Daegu Jongno meat restaurant with a weekday 6pm waitlist: Hubaldae

𓎩 Hubaldae 𓌉𓇋

• Location l 41-2 Jongno 1-ga, Jung-gu, Daegu, South Korea
• Hours l 17:00 - 00:30
• Other info l Group reservations, corkage-free

Where Hubaldae Daegu Jongno Branch is and how to get there

Hubaldae is a grilled meat restaurant located in Jongno. It's famous as a hangout for baseball players, and I'd heard so many good reviews from people around me that I got curious. It's right at the entrance of the Jongno alley and within walking distance of Jungangno Station, so the access was great ₊⁺♡₊⁺

How long is the wait at 6pm on a weekday, and how the Naver Place waitlist booking works

I visited on a weekday at 6pm and the inside was almost fully booked • • 🫢 To prepare for the wait, I made a Naver Place pre-waitlist reservation, so I didn't wait long and got seated right on time.

Inside Hubaldae: seating and layout

Is Hubaldae a good spot for a group dinner?

The interior has a long, single-row layout with plenty of 4-person tables. It seems perfect for company dinners or group gatherings ˖◛⁺⑅♡

Sure enough, true to its reputation as a favorite among baseball players, autographs were stuck all over the walls . . ⚾️

Hubaldae's menu and the banchan side dishes

Hubaldae's meat menu includes domestic 1+ grade Hanwoo Hwangto fresh pork neck, Hanwoo Hwangto fresh pork belly, Korean beef daechang (grilled), and New Zealand special beef tripe (grilled), while the side menu has cold noodles, special ramen, and special fried rice. There's also a corkage-free service 🍾 . . ♥

Mushrooms, sundae (Korean blood sausage), peppers, myeongi namul (wild garlic leaves), angelica leaves, basil, scallion salad, honey potato wraps, sesame oil sauce, wasabi, and ssamjang came out in a generous spread, perfect for pairing with the meat ₊˚⊹ᡣ𐭩

Cold noodle broth and kimchi jjagulli (braised kimchi stew) also came out as part of the basic spread. The kimchi jjagulli was nicely salty, great as a palate cleanser, and looked like it would go perfectly with the meat ♡⋆˚ʚɞ

Hubaldae's signature — the only honey potatoes in Korea, they say. The staff put the potatoes and vegetables on the grill first 🥔🍄🟫

It's worth checking the guide on how to eat the meat for the best experience.

Korean pork belly 150g x 2 and Hanwoo beef daechang 150g x 1

I ordered two servings of Hanwoo Hwangto fresh pork belly (150g) and one serving of Korean beef daechang (150g) • • ! Being 1+ grade meat raised on domestic hwangto (red clay soil), the color alone looked different from the rest ᰔ₊𓂃🥩

Staff grill every cut from start to finish

Hubaldae is a place where the staff grill the meat from start to finish, so all you have to do is sit back and eat comfortably. The staff were also super kind ~♥︎⋆˖˖

The meat sizzling away, turning a beautiful golden brown ∿🥓⸝⸝⸝

They say the Hanwoo Hwangto fresh pork belly comes from 1+ grade female pigs aged for 168 hours. The ratio of lean meat to fat was perfect, and the crispy-outside-juicy-inside texture was clean and delicious .｡•♥︎

The signature honey potato wrap combo

Honey potato + basil + myeongi namul + fresh-cut kimchi combo. The staff wrapped one up for me with the best combination — the fragrant basil scent was great and it paired wonderfully with the meat ˖⁺‧₊˚♡

Hubaldae's signature honey potato. The fluffy potato with a hint of sweetness was exactly my taste • • ! It gives a totally different feel from the vegetable wraps, and it went so well with the potato 🥔⋆˚ʚɞ Try grabbing a piece of pork belly with a slice of honey potato together.

It's also a perfect match with the kimchi used in the kimchi jjagulli . . ♥

Hanwoo beef daechang and the special sauce for beef intestine

The Korean beef daechang had that distinct juiciness spreading in your mouth, and the more you chewed, the more savory it got — amazing . . 🤤 Grilling vegetables and sundae alongside it added a clean freshness in between the rich, heavy flavor of the daechang, and the combination was great ˖⁺‧₊˚♡

Dipping the yangdaechang (beef stomach) in the spicy special sauce cut through the richness and paired really well • • !

Ending the meal with the special fried rice

As always, fried rice is the perfect way to finish off the meat. The special fried rice was loaded with meat and kimchi, fried up nice and fluffy — delicious. The final course was perfect too ˗ˏˋ ꒰ ♡ ꒱ ˎˊ˗

From the one-of-a-kind signature honey potato wraps to high-quality meat and service, everything about this place was satisfying. If you're looking for a great pork belly restaurant in Jongno, give Hubaldae, a Jongno Daegu favorite, a try ‧₊°◞♡⋆.* 🥩