Songpa Korean restaurant for grilled gopchang: Jinseong Hanwoo

I finally made it to Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang Garak Flagship, already famous as a Songpa locals’ favorite, a Songpa queue-worthy spot, and a Garak-dong restaurant!

Waiting and parking at Jinseong Hanwoo Gopchang in Garak-dong

• 12:00–23:00
• Fri, Sat 12:00–24:00
• Parking available: 2 hours free [Santeville underground parking garage]
• ZeroPay accepted
• No Catchtable, no Tabling
• Write your name by hand on the chalkboard outside → then wait
• Even at peak time, I got in after around 20 minutes.

Since this place has a wait even on weekdays, there are chairs set out by the entrance for waiting..!

I visited on a weekday too. There was no wait until 6:20 p.m., but the line started after 6:30! By around 7:40 p.m. there was no wait again, so I think it gets briefly busy around dinner time!

It would be best to visit outside 6:30–7:30 p.m.! Quite a lot of office workers come by after work!

Side dishes and kind service

As soon as I sat down, the basic side dishes and a delicious-looking sauce arrived! The staff and owner were all so kind, too,

Even in the bustling atmosphere, ordering was easy! The staff checked in on us regularly!

Domestic hanwoo gopchang grilled for you

It is known as a great-value gopchang place, so the prices are friendly too! Domestic hanwoo gopchang (beef small intestine), 220g for ₩19,000! Domestic hanwoo daechang (beef large intestine), 220g for ₩19,000, and domestic hanwoo makchang (abomasum), 220g for ₩20,000. Plus, they grill everything for you..👍🏻

They even set a timer to grill it deliciously and kept adjusting the heat, so I could eat it at exactly the right moment!!!😋

All I had to do was eat the gopchang and daechang that the kind staff had grilled so perfectly!

Secret sauce and a salt-dipping tip

Secret sauce🧅 They serve a special sauce—maybe it is an onion-pickle sauce packed with fragrant, crunchy minari (water parsley)? It was so good dipped with the daechang!

There are huge containers of onion pickles at the entrance, so I guess that is what they use! They also make their own kimchi..👍🏻 This place really is the real deal.

But the gopchang was so fresh that I thought, “This would be delicious dipped in salt,” so I asked for some! The buttery filling was insane!!!!! So full of it!

Wow.. dipped in salt.. the flavor doubled. Definitely ask for salt and try it that way!!!!🧂

Pro tip⭐ If you need salt 🧂 or ice 🧊, just ask a staff member-!

You cannot leave out drinks with beef gopchang, so we ordered soju too—and, so we could make jjaebaegi!! (soju with ice), they thoughtfully brought us ice✨ The staff really are so kind..💗

The turnover is good, so I guess they always have fresh gopchang! It was honestly the best beef gopchang I have had in the past few years!!!!!💗 I think I will be back again..🤗 Saved it on Naver already-

Kkakdugi pickled-garlic fried rice side

The kkakdugi pickled-garlic fried rice side was ₩9,000. Crunchy kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi) + mild tripe + pickled garlic—a fantastic combination in one bowl of rice!! When you are having drinks, you need some carbs, and the fried egg made it absolutely perfect!

Looking at the next table, lots of people were having anchovy noodles too! At ₩6,000, seeing everyone order one bowl each made me think they must be amazing!! I have to try the anchovy noodles next time😋

And because the weather has been cool lately, they had the windows wide open, so the restaurant felt nice and cool—at this point it practically had an outdoor pocha (street-bar) vibeee.

Garak-dong beef gopchang for drinks after work

If you are wondering where to go for beef gopchang in Garak-dong, I really recommend this place!!! It was a truly great restaurant with a reason people wait to eat here.

I visited through a reviewer program thanks to a good opportunity, but I genuinely enjoyed it so much that I think it will become one of my real go-to spots haha. I think I will go once every two months🤩 It is a seriously delicious hanwoo gopchang restaurant!!

• Kind service
• Great-value beef gopchang
• Fresh hanwoo beef
• A lively atmosphere that is great for drinks after work
• Staff grilling service