# Sunday-night 1hr 45min wait at a Jongno 3-ga Korean BBQ: Tapgol - By Haeon (https://superchart.com/en/@receipt-cup/) - Written Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after a complimentary meal was provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@receipt-cup/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@receipt-cup/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/index.md) ## In short Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga Branch is a frozen pork belly restaurant in Jongno, Seoul, with a long row of outdoor tables running along a stone wall. On a Sunday the wait list opened at 6pm and seating came at 7:45pm, about 1 hour 45 minutes, followed by frozen pork belly for two, a bowl of rice and refills of bracken fern namul, green onion kimchi and bean sprouts from the self-serve bar. The wait is long and weekend tables are capped at 90 minutes, but Tapgol Gongwon delivers the outdoor Jongno mood you can only get on the street. ## Good to know - **Ordered**: Frozen pork belly for two + bowl of rice - **Other menu items**: Pork neck, roast duck, beef, steamed egg, kimchi stew, fried rice and more - **Banchan**: Bracken fern namul, green onion kimchi, napa cabbage kimchi, bean sprouts, salted squid (refillable at the self-serve bar) - **Wait**: Signed up Sunday 6pm, seated 7:45pm (about 1 hour 45 minutes) - **Table time**: 90-minute limit on weekends - **Opens**: 5pm - **Seating**: Outdoor tables along the stone wall *as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026* ![Outdoor view of Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga Branch BBQ restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-01-1v849-900.webp) If you're looking for a Korean BBQ spot in Jongno 3-ga, you can't skip the fun of grilling meat outdoors on a day when the weather's turning cool like it does in autumn. ![Outdoor grilling atmosphere at Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga with frozen pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-02-dhbks-1200.webp) This time I visited Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga, a spot known for its frozen pork belly 👍 Eating outdoors made it feel even more atmospheric — it's a Jongno 3-ga Korean BBQ restaurant fully packed with that Jongno vibe. ![Grilling meat at an outdoor table in Jongno 3-ga](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-03-am5qp-900.webp) It really felt different from eating indoors!! Sitting at an outside table while the meat sizzled away, I could feel that genuine Jongno mood, ![In front of the Jongno 3-ga BBQ restaurant with a long weekend evening wait](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-04-1uz1o-900.webp) ## How long is the Sunday-evening wait at Tapgol Gongwon? On a Sunday evening, the wait at Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga was a whopping 1 hour 45 minutes... I put my name down around 6pm and my entry time was 7:45pm ㅠㅠ Definitely keep this in mind before you visit!! We didn't want to waste the wait so we stuck it out and ate, but it really did take forever..... (I ended up catching a proper cold the next day ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ) ## Finding this Jongno 3-ga Korean BBQ restaurant near Tapgol Park ![Fully booked outdoor seating at Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-05-cd04q-900.webp) This place was already completely full by the time we arrived.. packed with people. ![Long row of outdoor tables along the stone wall](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-06-15xma-900.webp) The outdoor tables stretch long around the stone wall, and honestly this might be the busiest Jongno 3-ga BBQ restaurant I've seen.. it felt like everyone in the neighborhood who wanted outdoor grilling had gathered here haha. There are lots of restaurants around, but frozen pork belly seems to be the most popular thing here. The evening vibe kept building, but why does the crowd keep growing even as the wait gets longer...!!! Every table was full, and it seems like there's a 90-minute seating limit on weekends! ## Grilling frozen pork belly at an outdoor table in Jongno ![Menu board listing frozen pork belly, pork neck, and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-07-cqxwd-900.webp) They have pork neck and roasted duck too, but I came for frozen pork belly so that's what we ordered!! There are quite a few side dishes too, like steamed egg, kimchi stew, fried rice. They have beef too, just so you know — but the thing I was most excited about today was the frozen pork belly haha. Pork belly for two plus a bowl of rice, let's go~~ ![Plate of frozen pork belly served for two](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-08-1cmpk-900.webp) ![Table setting with thinly sliced frozen pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-09-1pd34-900.webp) There's a good variety of banchan (side dishes) too, all good for grilling alongside the pork belly. ![Banchan side dishes served with frozen pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-10-1ocan-900.webp) ![Bracken fern namul, green onion kimchi, and other banchan](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-11-dhx23-900.webp) Bracken fern namul, green onion kimchi, napa cabbage kimchi, bean sprouts, salted squid too~ Eating it outdoors made the whole atmosphere feel even more alive haha. ![Frozen pork belly cooking on the outdoor grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-12-4pqw4-900.webp) The sound of the meat cooking on the grill, the savory smell, and the bustling crowd all around — it felt like my first real taste of outdoor grilling (yajang) culture haha. ![Thin pork belly slices cooking quickly on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-13-1jll7-900.webp) ![Frozen pork belly grilling together with kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-14-1pyuo-900.webp) The meat is sliced thin so it cooked really fast. No need to wait long haha. Thanks to that we could just grill small batches at a time, so we weren't waiting around and could satisfy our hunger quickly. ![Fully cooked pork belly with grilled kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-15-c8986-900.webp) ![White rice topped with frozen pork belly and ssamjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-16-166ba-900.webp) My partner grilled everything so nicely and carefully... thank you! White rice with meat + ssamjang + wasabi + grilled kimchi all together tasted amazing~ ![A bite combining pork belly, wasabi, and grilled kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-17-jeyzp-900.webp) ![Enjoying frozen pork belly at an outdoor table](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-18-q4hlf-900.webp) With the breeze blowing softly, everything just tasted even better... pure magic. ## Is Tapgol Gongwon worth it for outdoor Korean BBQ in Jongno 3-ga? The thinly sliced frozen pork belly cooks really fast, and it's easy to keep chatting while several people grill together, so it's a menu that suits gatherings with friends or a casual drinking night. If you're specifically looking for a place to eat near Tapgol Park, considering the location and atmosphere, this place is pretty good haha. Though the wait being this long is really something ㅠㅠㅠ ![Evening outdoor scene at Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-19-1pf25-900.webp) ![View near the self-serve bar for refilling banchan](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly-20-1vcnf-900.webp) But once you're seated, the meat is delicious and you can grab as much extra banchan as you want from the self-serve bar, and you really get that outdoor-table vibe you just can't feel indoors~~ Being able to sit comfortably, grill meat, and soak up the Jongno atmosphere as it is — that was this place's real advantage! Either go right when it opens at 5pm, or put your name down in advance and find something to do nearby before coming back for dinner — that seems like a smart plan too. ## Where it is - Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga Branch (탑골공원 종로3가점) - 111 Supyo-ro, 1st floor, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 종로구 수표로 111 1층 - 37.5712337, 126.989041 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%83%91%EA%B3%A8%EA%B3%B5%EC%9B%90%20%EC%A2%85%EB%A1%9C3%EA%B0%80%EC%A0%90/@37.5712337,126.989041,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@receipt-cup/jongno-tapgol-park-sunday-wait-frozen-pork-belly/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt