Seomyeon, Busan pork galbi with knife-scored rib bones: Gilchon
In short
Gilchon Sutbul Galbi Seomyeon Main Branch (길촌숯불갈비 서면본점) is a pork galbi restaurant near Seomyeon Station Exit 8 in Busan that cuts its own ribs and sells them at ₩5,900 per 100g. On a second visit, the writer and her boyfriend shared a 500g fresh pork galbi platter for ₩29,500, a half plate of marinated pork galbi, steamed egg and barley shrimp doenjang stew. With no table setting charge, truffle potato salad and barley white kimchi come free. Gilchon Sutbul Galbi had no tough bites on either visit, making it a great-value BBQ spot she would 100% revisit.
Good to know
- Fresh pork galbi
- ₩5,900 per 100g; 500g platter ₩29,500 (ordering by 100g is difficult)
- Table setting charge
- None
- What we ordered
- Fresh pork galbi platter, half plate of marinated pork galbi, steamed egg, barley shrimp doenjang stew, rice
- Hours
- Open every day 16:00–23:30 (last order 23:00)
- Location
- 1F, 24 Dongcheon-ro 107beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan, near Seomyeon Station Exit 8
- Parking
- Lucky Parking Lot, Rosie Tower Parking Lot
- Price reference
- ₩5,900 ≈ $4.3 · ₩29,500 ≈ $21.5 · ₩30,000 ≈ $22 (2026-10-02)
as written by the visitor on Oct 2, 2026
Today I went back to a BBQ place I'd paid for myself on an earlier visit: Gilchon Sutbul Galbi (길촌숯불갈비). The prices are really low, yet nothing about the food or the interior falls short. Let's get started!!
What kind of BBQ restaurant is Gilchon Sutbul Galbi Seomyeon Main Branch?
Gilchon Sutbul Galbi Seomyeon Main Branch is a pork galbi (marinated or fresh pork ribs) restaurant near Seomyeon Station Exit 8 that cuts its own meat by hand. The value is so good you wonder how they make any profit, and the interior is so clean that it's good value for your feelings too! It'd be a great place for a group dinner.
How much is the pork galbi at Gilchon Sutbul Galbi?
Fresh pork galbi here is ₩5,900 per 100g. That's about what you'd pay these days for paper-thin daepae samgyeopsal (thin-sliced pork belly), but here it buys thick, nutty fresh pork galbi? And on top of that there's no table setting charge at all, T_T
- Address: 24 Dongcheon-ro 107beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan (Gilchon Sutbul Galbi Seomyeon Main Branch, 1st floor)
- Hours: open daily 16:00–23:30, last order 23:00
- Parking: Lucky Parking Lot, Rosie Tower Parking Lot
Because the price is so low, ordering by 100g is hard, but a fresh pork galbi platter is 500g for under ₩30,000, so it's really cheaper than other BBQ places, right? Lots of people also get the sliced-bread and cheddar cheese sides, but we skipped them to focus on the meat!
After some debating, we also ordered a half plate of marinated pork galbi! Because, well... it's pork galbi, and it'd feel like something was missing without the marinated kind, haha
What are the side dishes like with no table setting charge?
Even with no table setting charge, Gilchon Sutbul Galbi serves neat, well-made side dishes, and every single one tastes good! See, everyone, a Seomyeon BBQ gem is different, right? The truffle potato salad is nutty and nice, and the wasabi isn't the plain kind either, it seemed to have something mixed in. And the total kicker is the barley white kimchi (baek-kimchi, non-spicy kimchi).
The barley white kimchi was cool and tangy, and I honestly wanted to pay money to buy a whole head of it T_T Pork galbi with white kimchi is a killer combo, a perfect match of nutty and refreshing. I got a refill and ate it all again.
Is the fresh pork galbi at Gilchon Sutbul Galbi tough?
The fresh pork galbi platter is ₩29,500, and the meat looks so good, right? How is this ₩29,500...? Cheap pork galbi places are popping up everywhere lately, and I've tried some, but they were so tough.. but Gilchon is different. This was my 2nd visit, and both times there wasn't a single tough bit, just nutty and perfect, haha (I said it in a Busan accent!). Revisit intention 100% again!
Score the bones with a knife before grilling
The fresh pork galbi platter comes with 2 bones too, and we scored them with a knife and grilled them golden. Let's grill them nice and golden~~~ The heat is strong, so everything cooks fast.
Fresh pork galbi with white rice is just so good, right~ The rice was freshly cooked too, so it was wonderfully sticky! Lots of places hand you mushy or undercooked rice, but a Seomyeon BBQ gem like this is different. It was my boyfriend's first meal of the day too, and we both ate almost like we were in battle, hahaha
How were the steamed egg and barley shrimp doenjang stew?
We also ordered steamed egg and barley shrimp doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) at Gilchon Sutbul Galbi. The stew had a lovely barley shrimp aroma and a deep, savory flavor. The sides are great and nothing falls short at Gilchon Sutbul Galbi. I'm so happy there's a treasure of a BBQ place like this in Seomyeon 😋
We swapped the grill plate and started round 2 with the marinated pork galbi!
Please do score the bones with a knife. That way they cook evenly! I ate in a daze because it was so good. You may come to Gilchon Sutbul Galbi in Seomyeon just for the value, but you'll find an unexpected gem.
Is Gilchon Sutbul Galbi clean?
The inside of Gilchon Sutbul Galbi Seomyeon Main Branch is really well kept. A BBQ place that feels a bit greasy and slippery is uncomfortable, right? Gilchon has none of that, it's cleanliness itself! Have I done nothing but praise it, haha? Wonder what I'll go eat next time~~~
Where it is
24 Dongcheon-ro 107beon-gil, Busanjin-gu, Busan, South Korea부산광역시 부산진구 동천로107번길 24 1층 길촌숯불갈비 서면본점
