Father-daughter pork BBQ with draft beer in Suseong, Daegu: Matdongsam

What kind of place is Matdongsam, the new pork belly spot in Beomeo-dong?

Matdongsam 🐷🐖 (they say it means

— the new pork belly restaurant in Beomeo-dong that's been getting buzz on social media. I'd been curious about it for a while, so I finally made it there!

It's a renovated house, and the interior doesn't feel like your typical pork BBQ joint at all — that felt like Matdongsam's own point of difference! It has a cozy, warm vibe, so it seems like a great spot for a work dinner or a family gathering 🧑🧑🧒🧒

Seating and atmosphere

Maybe because it's a new place, it felt clean and fresh, and the restaurant was spacious too 😏

If you go down the stairs at the back of the restaurant, there's another space, so it's bigger than it looks and you don't need to worry about seating! But watch your head down there... bang! I hit mine 🧨

They give you water in plastic bottles, which felt even more hygienic — loved that!

Matdongsam's menu and side dishes

✔️ Kimchi, lettuce jaerae-gi (quick-pickled lettuce), seasoned bean sprouts, baek-kimchi (white kimchi), barley ssamjang, wrap veggies, king oyster mushrooms, and even potatoes — the side dishes, wrap veggies, and sauces all came out generously and varied. Loved it!

What's in the Matdongsam Platter 600g for ₩50,000?

🧾 The Matdongsam Platter we ordered, 600g (₩50,000), with special ogyeopsal x3, gabrisal x1, and jjondeuksal x1 — a solid combination, and there's a discount running right now too, so this set was an excellent choice 🖤

Ordering was easy via kiosk 😌 and pork BBQ paired with draft beer?? Ordered immediately haha

How to enjoy it even more

Here's a tip for eating Matdongsam the best way 😗 For me, the barley doenjang with herring roe combo was the tastiest, and grilling kimchi, potato, and mushrooms in the pork fat gave everything a rich, nutty flavor.

They pile the grill high with potato and kimchi 🖤 and the look of the pork belly gives off a bit of an old-school pork belly vibe too!

And just look at this kimchi..🥹🩵 It's fermented to just the right degree to pair with pork belly and pork. Honestly, the kimchi might be the thing I was most looking forward to at Matdongsam... so nutty and delicious

How's the domestic pork belly?

Matdongsam's domestic pork belly! The quality of the raw meat was so good you could see it right away, and the color of the meat was excellent too 🖤 Once grilled, it had just the right amount of fat plus lean meat, with a chewy texture — total rice thief. And eating it with the lettuce jaerae-gi, sweet and tangy, absolutely delicious 🫶🏻

A rare drink date with dad after a long while, ahh~ Definitely order the draft beer

Barley ssamjang and garlic sauce

The barley ssamjang had a nicely balanced sweetness, not salty at all, actually quite savory! ✔️ My number one pick sauce

And this garlic sauce — you boil it once on the grill before dipping, which mellows out the sharp garlic taste, and eating it with the meat cuts through the richness nicely! Try finding your own favorite sauce combo!

Jjondeuksal texture and potato side

Jjondeuksal is a cut that lives up to its name, with an even chewier texture! It's not tough at all, and it's packed with juice.. Personally, I felt like just pork belly alone would be a bit of a letdown, so I'd really recommend mixing in different cuts or ordering the assorted platter

The potato is also a hidden gem side dish! Grilled, it's even tastier

Grandma's doenjang jjigae for ₩5,000 — is it worth ordering?

And for the meal course, we ordered the 🧾 grandma's doenjang jjigae! (₩5,000) It's loaded with big chunks of tofu, and the portion is generous, so three people could easily share just one order and still eat well! Just looking at it, you can tell it's rich and full-flavored. The seasoning was spot on and the doenjang broth had a deep, rich taste, so don't even hesitate — you have to order the doenjang jjigae!

A pork BBQ place in Beomeo-dong that even satisfied my dad today!!!! Recommending Matdongsam for its chewy pork belly and jjondeuksal 😙