Sindorim bossam restaurant open at 11am: burner-warmed set, Sambaekga

Meeting up with friends in Sindorim after a long while, we were looking for lunch and I was craving bossam (steamed pork), so we went into Sindorim Sambaekga (신도림삼백가), a jokbal-bossam restaurant that's a real Sindorim favorite. We ordered a set with both bossam and makguksu (buckwheat noodles) so we could have both, and had a really good lunch catching up with friends I hadn't seen in ages :)

Where is Sindorim Sambaekga and what are its hours?

• 📍Location: 1F 118, 661 Gyeongin-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul / 244m from Exit 1 of Sindorim Station, Lines 1 & 2
• ⏰Hours: 11:00 - 21:40, break time 15:00 - 16:00 (no break time on weekends/holidays)
• 🪑High chairs available
• 🅿️Free parking available: basement level of the Sindorim Prugio 1 building, up to 2 hours supported

This Sindorim favorite for jokbal (pig's trotters) and bossam is about a 4-minute walk from Exit 1 of Sindorim Station, Lines 1 & 2, so it's close to the station. It's on the 1st floor of the Sindorim Prugio 1 shopping complex, in the same building as Homeplus, so it's not hard to find. If you're driving, you can use the complex's parking lot, with up to 2 hours of free parking supported.

Inside Sindorim Sambaekga: solo window seats and room-like corners

Sindorim Sambaekga has regular table seating along with window seats that are nice for solo dining, and toward the back there's a slightly separated, room-like seating area too. It seemed like it would work well as a Sindorim meetup spot with friends or a group dinner venue for a bigger table.

When we went in around 11am, before the lunch rush, it was quiet, but by the time we finished eating and left, the place was already full. It seems like a lot of people come here for Sindorim lunch.

What's on the self-serve bar at Sindorim Sambaekga?

The self-serve bar at Sindorim Sambaekga has geotjeori (fresh kimchi salad) and yeolmu kimchi (young radish kimchi) ready to go, so you can help yourself to more if you run out,

and if you order kalguksu (knife-cut noodles), you also get free barley rice, plus there's juice available to sip lightly after the meal.

Sindorim Sambaekga menu and prices

• Busan naengchae jokbal ₩34,000
• Sambaek jokbal (front leg only) ₩46,000
• Sambaek bossam ₩37,000
• Sambaek jin set ₩59,000
• Sambaek jokbal + kalguksu set ₩51,000 (kalguksu discount set menu, ₩5,000 off)
• Sambaek bossam + kalguksu set ₩42,000 (kalguksu discount set menu, ₩5,000 off)
• Sambaek kalguksu (with mini barley rice) ₩9,900
• Cool clam kalguksu ₩11,000
• Deulgae kalguksu ₩11,900
• Bossam set meal ₩10,900
• Kalguksu bossam set meal ₩14,900

Order placed — Sambaek bossam + makguksu set / bossam (large)

How was the large Sambaek bossam in the makguksu set?

The basic side dishes were seasoned bean sprouts, chives, dried radish strips, and geotjeori, plus wrap vegetables like napa cabbage, lettuce, and garlic. Three types of sauce were provided, so it was fun trying the bossam in different combinations.

Then the large bossam arrived right away. It came with a tabletop burner so it stayed warm the whole time we ate — bossam really does taste best warm :) It was great being able to eat it warm all the way to the end.

The bossam had no gamey smell at all, and the texture was tender and moist. The meat itself was good enough to eat plain, but paired with the geotjeori made with persimmon, the subtle sweetness and crunchy texture added a whole different flavor! It was also great wrapped in lettuce, perilla leaf, or napa cabbage — the meat was good enough that it worked no matter how you ate it :)

The makguksu (cold buckwheat noodles) that came with the set

And then, while we were eating the bossam, the makguksu arrived!!! The sauce was sweet, tangy, and refreshing, and the noodles were chewy — perfect alongside the bossam. Eating a bite of bossam, then a bite of makguksu, cleaned the palate each time, so I kept reaching for more, and in the end we finished off both the bossam and the makguksu completely :)

Is Sindorim Sambaekga good for a group lunch or work dinner?

We finished off with a green grape candy each :) A satisfying lunch catching up with friends after a long while, with delicious bossam and makguksu and plenty of good conversation :)

Sindorim Sambaekga had a lot of people coming in for lunch, and in the evening you can enjoy drinks too, so it seems like a good spot to visit with friends for a Sindorim meetup or group dinner. On a day when you're craving jokbal or bossam in Sindorim, this jokbal-bossam favorite made for a great lunch with friends :)