# Hongdae Korean BBQ team dinner: pork skin twice and a beer, Chopilsal - By Nari (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-noon-trivet/) - Written Sep 22, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This story was written as a paid visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-noon-trivet/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-noon-trivet/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/index.md) ## In short Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is a pork belly and pork skin restaurant on Dongyo-ro near Hongik University Station in Mapo, Seoul. The meal started with two servings of salted ogyeopsal (thick-cut pork belly) and pilsal pork skin, then added a second round of pork skin and real dwitgogi (off-cut pork), a chondwaeji kimchi jjigae, and a 2,000-won radish-salad rice bowl. The pork skin was good enough to break a no-drinking plan with one beer, and with plenty of 4-person tables and outdoor seats, Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch works well for a group dinner. ## Good to know - **What we ordered**: 2 servings of salted ogyeopsal (thick-cut pork belly), pilsal pork skin (ordered twice), real dwitgogi (off-cut pork), chondwaeji kimchi jjigae, radish-salad rice bowl - **Radish-salad rice bowl**: 2,000 won - **Kimchi jjigae tip**: Rice included; pay 1,000 won more to swap it for the radish-salad rice bowl - **Hours**: Mon–Thu 12:00–24:00 (last order 23:00), Fri–Sun 12:00–02:00 (last order 01:00) - **Parking**: No parking - **Seating**: 1st and 2nd floors, many 4-person tables plus a separated area and outdoor seats - **Price reference**: ₩2,000 ≈ $1.5 (2026-09-22) *as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026* ![A spread of ogyeopsal and pork skin at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-01-1r9qg-1200.webp) If you're looking for a Korean BBQ spot for a Hongdae group dinner, I want to recommend this place! It's Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch, and honestly the pork belly is delicious. But the pork skin is next level. Add in the ₩2,000 radish rice bowl and it's genuinely hard to resist a drink... I was trying not to drink, but one bite of pork skin and I cracked open a beer right away~ ## Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch hours and parking 🕐 Hours Mon - Thu 12:00 - 24:00 (last order 23:00) Fri - Sun 12:00 - 02:00 (last order 01:00) 🅿️ Parking Not available ![Exterior of Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch on Dongyo-ro](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-02-1dwrz-900.webp) ![Entrance and sign of Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-03-15e0n-900.webp) ## Is the seating good for a group dinner in Hongdae? ![Interior of Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch with 4-person tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-04-3sfxa-900.webp) As a group dinner spot for a Hongdae favorite, Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch has a pretty spacious interior! There are several 4-person tables and a somewhat separated area too, so it's good for eating with a bigger group haha. I saw a lot of other groups having their own dinners there too. ![Outdoor table seating at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-05-tkcwi-900.webp) There's also a separate spot where you can eat outdoors?! On cool days like these, I thought sitting out here with meat and a drink would be perfect haha. ## What we ordered at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch ![Meat menu board at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-06-35e2i-900.webp) ![Menu board listing salted ogyeopsal and pilsal pork skin](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-07-1t5d8-900.webp) ![Menu board with chondwaeji kimchi jjigae and rice dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-08-18qmq-900.webp) ![Menu board listing the radish rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-09-ok7ms-900.webp) We were deciding what to order at this Hongdae pork belly spot and went with two servings of salted ogyeopsal and one serving of pilsal pork skin. It was so good we ended up adding another order of pilsal pork skin plus real dwitgogi (pork neck) too. And we also had chondwaeji kimchi jjigae and the radish rice bowl~ ### Ordering tip for the kimchi jjigae > Ordering the kimchi jjigae comes with one bowl of rice included, and for an extra ₩1,000 you can swap it for the radish rice bowl. ## Why Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch is worth a visit I think I'd go back to Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch just for the pork skin. Honestly, part of the reason I picked this place while looking for a Hongdae pork belly restaurant was that I'd heard so much about how good the pork skin is?! (It's genuinely amazing!!!!) Another great thing is that the pork skin comes out fully cooked. A staff member brings it over and cuts it into bite-sized pieces, so you don't have to worry about it burning while you grill and can just enjoy it right away! ![Pilsal pork skin cut up by staff on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-10-vfsfz-900.webp) And they also sell a generous portion of the radish rice bowl for a cheap ₩2,000, which is another reason I'd recommend Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch!!! ## How do the salted ogyeopsal and pilsal pork skin taste? ![Side dish setting with pork skin sauce and salt for the meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-11-1e0oh-900.webp) First, this is how the side dish setup looks at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch: on the left is the pork skin sauce and powder, and on the right is the sauce and salt for dipping the meat. ![Scallion salad and pickled sides like myeongi namul](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-12-1nj7l-900.webp) They also gave us scallion salad and pickled sides like myeongi namul (pickled mountain garlic leaves), which were great to eat alongside the meat! My boyfriend is a scallion salad fanatic and he really loved it. ![Plate of raw signature salted ogyeopsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-13-1785x-900.webp) And then out came the signature salted ogyeopsal! As the pork belly at this Hongdae pork restaurant, you could tell just by looking that the meat quality was good. ![Salted ogyeopsal placed on the grill with mushrooms](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-14-15bwe-900.webp) ![Ogyeopsal and mushrooms grilling on the pan](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-15-1fvcz-900.webp) It comes out with mushrooms, and once it's all on the grill, the whole thing looks amazing?! But then the pilsal pork skin arrived! Wow, it was genuinely delicious, I mean it, ㅠㅠ The outside is slightly crispy, but the more you chew, the chewier and more tender the inside gets. And since the staff cut it up for us like this, I basically just kept grilling the meat while snacking on nothing but pork skin until the meat was done haha. The more you chew it, the nuttier it tastes, so I couldn't stop reaching for more. The two of us just kept saying wow, this is really good... wow... over and over lol. Aside from that there was basically no conversation left..~ ^^ > I really was trying not to drink that day. But after one bite of pork skin I thought, okay, I need a drink for this — and ended up having one..haha. ![A glass of beer paired with the pork skin](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-16-z9p8v-900.webp) ![A cut piece of pilsal pork skin](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-17-1psuj-898.webp) And then we tried the ogyeopsal, grilled to a nicely appetizing finish! ![Well-grilled piece of salted ogyeopsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-18-1mshp-900.webp) ![Ogyeopsal dipped in salt](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-19-75e14-900.webp) ![A piece of ogyeopsal topped with scallion salad](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-20-vj86s-900.webp) Being ogyeopsal, the meat itself was moist while the very edge of the skin had a chewy texture~ It was good just dipped in salt, and also great eaten with the scallion salad haha. ![₩2,000 radish rice bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-21-12mok-900.webp) ![Chondwaeji kimchi jjigae with tofu and pork](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-22-1o9jp-900.webp) ### Radish-salad rice bowl, chondwaeji kimchi jjigae and real dwitgogi This is actually the first time I've seen a Hongdae pork restaurant serve a radish rice bowl?? The rice comes mixed with tangy-sweet seasoned radish, and it pairs so well with the fatty meat haha. I'd really recommend ordering one!!! And it's cheap too! Just ₩2,000 in Hongdae~! The kimchi jjigae was great to eat alongside too! It had plenty of tofu and pork in it, so the portion was pretty generous~ At the end we still felt a little unsatisfied so we ordered the real dwitgogi too. Compared to the ogyeopsal it had a relatively lighter, cleaner flavor, so it had its own different charm. And in the end we added one more order of pork skin and enjoyed it alongside the dwitgogi~ ## Verdict: Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch as a Hongdae group dinner spot ![Final spread of meat at Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-23-vw5nf-900.webp) ![Grill table with added dwitgogi and pork skin](https://img.superchart.com/images/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal-24-1n4og-900.webp) As a Hongdae favorite for a group dinner, this feels like a good place to go with people who love meat!!! Eating the pork belly at this Hongdae pork restaurant, a bite of chewy pork skin, a spoonful of the radish rice bowl, and topping it off with a drink — that's the perfect combo haha. ## Where it is - Chopilsal Pork Grill Hongdae Branch (초필살돼지구이 홍대점) - 172 Dongyo-ro, 1st and 2nd floors, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 마포구 동교로 172 1, 2층 - 37.5559973, 126.920995 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B4%88%ED%95%84%EC%82%B4%EB%8F%BC%EC%A7%80%EA%B5%AC%EC%9D%B4%20%ED%99%8D%EB%8C%80%EC%A0%90/@37.5559973,126.920995,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-noon-trivet/hongdae-pork-skin-refill-chopilsal/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt