# Gwangjin Korean BBQ with ₩2,900 soju and pork jowl: Ssamchae - By Daon (https://superchart.com/en/@rice-break-seoul/) - Written Sep 13, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gwangjin, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written with support for a restaurant visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@rice-break-seoul/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@rice-break-seoul/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/index.md) ## In short Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Gwangjin, Seoul, where pork is cooked on a cauldron-lid grill. We visited on a Friday evening with no wait for pork belly, pork jowl, unlimited wrap vegetables, and ₩2,900 soju and beer. Verdict: Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal is a place I’d happily return to for the meat and drinks, despite the slightly disappointing soybean paste stew. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Daily 12:00–24:00 - **Wait at visit**: No wait on Friday evening - **Pork belly**: 200g ₩17,000 - **Pork neck**: 1 serving ₩17,000 - **Pork jowl**: 1 serving ₩19,000 - **Soju and beer**: ₩2,900 - **Wrap vegetables**: Unlimited refills *as written by the visitor on Sep 13, 2026* We love having a glass of soju with samgyeopsal (pork belly), so while looking for a great pork belly spot, we found Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal in Guui!!!!! After work, nothing comforts me quite like pork belly and somaek (a soju-and-beer mix). ![Signature dish at Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-01-kv36a-1200.webp) ## The restaurant atmosphere after walking from Guui Station ![Interior of Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal in Guui](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-02-qpe6h-900.webp) It is about a 10-minute walk from Guui Station, so getting there is easy, and there is a bus stop right in front. It is also convenient from the Jamsil side since you get off right after crossing Jamsil Bridge. ![Restaurant seating with generously spaced tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-03-1tp2b-900.webp) The space was divided into front and back sections by that wall, and the tables were generously spaced and wide, so it never felt uncomfortable. You can store your things in the chairs, too! ## Menu prices from pork belly to drinks ![Menu at Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-04-heym4-900.webp) *Menu at Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal* The menu is really varied, and ₩17,000 for 200g of pork belly felt like a pretty good price. - Pork belly ₩17,000 / pork neck ₩17,000 - Pork jowl ₩19,000 / chewy pork cut ₩19,000 / beef short rib meat ₩19,000 - Mul naengmyeon (cold buckwheat noodles) ₩5,000 / doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) ₩6,000 / steamed egg ₩5,000 - Soft tofu spicy ramen ₩7,000 / Jjapagetti ₩5,000 - They also have mushroom kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) at lunch. Having ramen, too, is the best.. ![Korean BBQ menu and kiosk ordering guide](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-05-1yk0k-900.webp) ![Menu showing soju and beer prices](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-06-1ff29-900.webp) You order on the kiosk at the table. Naturally, we were about to order somaek when we saw that soju and beer were ₩2,900??!!! I also love that they offer a small glass of draft beer. It would be perfect when a full glass feels like too much but you want to knock back a cold first one. Drinkers, why are you not going? You save money on drinks alone. ## The basic spread and unlimited wrap vegetables ![Basic side dishes with seasoned vegetables and green-onion kimchi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-07-p87m3-900.webp) Even the basic side dishes came with lots of seasoned vegetables. The green-onion kimchi is seriously delicious grilled. ![Turmeric powder and complimentary ice water](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-08-p2a93-900.webp) They provide turmeric powder and water that tasted like maybe hovenia tea..? Barley tea..? Anyway, a flavor I love haha. It felt much more thoughtful than a place that simply gives you water, and it was even ice-cold. So good. ![Unlimited wrap vegetables and enoki mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-09-uqo8a-900.webp) And the best part: as “ssamchae” in the restaurant’s name suggests, the wrap vegetables are unlimited, and there is such a wide variety. Anyone who loves making wraps, gather around. What I loved most was that they had enoki mushrooms.. Other pork belly restaurants charge an extra ₩2,000–3,000 for mushrooms, but here they are free.. Cook them almost like they are frying in the cauldron-lid grease and they are seriously deliciousㅠㅠ! Please try them—I kept going back for more. ## Pork belly and pork jowl grilled for you ![First order of pork belly and pork jowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-10-199w4-900.webp) ![Thick-cut pork belly and pork jowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-11-1ida5-900.webp) For our first order, we got two servings of pork belly and one serving of pork jowl. I really loved how nicely thick the meat was 🤤 ![Meat grilling on a cauldron-lid grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-12-1tvuo-900.webp) ![Staff grilling pork belly with accompaniments](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-13-caxv1-900.webp) And the amazing thing is that they grill the meat for you!!! My boyfriend prides himself on grilling meat and absolutely hates it when someone grills it badly, but they grilled it sooooo deliciously here that he went completely quiet. It is not easy to find a place that grills it for you at this price, so I loved it.. When the time is right, they grill the kimchi, bracken fern, and bean sprouts, too. ![Grilled kimchi, bracken fern, and bean sprout accompaniments](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-14-1ydi4-900.webp) Ahh… it is so delicious. It is great with grilled kimchi, meat, and enoki mushrooms, and of course making all kinds of wraps goes without saying. Seriously unreal. And when you grill garlic on that cauldron lid, it cooks almost like it is fried—seriously.. delicious. Make sure to put it in your wrap. ![Grilled garlic and meat on the cauldron lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-15-1xq3d-900.webp) Doenjang jjigae for ₩6,000. Anyone else who needs soybean paste stew with meat 🙋♀️ But.. the stew was a little disappointing.. ![Soybean paste stew and an additional order of pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill-16-1b13r-900.webp) The pork belly was so good that we added one more serving haha. They changed the grill plate without us asking and grilled it deliciously again. Oh, and the pork jowl was seriously good too, so I ate it all haha. Fried rice is essential with cauldron-lid pork belly, but we were way too full..ㅠㅠ We promised ourselves we would come back and definitely have it next time. It was sooooo good that my boyfriend lamented that he used to live around here and asked why this place did not exist then. If we lived nearby, I think we would come here every time we wanted pork belly. It is also quite close to the Han River (a 15–20 minute walk?), so I recommend taking a little outing to the Han River to walk off your meal!! ## Where it is - Ssamchae Sotttukkeong Samgyeopsal (쌈채솥뚜껑삼겹살) - 102-dong 103-ho, 55 Jayang-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 광진구 자양로 55 102동 103호) - 서울특별시 광진구 자양로 55 102동 103호 - 37.5322504, 127.0844859 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%8C%88%EC%B1%84%EC%86%A5%EB%9A%9C%EA%BB%91%EC%82%BC%EA%B2%B9%EC%82%B4/@37.5322504,127.0844859,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@rice-break-seoul/jayangdong-pork-soju-sotlid-grill/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt