# Gyukatsu grilled tableside and pork jowl rice bowl at Izawa Sangam

- By Darin (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-plate-shelf/)
- Written Sep 7, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul
- Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a meal as an in-store sponsorship.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-plate-shelf/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@seoul-plate-shelf/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/index.md)

## In short

Izawa Sangam is a gyukatsu restaurant near DMC in Sangam-dong, Seoul, a 5-minute walk from Exit 9 of Digital Media City Station. Two diners shared a gyukatsu set (₩17,000) and a dontoro-don pork jowl rice bowl (₩13,000) — the gyukatsu grilled tableside on a mini charcoal brazier to a crispy-outside, juicy-inside finish, while the dontoro-don came piled high with pork jowl. A solid pick near Sangam DMC for gyukatsu and Japanese rice bowls.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 15 World Cup Buk-ro 50-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 1F & 2F (about 5 min walk from Digital Media City Station Exit 9)
- **Hours**: Mon–Fri 11:30–21:00 (break 15:00–17:30, last order 20:30), Sat 12:00–20:00 (last order 19:30)
- **Closed**: Sundays
- **Parking**: No dedicated lot; use Sangam-dong public parking
- **Seating**: 1F: 6-seat bar by the kitchen, 4-seat bar, 1 table for two / 2F: 4 tables for four, 2 tables for two; groups up to 20
- **Set menus**: Set for 2: ₩44,000 (2 gyukatsu sets + 1 medium cold soba + 1 soda); Set for 3–4: ₩66,000 (3 gyukatsu sets + 1 double cold soba + 2 sodas)
- **Gyukatsu & steak**: Gyukatsu set ₩17,000, extra gyukatsu meat ₩13,000, double set ₩30,000, steak set ₩17,000, extra steak meat ₩13,000
- **Rice bowls**: Steak-don ₩17,000, dontoro-don (pork jowl) ₩13,000, gyu-don (beef) ₩13,000
- **Noodles**: Mazesoba ₩13,000, cold soba (M) ₩9,500, double cold soba ₩14,000
- **Sides**: Extra mini curry ₩4,000, onsen egg ₩1,500, rice ₩1,000
- **Events**: Free soda or mini curry with receipt review; Kirin draft beer 3+1; extra meat coupon on return visit after blog review
- **Other**: Reservations available, groups welcome, solo dining fine, restroom inside

*as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026*

![Izawa Sangam gyukatsu signature image](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-01-foq8h-1200.webp)

Today's a straight-up honest review of Izawa Sangam, a gyukatsu (breaded fried beef cutlet) specialist near Sangam.

True to its name, this is a place where you grill your own gyukatsu on a mini charcoal brazier, exactly to your taste~~

This time I tried the gyukatsu set along with dontoro-don, a pork jowl rice bowl, and both were seriously delicious hahaha

## Izawa Sangam location and hours

🥩 Izawa Sangam

✔ 15 World Cup Buk-ro 50-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 1F & 2F
🚶 About 5 min walk from Digital Media City Station Exit 9
🚶 About 4 min walk from Sangam Elementary School
It's near Sangam MBC, Channel A, and KBS, so it's pretty accessible!

✔ Mon–Fri 11:30 – 21:00
• Break time 15:00 – 17:30
• Last order 20:30
✔ Saturday 12:00 – 20:00
• Last order 19:30
✔ Closed Sundays

![Izawa Sangam business hours signage](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-02-vzgqv-825.webp)
*Business hours at Izawa Sangam, a Sangam-dong lunch spot*

🚗 Parking
There's no dedicated lot for the restaurant, so use the Sangam-dong public parking lot~

🚻 Restroom
✔️ Inside the restaurant

✔️ Reservations available
✔️ Groups welcome
✔️ Solo dining fine

## Ongoing events

And there are several events running right now!

🎁 Receipt review event
→ Free soda or mini curry

![Izawa Sangam receipt review event notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-03-16zod-900.webp)
*Receipt review event at Izawa, a Sangam-dong Japanese restaurant*

🍺 Kirin draft beer 3+1 promotion

![Kirin draft beer 3+1 promotion notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-04-fwlyn-900.webp)
*Beer promotion at Izawa, a Sangam gyukatsu specialist*

🥩 Extra meat coupon if you write a blog review and come back

If you're planning a visit, worth checking these events out too~~

## The vibe: split across two floors

The place is a two-story restaurant with a first floor and second floor!

There's a big 'IZAWA' sign outside so it stands out and isn't hard to find~~ It's floor-to-ceiling glass so you can see inside even from outside, and it already looks clean and cozy before you even walk in

![Izawa Sangam exterior with glass front and signage](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-05-q7ceq-900.webp)
*Exterior of Izawa Sangam, a Sangam-dong lunch recommendation*

The first floor has bar seating and a table for two!
✔️ 6-seat bar in front of the kitchen

![First floor interior with bar table in front of kitchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-06-1v4j8-900.webp)
*Interior atmosphere at Izawa Sangam*

✔️ Plus a 4-seat bar table next to it

![4-seat bar table on the first floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-07-moewb-900.webp)
*Photo of the first floor interior*

✔️ And a separate table for two

![Table for two on the first floor of Izawa Sangam](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-08-dqaq2-900.webp)
*First floor of Izawa Sangam, a Sangam-dong Japanese restaurant*

Looks great for eating solo, and also fine for two people dining together~~

Then you go up the stairs to the second floor, which is more spacious than the first!
On the second floor there's
✔️ 4 tables for four
✔️ 2 tables for two
and they say it can hold groups of up to 20!

![Second floor space with tables at Izawa Sangam](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-09-134bf-900.webp)
*Second floor atmosphere at Izawa Sangam, a Sangam-dong restaurant*

There were actually a lot of people eating upstairs, and the vibe was quiet, conversational~

![Quiet seating area on the second floor](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-10-1fs62-900.webp)
*Second floor vibe at Izawa Sangam, recommended for 청모 gatherings in Sangam-dong*

Good for dates or eating with friends, and it also looks great for group gatherings or a 청모 (young-adult meetup group)!

![Second floor tables suitable for solo dining and groups alike](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-11-forx6-m-900.webp)
*Second floor of Izawa Sangam, a Sangam-dong solo dining spot*

## Izawa Sangam menu and prices

🥩 Set menus

- Set for 2: ₩44,000 · 2 gyukatsu sets + 1 medium cold soba + 1 soda
- Set for 3–4: ₩66,000 · 3 gyukatsu sets + 1 double cold soba + 2 sodas

🥩 Gyukatsu & Steak

- Gyukatsu set ₩17,000
- Extra gyukatsu meat ₩13,000
- Double set ₩30,000
- Steak set ₩17,000
- Extra steak meat ₩13,000

🍚 Rice bowls

- Steak-don ₩17,000
- Dontoro-don (pork jowl) ₩13,000
- Gyu-don (beef) ₩13,000

🍜 Noodles

- Mazesoba ₩13,000
- Cold soba (M) ₩9,500
- Double cold soba ₩14,000

🥚 Sides

- Extra mini curry ₩4,000
- Onsen egg ₩1,500
- Rice ₩1,000

There are set menus too, and beyond gyukatsu there's a good range — noodles, rice bowls, and more!

![Izawa Sangam menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-12-w6o08-900.webp)

![Menu listing gyukatsu and rice bowls](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-13-yoond-900.webp)

![Menu listing noodles and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-14-1v3uh-900.webp)

✔️ Gyukatsu set
✔️ Dontoro-don

![Gyukatsu set and dontoro-don as served](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-15-1in5i-900.webp)
*Ordered dishes at Izawa Sangam, a Sangam-dong restaurant*

After ordering, the food came out in about 5–10 minutes. Both dishes arrived as neat individual table settings!

## Gyukatsu set grilled on a mini brazier

🥩 Gyukatsu set

![Gyukatsu set served as an individual table setting](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-16-1dm66-900.webp)
*Gyukatsu set at Izawa Sangam, near Digital Media City Station*

The meat quality itself is really good!! Crispy fried on the outside, and juicy with tons of meat juices inside hahaha

![Cross-section of gyukatsu showing juicy meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-17-1xo61-900.webp)
*Gyukatsu full of meat juices!*

Once the gyukatsu comes out, you put as much as you want on the mini brazier and grill it exactly to your taste 🔥 Putting the meat on the grill is total ASMR...

It tasted better not grilled too hard, just cooked to the right point~~ Totally crispy outside, juicy inside... the juices are insane ㅠㅠ

![Gyukatsu grilling on the mini brazier](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-18-3d9vl-900.webp)
*Izawa Sangam, a restaurant near DMC in Sangam*

Whenever I mentioned the flame was getting weak or that I needed something, the staff checked right away, so it was easy to eat comfortably! Really kind.

## Dontoro-don packed with pork jowl

🍚 Dontoro-don

![Dontoro-don pork jowl rice bowl at Izawa Sangam](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-19-1pqk3-900.webp)
*Dontoro-don at Izawa*

The menu marked it as their best-seller so I ordered it! It's a pork jowl rice bowl, and the amount of pork jowl is really~~ a lot.

![Dontoro-don with pork jowl covering the rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-20-uvmbc-900.webp)
*Dontoro-don, a rice bowl favorite near DMC*

The pork jowl itself is nicely fatty and full of juice, so the texture is great too. Pork jowl is a fatty cut so it could easily get greasy, but there are chili peppers mixed in throughout that completely cut through the richness~~~

![A bowl of dontoro-don with chili peppers mixed in](https://img.superchart.com/images/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don/izawa-sangam-gyukatsu-dontoro-don-21-1cmra-m-900.webp)
*Izawa's dontoro-don, highly recommended*

I went in only thinking about the gyukatsu, but the dontoro-don was totally delicious too!

The two of us each had one gyukatsu set and one dontoro-don, and the portions were plenty~~

If you eat a lot, ordering an extra mini curry side might be a good idea! And it's free if you write a Naver review hahaha

## To sum up

- About 5 min walk from Digital Media City Station Exit 9
- Great for group gatherings or larger parties
- Can accommodate up to 20 people
- Food comes out about 5–10 minutes after ordering
- Gyukatsu is crispy outside, juicy inside, full of meat juices
- Dontoro-don is generously piled with pork jowl covering the rice
- Staff are super friendly
- Works for solo dining, dates, friend hangouts, 청모, and group meals alike
- Reservations available

If you're near Sangam DMC and looking for gyukatsu or a Japanese-style rice bowl, I'd recommend this place!

> A juicy gyukatsu spot where you get the fun of grilling it yourself on a mini brazier

## Where it is

- Izawa Sangam (이자와 상암점)
- 15 World Cup Buk-ro 50-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 1F, 2F, South Korea
- 서울특별시 마포구 월드컵북로50길 15 1층, 2층
- 37.5773328, 126.8937909
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%90%EC%99%80%20%EC%83%81%EC%95%94%EC%A0%90/@37.5773328,126.8937909,17z

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