# Nonhyeon frozen pork belly restaurant, 1.5mm vs 3mm: Daepae Market - By Sori (https://superchart.com/en/@eaves-lunchbook/) - Written Sep 5, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored — a meal was provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@eaves-lunchbook/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@eaves-lunchbook/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/index.md) ## In short Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch is a 24-hour frozen pork belly restaurant near Nonhyeon Station in Gangnam, Seoul, where the pork is hand-sliced to order. The self-serve bar costs 2,000 won per person with wrap greens, mushrooms, bracken fern, minari (water dropwort) and corn mayo, and this visit ordered 3 servings to compare the 1.5mm and 3mm cuts before finishing with fried rice and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). The crisp 1.5mm and the tender 3mm both offered strong value at Daepae Market, enough to bring on a return visit. ## Good to know - **Location**: 49 Hakdong-ro 2-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 1st floor (near Nonhyeon Station) - **Hours**: Open 24 hours, daily - **Self-serve bar**: 2,000 won per person - **Pork belly thickness**: Choice of 1.5mm or 3mm - **Ordered on this visit**: 3 servings of thin-sliced pork belly, a bowl of rice, fried rice, doenjang jjigae *as written by the visitor on Sep 5, 2026* The place I found for Korean BBQ in Nonhyeon is Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch. It's on the 1st floor of 49 Hakdong-ro 2-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, open 24 hours every day, and it hand-slices its frozen pork belly fresh to order. Some days you just crave a light, easy Korean BBQ meal, you know? So I came to Daepae Market, famous for its hand-sliced (daepae) pork belly. ![Exterior of Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-01-1agxl-900.webp) ![Entrance of Daepae Market near Nonhyeon Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-02-1p9bl-900.webp) ## How far is Daepae Market from Nonhyeon Station? Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch is right near Nonhyeon Station, so it's easy to get to and great for eating and hanging out afterward. Eat pork belly, walk around Gangnam, digest a bit — a whole day sorted! ![Interior of Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-03-1a2zh-900.webp) ![Spacious dining hall with tables at Daepae Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-04-1w9e7-900.webp) ![Seating suitable for group dinners at Daepae Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-05-1i4pw-m-900.webp) The restaurant is spacious, so it's a great size for group dinners in Nonhyeon. The frozen pork belly menu is also good value, perfect for a company dinner. ![Menu board for frozen pork belly at Daepae Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-06-4tlh1-900.webp) ![Meat menu information at Daepae Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-07-1xvfd-900.webp) ## The slicing room: pork cut to order Daepae Market has what it calls an on-the-spot slicing station — true to being a hand-sliced pork belly restaurant, they slice the meat right there. You can watch the slicing machine cut the meat the moment you order. ![On-the-spot hand-slicing station at Daepae Market](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-08-61qio-900.webp) ![Slicing machine cutting meat right after ordering](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-09-ysinh-900.webp) ## What's in the 2,000-won self-serve bar? The self-serve bar at Daepae Market costs 2,000 won per person and I highly recommend it. From lettuce wraps to mushrooms, seasoned vegetables, bracken fern — there isn't an ingredient missing. ![Self-serve bar with lettuce wraps and seasoned vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-10-x6l4m-900.webp) There's also a huge variety of sauces, so you can pick whatever suits your taste. The red special sauce in particular is spicy and pairs really well with the pork belly. ![Assorted sauces at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-11-1v91s-900.webp) ![Self-bar corner with perilla leaves, radish wraps, and green onion kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-12-w82yp-900.webp) There's also perilla leaves and radish wraps for wrapping the meat, plus onion salad and green onion kimchi. There are so many side dishes to pair with the pork belly that using the self-bar is basically a win. These days a lot of pork belly restaurants charge extra for mushrooms. At Daepae Market you can take as much king oyster mushroom and enoki mushroom as you want. The thing I scraped clean the most was the corn mayo. It was so good I went back for thirds. If you're looking for a great pork belly restaurant in Nonhyeon, I recommend Daepae Market. ![Plate of side dishes and corn mayo from the self-bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-13-1gqoo-900.webp) ## 1.5mm vs 3mm pork belly: what's the difference? When you order the hand-sliced pork belly at Daepae Market, they slice it fresh on the spot. You can also choose between two thicknesses: 1.5mm or 3mm. ![Light pink hand-sliced frozen pork belly at 1.5mm](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-14-7l7rt-900.webp) You can tell just by looking that the frozen pork belly is fresh, with a light pink color. Maybe because it's quick-frozen, the color looked good and there was no smell at all. There's minari (water dropwort) at the self-bar too, so you can eat pork belly with minari. The value for money is so good that it made me want to come back. ![Hand-sliced pork belly spread out on a large grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-15-1dc40-900.webp) The grill was huge, so it was easy to spread the meat out and cook it crispy. Good value and tasty meat — this seems like it would also be great for a group dinner in Nonhyeon. ![Hand-sliced pork belly sizzling on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-16-esl5w-900.webp) ![Thin hand-sliced pork belly grilled crispy](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-17-1gu73-900.webp) The sizzling smell of meat grilling was so good I almost ate it before it was fully cooked. It had been a while since I'd been to a pork belly place, and finding a good one made me happy. Hand-sliced pork belly tastes best when grilled crispy enough to curl up, right? The thin meat gets crispy and has this chip-like texture that's genuinely delicious. Ordering a bowl of rice and wrapping the hand-sliced pork belly in it was so good. Because it's hand-sliced, it cooks fast, which makes it the perfect menu for a big eater like me. ![Crispy hand-sliced pork belly served over white rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-18-pdk2f-1200.webp) The pork belly above was the 1.5mm cut, so this time I tried the 3mm. You could visibly tell the thickness was different just by looking at it. ![Raw 3mm-thick pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-19-7d8o6-900.webp) ![3mm pork belly, noticeably thicker than the 1.5mm cut](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-20-pyi4n-900.webp) Since it was noticeably thicker, once it cooked it was also easy to spread out and grill. If the 1.5mm was for the crispy taste, the 3mm was good for enjoying a softer texture. ![3mm pork belly cooking on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-21-yjx6q-900.webp) ![3mm pork belly grilled with side ingredients spread out](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-22-92159-900.webp) Grilling the bracken fern and minari from the self-bar together with the meat is delicious. If you like these extra ingredients, you'll get your money's worth at Daepae Market. ![Bracken fern and minari grilled together on the pan](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-23-1ieax-900.webp) ## Three servings, then fried rice and doenjang jjigae I set aside the cooked meat in advance and also saved some to add to the fried rice. Ordering 3 servings and then eating fried rice on top at Daepae Market left me completely full. Throwing in a bunch of ingredients and wrapping it all up in a lettuce wrap is amazing. Daepae Market is the place that comes to mind whenever I think of pork belly restaurants — it was an absolute favorite for me. ![A wrap loaded with meat and self-bar ingredients](https://img.superchart.com/images/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar-24-qxozv-900.webp) The kimchi was perfectly ripened, so I knew I had to have the fried rice. Even without ordering it separately, making it yourself with the self-bar ingredients was delicious too. The doenjang jjigae rounded things off cleanly. Inside the stew there was a generous amount of sweet pumpkin, onion, and tofu. Eating it alongside the fried rice balanced the seasoning and cut through the greasiness completely. If you're looking for a great pork belly restaurant in Nonhyeon, or a 24-hour restaurant in Gangnam, go for Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch! ## Where it is - Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch (대패마켙 강남논현점) - 49 Hakdong-ro 2-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea (1st floor) - 서울특별시 강남구 학동로2길 49 1층 - 37.5084845, 127.0236904 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8C%80%ED%8C%A8%EB%A7%88%EC%BC%99%20%EA%B0%95%EB%82%A8%EB%85%BC%ED%98%84%EC%A0%90/@37.5084845,127.0236904,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@eaves-lunchbook/nonhyeon-frozen-pork-belly-thickness-selfbar/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt