# Apgujeong Rodeo restaurant with sujebi and pork ribs: Yeontan Gongjang - By Hyerim Son (https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-pouch-table/) - Written Sep 15, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gangnam, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a visit sponsorship from the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-pouch-table/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@euljiro-pouch-table/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/index.md) ## In short Yeontan Gongjang is a long-running open-air grill restaurant hidden in an alley in the middle of Apgujeong Rodeo, Gangnam, Seoul. At 6:40pm on a Saturday the last outdoor seat was still free, and dinner was three servings of pork wang-galbi (large charcoal-grilled pork ribs, ₩19,000) plus wang-sujebi (large hand-torn dough soup, ₩23,000), with valet parking at ₩5,000 per hour. Between the charcoal-grilled ribs and the hand-torn dough soup, Yeontan Gongjang is filling enough to end the night without a second stop. ## Good to know - **Pork wang-galbi (large pork ribs)**: ₩19,000 (ordered 3 servings) - **Wang-sujebi (large hand-torn dough soup)**: ₩23,000 - **Parking**: Valet available, ₩5,000 per hour - **Seating**: Outdoor seats still free around 6pm on Saturday; only one left by 6:40pm - **Open-air seating**: The roof appears to close outside outdoor-dining season - **Visit date**: Saturday evening, September 12, 2026 - **Price reference**: ₩19,000 ≈ $14 · ₩23,000 ≈ $17 · ₩5,000 ≈ $3.7 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 15, 2026* ![Visit photo of Yeontan Gongjang, an outdoor grill restaurant in Apgujeong Rodeo](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-01-1gau6-1200.webp) Finished up a satisfying nail art session! I was at a café sorting out studio drafts when I met up with my boyfriend! ![Saturday afternoon at a café after a nail art session](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-02-1t3lm-900.webp) Originally I wanted to go bike riding along the Han River since the weather was cool, but it got a bit gloomy and I didn't have the energy either haha. So we just went straight to getting some nourishment! ![View of the Apgujeong Rodeo street on a cool day](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-03-tkvyj-900.webp) Couldn't ride bikes, but on a rare day that's neither hot nor cold, how could an outdoor-dining girl like me give up on outdoor dining?? I went hunting for outdoor grill spots in Apgujeong Rodeo and stumbled on an amazing outdoor grill restaurant?!? Bringing it to you now in a post~~~ ![Entrance and sign of Yeontan Gongjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-04-10lp8-900.webp) ## Yeontan Gongjang: an old-school open-air grill restaurant in the middle of Apgujeong Rodeo 📍Yeontan Gongjang. Why is this outdoor pork belly place in Apgujeong Rodeo so great? Can you see the vibe?!? Total old-school spot!!!! A proper old-school grill house!! ![Outdoor dining area of Yeontan Gongjang hidden behind a wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-05-owffd-900.webp) Would you believe there's an old-school outdoor grill place like this right in the middle of Apgujeong Rodeo? It's even hidden behind wall lights, so you'd never imagine the atmosphere from outside! ![Outdoor seating at Yeontan Gongjang packed with guests](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-06-10dy9-900.webp) ## Parking and Saturday evening waiting time at Yeontan Gongjang Yeontan Gongjang offers valet parking. ₩5,000 an hour! This must be one of those spots only locals know — outside it's quiet, but inside it's packed! When I dropped off the car for valet around 6pm there were still outdoor seats, but by 6:40pm there was exactly one seat left? Saturday evening 6:40pm, and we barely avoided waiting. ![Charcoal brazier set into the table at Yeontan Gongjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-07-1mkbp-900.webp) This was actually my first time grilling meat on real charcoal~~ Full old-school vibes. ![Table starting to grill meat over charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-08-ny1v3-900.webp) ## Pork wang-galbi at ₩19,000: three servings, pre-grilled before serving ✔️Pork wang-galbi (large pork ribs), ₩19,000 x 3. I'm dieting, so...^^ I was going to get beef ribs, but the owner said pork wang-galbi was the specialty, so we went with pork haha. ![Three servings of pork wang-galbi set out at Yeontan Gongjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-09-ea6fs-900.webp) The pork wang-galbi comes pre-grilled once! I'd only had a light lunch and was so hungry... I wanted to dig into the pre-grilled ribs the second they arrived hahaha. ![Pre-grilled pork wang-galbi cooking over charcoal](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-10-gn0qi-900.webp) Ah, I'm obsessed! An old-school outdoor grill spot in Apgujeong Rodeo! I'm~ so happy~ I'm~ so happy~~ Looks like when it's not outdoor-dining season, they close the roof! ![Outdoor dining atmosphere at Yeontan Gongjang with the roof open](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-11-767sb-900.webp) Pork wang-galbi is the specialty here, but they also serve pork belly and pork neck, so if you're looking for an outdoor pork belly spot in Apgujeong Rodeo, come here too~~~~ I'm a pretty good meat griller today too — you have to flip the pork ribs often so they don't burn! My boyfriend came straight from a wedding, so on an empty stomach he ended up eating 2 of the 3 servings of ribs haha. ![Fully grilled pork wang-galbi with side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-12-1amjf-900.webp) ## Wang-sujebi at ₩23,000 and the rest of the menu at Yeontan Gongjang ✔️Wang-sujebi (large hand-torn dough soup), ₩23,000. They really have a ton of side dishes here too. Kimchi jjigae, doenjang jjigae, saury jjigae — all kinds of stews, and there was even some mysterious "MT jjigae" hahaha. They also have tons of golbaengi (sea snail salad) varieties, like Euljiro-style and Apguri-style, and the sujebi menu alone has wang-sujebi, regular sujebi, kimchi sujebi, wang-kaljebi and a whole bunch more! If you're looking for an outdoor drinking spot in Apgujeong Rodeo, come here too~~ the food pairs so well with drinks~~ ![A bowl of wang-sujebi at Yeontan Gongjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi-13-tw6u5-900.webp) I really love sujebi (hand-torn dough soup) ㅠ I ate a lot of meat too so I thought about skipping carbs, but all those sujebi varieties kept flashing in my mind so I ordered a wang-sujebi. Hand-torn dough, you guys!!!! Amazing ㅠㅠㅠ Passed with flying colors. The portion was huge and the dough was so chewy! There's so much food here that you could probably finish your whole night without needing a second stop haha. ## Why Yeontan Gongjang works for a date night in Apgujeong Rodeo Yeontan Gongjang showed up as an outdoor-dining spot I never expected to find in Apgujeong Rodeo! What made me even happier was that everyone — the young owner, the older owner, and the foreign staff — were all genuinely kind and clearly working hard even though it looked super busy ㅠ If you're looking for a pork belly spot in Apgujeong Rodeo, this is the one! Highly recommend. Bring someone here and you'll instantly look like an Apgujeong expert~~~ - Visited Saturday, September 12, 2026 - ## Where it is - Yeontan Gongjang (연탄공장) - 36-4 Apgujeong-ro 48-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 강남구 압구정로48길 36-4 - 37.5261588, 127.0365163 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%97%B0%ED%83%84%EA%B3%B5%EC%9E%A5/@37.5261588,127.0365163,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@euljiro-pouch-table/apgujeong-rodeo-yajang-sujebi-galbi/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt