Hongdae BBQ main branch, half-and-half naengmyeon: Gogikkun Gim
In short
Gogikkun Gim Chunbae Hongdae Main Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant serving chilled dry-aged hanwoo beef and hanpork on the third floor of a building on Hongik-ro 3-gil in Mapo, Seoul. After enjoying the Gyeongui Line Forest Park branch, the writer came to the main branch for the 118,000-won hanwoo/hanpork set for two (600g total), grilled by staff, then finished with 7,000-won half-and-half naengmyeon (cold noodles) and 8,000-won diced rice. For the day you can't choose between beef and pork — or between chilled and spicy cold noodles — Gogikkun Gim Chunbae settles it.
Good to know
- Address
- 3rd floor, 36 Hongik-ro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Hours
- Daily 12:00–23:00 (last order 22:00)
- Hanwoo/hanpork set for two
- 118,000 won (thick pork belly 150g, raw galbisal 250g, hanwoo of the day 200g — 600g total)
- Half-and-half naengmyeon
- 7,000 won
- Diced rice
- 8,000 won
- Getting there
- About a 6-minute walk from Hongik Univ. Station Exit 9
- Groups
- Group reservations accepted
- Restrooms
- Separate men's and women's
- Parking
- No private lot; use nearby paid parking
- Price reference
- ₩118,000 ≈ $86 · ₩7,000 ≈ $5.1 · ₩8,000 ≈ $5.8 (2026-09-22)
as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026
Today was one of those days I wanted both beef and pork belly!! Couldn't give up either one lol, so I went to 'Gogikkun Gim Chunbae Hongdae Main Branch,' where you can enjoy everything from hanwoo (Korean beef) to hanpork in one sitting! 🥩🔥 I was so satisfied after visiting the Gyeongui Line Forest Trail branch last time that I went to the main branch too!!
This is a BBQ restaurant that's been around in Hongdae for quite a while! All the meat is chilled and aged, not frozen, and the staff grills it for you perfectly, so all we had to do was eat comfortably haha. Plus there's a set where you can have hanwoo and hanpork together, perfect for people like me who can't decide between beef and pork!! We finished with half-and-half naengmyeon and diced rice, and honestly left stuffed to the brim lol. If you're looking for a Hongdae restaurant or Hongdae samgyeopsal (pork belly), I highly recommend this place!
Where is Gogikkun Gim Chunbae Hongdae Main Branch, and when is it open?
- 📍 36 Hongikro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 3rd floor
- 🕐 Daily 12:00–23:00 (last order 22:00)
- 🚇 About 6 min walk from Hongik Univ. Station Exit 9
- 👥 Group reservations available
- 🚻 Separate men's/women's restrooms
- 🚗 No dedicated parking lot
If you need parking, you'll have to use a nearby paid lot! It's on Hongdae's main street so it's easy to walk to from Hongik Univ. Station, and it's also a convenient spot to reach from Hapjeong, so it worked well when I was looking for Hapjeong restaurants too haha. The place is on the 3rd floor of the building, so keep an eye out for the sign so you don't walk past it!!
Chilled dry-aged meat, grilled for you by the staff
🥩 Once inside, the interior was bigger than I expected! Each table is sectioned off, and there are also seats for larger groups, so it seemed like a good spot for dates as well as friend gatherings or work dinners. But the best part was that the staff grills the meat for you!!
You know how there's always that awkward staring contest over who's going to grill the meat lol? None of that here!!! They grill it just right and all we have to do is eat haha. And apparently Gogikkun Gim Chunbae uses only chilled, aged meat for everything!
Since it's fresh meat that's been aged rather than frozen, the color looked really good from the start. Even before it hit the grill the sheen was gorgeous... fresh meat really is the best haha.
What comes with the table: the side dishes
🥢 Once you sit down, a full lineup of side dishes that go well with meat gets set out! Chive salad, baek-kimchi (white kimchi), myeongi-namul (mountain garlic leaves), pickled onion, garlic, ssamjang (dipping paste), and salt!! Especially at places where the meat itself is good, you should always try the first bite with just a little salt haha. It wasn't an overwhelming number of side dishes — just the right amount of things that pair well with the meat, which I liked!
The menu and what we ordered
🔥 Today's order — Hanwoo/hanpork set for two ₩118,000 [pork belly 150g, raw galbisal 250g, today's hanwoo 200g, 600g total], half-and-half naengmyeon ₩7,000, diced rice ₩8,000.
Is the 600g hanwoo/hanpork set enough for two people?
🥩 Finally, the hanwoo/hanpork set for two arrived!! It came on a big plate with hanwoo and hanpork together, and the portion was bigger than I expected!! At 600g total for the set for two, it's honestly a hearty amount for two people haha.
The staff put the hanwoo on the grill first. The moment it hit with a sizzle, that savory meat smell hit me hard and my hunger exploded lol. I tried the first perfectly grilled bite of hanwoo dipped in just salt. Wow... so tender!! The moment I bit in, the juices spread out and the savory flavor rushed up ㅠㅠ Being chilled and aged, there was almost no gamey smell and you could really taste the meat itself.
It's already delicious with just a touch of salt, but eating it with myeongi-namul or baek-kimchi gives it a whole different flavor!! If you're looking for a Hongdae restaurant and want to eat hanwoo along with pork, this set combo is really solid haha.
Raw galbisal and thick pork belly, dipped in myeoljeot (fermented anchovy sauce)
🐷 After the hanwoo, it was hanpork's turn!! They grilled the raw galbisal first. When you think of pork galbi you usually picture seasoned ribs, but this was raw galbisal so you could really taste the meat's natural flavor! The more you chew, the more savory it gets, with a nicely chewy texture — honestly better than I expected haha. Topped with green onion salad it's absolutely delicious!! And then, the pork belly I'd been looking forward to!!
You can't come to a Hongdae samgyeopsal spot and not eat this lol. The golden-brown grilled pork belly went straight into the myeoljeot!! The myeoljeot here wasn't fishy at all, just the right amount of salty haha. Even though pork belly is fatty, because it's well aged it felt more savory than greasy! I guess that's why people come here for Hongdae samgyeopsal haha.
Finishing with half-and-half naengmyeon and diced rice
🍜 Once you've eaten enough meat, it's time for carbs!! The diced rice had meat mixed in, along with diced radish kimchi and seaweed! Plus that savory sesame oil,,, ahh.
Anyone else always stuck deciding between mul-naengmyeon (cold noodle soup) and bibim-naengmyeon (spicy mixed cold noodles) at BBQ restaurants??? No need to decide here. They have half-and-half naengmyeon!! Such a smart idea lol. Half is cool mul-naengmyeon, half is sweet-and-spicy bibim-naengmyeon, so you get both in one bowl! The first bite of mul-naengmyeon totally refreshed my mouth after all that slightly greasy meat!!
The broth was refreshing too, and topping it with a piece of galbisal turned it into a total meat-wrapped naengmyeon moment haha. Such a perfect combo!! Since it satisfies both the mul-naengmyeon and bibim-naengmyeon camps, I'd definitely recommend the half-and-half naengmyeon if you come here lol.
Who should book a table at Gogikkun Gim Chunbae?
This felt like the exact place to think of when you want to eat until you're full on everything from hanwoo to hanpork! Since you don't have to grill the meat yourself, it's especially easy to keep chatting with friends while you eat, and it seemed like a good fit for dates, gatherings, or work dinners too haha. If you're looking for a Hongdae restaurant, want proper chewy and savory Hongdae samgyeopsal, or are searching for a Hapjeong restaurant close to Hongdae, give 'Gogikkun Gim Chunbae Hongdae Main Branch' a try! 💕
Where it is
36 Hongikro 3-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea, 3rd floor서울특별시 마포구 홍익로3길 36 3층
