# Hongdae Station Korean BBQ with outdoor grill seats: Chopilsal - By Jiwoo Baek (https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-late-ladle/) - Written Sep 18, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written based on a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-late-ladle/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@euljiro-late-ladle/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/index.md) ## In short Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant near Hongdae Station in Mapo, Seoul, specializing in ogyeopsal (thick pork belly) and pork skin, and it started out in Haeundae, Busan. After a musical, the writer dropped in on a whim, joined the Catch Table waitlist, and took a first-floor outdoor seat for 2 servings of salted ogyeopsal, 1 serving of dwitgogi (off-cut pork), and the signature honeycomb pork skin with minari (water dropwort) and salted shrimp sauce. The open-air flames flared up in the wind, but the pork skin made it obvious why it is the house specialty. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Mon-Thu 12:00-24:00 / Fri-Sun 12:00-02:00 (last order 1 hour before closing) - **Address**: 172 Donggyo-ro, 1st and 2nd floors, Mapo-gu, Seoul - **Parking**: No parking - **Order rule**: First meat order must be 3 servings or more - **Ordered that day**: 2 servings of salted ogyeopsal + 1 serving of dwitgogi - **Waiting and reservations**: Catch Table waitlist; Naver reservations for individual and group guests - **Lunch coupon**: Up to 4,000 won off for guests visiting 12:00-16:00 - **Review event**: Free 80g of pork skin for a Naver photo review - **Seating**: 1st and 2nd floors; 2nd floor mainly for groups; outdoor seats on the 1st floor - **Price reference**: ₩4,000 ≈ $2.9 (2026-09-19) *as written by the visitor on Sep 18, 2026* Wait-list territory by evening. Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch was the place near Hongdae Station that had an unusually large crowd gathered outside. With a name like Chopilsal ("ultra deadly"), I was curious whether the taste would really be as overwhelming as the name suggests- ![Photo from a visit to Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-01-fn6fu-1200.webp) ![Exterior of Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch near Hongdae Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-02-17kt8-966.webp) > Chopilsal Pork Grill - Mon-Thu 12:00-24:00 / Fri-Sun 12:00-2:00 (last order 1 hour before close) - 172 Donggyo-ro, 1st & 2nd floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul - No parking ## How to get to Chopilsal Pork Grill from Hongdae Station, and the wait Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is easy to find from Hongdae Station, and its bold red sign catches your eye from far away. That day, my sibling was performing in a company musical, and right after the show ended we headed straight to Chopilsal for dinner. There were quite a lot of foreign guests too. We showed up on the spur of the moment and put our name on the Catch Table waitlist while we waited- Naver reservations are also accepted for regular and group guests. There's also a coupon you can use if you visit at lunchtime. Up to ₩4,000 off for guests visiting between 12:00 and 16:00. Chopilsal started in Busan, and this was my first visit — turns out the flagship store is in Haeundae, Busan? Starting in Busan and expanding all the way to Seoul. My expectations for the taste were high. The restaurant is split across the 1st and 2nd floors, and the 2nd floor seemed to be mainly for group guests. ![Interior of Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch, 1st and 2nd floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-03-1u7wk-966.webp) ![Seating area at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-04-libd8-966.webp) ![Table and grill plate at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-05-1p4pq-966.webp) ## What is on the menu at Chopilsal? Pork skin is the signature The signature dish at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is the deadly pork skin (필살 껍데기). Looking at the menu, there's a wide range of meats and meal items — pork skin, pork belly, dwitgogi, pork ribs and more — but usually pork skin is treated as a side dish at other BBQ places. Here it's the signature menu, so I couldn't not try it. ![Menu board at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-06-1t9i7-966.webp) There's also an ongoing event: write a Naver photo review and get 80g of pork skin free. ## 2 servings of salted ogyeopsal, 1 serving of dwitgogi, and the side dishes We ordered 2 servings of salted pork belly plus 1 serving of dwitgogi. Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch requires a minimum of 3 servings for the first meat order. ![Raw salted pork belly and dwitgogi table setting](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-07-172cy-966.webp) ![Side dishes including pickled radish, myeongyi namul, and fresh vegetable salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-08-1eg7v-966.webp) ![Doenjang jjigae with tofu and salted pollack roe](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-09-1o1xs-966.webp) Side dishes come out neatly — pickled radish, myeongyi namul (mountain garlic leaf), fresh vegetable salad, and cheongyang chili peppers — plus salted pollack roe (myeongnanjeot) as a default. Between bites of meat, the palate-cleansing doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) had a rich, savory broth. The tofu was diced small, making it easy to eat spoonful by spoonful, with a nice texture too. ## Salted ogyeopsal grilled at the first-floor outdoor seats: the flames flared up We started grilling in earnest at the 1st-floor outdoor seating of Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch, beginning with the salted pork belly- One thing that was a bit disappointing: because it's outdoor seating, the wind occasionally caused the flames to flare up suddenly. We even swapped the grill plate once, but the flames still jumped up startlingly a few times, which was a bit of a downside. Still, the salted pork belly was very tasty..! ![Salted pork belly grilling on the outdoor grill plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-10-rmg9w-966.webp) Since it's seasoned with salt, you don't even need extra sauce — the clean, savory-salty flavor was really delicious.. ![Salted shrimp sauce with soju and cheongyang chili peppers](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-11-8n1x7-966.webp) Pour a little soju into the salted shrimp sauce (melljeot) and finely chop in some cheongyang chili peppers. Dip a piece of pork belly in and it instantly makes you want a drink- and then, minari time. ![Minari and pork belly on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-12-1exqv-966.webp) ![Minari grilling alongside pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-13-1yb5e-966.webp) More and more BBQ places serve minari (water celery/dropwort) alongside meat these days, and it's a combination that never fails. ![A piece of pork belly with minari](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-14-1hn0r-966.webp) ![Close-up of pork belly and minari combination](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-15-16u4l-966.webp) ![Pork belly wrap topped with minari](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-16-m0st3-966.webp) Minari's fresh aroma cuts right through the richness, doubling the savory flavor. ![Meat cooking on the outdoor grill plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-17-1e2wr-966.webp) ![Grilled pieces of salted pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-18-e598a-966.webp) ### What does dwitgogi (off-cut pork) taste like? Next, we grilled the dwitgogi (pork neck meat) ![Dwitgogi cooking on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-19-b8cd0-966.webp) ![Chewy grilled dwitgogi](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-20-13y27-966.webp) Almost no greasiness, with a distinctly chewy texture. Easy to enjoy without any strong love-it-or-hate-it reaction. ![Grill plate after finishing the dwitgogi](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-21-45x6c-966.webp) ![Staff-grilled deadly pork skin brought to the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-22-1n4ve-966.webp) ## Chopilsal's signature honeycomb pork skin The signature dish of Chopilsal Pork Grill, the deadly pork skin, was grilled by a staff member and brought to us already ready to eat. ![Honeycomb-scored deadly pork skin](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-23-1w5d3-966.webp) Dense honeycomb-pattern scoring! Apparently Chopilsal was the first place to develop and introduce this honeycomb-cut pork skin back in 2015? The sauce soaks in with a sweet richness, and the more you chew, the chewier and springier it gets. Dip it in the soybean powder for extra nuttiness on top of the clean flavor. Collagen recharge complete! ![Honeycomb pork skin coated in soybean powder](https://img.superchart.com/images/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal-24-eqra9-966.webp) After tasting it, I understood exactly why pork skin is the signature dish here. From pork belly to pork skin, we ate until thoroughly full. If you're looking for a Korean BBQ restaurant near Hongdae Station that does pork belly and pork skin right, Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch comes recommended. ## Where it is - Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch (초필살돼지구이 홍대점) - 172 Donggyo-ro, 1st & 2nd floor, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 동교로 172 1, 2층 - 37.5559973, 126.920995 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B4%88%ED%95%84%EC%82%B4%EB%8F%BC%EC%A7%80%EA%B5%AC%EC%9D%B4%20%ED%99%8D%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%90/@37.5559973,126.920995,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-late-ladle/chopilsal-hongdae-yajang-ogyeopsal/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt