Jongno3-ga, Seoul Korean BBQ pork taste test: Cham Dwaejitgan
Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is a Korean BBQ pork belly restaurant on the 1st floor of the Piccadilly CGV building in Jongno, Seoul, a 1-minute walk from Exit 2-1 of Jongno3-ga Station. At 8pm on a weekday, a 15-minute Catch Table online wait led to a side-by-side tasting of Jirisan black pork five-layer belly (19,000 won) and black pork neck (18,000 won) against Boseong nokdon pork belly and flower neck (16,000 won each), with the black pork chewier and the nokdon softer and cleaner-tasting. Staff grill every cut tableside and bring shiitake wasabi sauce and potato slice wraps, making Cham Dwaejitgan an easy pick for a work dinner or a date.