Outdoor patio Korean BBQ in Seocho with honeycomb pork skin: Gyodaepae

Where is Gyodaepae near Gyodae Station?

Gyodaepae is a fresh (unfrozen) thin-sliced pork belly restaurant just a 5-minute walk from Exit 9 of Gyodae Station. It was one of those days after work when I was craving meat like crazy, and I heard there was a thin-sliced pork belly spot near Gyodae Station that even had outdoor seating, so I headed straight there!! 💨💨

There were about two outdoor seating spots too, but they were already fully booked ㅠㅠㅠ Even before going in, the vibe of the place had me so excited. Since it's around the Gyodae/Seocho area, there were a lot of groups and company dinner parties too!!

Inside Gyodaepae: tables and outdoor patio seats

The inside of Gyodaepae has this kind of vibe!! There were quite a lot of tables too.

The round tables can get a little chaotic once you put a bunch of stuff on them, but there was a small side table that turned out super handy. And of course there's pepper on hand — can't skip that with thin-sliced pork belly~!!

What to order at Gyodaepae: the set with one of everything

At Gyodaepae we ordered the set that lets you try one of every menu item. I've had plenty of frozen pork belly but this was my first time with fresh (unfrozen) thin-sliced pork belly! The beef tartare price was so good too, and I honestly couldn't even imagine what the chewy noodle cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) would taste like..

The beef tartare came out even cheaper than the price listed on the menu....🙊 The prices are so good, no wonder this place is famous as a company dinner spot near Gyodae Station!!

Side dishes and the self-serve bar at Gyodaepae

For basic side dishes, Gyodaepae serves bean sprouts, green onion salad, and more, and they really come out ready to just throw straight on the grill!!!

Total perfect pairing with thin-sliced pork belly..♡ Grilling these bean sprouts made them so so good ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

There's also a separate self-serve bar set up, so you can easily grab more of any side dish you run low on!!

You definitely have to grill the bean sprouts and kimchi.. seriously so good

And then there's the dried radish green soybean paste soup, which is the real deal.... I feel like I could finish a whole bowl of rice with just this soup alone. Apparently Gyodaepae's cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) is famous too, and now I totally get why!

Three pork cuts: fresh belly, fresh neck and thin-sliced belly

After nibbling on some side dishes for a bit, the meat at Gyodaepae comes out like this!! On the cutting board there was fresh pork belly and fresh pork neck, with thin-sliced pork belly prepared underneath!!

Even though it's thin-sliced, the meat quality looked really good!! I was so hungry that having thin-sliced pork belly cook this fast was such a blessing..🥹❤️

First they gave us this piece of fat to oil up the grill,

and then straight away put the thin-sliced pork belly on!! The fat on the meat was so clean too.

The special sauce that comes with it is slightly spicy and packs insane depth of flavor!!

That flavor of a proper meat wrap....

I grilled up the fresh pork neck too, and honestly this fresh pork neck was my favorite!! So nutty and clean-tasting that I couldn't stop eating it

Sweet buldak fire noodles topped with corn cheese

Gyodaepae also has sweet buldak (fire chicken) noodles that will cut right through the greasiness of the meat, so we ordered that too!! The spicy smell was insane the moment it arrived...

There's corn cheese on top of the buldak noodles, so the spice level got toned down a bit!! Lifesaver for a spice wimp like me...

Wrapping the meat with a bit of buldak noodles like this isn't greasy at all and is so nutty and delicious ㅠㅠㅠㅠ I hereby award this the best bite of Gyodaepae 🏆 I can't handle spicy food so I drank like 500 sips of water after one bite of this, but it was still so worth it..

Finishing with thick honeycomb pork skin

The last item on the Gyodaepae menu was honeycomb tripe. I love tripe so much that I can never pass it up no matter how full I am..

The honeycomb tripe was super thick and came pre-seasoned with a salty base, which made it perfect as a finishing dish!!! Dip it in the soybean powder too and it's perfect!!

Who should eat at Gyodaepae?

If you're craving chilled (unfrozen) thin-sliced pork belly around Gyodae Station, I recommend Gyodaepae!! They even have outdoor seating, which is perfect for this kind of weather♡