Korean BBQ in Hongdae: salted ogyeopsal vs dwitgogi at Chopilsal
Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is a two-floor Korean BBQ restaurant near Hongdae Station in Mapo, Seoul, a branch of a popular Busan pork grill. Four friends ordered 2 orders of grilled pork skin (9,500 won), 4 salted ogyeopsal (pork belly, 12,000 won), 1 dwitgogi (10,500 won) and zucchini stew (7,000 won), and all four agreed the salted ogyeopsal beat the dwitgogi that online reviews recommend most. With window seats that feel like open-air dining and staff who grill and cut the pork skin for you, Chopilsal Pork Grill is worth a return trip for Hongdae pork belly.