# Three pork cuts at ₩18,000 each, Yeongdeungpo Korean BBQ: Dongnaejeong - By Jihye (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-gangwon-mealmarks/) - Written Sep 21, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Yeongdeungpo, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written as part of a store visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-gangwon-mealmarks/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-gangwon-mealmarks/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/index.md) ## In short Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch is a white-charcoal pork restaurant a short walk from Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station in Seoul. On a Friday evening, two diners ordered one serving each of gabrisal (pork jowl collar), whole pork belly and galmaegisal (skirt meat) for ₩54,000 in total and compared all three cuts on one brazier, with staff grilling from start to finish. Dongnaejeong suits a two-person visit that wants to taste the texture differences between cuts alongside Jeju-style melchorim (braised anchovy dip) in a single sitting. ## Good to know - **Gabrisal**: 160g, ₩18,000 - **Whole pork belly**: 180g, ₩18,000 - **Galmaegisal**: 160g, ₩18,000 - **Three cuts for two people**: ₩54,000 - **Grilling**: Staff grill everything from start to finish - **Time of visit**: Friday 6pm; the dining room filled up quickly - **Good to know**: Domestic 1+ grade sow pork, fresh (never frozen), white-charcoal grilling, Jeju-style melchorim - **Price reference**: ₩18,000 ≈ $13 · ₩54,000 ≈ $39.5 (2026-09-22) *as written by the visitor on Sep 21, 2026* The eternal dilemma at a Korean BBQ place: stick with one cut and really savor it, or order a bit of everything? We didn't land on an answer that day, so we just ordered one serving each of gabrisal, pork belly, and galmaegisal haha. Thanks to that indecision, we got to properly compare all three cuts on a single brazier! If you're weighing your options near Yeongdeungpo-gu Office, look no further!! Today's spot is Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch, a white-charcoal direct-grilling pork restaurant. ![Visit photo at Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-01-bs96h-900.webp) ![White-charcoal direct-grilled pork table setting at Dongnaejeong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-02-ezxpd-900.webp) ![Full view of a table at Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-03-1kj1u-966.webp) > Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch ![Exterior of Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-04-dqaua-900.webp) ## Dongnaejeong: the Korean BBQ queue within walking distance of Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch is a white-charcoal direct-grilling pork restaurant you can walk to from Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Station. You can tell how serious Dongnaejeong is about its meat right from the entrance haha!! ![Entrance signage noting domestic 1+ grade female pork](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-05-7n312-900.webp) Domestic 1+ grade fresh female pork, white charcoal direct grilling, Jeju-style melchorim specialty — that description alone earned my trust! ![White charcoal in a pebble-filled brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-06-17wlj-966.webp) It was surprising to see the brazier come out full of pebbles with white charcoal nestled inside. 100% domestic fresh meat, and 100% sesame oil sourced directly from Suin Grain Market! ![Suin Grain Market sesame oil and basic table setting](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-07-1owna-900.webp) ![Side dish and sauce spread at Dongnaejeong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-08-9qd16-866.webp) And the staff grilled everything from start to finish, so all we had to do was hold our drinks. ![Staff member grilling meat on the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-09-mf768-900.webp) We went at 6pm on a Friday and the retro dining room filled up fast — a little later and we might have had to wait, haha. ![Retro-style dining room at Dongnaejeong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-10-8il9e-899.webp) ![Interior seating at Dongnaejeong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-11-rx1e3-640.webp) ![Menu board at Dongnaejeong Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-12-1moch-900.webp) ## Gabrisal vs pork belly vs galmaegisal: three cuts, ₩18,000 each Prices at Dongnaejeong: gabrisal 160g for ₩18,000, whole pork belly 180g for ₩18,000, and galmaegisal 160g for ₩18,000!! All three cuts are priced the same, which makes comparing them easy. Order one serving of each like we did, and you've got a full three-cut course for ₩54,000!! ![A plate with one serving each of gabrisal, whole pork belly, and galmaegisal](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-13-qini8-900.webp) ![Close-up of the three raw pork cuts](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-14-u6jng-m-739.webp) ![Whole pork belly slab on the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-15-so30e-900.webp) ### Whole pork belly, 180g: grilled as one slab, then cut into cubes The whole pork belly comes out as a long slab, grilled until the surface is crisp, then cut. Since it's white charcoal direct grilling, there's no greasy off-smell — just a subtle smokiness. ![Pork belly grilled crisp on the outside](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-16-1sclm-900.webp) Pop a thick cube in your mouth and the outside is chewy-crisp while the inside stays juicy — of the three cuts, this is the most crowd-pleasing, can't-go-wrong option. ![Pork belly cut into thick cubes](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-17-1jeeg-576.webp) Maybe because it's 1+ grade female pork, the fat isn't greasy at all — it's nutty and pleasant to chew, which was another highlight!! ### Gabrisal, 160g: crosshatched scoring and a springy bite Gabrisal comes out as a thick chunk with crosshatch scoring, and as it grills, oil seeps into the cuts, turning the surface into a golden-brown net pattern. ![Crosshatched gabrisal grilling on the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-18-fa3o5-966.webp) True to being a cut that only yields a small amount per pig, the marbling is dense!! ![Densely marbled gabrisal](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-19-1qh2d-903.webp) Chew into it and it stretches chewily before bursting into savoriness — that's the charm, and it's my personal pick! ![A golden-browned piece of grilled gabrisal](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-20-ba3zi-1200.webp) ### Galmaegisal, 160g: lean but satisfyingly chewy Galmaegisal is the leanest cut of the three, but it's chewy rather than dry, which makes it great to eat between the two fattier cuts! The more you chew, the more the deep, pure pork flavor comes through, and it paired best with the sesame oil salt dip. ## Cooked to 80%, then dunked in Jeju-style melchorim To enjoy Dongnaejeong properly, you have to follow house rule number 4!! > Grill the meat to about 80% done, then dip generously in melchorim. ![뚝배기에 끓는 제주식 멜조림](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-21-1kczq-823.webp) The Jeju-style melchorim that arrives bubbling in an earthenware pot is a sauce made by simmering anchovies and aged kimchi down into a rich, salty concentrate — deeper and more layered than your typical melchorim (fermented anchovy sauce). ![A piece of meat dipped in melchorim](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-22-q67oz-783.webp) It felt less like a sauce and more like receiving a whole side dish, so after finishing the meat, there was the added fun of fishing out the aged kimchi inside haha. Dip the slightly underdone, juicy meat deep into the melchorim, wrap it in a perilla leaf with a slice of pickled garlic on top — and that's the complete Dongnaejeong bite!! ![Perilla leaf wrap with meat and pickled garlic](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-23-c78gg-788.webp) There's a whole lineup of sauces too — spicy dadagi jang, sesame oil salt dip, and wasabi — so it's fun to switch up the combination for each cut. ![Shishito peppers and foil-grilled king oyster mushrooms at the edge of the brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison-24-153v8-900.webp) The shishito peppers and foil-grilled king oyster mushrooms at the edge of the brazier were also secretly addictive rice thieves haha. ## Visiting Dongnaejeong as a pair? Order one serving of each cut The two of us walked out full and satisfied after three servings of meat plus sides — a great Friday evening. If you're visiting as a couple or a pair, I'd recommend ordering one serving of each cut like we did, just to compare. If you're near Yeongdeungpo-gu Office looking for a BBQ spot where someone else does all the grilling for you, I genuinely recommend this place!! Haha. ## Where it is - Dongnaejeong Yeongdeungpo-gu Office Main Branch (동래정 영등포구청 본점) - 5 Dangsan-ro 30-gil, 1st floor, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 영등포구 당산로30길 5 1층 동래정 영등포구청본점 - 37.5256609, 126.8972778 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%8F%99%EB%9E%98%EC%A0%95%20%EC%98%81%EB%93%B1%ED%8F%AC%EA%B5%AC%EC%B2%AD%20%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5256609,126.8972778,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-gangwon-mealmarks/dongraejeong-yeongdeungpo-three-cuts-comparison/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt