# Weekend Korean BBQ lunch in Cheongna: 520g kimchi pork belly - By Yuwol (https://superchart.com/en/@saturday-shirts/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Seohae, Incheon - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a sponsored store visit. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@saturday-shirts/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@saturday-shirts/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/index.md) ## In short Sammi-jip is a pot-lid pork belly restaurant on the first floor of a shopping block in Cheongna, Seohae-gu, Incheon, across from the Complex 4 Humansia apartments. The plan was the lunch special that runs on weekends too, but one look at the neighbouring table led to the Sammi kimchi half-portion (520g) plus doenjang stew set for 56,000 won, with pork belly, pork neck and diced jowl grilled in the kitchen and fried rice to finish. The shiitake-laced doenjang stew and the egg-topped fried rice are what stay with you at Sammi-jip. ## Good to know - **Location**: 18 Cheongnacanal-ro 233beon-gil, Seohae-gu, Incheon (1F, shopping block across from Cheongna Complex 4 Humansia) - **Hours**: 10:30 - 22:30 (last order 21:30) - **Parking**: Room for 5-6 cars in front of the restaurant - **What we ordered**: Sammi kimchi half-portion (520g) + doenjang stew, 56,000 won - **Fried rice**: 5,000 won - **Lunch special**: Available on weekends too: osam duruchigi (spicy pork and squid stir-fry), kimchi jjigae, budae jjigae, and a solo lunch special - **Set tip**: If your first order is 3 servings or more, the set that includes doenjang stew is the one to get - **Price reference**: ₩56,000 ≈ $41.5 · ₩5,000 ≈ $3.7 (2026-09-15) *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* Did you know there's a great-value weekend lunch special at a pot-lid pork belly spot in Cheongna?! Sammi-jip uses grade-1 domestic female pork and even has a solo dining menu that comes with a fried egg, so you can enjoy a hearty solo meal packed with good-quality meat without breaking the bank. Let me introduce Sammi-jip, a pot-lid pork belly restaurant in Cheongna! ![A full pan of pot-lid pork belly at Sammi-jip in Cheongna](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-01-1fr0u-1200.webp) ## Where is Sammi-jip in Cheongna, and is there parking? Sammi-jip is on the 1st floor of a commercial building at 18 Cheongnacaneol-ro 233beon-gil, Seohae-gu, Incheon, across from Cheongna Complex 4 Hyundai Homesteel. Hours are 10:30~22:30 (last order 21:30), and there's parking for about 5-6 cars in front of the restaurant. ![Sammi-jip's entrance on the 1st floor of a Cheongna Complex 4 commercial building](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-02-178xy-966.webp) - Location: 18 Cheongnacaneol-ro 233beon-gil, Seohae-gu, Incheon, South Korea - Hours: 10:30 - 22:30 / last order 21:30 - Parking: 5-6 cars in front of the restaurant It's tucked into the ground floor of the commercial strip across from Cheongna Complex 4 Hyundai Homesteel, where a bunch of my personal favorite go-to spots are clustered together. Sammi-jip in particular sits right in front of the pedestrian overpass, with one side of the entrance facing a car-free street — haha, it used to be a frequent family dinner spot when my kids were little. Parking is available for about 5-6 cars in front. ## Inside Sammi-jip: floor-to-ceiling windows and group tables A pork belly restaurant surrounded on all sides by floor-to-ceiling windows! The moment you walk into Sammi-jip, the open, airy dining space gives you zero of that usual cramped, smoky BBQ-joint feeling. Tables are spaced generously apart so you can eat without being bothered by the next table, and there's a slightly separated section next to the main space that looked perfectly suited for group gatherings or work dinners. ![Sammi-jip's dining hall surrounded by floor-to-ceiling windows](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-03-1rmh7-966.webp) ![Widely spaced table arrangement at Sammi-jip](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-04-1f52v-966.webp) ![Separated group seating area next to Sammi-jip's main dining space](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-05-1ylof-966.webp) ![A Sammi-jip table set with a pot-lid grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-06-1696a-966.webp) ![Sammi-jip's brightly lit dining space](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-07-1t0lq-966.webp) ![Sammi-jip's menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-08-1l5ba-966.webp) ## Sammi-jip menu: does the lunch special run on weekends? Here's the menu at Sammi-jip in Cheongna Complex 4. There are set menus of pork belly, whole pork belly, pork neck belly, and diced pork jowl grilled on a pot lid together with kimchi and minari (water dropwort), plus a doenjang stew. There's also a generous weekend-available lunch special — ojam dooruchigi (spicy pork and squid stir-fry), kimchi jjigae, budae jjigae — along with a solo lunch special for those dining alone. Cheese potato pancake, minari pancake, soy-egg rice, jjolmyeon (chewy cold noodles), kimchi bibim guksu, and injeolmi ice cream round out a lineup that covers sides and dessert alike — haha, pretty thorough. ![Sign showing Sammi-jip's weekend-available lunch special menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-09-1avrw-966.webp) ## Ordering the Sammi kimchi half-portion (520g) + doenjang stew, 56,000 won I was originally aiming for the great-value weekend lunch special available at Cheongna, but seeing the pot-lid pork belly at the next table made me change course... I ordered the Sammi kimchi half-portion (520g) + doenjang stew for ₩56,000 at Sammi-jip. A bowl of dongchimi (watery radish kimchi) came out with lettuce wraps, and the dongchimi with its thin layer of ice was genuinely delicious! Why isn't there a dongchimi noodle dish on the menu?! Haha. ![Lettuce wraps with a bowl of icy dongchimi](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-10-1l727-966.webp) ![Weekend lunch special and 520g kimchi half-portion set at Sammi-jip](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-11-yi5wk-966.webp) Onion, mushrooms, scallion salad, seasoned bean sprouts, minari, and well-fermented kimchi hidden away in a jar all sat waiting — they'd get grilled together with the pork belly on the pot lid once it arrived, haha. ![Side vegetables including onion, mushroom, scallion salad, and bean sprouts](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-12-eoubk-966.webp) ![Well-fermented kimchi pulled from a jar](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-13-328kg-966.webp) ### What's on the self-serve bar at Sammi-jip The table setting only comes with the basics, but everything else you'd want to add — garlic, garlic scapes, pickled onion, pickled chili, seasoned bean sprouts, kimchi, ssamjang (dipping sauce), pickled radish, and lettuce wraps — is all available at the self-serve bar. ![Sammi-jip's self-serve bar with pickled garlic scapes and more](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-14-148ut-966.webp) ![A plate of side dishes picked up from the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-15-10ad1-966.webp) ### Why the doenjang stew set wins for 3 servings or more If your first order is 3 servings or more, I highly, highly recommend the set that includes the doenjang stew!! Most BBQ places serve a doenjang stew brewed from a sauce base with that distinct salty umami flavor, and it's tasty too, but Sammi-jip's doenjang stew has a deeper, more savory depth, with shiitake mushrooms giving it a subtle aroma — a genuinely upscale flavor! ![Sammi-jip's doenjang stew with shiitake mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-16-14yow-966.webp) ## A full pot lid of pork, grilled in the kitchen and carried out Pork belly, pork neck, and diced pork neck all arrived already grilled!! Instead of grilling at the table, Sammi-jip grills the meat in the kitchen, cutting it into bite-sized pieces before bringing it to the table, where fermented kimchi, minari, seasoned bean sprouts, scallion salad, mushrooms, and onion are all arranged on top, ready to eat!! Looking good and tasting good, as they say — the visuals were something else, haha. ![Pork belly, pork neck, and diced pork jowl grilled in the kitchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-17-oq8r7-966.webp) ![Pot-lid grill topped with fermented kimchi and minari](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-18-z5qsf-966.webp) ![Grilled pork cut into bite-sized pieces](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-19-1v6vc-966.webp) ![Pork and accompanying vegetables arranged on the pot lid](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-20-1gmvh-966.webp) They say they carefully select only grade-1 domestic female pork, and having an expert grill it and bring it out on the hot pot lid meant the juicy pork retained a gentle warmth right down to the last piece — I liked that. Pork belly, pork neck, and diced pork jowl were all appealing, but my little one was totally obsessed with the plump pork neck, haha. ![A piece of Sammi-jip pork neck on a lettuce wrap](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-21-atvca-966.webp) ![Pork dipped in the special soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-22-thruq-966.webp) ### Sammi-jip's house soy sauce dipping sauce Sammi-jip's own special soy sauce, made with cheongyang chili, minced garlic, and chili powder, was also seriously delicious! The spicy-yet-sweet sauce paired perfectly with the savory pork — I'm curious about the recipe... it'd probably be great with steamed fish or vegetables too! ![Special soy sauce made with cheongyang chili and minced garlic](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-23-vmg87-966.webp) ## Fried rice to finish, 5,000 won: worth every bit of it Isn't fluffy fried rice the real finale to a pot-lid kimchi pork belly meal?! Honestly, I thought ₩5,000 was a bit pricey for fried rice, but wow — the seasoned fried rice arrived with a whole egg cracked right on top! I finished every last grain of rice, haha. ![Sammi-jip's finishing fried rice topped with egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal-24-hdeho-966.webp) ## Final verdict on Sammi-jip in Cheongna From the open, clean interior to the weekend-available lunch special, the quality grade-1 female pork, the appetizing spread on the pot lid, and the surprisingly satisfying finishing fried rice — I recommend Sammi-jip, a pot-lid pork belly restaurant in Cheongna. I think I need to go back and actually try that weekend lunch special next time, haha. ## Where it is - Sammi-jip (삼미집) - 18 Cheongnacaneol-ro 233beon-gil, Seohae-gu, Incheon, South Korea - 인천광역시 서해구 청라커낼로233번길 18 1층 - 37.5292096, 126.6428885 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%82%BC%EB%AF%B8%EC%A7%91/@37.5292096,126.6428885,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@saturday-shirts/cheongna-sammijip-weekend-lunch-kimchi-samgyeopsal/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt