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11 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for group dinners in Seongsu, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Seogam Saengsogeumgui, Yugilgwan, Seongsu Agu, Gebang Sikdang, Ilmirak.
At a glance: Price per person ₩12,000–₩40,000 (middle ₩20,000). Average Google rating ★4.5. 3 of 11 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seogam Saengsogeumgui | Seongsu | Saeng-sogeumgui · fresh pork grilled with salt | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Yugilgwan | Seongsu | Pork belly and pork shoulder | ₩20,000 | ★4.9 |
| Seongsu Agu | Seongsu | Agujjim · spicy braised monkfish | ₩20,000 | ★4.8 |
| Gebang Sikdang | Seongsu | Ganjang-gejang · raw crab marinated in soy sauce | ₩40,000 | ★4.7 |
| Ilmirak | Seongsu | Pork barbecue with house salts and sauces | ₩20,000 | ★4.4 |
| Minjeong Sikdang Main branch | Seongsu | Seolleongtang · milky ox-bone soup | ₩12,000 | ★4.5 |
| Yeongchuksan · Majang-dong Meat Market | Seongsu | Hanwoo yukhoe & grilled cuts · raw beef tartare and grilled Korean beef | ₩30,000 | ★4.9 |
| Ttukdo Sijang Seoul Matjip (Ttukdo Market Seoul Eatery) | Seongsu | Sutbul Dwaeji Bulgogi · charcoal-grilled marinated pork | ₩29,000 | ★4.4 |
| Suksungbusim | Seongsu | 7&7 cross-aged pork belly · wet- then dry-aged samgyeopsal | ₩35,000 | ★4 |
| Seongsu Jokbal | Seongsu | Jokbal · braised pig's trotters | ₩20,000 | ★4 |
Seongsu
석암생소금구이 성수점
₩20,000 per person
Hours 12:00–24:00
A salt-grill pork restaurant on Achasan-ro by Seongsu Station, open from noon to midnight every day. The point is well-marbled fresh pork grilled with nothing but salt, with carefully made side dishes; staff guide you through the grilling.
Main branch
육일관 본점
₩20,000 per person
Hours 12:00–24:00
A barbecue house steps from Konkuk University Station, open noon to midnight daily, serving pork belly and shoulder as well as Korean beef. Staff grill at the table, and the steamed egg on the side is worth adding.
성수아구
₩20,000 per person
Hours 11:30–22:00
An agujjim restaurant near Ttukseom Station that tops its spicy braised monkfish with crispy fried beef intestines, an unusual mix of tender fish and crunch. Portions are large, and pollack roe, pork belly and beef dishes are also on the menu.
Seongsu
게방식당 성수점
₩40,000 per person
Hours Tue–Sun 11:30–21:00
A Seongsu branch of a restaurant known for soy-marinated raw crab, with a spicy crab, marinated shrimp and marinated abalone on the same menu, all served as set meals with rice and side dishes. It has a lunch and a dinner service and is closed on Mondays.
Seongsu
일미락 성수점
₩20,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 11:30–23:00; Sun 11:30–22:00
A pork barbecue restaurant in the lanes between Ttukseom and Seongsu, open from lunchtime to 23:00. Staff grill for you and suggest which salt or sauce to pair with each cut, and locals queue here as well as visitors.
민정식당 본점
₩12,000 per person
Hours 11:00–21:30
Minjeong Sikdang's main branch in Jayang-dong, near Konkuk University, is listed on DiningCode for seolleongtang and boiled-beef hot pot. The menu also has ox-head gomtang, beef knee soup, mixed boiled beef, seafood chive pancake, dumplings and seasonal naengmyeon. Reviewers most often describe it as unpretentious, lively and popular with locals.
마장동 영축산
₩30,000 per person
Hours 10:00–20:00
Majang-dong is Seoul's biggest wholesale meat market, a warren of butcher counters each paired with a simple grill room where you eat what you just bought. Yeongchuksan is a reliable, foreigner-workable stop for this butcher-shop-to-table format, selling top-grade hanwoo at close to wholesale prices.
뚝도시장 서울맛집
₩29,000 per person
Hours 11:30–21:00
A market eatery in Ttukdo Market, Seongsu, known for jeyuk and charcoal-grilled marinated pork bulgogi sold by 600 g, alongside low-priced bean-sprout bibimbap, gamjatang and cockle bibimbap. DiningCode reviewers most often describe it as down-to-earth, under the radar, good value and generous with portions.
숙성부심
₩35,000 per person
Hours 11:30–23:00
A Gunja-dong specialist built entirely around aging technique, dry-aging and wet-aging pork belly side by side so you can taste the difference in one meal. Staff grill everything at the table, so first-timers don't need any barbecue experience to order well.
성수족발
₩20,000 per person
Hours 12:00–22:00
This single-item jokbal shop in the middle of Seongsu's warehouse-and-cafe district draws long waits with a name-list, walk-in-only system rather than reservations. It's frequently ranked among Seoul's best trotters, a solid savory stop between gallery-hopping and cafe browsing in one of the city's most-visited new neighborhoods.
화양동 왕족발&순대국
₩35,000 per person
Hours 11:00–23:00
A trotter specialist near Konkuk University that smokes its pork over apple wood before roasting, giving a smokier, less gelatinous result than the usual steamed jokbal. Paired with a bowl of rich sundae-guk, it's an easy one-stop group dinner.
In this guide: Seogam Saengsogeumgui, Yugilgwan, Seongsu Agu, Gebang Sikdang, Ilmirak.
Minjeong Sikdang Main branch, about ₩12,000 per person.
Seogam Saengsogeumgui: ★4.9 from 877 reviews.
Seogam Saengsogeumgui, Yugilgwan, Hwayang-dong Wang Jokbal.
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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