Hongdae Korean BBQ with French-rack galbi-sal, garlic sauce: Gogikkun
In short
Gogikkun Gim Chunbae Hongdae Main Branch is a charcoal-grill Korean BBQ restaurant serving hanwoo beef and Korean pork (handon), about a 6-minute walk from Hongik Univ. Station in Hongdae, Mapo, Seoul. Over lunch with a friend, the writer ordered the Handon + Hanwoo set for two (118,000 won), and staff grilled five-layer pork belly, French-rack-like fresh rib meat (saeng galbi-sal) and hanwoo chuck flap at the table, with garlic sauce, mul or bibim naengmyeon (cold noodles) and kkakdukbap (rice dish) all satisfying. Gogikkun Gim Chunbae is a good pick in Hongdae when you want beef and pork in one meal.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Hongik Univ. Station Exit 9 · 7-min walk (store listing, Oct 6, 2026)
- Location
- 3F, 36 Hongik-ro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul; about a 6-minute walk from Hongik Univ. Station
- Hours (3rd floor)
- Daily 12:00–23:00, last order 22:30
- Hours (4th floor)
- Daily 12:00–22:30, last order 21:30
- Parking
- No parking; a nearby car park is recommended
- Handon + Hanwoo set for two
- 118,000 won (five-layer pork belly, fresh rib meat, hanwoo chuck flap)
- Mul or bibim naengmyeon (cold noodles in broth or spicy)
- 6,000 won
- Kkakdukbap (rice dish)
- 8,000 won
- Seating
- Partitions at every table
- Review event
- Choice of stew, steamed egg or pork skin
- Price reference
- ₩118,000 ≈ $88 · ₩6,000 ≈ $4.5 · ₩8,000 ≈ $6 (2026-10-08)
as written by the visitor on Oct 6, 2026
A Hongdae restaurant recommendation: Gogikkun, where both the beef and the pork are delicious
Where is Gogikkun Hongdae Main Branch and when is it open?
Gogikkun Gim Chunbae Hongdae Main Branch (고기꾼김춘배 홍대본점) is at 36 Hongik-ro 3-gil, 3rd floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and it took me about 6 minutes on foot from Hongik Univ. Station. The 3rd floor is open daily 12:00–23:00 (last order 22:30) and the 4th floor daily 12:00–22:30 (last order 21:30). There's no parking, so use a nearby car park.
Today I had plans with a friend in Hongdae, so we visited Gogikkun.🎶 You can enjoy both beef and pork here, so I went in happy! We finished it all off with naengmyeon (cold noodles) and fried rice, too.
What are the atmosphere and seating like at Gogikkun?
The inside of Gogikkun Hongdae Main Branch is decorated with yellow lighting, so it felt warm. Every seat has a partition, so we could eat more comfortably.🫶
Side dishes and sauces
The side dishes at Gogikkun were varied. There was white kimchi and myeongi namul (pickled wild greens), salt and seasoning for dipping, garlic sauce, pickled onions and pickled green onions, plus lettuce and perilla leaves.👍
What are the menu and prices at Gogikkun?
The Gim Chunbae sets at Gogikkun include one that lets you enjoy handon (Korean pork) and hanwoo (Korean beef) together, as well as sets for each on its own. There are à la carte items too, with many pork cuts such as pork belly, galmaegi-sal (skirt meat), pork skin and hangjeong-sal (jowl), and many beef cuts such as sirloin, galbi-sal (rib meat), saeu-sal and chuck flap (salchi-sal).👏
We ordered the Handon + Hanwoo set for two (₩118,000), water/spicy cold noodles (mul/bibim naengmyeon, ₩6,000) and kkakttukbap (diced kimchi fried rice, ₩8,000).
What meat comes in the Handon + Hanwoo set for two?
The Gogikkun handon/hanwoo set came with pork belly, raw galbi-sal and hanwoo chuck flap. The marbling on the hanwoo was insane. Mushrooms came along too, and they were stamped with "Gogikkun Gim Chunbae."☺️
Charcoal brazier and staff who grill for you
At Gogikkun, charcoal goes inside the brazier and the meat is grilled on a wire grate. I liked that they swapped the grill plate each time.
They grilled the beef first, and the staff member did it so attentively that we could eat in comfort.✨
Watching it cook, I was totally drooling...🤤
Which sauce went best with the hanwoo chuck flap?
At Gogikkun, even the basic salt was tasty for dipping,
but I especially loved this garlic sauce. So I kept dipping into it. A sauce that went well with both pork and beef!🫶
The color on that meat is insane, right?
Dipped in the garlic sauce and eaten as is, the garlic aroma burst out and it tasted great.🤤
It was also great as a ssam (lettuce wrap). The meat was so tender it melted in my mouth, and the lettuce was fresh and good too.
How do the raw galbi-sal and pork belly taste?
The pork at Gogikkun was grilled nicely too, and the raw galbi-sal looked a lot like a French rack, which was unusual.👏
The pork belly served with it still had the skin on, which added a chewy texture, and it was delicious!
The Maillard reaction was great, so it was crispy outside and juicy inside. It was full of juices too, so we could really enjoy the meat. As always, meat someone else grills for you tastes best!😚
Are the water/spicy cold noodles and kkakttukbap worth ordering?
What stood out a little about Gogikkun's mul/bibim naengmyeon (₩6,000) is that you get both water naengmyeon and spicy bibim naengmyeon in one. The bibim was a bit mul-bibim style (with some broth), so even I, a mul-naengmyeon person, enjoyed the bibim too.
The kkakttukbap (₩8,000) looked explosively good too. You can't skip fried rice when you eat meat at a Korean BBQ place, right? Everything in it was cut into easy-to-chew pieces, so it was easy to eat too.🫶
The rice was moist and the kkakdugi (diced radish kimchi) was nicely fermented, so it went well with the meat.
Tips before visiting Gogikkun
When we finished eating and stood up to leave, I spotted this message! If you're going with a friend, grab the seat on the opposite side first!
They also had a review event, offering stew, steamed egg or pork skin. Join in if you want!👍
Overall verdict
Today I had a tasty lunch with a friend at Gogikkun Hongdae Main Branch! If you love meat, I recommend giving it a try when you're around Hongik Univ.✨
Where it is
36 Hongik-ro 3-gil, 3rd floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 마포구 홍익로3길 36 3층
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