# Seocho wagyu yakiniku lunch set and yukhoe bibimbap: Utan, Seoul

- By Seorin (https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-and-daylight-3/)
- Written Sep 21, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Seocho, Seoul
- Sponsored: This is a sponsored visit; the restaurant provided the meal for this review.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@coffee-and-daylight-3/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@coffee-and-daylight-3/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/index.md)

## In short

Utan is a wagyu yakiniku (Japanese-style grilled beef) restaurant in Seocho, Seoul, about 150m from Exit 2 of Chongshin University (Isu) Station. A 11:30am lunch visit brought the 90,000-won two-person set — 400g of wagyu split between nunkkot, nakyeop, neukgan and anchang cuts, 100g each — plus a Hanwoo perilla oil yukhoe bibimbap (raw beef with rice) for 12,000 won. Grilling each cut on your own tabletop brazier, the yukhoe bibimbap that even a raw-beef skeptic finished, and a refillable broth make Utan a Korean BBQ spot worth the trip near Isu Station.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 1st floor, 8 Seochodae-ro 1-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul — about 150m from Exit 2 of Chongshin University (Isu) Station
- **Hours**: Mon–Sat 11:00–22:00, break 15:00–17:00
- **Closed**: Every Sunday
- **Two-person set**: 400g of wagyu (nunkkot, nakyeop, neukgan and anchang cuts, 100g each) for 90,000 won
- **Rice and stew menu**: Perilla oil yukhoe bibimbap 12,000 won, arongsattae (beef shank) soup with rice 12,000 won, soft tofu doenjang stew 10,000 won
- **Seating**: Tables for four plus a long bar counter
- **Price reference**: ₩90,000 ≈ $65 · ₩12,000 ≈ $8.7 · ₩10,000 ≈ $7.2 (2026-09-21)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026*

![Wagyu grilling over a brazier at Utan near Isu Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-01-15w22-1200.webp)

My sister said her stamina's been crashing lately, so I immediately dragged her out for some meat therapy at Utan, a spot near Isu Station. Because when your body's tired, nothing beats meat, haha. It's a yakiniku restaurant specializing in four top-grade wagyu cuts, each grilled one by one over a personal charcoal brazier. That day we tried the ₩90,000 two-person set featuring everything from nunkkot to anchang. The meat was great, of course, but even the yukhoe bibimbap and broth I added almost as an afterthought turned out to be memorable.

## Where Utan is and when it opens

- Address: 8 Seochodae-ro 1-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 1st floor
- Hours: Mon–Sat 11:00 – 22:00
- Break time: 15:00 – 17:00
- Closed every Sunday

## 150m from Isu Station, with wagyu served from lunchtime

![Exterior of Utan, a yakiniku restaurant near Isu Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-02-1lwx1-966.webp)
*A favorite yakiniku restaurant near Isu Station*

Utan is easy to find, only about 150m from Exit 2 of Isu Station. The exterior already felt more like a clean restaurant than a typical Korean BBQ joint.

![Interior of Utan with 4-person tables and bar seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-03-x7ae4-966.webp)

Inside, there are 4-person tables plus a long bar seat, and the whole place had a cozy vibe, almost café-like.

![Café-like interior atmosphere at Utan](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-04-znk9a-966.webp)

The overall modern, compact atmosphere made it look like a comfortable place to eat solo too.

![Modern, compact seating area at Utan](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-05-ci0xd-966.webp)

We arrived around 11:30am, and not long after, other lunch guests started trickling in one by one.

## What's on the menu at Utan

![Utan's food menu board with prices](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-06-1ygmw-966.webp)

The perilla oil yukhoe bibimbap (raw beef tartare bibimbap) and the arong sattae soup rice are both ₩12,000, and soft tofu doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) is ₩10,000 — solid options for a lunch spot near Isu Station.

![Menu board listing the wagyu two-person set](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-07-13hvy-966.webp)

Utan specializes in wagyu cuts like nunkkot, nakyeop, neukgan and anchang, and its signature two-person set is 400g of wagyu for ₩90,000. Since our whole point that day was reviving my sister, we ordered the signature set to sample a little of everything.

The set is nunkkot 100g + nakyeop 100g, plus neukgan 100g + anchang 100g — 400g of wagyu total, served with vegetables, pineapple and sausage to grill alongside. I used to love yakiniku on trips to Japan, grilling a piece or two at a time over a personal brazier, so this brought back that excitement.

## Inside Utan's 90,000-won two-person wagyu set

![The two-person set with four wagyu cuts laid out at Utan](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-08-1s7qr-966.webp)
*Four wagyu cuts, 400g total, in Utan's two-person set*

![Dipping sauces including salt, wasabi and seed mustard](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-09-1fd0x-966.webp)

![Side dishes including white kimchi and baby leaf salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-10-17tif-966.webp)

First came salt, wasabi and seed mustard to go with the meat, plus neatly arranged white kimchi, baby leaf salad and gungchae. This simple lineup actually suited focusing purely on the great wagyu.

![A plate of four wagyu cuts with visible marbling](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-11-1hox5-966.webp)
*Marbling that gets you excited just looking at it*

When the meat arrived along with the brazier, the marbling caught my eye right away.

![Wagyu table setting with a personal brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-12-jxqpa-966.webp)

The staff recommended eating in the order nunkkot → nakyeop → neukgan → anchang, so we followed along.

![Grilling wagyu on the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-13-1qwo3-966.webp)

## Nunkkot to anchang: how the four wagyu cuts compare

![Nunkkot cut grilling on the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-14-1p8rc-966.webp)

We started by grilling the nunkkot and dipping it lightly in salt.

True to its name, it's a beautifully marbled cut, and the melt-in-your-mouth texture had us going "mmm" from the very first bite.

![A piece of nunkkot dipped in salt](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-15-k7wb9-966.webp)

![Nakyeop cut placed on the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-16-1ixjw-966.webp)

The nakyeop was relatively lean, easy to eat without feeling greasy,

![Chewy neukgan cut grilling](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-17-lgtel-966.webp)

and the neukgan had a chewy texture that got more appealing the more you chewed.

The last cut, anchang, had rich juices and a deep meaty aroma — the flavor was clearly on another level. Even though it's all wagyu, the texture and flavor differed cut by cut, which made comparing them one by one fun.

Grilling the assorted vegetables that came with it and eating them alongside the meat made for a hearty spread.

![Wagyu grilled together with vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-18-172cr-966.webp)

![Cheese sausage grilled golden brown on the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-19-1v7y5-966.webp)

We even grilled up the cheese-stuffed sausage until golden brown — a proper feast, haha.

## The perilla oil yukhoe bibimbap that won over a raw-beef skeptic

![A bowl of Hanwoo perilla oil yukhoe bibimbap at Utan](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-20-hzpkl-966.webp)

![Broth and seaweed served alongside the yukhoe bibimbap](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-21-180qw-966.webp)

Enjoying the meat so much made us want to add something else, so we ordered the Hanwoo perilla oil yukhoe bibimbap.

My sister actually hesitated at first, saying she can't really eat yukhoe (raw beef tartare). But since the meat here was so good, we figured we'd give it a try — and she ended up eating more than half of it, saying it was delicious, haha.

![Yukhoe bibimbap with soy sauce and perilla oil](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-22-1c5rs-966.webp)

Unlike the usual red-seasoned yukhoe bibimbap, this version leans on a special soy sauce and perilla oil aroma, giving it a clean yet nutty flavor.

![Yukhoe bibimbap mixed with gochujang](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-23-z4pum-966.webp)

Partway through, we mixed in a bit of gochujang (red chili paste) and also wrapped some in the seaweed that came with it. The more we ate, the more it seemed like this place nails the side dishes as much as the meat.

## Utan's refillable broth, as memorable as the beef

There was one more unexpected standout: the broth that came with the yukhoe bibimbap. One sip and my sister and I both finished a whole bowl each in no time, then immediately asked for a refill. On our way out, we finally asked the owner about it.

> The meat is amazing, but what on earth do you put in this broth?

He just laughed and said he'd tell us next time we visit. Guess I'll have to come back just to find out the secret, haha.

## Is Utan worth it? From the wagyu to the side dishes

![The table at Utan after finishing the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch/usa-station-wagyu-yakiniku-utan-lunch-24-s1qvc-966.webp)

I went to Utan under the excuse of reviving my sister, and ended up eating just as well myself. Getting to compare four wagyu cuts bite by bite, plus a yukhoe bibimbap that exceeded expectations, made every single dish satisfying. It's the kind of Korean BBQ spot near Isu Station I'd want to return to on a day I want a relaxed, delicious meal.

## Where it is

- Utan (우탄)
- 8 Seochodae-ro 1-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 서초구 서초대로1길 8 1층
- 37.4870017, 126.9831702
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9A%B0%ED%83%84/@37.4870017,126.9831702,17z

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