Jongno 3-ga Seoul Korean BBQ: rice fried on the grill, Tapgol Gongwon
Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga Branch is an outdoor Korean BBQ restaurant on a Suphyo-ro alley near Jongno 3-ga Station in Jongno, Seoul. Two servings of flash-frozen pork belly came with kimchi, bean sprouts, bracken, green onion kimchi and radish salad refilled at a self-serve bar, and a bowl of rice fried in the leftover pork fat right on the grill finished the meal. Even on a weekday, tables at Tapgol Gongwon were nearly full by 6pm and a waitlist formed later, so an early arrival on a cool evening is best.