Nonhyeon Station Korean BBQ for 4: dry-aged, chewy, jowl pork, Daepae

I went to a wedding-invitation get-together a few days ago..! And not just anywhere, I got to hold it at a thin-sliced pork belly place. Next level, right? haha Of course it's not my wedding haha This is the story of my visit to Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch (대패마켙 강남논현점)!

Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch: location and info

Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch is at 49 Hakdong-ro 2-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 1st floor, 234m from Nonhyeon Station Exit 3, and it's open 24 hours. There's no parking, so you'll need a nearby paid lot.

• Restrooms inside the restaurant, separate for men and women
• Groups welcome, Wi-Fi, reservations available
• No pets
• Corkage allowed (for a fee)
• Private hire available (up to 100–130 people)

Can you reserve the Nonhyeon patio seats?

The patio at Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch has about 7 tables and can't be reserved separately. Not far from Nonhyeon Station, it's a 24-hour Korean BBQ place in Gangnam with a terrace plus indoor seating. If you want to snag a good seat, it looks like you just have to run there and hope 🤪 We reserved and visited at 6 pm on a Saturday!

There's plenty of roomy seating inside too! There were quite a few guests in there.

Wait, this is a celebrity hangout? I used to be an Inspirit (Infinite's fan club), you know.. Okay, I still sometimes play Infinite playlists as my work-along songs. Oppa~ next time come to Daepae Market with me, okay? ♡

What's at the self-bar at Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch?

The self-bar has side vegetables and small plates, and you fetch all the basic banchan (side dishes) from it yourself. Lettuce, perilla leaves, baby napa cabbage, minari (water dropwort), angelica leaves, plus scallion salad, onion, chili peppers, garlic, corn and loads more. If you leave food, there's a ₩5,000 environmental fee. Has anyone actually ever had to wash dishes in the kitchen? I suddenly wonder...

It seems like they slice the thin pork belly as soon as you order.

There's a charging zone for your phone, and scissors, tongs and so on are all self-serve. Egen-teto (a Korean personality-type meme) guys and girls, take an apron too 🤗 Well, thin meat won't make you gain weight... only I gain weight, sob sob...

The restroom is toward the back of the restaurant. An inside restroom, sooooooo good 👍🏻

Self-bar fee and patio hours

The self-bar costs ₩2,000 per person, and with a review event you can pick either a kimchi pancake or 1 piece of tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patty). The patio runs from 6 pm to 10 pm, with a maximum table time of 2 hours. Ah~ so that's why there were so many seats! No wonder. Patios are rare in Nonhyeon, so I was happy to find this one.

Wet wipes and paper cups are self-serve too. Luckily?, sesame oil, salt, pepper, napkins, spoons and chopsticks, scissors, tongs and a ladle were already at the table. The grill sizes differ between indoor and patio tables, so keep that in mind.

Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch menu and 360-hour dry-aging

Daepae Market has thin pork belly and pork neck dry-aged for 360 hours! You just did the math, didn't you? I know ㅋ 360 hours / 24 = 15 days, so you can taste thin pork belly that's been dry-aged for a full 15 days.

Besides that, you can try lots of other cuts in thin-sliced "daepae style~" at low prices: flower pork belly, chewy pork belly (jjolsamgyeop, "jjol"?), beef brisket, beef belly, pork jowl, duck, Jeju black pork five-layer belly and more. Since it's open 24 hours, the lunch specials are well covered, and there are plenty of meals like bulgogi, stews and cold noodles.

For drinks, besides the basics like soju and beer, they have highballs, bokbunja (Korean black raspberry wine), Iljin Jinro and many other options! What's this sloshing one? Oh, interesting.. It's a soju from OB Beer. Apparently it's a freshly baked, piping-hot 15% soju released on September 28, 2026 🤪

You can choose between the standard 1.5mm thickness and 3mm naengsam (frozen pork belly) thickness! There were 4 of us, so to start smoothly we ordered 3 servings of the 360-hour dry-aged thin pork belly at 1.5mm.

How does the 360-hour dry-aged thin pork belly (1.5mm) taste?

The 360-hour dry-aged thin pork belly (1.5mm) is ₩8,900 per 100g, so 3 servings (300g) came to ₩26,700. 3 servings gave us 10 strips. Definitely a different feel from naengsam! They drizzled sesame oil on top, so there's a nutty smell wafting up 🤤 The slices are long, so it feels a bit like bacon.

How to grill thin pork belly well

Sprinkle on lots of pepper, pleeease-☆ I tried salt at first too, but it's hard to control the amount, so it came out salty. Instead I made a salt-and-sesame-oil dip (soegeum gireumjang) and dipped the meat in it!

Everyone, from now on cut your thin pork belly like this. And since we're lazy, grill it loosely, and thin pork is no exception. If you cook it 100% it gets hard, so eat it as soon as it's about 85% done.

What? The meat is cut too small? Then just eat three pieces at a time ;;

I put my beloved angelica leaves in the wrap along with all sorts of other things and enjoyed it. Maybe because it's been dry-aged for 15 days, it really wasn't tough, and even when grilled longer it stayed soft rather than hard. It was the nuttiest and tastiest thin pork belly I've had lately.

I'll put minari on top and grill it together too.

How is chewy pork belly (jjolsamgyeop) different from regular thin pork belly?

The chewy pork belly (jjolsamgyeop) at Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch is ₩5,900 per 100g, so 3 servings (300g) came to ₩17,700. I picked it as Mondi's pick because it sounded so tempting: chewy pork belly.

Probably because the chewy part makes up a bigger share than in regular thin pork belly, the shape looks different when grilling. ✨Chewy and tender vibes✨ Oh my, why are there no photos from here? One bite and it was a bit fattier than the regular thin pork, with more of a springy texture, but since it's thin-sliced the difference wasn't dramatic, and I enjoyed it chewy and tasty 👍🏻 But the dry-aged thin pork belly is a little more my taste~ ♡

Everyone, you know there's one person who grills the meat and another who grills the kimchi and bean sprouts, right? If one person is holding the tongs and grilling meat, let's read the room and grill the side items without making a fuss. And the rest of you, pour drinks the second you see an empty glass! - Mondi's Meat Manners, Chapter 1 -

How was the thin pork jowl (daepae ppol hangjeongsal)?

The thin pork jowl at Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch is ₩6,900 per 100g, so 3 servings (300g) came to ₩20,700. I've been obsessed with the word "ppol" lately, so I ordered the ppol hangjeongsal (pork jowl).

Spring is long gone but the flowers are in full bloom lol ㅋㅋ The pork jowl was super chewy and nutty too, but I couldn't really tell a big difference? Daepae Market's dry-aged thin pork belly is the best. Everybody, eat daepae ♡♡♡

Congrats on getting married, unni (older sister) ♡♡♡ Thanks for the meal 👍🏻

Overall verdict on Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch

At Nonhyeon Station, Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch had delicious 360-hour dry-aged thin pork belly and lots of side dishes (especially the angelica ♡). I looked it up and apparently Daepae Market has branches nationwide? Patios are rare in Nonhyeon, and when you add the super bonus of being open 24 hours to the patio perk, there's really no reason not to go.

• Anyone looking for a 24-hour spot in Gangnam
• Anyone looking for a Nonhyeon patio Korean BBQ
• Anyone looking for good thin-sliced pork belly in Nonhyeon
• Anyone looking for a good place for a group get-together in Gangnam or Nonhyeon