Nonhyeon 24-hour BBQ: 300g cross-order of three cuts, Daepae Market

So it turns out there's a 24-hour Korean BBQ spot in Gangnam. It even has an all-you-can-eat self-serve bar with fresh wrap vegetables and all kinds of side dishes. The meat quality is great, the prices are low, and the place is clean — I think I'll be coming back here often.

Where is Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch? 3 minutes from Nonhyeon Station Exit 3

Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch is about a 3-minute walk from Nonhyeon Station Exit 3.

It's also close to Yeongdong Market, in the Nonhyeon-dong restaurant strip, so it's pretty accessible — and even late at night, it was well-lit and full of people.

What's in the 2,000 won all-you-can-eat self-serve bar?

What stood out most at Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch was the self-serve bar. For ₩2,000 per person, you get unlimited access.

The self-serve bar had a huge selection of fresh wrap vegetables — lettuce, perilla leaves, alba cabbage, water dropwort, and angelica leaves, among others.

There were also plenty of side dishes to pair with the meat — ssamjang (dipping sauce), cabbage kimchi, garlic, pickled onions, bean sprouts, enoki mushrooms, corn salad, and more.

Even though I only took small portions of each item, my plate ended up completely full.

Thin-sliced (daepae) cuts and thickness options at Daepae Market

I thought daepae (thin-sliced) meat only came as pork belly, but this place had a huge variety. Thin-sliced pork belly, pork neck, pork belly, chewy pork belly, chewy pork neck, pork cheek/jowl, top-choice beef belly, 360-hour dry-aged pork neck, domestic clean-region duck — these were menu items I'd never seen before as thin-sliced cuts.

For some items, like the dry-aged pork neck, you could even choose the thickness of the meat. It seemed interesting, so I ordered a bunch of different cuts.

Cross-ordering beef belly, pork neck and pork belly one serving each

Here you have to order at least 3 servings, but you can cross-order one serving of each cut. So I ordered one serving each of the top-choice beef belly, the 360-hour dry-aged pork neck, and the Jeju Duroc pork belly.

For sides to go with it, I ordered icy naengmyeon (cold noodles) and self-serve fried rice.

• Top-choice beef belly ₩6,900
• 360-hour dry-aged pork neck ₩8,900
• Jeju Duroc pork belly ₩7,900

Each cut was 100g, for 300g total.

I was planning to order more if it wasn't enough, but the portions turned out to be bigger than expected, and I got full. For the pork neck, the standard thickness is 1.5mm, but since you could also choose the 3mm thick-cut version, I went with 3mm.

All the meat went on the grill at once, and since the burner had good heat and the cuts were so thin, everything cooked really fast. The sizzling sound of the meat cooking was just amazing.

As the frozen meat thawed, the color got more and more vivid, and the quality looked really good.

The meat browned up nicely so fast, and I ate it up with real enthusiasm.

The thinness made it easy to eat, and since it wasn't too fatty, it wasn't greasy either. There was zero gamey smell, so it was all delicious.

Wrapping the meat in the vegetables made it even better than eating it plain, so I completely devoured it.

There was so much to pair with the meat that it was fun to mix things up.

Icy water naengmyeon 8,000 won and self-serve fried rice 3,500 won

• Icy naengmyeon (cold noodles) ₩8,000
• Self-serve fried rice ₩3,500

The icy naengmyeon and self-serve fried rice I ordered as sides are dishes I really want to recommend.

The naengmyeon noodles were seriously chewy, and the savory depth of the icy, slushy broth was fantastic.

Of all the naengmyeon I've had so far, this one ranks among the very best.

After finishing the meat, I fried up the self-serve fried rice right on the grill.

How to make the self-serve fried rice taste best

After grilling the meat and all the side dishes, the grill got a bit messy, so before frying the rice, I poured a little water onto the empty grill and cleaned it up with a wooden spatula first.

Then I dumped the rice onto the grill and mixed it in well. There's actually a little tip that makes the fried rice even better.

Grab some kimchi from the self-serve bar to make kimchi fried rice, then finish with a drizzle of sesame oil at the end — it takes the fried rice to another level. It really is delicious this way, so definitely try it! You can also add garlic, mushrooms, bean sprouts, bracken fern, or any other self-serve bar ingredient you like. After the meat and then the fried rice, you'll be seriously full.

Is Daepae Market good for a group dinner in Nonhyeon-dong?

Daepae Market Gangnam Nonhyeon Branch has a pretty spacious dining room. With lots of group tables, it's great for company dinners or gatherings.

There are plenty of pricey spots for company dinners in Gangnam, but if you want good value and to eat until you're full, this place is perfect. There's also an outdoor terrace, great for grilling meat outside on a nice-weather day.

The meat is cheap but the quality is quite good, so definitely give it a try.

It's a well-known spot that plenty of celebrities and YouTubers have visited too.