Gwangmyeong Korean BBQ with grilled pork belly: Snug Roastery

Skirt meat and pork belly at a Cheolsan Station Korean BBQ restaurant

Today I went for skirt meat and pork belly at Snug Roastery, which does a great job with pork belly near Cheolsan Station!

Snug Roastery location and parking

Ohhh—the sign had such a stylish feel.

Snug Roastery is on the first floor at 16-10 Ori-ro 854beon-gil, Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. It is 207m from Exit 1 of Cheolsan Station on Line 7.

Parking is not available at Snug Roastery. I visited after making a reservation.

The basic side dishes were set out.

Snug Roastery signature menu

• Sam Mok premium pork neck, 180g ₩16,900
• Sam Mok pork belly, 180g ₩16,900

Here are the soy sauce and myeongi namul (pickled wild garlic leaves). The leaves were not too big, so they were easy to eat. I wanted to taste more of the meat, so the myeongi was just there to support it! There was also ssamjang (seasoned soybean paste), wasabi, and seasoned salt.

Hours and visitor information

• Hours: Open 24 hours
• Night closure: Tuesday 2 AM–2 PM
• Break time Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10 AM–12 PM
• Separate restrooms for men and women
• Groups welcome; reservations available
• Wi-Fi
• Free corkage available

Two servings of pork belly and limited whole skirt meat

We ordered two servings of pork belly and skirt meat. The whole skirt meat is ₩17,900 for 150g and is sold in limited quantities.

There is a separate dish for grilling kimchi, which keeps the grill clean.

They grill the aged meat themselves directly over charcoal. At first, eating it without seasoning was the best way to taste the pork belly. It was also nice with ssam (leaf wraps) or myeongi namul.

Extra vegetables for grilling were ₩1,000. The king oyster mushrooms were so tasty that I think adding more would be a good idea. The meat and king oyster mushrooms went really well together.

The skirt meat was chewier than the pork belly and almost felt like beef! So clean-tasting! It paired well dipped in soy sauce or wrapped in myeongi namul.

And the pork belly—right away~~ I loved that it was the plump, square-cut style of pork belly I like. Haha.

Even looking again, even just looking at the photos, I am seriously salivating. Heh. If you need rice while eating, there is iron-plate kimchi fried rice for ₩5,000 or steamed rice for ₩1,000. They also have buckwheat makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles), so I paused to wonder what to get. Or should I add one more pork belly? In the end, I asked my stomach.

As expected, my meat stomach. Haha.

There is also a self-serve bar!! You can take as much kimchi and vegetables as you want.

If you join the Naver receipt-review event, you can receive the ₩4,000 steamed egg dish for free. Snug Roastery also gives you free stew or makguksu when you visit before 6 PM. Buckwheat makguksu is ₩9,000 and stew is ₩7,000, so I wondered whether to order one of them too. Haha.

Ahh... but I was full from the meat, so I will definitely order it next time, hehe.

How was Snug Roastery's Cheolsan Station pork belly and skirt meat?

The pork belly was thick and easy to enjoy. It suited my taste even more when browned nicely and eaten with ssam or myeongi namul. Unlike the pork belly, the whole skirt meat had a beef-like feel, so they were perfect to alternate between. It was good dipped in soy sauce too.

It was convenient that they grilled the meat over charcoal themselves, and I also liked being able to grill kimchi separately, which kept the grill clean. It is close to Cheolsan Station, making it a good place to visit for pork belly or skirt meat. It was packed when I went. If you plan to visit, making a reservation seems more convenient. And of course, eating at a place that grills the meat for you is more comfortable, right?