Monday night Korean BBQ in Myeongdong, ₩50,000 for two: Yuktongnyeong
In short
Yuktongnyeong Myeongdong Main Branch is an omija-aged black pork grill house in an alley 217m from Myeongdong Station Exit 5 in Jung-gu, Seoul. Arriving at 7:30pm on a Monday with 7 parties ahead meant a 15-minute wait, and one serving each of black pork neck and pork belly plus water naengmyeon and bibim naengmyeon (cold noodles) came to 50,000 won for two. The staff grill every piece at the table, and the warm broth served with the bibim naengmyeon is the detail worth coming back for.
Good to know
- Address
- 37-2 Myeongdong 8na-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Getting there
- 217m from Myeongdong Station Exit 5
- Hours
- Daily 11:30–23:00 (last order 22:15)
- Parking
- No restaurant parking; use the paid lots around Myeongdong
- Ordering rule
- Minimum two servings, one meat order per person
- Omija-aged black pork premium yukgyeopsal
- 20,000 won
- Omija-aged black pork giant axe-bone ogyeopsal
- 49,000 won
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto black pork ogyeopsal
- 17,000 won
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto black pork neck
- 17,000 won
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto handmade pork galbi
- 18,000 won
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto samgyeopsal (150g)
- 16,000 won
- Jangsu hanwoo ribeye
- 49,000 won
- Fresh beef king galbi (280g)
- 48,000 won
- Dongchimi water naengmyeon / bibim naengmyeon
- 8,000 won each
- Total paid for two
- 50,000 won
- Also worth knowing
- Groups welcome; the black pork ogyeopsal featured on Wednesday Food Talk episode 74
- Price reference
- ₩50,000 ≈ $37 (2026-09-23)
as written by the visitor on Sep 23, 2026
I was near Myeongdong and craving good meat, so I went to Yuktongnyeong. Honestly, since it's such a touristy area, I wasn't expecting much from the grilled meat. But wow — seeing foreigners enjoying Korean black pork this much actually made me weirdly proud.
If you're looking for a black pork spot in Myeongdong, hopefully this review helps.
Where Yuktongnyeong Myeongdong Main Branch is, and where to park
- Address: 37-2 Myeongdong8na-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- Directions: 217m from Myeongdong Station Exit 5
- Hours: Daily 11:30–23:00
- Last order: 22:15
- Amenities: Group-friendly
- TV feature: Wednesday Food Talk ep. 74, black pork ogyeopsal
From Myeongdong Station Exit 5, walk straight toward Shinsegae Department Store and turn into the alley between the CU and the Ediya Coffee — you'll find it quickly. There's no dedicated parking lot though, so you'll need a paid parking lot around Myeongdong. Parking fees around here add up, so I'd recommend just taking the subway!
How long is the wait on a Monday evening?
I got there just after 7:30pm on a Monday and there were 7 parties ahead of me. But since they seat two-tops and four-tops separately, tables turned over faster than I expected. I only waited about 15 minutes.
There's an HBAF store nearby, so I browsed and bought some almonds, and by the time I came out it was exactly time to be seated. If you have a wait, I'd recommend killing time there.
Inside Yuktongnyeong: seating across three floors
The lighting is on the dimmer side, so it has real atmosphere for a barbecue place. It's even a huge success story of a restaurant that uses the entire building, first floor through third.
The walls were covered in celebrity autographs and Blue Ribbon certificates, and with several four-top tables the turnover is pretty quick. I saw a lot of foreign tourists too.
Yuktongnyeong menu and prices in Myeongdong
- Omija-aged black pork premium yukgyeopsal ₩20,000
- Omija-aged black pork king axe-bone ogyeopsal ₩49,000
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto black pork ogyeopsal ₩17,000
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto black pork neck (mokssal) ₩17,000
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto handmade pork galbi ₩18,000
- Omija-aged Gwanggaeto samgyeopsal (150g) ₩16,000
- Jangsu hanwoo flower sirloin ₩49,000
- Raw beef king galbi (280g) ₩48,000
- Dongchimi water naengmyeon ₩8,000
- Bibim naengmyeon ₩8,000
Minimum order is 2 servings, and you need to order one meat portion per person. We got one serving each of black pork neck and black pork belly, plus one water naengmyeon and one bibim naengmyeon.
What side dishes and sauces come with the meat?
The banchan (side dishes) won me over right away. There were six different dipping sauces alone — salted shrimp, salt, wasabi, salted hairtail guts — plus scallion salad, mixed greens, wild garlic leaves, garlic scapes, aged kimchi, and pickled cucumbers.
I wasn't expecting much given the Myeongdong location, but it out-did most other barbecue places I've been to. The pickled garlic scapes and aged kimchi were especially good.
Black pork neck and belly, grilled by the staff
Above all, true to the name Yuktongnyeong ('meat president'), the grilling is flawless. A foreign staff member grilled it for us, and it was by far the best grilling skill I've seen at any barbecue place recently. If I were running a meat restaurant, I'd want to pay extra to poach them.
Once everything was cooked, they even had the sense to plate the neck and belly on separate dishes.
The pork belly was so clearly black pork you could see the hair pattern on the skin, and the skin was so chewy it was shockingly good. The neck was just as delicious — honestly I couldn't pick a winner between the two.
For me, dipping it in salt or salted hairtail guts was the best way to eat it.
Bibim naengmyeon served with a bowl of broth
The finishing naengmyeon (cold noodles) was insane too. I cleansed my palate with the dongchimi water naengmyeon first, and since I'm a bibim (spicy mixed) person, I went for the bibim naengmyeon.
Unless you're at a dedicated naengmyeon restaurant, I've never seen a place serve broth alongside bibim naengmyeon. But here they do... adding a little broth into the bibim noodles was pure bliss.
50,000 won for two: is Yuktongnyeong worth it?
After all that, the total came to ₩50,000. If you want to properly eat black pork in Myeongdong, you have to go to Yuktongnyeong! Also highly recommended if you're taking a foreign friend along!
Where it is
37-2 Myeongdong8na-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 중구 명동8나길 37-2
