Mapo · Nogosan / Stand-up beef rib grill
신촌서서갈비
A one-dish restaurant where you stand at waist-high grills and cook marinated beef short rib over charcoal yourself. It has been trading near Sinchon since the 1950s and the menu has never been more than that single rib order. The room is small, plain and smoky.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Yangnyeom so-galbi · marinated beef short rib, one rib per order
Two ribs per person to start, then add more as you go.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
There are no chairs and no other dishes, so treat it as a short stop rather than a long meal. It closes at 20:00, early for a grill house, and small charcoal places like this sometimes shut once the day's meat runs out.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
Good marinated beef. Friendly owners. Miss the old place just one street down , where all diners used to stand and if my memory serves me correct we could order different cuts. Now there is just one item on the menu, a beef set, and you order by portions thats it. 41,000 krw f
It was the most delicious beef ribs I have ever eaten. Literally, you have to stand and eat, and there are quite a few tables, so the distance from the table next to it is close. The ventilation system is not smooth, so it smells a lot once you go. When you go, you have to buy fo
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NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
Two ribs per person to start, then add more as you go.
Expect about ₩20,000 per person. Marinated beef short rib, about 150g per rib, ₩20,000. This is the only item on the menu.
Daily 12:00–20:00. Open daily.
Sinchon Seoseo Galbi is at 11 Seogang-ro 20-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 마포구 서강로20길 11. The nearest station is Sinchon Station (Line 2), exit 6, about 4 minutes on foot.
Sinchon Seoseo Galbi suits First time in Korea, Worth the trip.
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