Jongno 3-ga Seoul Korean BBQ with grilled kimchi: Tapgol Gongwon
Tapgol Gongwon Jongno 3-ga Branch is an outdoor Korean BBQ restaurant set in an old alley in Jongno 3-ga, Seoul. A weekday visit at 5:40pm meant 20 teams ahead and about an hour of waiting, and the order was three servings of quick-frozen pork belly at 18,000 won, steamed egg, kimchi fried rice and beer, with the kimchi grilled on the pan the most memorable part. Between the pork, the open-air table atmosphere and the friendly service, Tapgol Gongwon is worth arriving for at opening time.