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10 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for group dinners in Itaewon, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ), Bogwangjung, Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant), Maple Tree House (Danpungnamujip), Jamsugyojip Haebangchon branch (Jamsu Bridge House).
At a glance: Price per person ₩12,000–₩55,000 (middle ₩20,000). Average Google rating ★4.5. 5 of 10 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ) | Itaewon | Samgyeopsal and pork neck grilled at the table | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Bogwangjung | Itaewon | Pork belly, pork neck and the house stew | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant) | Itaewon | Thick-cut pork and pork skirt | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Maple Tree House (Danpungnamujip) | Itaewon | Marinated beef and pork galbi | ₩20,000 | ★4.3 |
| Jamsugyojip Haebangchon branch (Jamsu Bridge House) | Itaewon | Naengsam · thin-sliced frozen pork belly grilled at the table | ₩17,000 | ★4.4 |
| Pareukeu | Itaewon | Chilnamul Hangeureut · rice bowl with seven seasoned vegetables (vegan option) | ₩18,000 | ★4.3 |
| Seomjip (Island House) | Itaewon | Chamge-kkotge maeuntang · spicy freshwater and blue crab stew | ₩55,000 | ★4.2 |
| Goduri (Yongsan branch) | Itaewon | Dubu Jeongol · tofu and mushroom hot pot | ₩12,000 | ★4.4 |
| Hannam-dong Gamjatang | Itaewon | Gamjatang · pork spine and potato stew | ₩16,000 | ★4.6 |
| Jangjinyeong Ganjang Gejang | Itaewon | Ganjang Gejang · raw crab marinated in soy sauce, with rice | ₩22,000 | ★3.9 |
정든집
₩20,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 17:00–23:50; Sat–Sun 16:30–23:50
A Korean barbecue house a few minutes from Itaewon Station that opens in the late afternoon and grills until nearly midnight. Staff cook the meat at the table and keep the side dishes topped up, and English is spoken, which is why it is one of the most-reviewed barbecue rooms in Itaewon.
Itaewon
보광정 이태원점
₩20,000 per person
Hours Mon–Fri 16:00–24:00; Sat–Sun 12:00–24:00
A pork barbecue room on Bogwang-ro, down the hill from Itaewon Station, open until midnight every day and from noon at weekends. There is a set that lets you try several cuts at once, and the house stew is what regulars add to the grill.
돼지래스토랑 둘째
₩20,000 per person
Hours 16:30–24:00
A second branch of a pork barbecue place in the lanes below Itaewon Station, open from late afternoon to midnight every day. Servers grill the thick cuts at the table and tell you which condiment to eat each one with; the room is set up for visitors, with most tables full of travellers.
Itaewon
단풍나무집 이태원점
₩20,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:00
The Itaewon branch of a polished barbecue group, tucked into a lane off Itaewon-ro in a traditional-style house. It serves lunch as well as dinner, cooks the set menus at the table and is a common pick for hotel guests and tour groups who want a first Korean barbecue in comfortable surroundings.
잠수교집 해방촌 직영점
₩17,000 per person
Hours 12:00–02:00
This directly run Haebangchon branch is listed on DiningCode for naengsam, frozen sliced pork belly. Besides pork belly it grills hanwoo brisket and makchang, with stews such as spicy sundubu and cheonggukjang, and reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, lively, casual and popular with locals.
파르크
₩18,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:00
Pareukeu is a Korean bansang (home-style table) restaurant in Hannam-dong near Hangangjin Station, serving beef japchae, potato pancakes, a seven-vegetable bowl with a vegan option, Black Angus LA galbi and aged-kimchi fried rice with bacon. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, pretty, quiet and casual.
섬집
₩55,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:50
Seomjip is a restaurant near Yongsan Station listed on DiningCode for blue crab stew and freshwater crab. Its spicy freshwater-and-blue-crab stew is ₩55,000 for two, alongside beef jeon, braised pork with kimchi, grilled fish and freshwater eel; DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, casual and down-to-earth.
고두리 용산점
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:30
A tofu-focused Korean restaurant by Sinyongsan Station serving mushroom-tofu hot pot and tofu jeyuk as lunch menus, plus handmade tofu, bean-curd pancakes, black-pork tofu kimchi and fresh pork belly in the evening. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as down-to-earth, casual, lively and popular with locals.
한남동감자탕 본점
₩16,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Tucked in an alley off the Hannam intersection, this no-frills spot has fed the neighborhood around the clock for decades, its walls covered in decades of celebrity autographs. It's a genuine local fallback for a hot, filling meal at any hour, a rarity in a district now dominated by trendy cafes and galleries.
장지녕 간장게장
₩22,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:00
A set-meal restaurant in Hannam-dong specialising in ganjang gejang (raw crab marinated in soy sauce), offered as single-person sets, with spicy jjukkumi sets, oyster dishes and a four-person spread. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as clean, down-to-earth, good value and popular with locals.
In this guide: Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ), Bogwangjung, Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant), Maple Tree House (Danpungnamujip), Jamsugyojip Haebangchon branch (Jamsu Bridge House).
Goduri (Yongsan branch), about ₩12,000 per person.
Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ): ★4.9 from 3,457 reviews.
Jeongdeunjip (JD BBQ), Bogwangjung, Dwaeji Restaurant 2 (Pig Restaurant), Jamsugyojip Haebangchon branch (Jamsu Bridge House), Hannam-dong Gamjatang.
Every place is in the Korea on a Plate guide, written by an editor who runs four restaurants in Seoul. The list is filtered from published hours, prices and tags; nobody pays to be listed.
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