# Seoul Korean BBQ: 5 servings of frozen pork belly for two, Gyodaepae

- By Doyun (https://superchart.com/en/@eaves-lunch-seoul/)
- Written Sep 14, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Seocho, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written after receiving support for the visit from the restaurant.
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## In short

Gyodaepae is a thin-sliced pork belly (daepae samgyeopsal) restaurant grilled on a cauldron lid, a 6-minute walk from Exit 14 of Gyodae Station in Seocho, Seoul. Two people started with 2 servings of frozen thin-sliced pork belly, added 3 more for 5 servings in total, and rounded it out with steamed egg and a bowl of rice; the meat stayed juicy rather than dry despite the thin slices, and kimchi and bean sprouts grilled alongside it made good bites. Gyodaepae is an easy choice for two when you suddenly crave thin-sliced pork belly.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 23 Seocho-daero 48-gil, 1st floor, Seocho-gu, Seoul (6-minute walk from Gyodae Station Exit 14)
- **Hours**: Mon–Sat 11:30–23:00
- **Break time**: 15:00–17:00
- **Last order**: 22:00
- **Closed**: Every Sunday
- **What we ordered**: Frozen thin-sliced pork belly, 5 servings (2 servings, then 3 more), steamed egg, bowl of rice
- **Meat menu**: Gyodaepae set, Korean beef yukhoe (raw beef), chilled thin-sliced pork belly, chilled thin-sliced pork neck, frozen thin-sliced pork belly
- **Lunch menu**: Cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) set, kimchi stew set
- **Sides**: Sweet buldak fire noodles, steamed egg, fried rice, bowl of rice, truffle jjagyeti (ramyeon-jjajang mix)
- **Amenities**: Separate men's and women's restrooms, groups welcome, waiting area, reservations, wifi, self-service bar, outdoor tables
- **Parking**: Not available

*as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026*

![Thin-sliced pork belly grilling on Gyodaepae's cauldron-lid griddle](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-01-lybjb-1200.webp)

Sometimes you just get a craving for thin-sliced pork belly out of nowhere. This day I was meeting a friend, and when we looked for a spot that was convenient for both of us, near Gyodae Station turned out to be perfect.

Now that I think about it, thin-sliced pork belly places don't seem as common as they used to be, and it's been a while since I've had it myself. Once the craving hit, I couldn't stop thinking about that thin grilled meat eaten with kimchi and bean sprouts lol.

So I looked around Gyodae Station and found Gyodaepae. It happened to specialize in exactly the thin-sliced pork belly I was after, so my friend and I decided to have a proper meal there after a long time.

## Gyodaepae hours and the walk from Gyodae Station

Gyodaepae is open Monday through Saturday, 11:30–23:00, with a break time from 15:00–17:00 and last order at 22:00. Closed every Sunday!

- Separate restrooms for men and women, group-friendly, waiting area
- Reservations, wifi
- No parking available

They also sell fresh (chilled) thin-sliced pork, not just frozen. But I was in the mood for frozen for old times' sake, haha.

It's about a 6-minute walk from Exit 14 of Gyodae Station.

> Thin-sliced pork belly grilled with kimchi and bean sprouts on a cauldron-lid griddle

![Gyodaepae's exterior with teal sign and standing menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-02-jq3d0-966.webp)

From outside, the teal-colored Gyodaepae sign really caught my eye, so it wasn't hard to find. There was a standing menu board by the entrance, and outdoor tables set up as well.

![Outdoor tables in front of Gyodaepae](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-03-1byru-966.webp)

Right in front of the restaurant there were these outdoor tables. On a nice day, grilling meat outside seems like it could have some atmosphere, right? These days when it's still hot or cold, indoors is probably better, but in spring or fall this spot looked pretty good too.

![Indoor table at Gyodaepae with round grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-04-pfh5x-966.webp)

## Inside Gyodaepae: the dining room and self-service bar

Going inside, true to a thin-sliced pork belly place, each table had a round grill in the middle. The overall vibe was comfortable for coming to eat meat casually, and the tables extended further back than I expected, so there was more seating than I thought.

Rather than a flashy, dressed-up BBQ restaurant, it felt like the kind of space suited to casually meeting up like my friend and I did, or to a group grabbing drinks together after work.

![Gyodaepae's self-bar stocked with kimchi and bean sprouts](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-05-nkddg-966.webp)

On one side there was a self-bar. Side dishes good for grilling with meat, like kimchi and bean sprouts, were laid out, so it'd be easy to grab more if you run out.

![Extended table board with ground pepper and utensil holder against the wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-06-1r9fr-966.webp)

On one wall there was ground pepper and a utensil holder set up like this — look at it. They'd attached a square board to the table like that so there wouldn't be a lack of table space.

## What's on the Gyodaepae menu?

![Gyodaepae's meat menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-07-t0z13-966.webp)

![Gyodaepae's lunch menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-08-657x9-966.webp)

![Gyodaepae's side menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-09-60d04-966.webp)

The menu was broadly split into meats, lunch menu, and sides. The meat section had the Gyodaepae set, Korean beef yukhoe (raw beef tartare), chilled thin-sliced pork belly, chilled thin-sliced pork neck, and frozen thin-sliced pork belly.

For lunch they sell a cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) set and a kimchi stew set. The sides were also composed of things good to add one at a time while eating meat — from sweet buldak noodles to steamed egg, fried rice, rice, and truffle jjagyeti.

Looking at the menu, it felt like a collection of exactly the things you'd want when you're eating meat and think, 'I want something else too' lol. Since thin-sliced pork belly was our goal that day, we started by ordering 2 servings of frozen thin-sliced pork belly.

![Gyodaepae's full spread of basic side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-10-13ha2-966.webp)

## Which side dishes come with the meal?

Gyodaepae's side dishes included radish salad, scallion salad, ssamjang (dipping sauce), a special sauce, garlic, kimchi, bean sprouts, and lettuce wraps. While waiting for my friend they set up the side dishes first, and there were more varieties than I expected as standard.

I especially like perilla leaves and scallion salad when eating meat, so I was happy to see both>< I can't resist putting scallion salad on a piece of meat and wrapping it in perilla leaf.

![2 servings of frozen thin-sliced pork belly neatly arranged on a plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-11-cay12-966.webp)

## How to grill frozen thin-sliced pork belly, and how it tastes

After a bit, 2 servings of frozen thin-sliced pork belly came out. The thinly sliced meat was neatly arranged, and the color looked good too, so it looked tasty even before grilling. It's not exactly a dish you eat expecting some new flavor... but you all know — a familiar taste can be scary good lol.

![Pork fat served separately for oiling the griddle](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-12-4ze26-966.webp)

Before grilling, they gave us separate pork fat to oil the griddle with. We rubbed the fat around while the cauldron-lid stone plate heated up, letting the oil render out.

![Thin-sliced pork belly placed on the heated cauldron-lid stone plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-13-xbau4-966.webp)

Once the temperature came up, we put the thin-sliced pork belly on all at once. Kimchi and bean sprouts couldn't be left out, so we grilled those alongside it, haha.

![Kimchi and bean sprouts grilling alongside the thin-sliced pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-14-145uj-966.webp)

The advantage of thin-sliced pork belly is, as always, the short wait. Since it's so thin, it cooks quickly without needing to flip it over and over like regular pork belly.

The kimchi and bean sprouts needed a bit more time, so I tried a piece of the meat first. With frozen thin-sliced pork belly, if the meat quality isn't great, you sometimes get that dry or mushy falling-apart texture when you chew. That's exactly what I was worried about, but here there was almost none of that. Even thin, the meat kept its texture, and the more I chewed, the more a savory flavor came through — better than I expected. I thought, 'Oh, they must be using decent meat.'

After waiting a bit longer, the kimchi and bean sprouts we'd set aside cooked up nicely too. The kimchi was a bit sour for my taste, but grilling it with the meat actually helped the tanginess cut through the richness. Adding the bean sprouts on top brought a crunchy texture that softened the sourness even more.

Chatting with my friend and picking at things one piece at a time, the first 2 servings we ordered disappeared in no time. We said 'should we get a little more?' — turns out it wasn't a little. 3 more servings, please lol. In the end, the two of us ended up eating 5 servings of thin-sliced pork belly. Maybe because it's thin, it just kept going in, haha.

![Additionally ordered steamed egg and rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings/gyodae-frozen-daepae-samgyeopsal-five-servings-15-119ar-966.webp)

## Steamed egg and rice ordered alongside the pork

When we added the 3 more servings of meat, we also ordered a steamed egg and a bowl of rice. Scooping the steamed egg with a spoon, it split apart softly but still had a slight bounce to it, not too runny.

Eating meat and then having a spoonful of warm steamed egg felt like it gently reset my palate, so my hand kept reaching for it. I thought it'd be great just piled generously on top of rice too. We polished off the additional 3 servings the same way, chatting away with my friend.

## Who is Gyodaepae best for?

Part of it was probably that it had been a while since I'd had thin-sliced pork belly, but I was satisfied that the texture I'd worried about with frozen thin-sliced pork was barely noticeable, and that we got to grill kimchi and bean sprouts along with the meat. We'd originally planned to eat just a light 2 servings, but the fact that we snapped out of it and had eaten 5 servings between the two of us might be proof of how good it was lol.

We agreed to come back here next time we're craving thin-sliced pork belly. If you're looking for a no-fuss spot to grill meat near Gyodae Station, or if it's a day you want to properly enjoy thin-sliced pork belly with kimchi and bean sprouts on a cauldron-lid griddle after a long time, Gyodaepae is a solid choice.

## Where it is

- Gyodaepae (교대패)
- 23 Seocho-daero 48-gil, 1st floor, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 서초구 서초대로48길 23 1층 교대패
- 37.4918214, 127.0116698
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EA%B5%90%EB%8C%80%ED%8C%A8/@37.4918214,127.0116698,17z

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