Ajou University date bar for garlic pork suyuk and bean sprouts: Hwial
In short
Hwial Ajou University Branch is a Korean gastropub on Ajou-ro in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon, and an Ajou University date spot with the motto 'Drinking is just an excuse, the food is what we're serious about.' A couple ordered garlic gabrisal suyuk (boiled pork shoulder cap) for 24,000 won, beef shank suyuk hotpot for 28,000 won and ube draft beer for 5,500 won, eating them with seasoned bean sprouts. The gabrisal was moist, and the beef shank was seasoned well enough to skip the dipping sauce. Hwial Ajou University Branch is recommended for a date where the drinking snacks double as a full meal.
Good to know
- Hours
- Sun, Tue–Thu 16:00–00:50 (last order 23:50); Fri–Sat 16:00–01:50 (last order 00:50)
- Closed
- Every Monday
- Break time
- None
- Parking
- Uman Public Parking Lot across the main road: first hour free, then ₩300 per 10 minutes
- Beef yukjeon (pan-fried beef)
- ₩17,000
- Beef shabu hotpot
- ₩19,000
- Salmon salad
- ₩15,000
- Aged salmon sashimi
- ₩22,000
- Garlic gabrisal suyuk (boiled pork shoulder cap)
- ₩24,000
- Beef shank suyuk hotpot
- ₩28,000
- Ube draft beer
- ₩5,500
- Price reference
- ₩17,000 ≈ $12.5 · ₩19,000 ≈ $14 · ₩15,000 ≈ $11 (2026-10-04)
as written by the visitor on Aug 8, 2026
My husband and I wanted to hang out like college kids again, so we visited Hwial Ajou University Branch (휘얼 아주대점), famous as an Ajou University date spot. Since it's a bar that's serious about its side dishes, everything we ordered was delicious, and they even had trendy drinks like matcha and ube beer and makgeolli, which made us feel young again haha!
Let me introduce Hwial Ajou University Branch, where the mood, the taste, and the price were all great.
Hwial Ajou University Branch hours and parking
Hwial Ajou University Branch is open Sun, Tue–Thu from 16:00 to 00:50 (last order 23:50), and Fri–Sat from 16:00 to 01:50 (last order 00:50). It's closed every Monday, and there's no break time.
Hwial Ajou University Branch is near Uman Public Parking Lot, just across the main road! The first hour is free, and it's only 300 won per 10 minutes after that, so you can park without worrying about the cost.
Exterior and interior atmosphere
This is the exterior of Hwial Ajou University Branch. I really loved the line out front — 'drinking is just an excuse, the food is what we're serious about.'
The inside was really spacious, and the tables were tall too, so it was the perfect layout for chatting quietly on a date.
Hwial Ajou University Branch menu and our order
- Beef yukjeon (pan-fried beef) | ₩17,000
- Beef shabu hotpot | ₩19,000
- Salmon salad | ₩15,000
- Aged salmon sashimi | ₩22,000
- Garlic pork belly suyuk | ₩24,000
- Beef shank suyuk hotpot | ₩28,000
- Ube draft beer | ₩5,500
Hwial Ajou University Branch had discounted new menu items, so on top of already-good prices, the discounted items were even more affordable. After some debate, my husband and I ordered the garlic pork belly suyuk, the beef shank suyuk hotpot, and the ube draft beer!
Ube draft beer — what does the purple beer taste like?
Ube is a type of purple tropical yam, so ube draft beer has a purple color~ Since I couldn't drink at the time, I had my husband try it and kept asking him, 'how is it, how is it?'
My husband, who's not really into alcohol, summed it up as feeling like beer with about two drops of honey stirred in — the bitterness of the beer was toned down and it went down smoothly! I definitely want to come back to Hwial Ajou University Branch and try it again.
Garlic pork belly suyuk paired with bean sprout salad
We started with the garlic pork belly suyuk first, since the beef shank suyuk hotpot needed some time to boil.
We ate the green onion and bean sprout salad together with the pork belly suyuk, and the pork belly was so good. It was completely moist, and I could tell this Ajou date spot really is serious about its side dishes.
The salad itself was refreshing and paired so well with the pork belly, and the seasoning wasn't overpowering — it was a flavor I was tasting for the first time.
It seemed like they'd thought through even the thickness of the garlic pork belly suyuk to get the best texture. There was no greasiness at all, and it paired perfectly with the tangy salad. Best drinking snack, confirmed!!
Beef shank suyuk hotpot — portion size and seasoning
The beef shank suyuk hotpot at Hwial Ajou University Branch had a truly huge portion. I didn't expect that much beef shank to be packed in, and it was such a great deal for the price.
They told us once it starts boiling, we could eat it right away~ It looked so delicious that it was hard to wait for it to boil.
I tried the beef shank plain first~ I was wondering what to dip it in, but when I just tasted it as is, the beef shank itself was already fully seasoned.
It was seasoned well enough that I didn't need to dip it in anything, so it was perfect for a hassle-free rhythm of a sip of drink and a bite of food.
The hotpot broth itself was bold and totally the perfect drinking companion! The noodles had absorbed the broth so well that they were really tasty, and best of all, it was loaded with vegetables, which made it fun to eat.
It was so satisfying that I felt there's no better Ajou date spot out there! I can confidently recommend it to anyone looking for a date course with great food to go with drinks.
Finished every bite
'Drinking is just a supporting role!' — that phrase really fits Hwial Ajou University Branch. Even though it was meant as a side dish, we ended up enjoying it fully like a proper meal :)
Where it is
6-3 Ajou-ro, 1st floor, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea경기도 수원시 영통구 아주로 6-3 1층
