Seocho · Sinsa / Aged pork barbecue
꿉당
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.
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Moksal · aged pork neck grilled over binchotan
Start with the aged pork neck and order the house rice alongside it. Wrapping a piece of pork and a little wasabi in the rice is how regulars eat here.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
It opens at 15:00 on weekdays and at noon at weekends, and it fills up early in the evening. Call ahead rather than turning up at 19:00 on a Friday.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
We went around 4pm and there is no line. We ordered pork shoulder and cheek. Both are delicious. There's a variety of side dish and dip so you can try different flavors every bite. First time we tried perilla leaves and we actually like it better than lettuce. It is tourist frie
I really wanted to rate this place higher but maybe my expectations were too high? When we were seated after waiting over an hour, it feels like there should have been more to a Michelin recommended spot. You can tell the restaurant has been there for a long time, the furniture i
This is the best Korean BBQ I've tried in Seoul. The food choices were very delicious. Han Seunghoon was the one assigned to us and it was a 5-star service. This is a must-try.
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NEAR YOU
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Start with the aged pork neck and order the house rice alongside it. Wrapping a piece of pork and a little wasabi in the rice is how regulars eat here.
Expect about ₩35,000 per person. Pork neck 180g ₩21,000; ggupsal 150g ₩21,000; ogyeopsal 180g ₩21,000; doenjang jjigae ₩10,000.
Mon–Fri 15:00–22:50; Sat–Sun 12:00–22:50. Open daily.
Ggupdang is at 615 Gangnam-daero, Seocho-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 서초구 강남대로 615. The nearest station is Sinsa Station (Line 3), directly outside.
Ggupdang suits Groups & sharing, First time in Korea.
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