it feel like an occasion rather than a quick meal.
Main Branch
농민백암순대 본점
₩11,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 11:10–21:00; Sat 11:10–15:30
Baekam sundae is a style from Baekam in Yongin, where the sausage is packed with vegetables and glass noodles rather than filler and the broth is a clear pork bone stock. This is the original branch of the Nongmin group and it draws a steady office lunch crowd from the Daechi and Seolleung blocks. The soup arrives with sundae and assorted pork offal already in the bowl.
꿉당
₩35,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 15:00–22:50; Sat–Sun 12:00–22:50
Ggupdang is a pork neck specialist directly in front of Sinsa Station. The meat is aged about fifteen days and cooked quickly on a custom aluminium plate over binchotan charcoal. A separate rice dish, developed with a Japanese chef, is meant to be eaten with the pork.
중앙해장
₩14,000 per person
A haejangguk house that has fed Gangnam's after-drinks crowd for about thirty years, running almost round the clock near Samseong Station. The signature bowl combines beef tripe and seonji, the mild blood curd, in a beef broth. There is also a clear brisket gomtang for anyone who would rather skip the offal.
홍명
₩12,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sun 11:30–21:30
An old-school Korean-Chinese restaurant off Nonhyeon-ro that has been running for over twenty years and became much busier after appearing on Korean food television. It covers the familiar repertoire of black bean noodles, spicy seafood noodle soup and fried sweet-and-sour pork. Hand-made fried dumplings are only available in the evening.
Express Bus Terminal
반포갈비 고속터미널점
Hours 12:00–23:00
A charcoal beef-rib house inside Banpo Shopping Town at Express Bus Terminal. Raw galbisal and top blade arrive on a steel tray to grill yourself; every staff member greets you at the door, and many customers are foreign.
고운님 포스코사거리점
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:00–22:00
A restaurant near Seolleung serving Namdo-style (southwestern Korean) food, from a daily set meal and octopus stone-pot rice to yellow croaker spicy stew and three omakase courses. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, casual, generous and good value.
빨간의자집
₩69,000 per person
Hours 11:00–22:00
Ppalgan Uijajip near Gangnam Station is listed on DiningCode as a barbecue restaurant with a camping theme. The menu runs from a two-person set (₩69,000) and a barbecue and lobster platter (₩168,000) to charcoal-grilled whole cuttlefish (₩25,000) and kimchi fried rice; DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as lively, casual and down-to-earth.
Gyodae Branch
황금콩밭
₩20,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 11:30–21:30; Sat–Sun 11:30–21:00
A soybean specialist near the courts at Gyodae that makes its tofu daily from Sobaeksan beans and has been recognised by the Michelin Guide. The kitchen builds everything around that tofu, from a strong-smelling cheonggukjang stew to hotpots for sharing. It also keeps a list of Korean craft makgeolli.
곰바위
₩60,000 per person
Hours Daily 11:00–22:00
Gom Ba Wie started in 1983 as a small place near Bongeunsa temple in Samseong-dong and now runs a three-storey annex behind the original building. It specialises in Korean beef offal, mainly tripe and large intestine, trimmed by hand and grilled over charcoal. Cuts such as ribeye, galbi and brisket are on the same menu.
Seocho Main Branch
버드나무집
₩85,000 per person
Hours Daily 11:00–21:30
Beodeunamujip has grilled beef on the same Seocho corner since 1977, starting with jumulleok before adding short rib and specialty cuts. The beef galbi is seasoned only with sea salt, with no soy sauce in the marinade. Side dishes are plainly seasoned and made without MSG.
Nonhyeon Main Branch
리북집
₩25,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 11:00–01:00; Sun 11:00–23:00
Ribukjip is an old-style jokbal house in the Yeongdong Market alleys of Nonhyeon-dong, serving braised pig trotter sliced to order. It also does a cold-dressed version and a spicy one. The dining room is noisy and busy, with terrace seating outside.
설매네
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:30
A Korean restaurant by Apgujeong Station known locally for bossam (boiled pork) and tangpyeongchae, also serving mandu-guk, kalguksu, a dumpling hot pot and pancakes such as oyster jeon and mung-bean bindaetteok. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as down-to-earth, casual, lively and popular with locals.
청담제주물항
₩45,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 11:30–23:00; Sat–Sun 11:30–22:00
A Jeju seafood specialist in Cheongdam working with Jeju-landed fish, served either braised with radish in a chilli and soy sauce or grilled whole. There are private rooms on the second floor and the dining room is larger and more formal than most fish houses. It ranks first on DiningCode's Gangnam hairtail list.
쭈불앤쭈불 코엑스몰점
₩25,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:30
Jjubul & Jjubul's COEX Mall branch specialises in jjukkumi (webfoot octopus) bulgogi, served in sets paired with beef brisket doenjang stew, beef tripe or budae-style sausage, plus a one-person jjukkumi set meal and yukgaejang. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as unpretentious, casual and good value.
Apgujeong Main Branch
한일관
₩45,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 11:30–21:30; Sat–Sun 11:00–21:30
Hanilkwan opened in Jongno in 1939 and moved to Apgujeong in late 2008 after its original building was cleared for redevelopment. It is widely treated as the reference point for Seoul-style bulgogi, thin sirloin in a light soy marinade cooked at the table. The same kitchen also serves a sharp, cold Seoul-style naengmyeon.
새벽집
₩22,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Saebyeokjip built its reputation as one of Cheongdam's few round-the-clock restaurants, drawing club-goers, night-shift workers and early risers for hot beef soup at any hour. The name means 'dawn house', and it lives up to it.
Gangnam Branch
소호정
₩16,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 11:00–21:30; Sat–Sun 11:00–21:00
Sohojung serves Andong guksi, a northern Gyeongsang style of hand-rolled wheat noodle cut very thin and served in a clear beef broth. The Gangnam branch sits on the second floor of a building opposite Samsung Town by Gangnam Station and turns tables quickly at lunch. From spring to autumn the kitchen also grinds its own soybeans for kongguksu.
Main Branch
서초면옥
₩18,000 per person
Hours Daily 11:00–21:20
A Hamheung-style noodle and beef house that has been in the same spot behind the Seocho courts for about twenty years, used mainly by local office and legal workers. Alongside the cold noodles it serves a clear galbitang of short ribs and a beef bone dumpling soup. Warm broth is brought to the table free of charge.
Nonhyeon
혼마찌 논현
₩55,000 per person
A tuna house near Yeongdong Market in Nonhyeon, run single-handedly by its owner. The set arrives as cuts of tuna divided in a wooden box, nigiri on a board, and a warm dish alongside.
Nonhyeon
논현돈 논현점
A pork-belly house between Nonhyeon and Sinnonhyeon stations. Thick belly is grilled on a round cast-iron lid (sotttukkeong) with kimchi, sprouts and garlic cooking in the fat beside it. A wall sign says the pork is grade-1 Korean pork. Round steel tables, exposed ducts and football on the TV.
In this guide: Yongyong Seonsaeng, Yukmian Gangnam branch, Haehwaok, Samwon Garden, Nongmin Baekam Sundae.
Nongmin Baekam Sundae, about ₩11,000 per person.
Yukmian Gangnam branch: ★4.9 from 1,460 reviews.
Yongyong Seonsaeng, Haehwaok, Jungang Haejang, Ribukjip, Saebyeokjip, Honmachi.
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