Pork galbi near Haeundae Signiel, so tender I reordered: Seokok Galbi

Seokok Galbi, a Jungdong pork galbi house near Haeundae Signiel

Seokok Galbi is a pork galbi (marinated or seasoned pork ribs) restaurant in Jungdong, about a 10-minute walk from Haeundae Signiel. I went to Haeundae Signiel last weekend, looked around for a good place nearby, and ended up here. It's a real local favorite among Jungdong residents! It's really close from Jungdong. I was sooo satisfied, so let me tell you all about Seokok Galbi 🤍

Where is Seokok Galbi, and what are the hours and parking like?

Seokok Galbi is close to Exit 7 of Jungdong Station, in the Haeundae and Dalmaji area. It's open every day: weekdays 16:00–23:00, weekends 11:30–23:00, with last order at 22:00.

• Parking: not provided; the public parking lot next to E-mart is recommended
• No pets allowed
• Kids are welcome, and high chairs are available
• Reservations: Naver booking available
• Waiting: Catch Table remote waiting recommended

How was the wait at Seokok Galbi on a Sunday evening?

At Sunday dinner time, Seokok Galbi was completely full..!! I called and they told me there was a wait, so I put my name down in advance before heading over, and I went in after waiting out front for a little while.

Inside Seokok Galbi

The inside of Seokok Galbi has a modern black-and-white interior with soft lighting, so it felt cozy. There were so many customers that I couldn't take many photos.

I think these are the people who stand behind Seokok Galbi. True to the saying "the owner's hard work comes back as flavor," they say the raw galbi gets knife-scored 2,125 times.

Seokok Galbi menu and prices

You order at Seokok Galbi with a kiosk! The menu is the raw galbi, Seokok 2125 Artisan Galbi, and the marinated galbi, Seokok Heukjangdon Galbi. Raw galbi is ₩13,000 for 130g and marinated galbi is ₩13,000 for 180g, and both use domestic Korean pork.

They were also running review events for Naver receipts and Danggeun Market.

Please check the notice as well 🩷

What side dishes come with the meal at Seokok Galbi?

When you order at Seokok Galbi, they first hand each person a nutritional supplement, and then the side dishes arrive. The sides include seed jeotgal (salted fermented seafood), mustard-leaf pickles, wasabi, kelp wraps, scallion kimchi, whole sesame wraps, bangah (Korean mint) pickles, and an MZ mala sauce too! They were unusual, neat, tidy side dishes, and you could tell a lot of thought went into them.

As soon as you order, they bring the charcoal. It's an individually ventilated charcoal grill system, so you can worry less about the meat smell clinging to you.

Ordering 2 portions of raw galbi and 1 of marinated galbi

What I ordered at Seokok Galbi that day was 2 portions of raw galbi and 1 portion of marinated galbi!

The raw galbi, 2125 Artisan Galbi, has knife cuts packed tight~ together.

The ₩3,000 Minsaeng Kimchi Stew

Seokok Galbi's Minsaeng Kimchi Stew comes in a big pot and it's still only ₩3,000, what a bargain!! ㅠㅠ They give you ramen noodles too, and there's a big meatball inside. The broth was spicy and sharp, so there was no way the drinks weren't going down. ㅠ

Is Seokok Galbi's Artisan Galbi okay for people who can't eat pork fat?

Seokok Galbi's Artisan Galbi is so tender that even I, someone who has trouble with pork fat, ate it with no problem and even ordered more!!!! I thought it would be ordinary galbi, but maybe because the knife work is different, I could taste a deep, artisan flavor 🥺

It's a taste that everyone from kids to grandparents can enjoy comfortably, so I highly recommend it for gatherings and company dinners where nobody wants a divisive pick.

The self-serve bar and how to pay

Seokok Galbi serves the first side dishes for you, but if you need more, you can grab extras from the self-serve bar, which is handy :)

To pay, just take the number plate from your table and bring it up to the counter.

At the very end, they even give you a yogurt drink on your way out ♥️ They looked after us right to the end and were so kind, so it was a lovely meal from start to finish ㅠㅠ