Korean beef BBQ near Giheung Station with kids' playroom: Sowon.1
In short
Sowon.1 Main Branch is a Korean beef BBQ restaurant in Singal Dining Town (신갈외식타운) near Giheung Station in Yongin, Gyeonggi. After booking through Naver Reservation, the writer ordered the wagyu and jin-kkotgalbisal (flower-marbled short rib) set, 1kg for 99,000 won, with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and steamed egg, and found the marbling excellent. With a kids' playroom, private rooms and a parking lot for over 100 cars, Sowon.1 Main Branch works well for families with children and group gatherings.
Good to know
- Hours
- Daily, 10:30 am–11:00 pm
- Parking
- Singal Dining Town lot in front of the restaurant, 100+ spaces
- What we ordered
- Wagyu + jin-kkotgalbisal (flower-marbled short rib) 1kg 99,000 won, doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) with rice 5,000 won, steamed egg 6,000 won
- Best-value cut
- Fresh beef short rib (saeng-sogalbisal) 1kg 63,000 won
- Reservations
- Bookable on Naver Reservation; group bookings for 20–120 people
- Perk
- Complimentary hanwoo yukhoe (Korean beef tartare) with a same-day Suwon CC scorecard
- Naengmyeon deal
- Cold noodles for 1,000 won with a meat order before 3 pm (not on weekends, public holidays or with lunch specials)
- Facilities
- Kids' playroom, private rooms, waiting area, self-serve side dish bar, phone sanitizer and charger, free coffee and sujeonggwa (cinnamon punch)
as written by the visitor on Aug 8, 2026
I visited Sowon.1 Main Branch, a Korean BBQ spot near Giheung Station located in the Singal food street! There's a huge parking lot right in front of the Singal food street, so you don't need to worry about parking at all!
- 🏠 Sowon.1 Main Branch
- 📍 19 Yongu-daero 2145beon-gil, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
- 🕖 Daily 10:30 - 23:00
Where is Sowon.1 Main Branch, and where to park in Singal Dining Town
There's parking for over 100 cars right in front of the restaurant.
Raw beef short rib is 63,000 won per kilo, making this a top pick for value!
It's right near Suwon CC, so maybe that's why — if you bring your same-day scorecard, you get free hanwoo yukhoe (raw beef tartare). Just show the scorecard to staff!
If you order meat before 3pm, naengmyeon (cold noodles) is just 1,000 won! (Excludes weekends/holidays/lunch specials.) They also have a lunch menu, so it seems like a good spot to come for lunch too.
There was also a waiting area before you enter the restaurant.
Sowon.1 Main Branch menu and prices
We visited after booking through Naver Reservation! Group reservations of 20 to 120 people are also possible through Naver Reservation!
- Wagyu + udaegalbi (premium short rib) + jin-kkotgalbisal 129,000 won
- Wagyu + jin-kkotgalbisal 1kg 99,000 won
- Wagyu + udaegalbi 1kg 97,000 won
- Wagyu or jin-kkotgalbisal or udaegalbi + raw beef short rib 1kg 87,000 won
- Wagyu or jin-kkotgalbisal or udaegalbi + raw sirloin 1kg 87,000 won
- Wagyu or jin-kkotgalbisal or udaegalbi + seasoned beef short rib 1kg 87,000 won
- Raw beef short rib + seasoned short rib 1kg 63,000 won
- Raw beef short rib + raw sirloin 63,000 won
- Seasoned short rib + raw sirloin 63,000 won
- Wagyu 500g 65,000 won / 1kg 97,000 won
- Jin-kkotgalbisal (flower short rib) 500g 69,000 won / 1kg 99,000 won
- Udaegalbi (premium short rib) 500g 59,000 won / 1kg 89,000 won
- Wagyu anchangsal (skirt steak) 300g 45,000 won / 600g 79,000 won
- Raw beef short rib 500g 45,000 won / 1kg 63,000 won
- Seasoned beef short rib 500g 45,000 won / 1kg 63,000 won
- Raw sirloin 500g 45,000 won / 1kg 63,000 won
- Hanwoo yukhoe (raw beef tartare) 25,000 won
- Yukhoe bibim-myeon (tartare mixed noodles) 28,000 won
- Galbi kimchi-jjim (braised short rib with kimchi) 28,000 won
- Stone pot rice, for 2 or more 3,000 won
- Deodeok gui (grilled deodeok root) 18,000 won
- Steamed egg 6,000 won
- Extra rice cake 5,000 won
- Chadol seafood ramyeon 8,000 won
- Kimchi-mari guksu (cold noodles in kimchi broth) 6,000 won
- Bibim guksu (spicy mixed noodles) 6,000 won
- Janchi guksu (banquet noodles) 6,000 won
- Doenjang jjigae + rice 5,000 won
- Doenjang jjaglee (thick soybean paste stew) 6,000 won
- Water/spicy naengmyeon 6,000 won
- Beef cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) 7,000 won
- Chadol doenjang jjigae 7,000 won
- Kimchi jjigae 6,000 won
What we ordered was wagyu + jin-kkotgalbisal 1kg, doenjang jjigae + rice, and steamed egg.
Inside Sowon.1: self-serve side dish bar, playroom and private rooms
There are side dishes at the self-serve bar, so you can take as much extra as you want!
There's a playroom, so it seems great to come with babies too!
I took some photos of the room too!
How do the wagyu and jin-kkotgalbisal taste?
On the left is jin-kkotgalbisal, and on the right is wagyu.
They say they only use top-grade meat, and honestly, the marbling was amazing!
Yum 🤤
The steamed egg was tasty too!
The meat was so delicious.
The doenjang jjigae had plenty of ingredients in it, and it was hot and tasty!
There's kimchi at the self-serve side dish bar, and it was spicy and delicious! Make sure to eat it with the doenjang jjigae and rice...
Kid-friendly amenities at Sowon.1 Main Branch
The restaurant also has a phone sanitizer charger!
And they also sell a candy gumball machine for kids and dippin' dots-style ice cream.
On the other side there's coffee and sujeonggwa too, so you can finish off your meal neatly! Haha.
If you're looking for a good Giheung Station restaurant or a Singal restaurant for Korean BBQ, I recommend Sowon.1 Main Branch!
Where it is
19 Yongu-daero 2145beon-gil, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea경기도 용인시 기흥구 용구대로2145번길 19 1층
