Beef gopchang combo for two with soup refill, Sadang: Bareun Hwangso

Today it's a beef gopchang spot in Sadang — Bareun Hwangso Gopchang!

Bareun Hwangso Gopchang

How far from Sadang Station? Hours and parking

It's a 5–7 minute walk from Sadang Station Exit 10!!

Mon – Sun: 16:00 ~ 23:00 They seem to run with no days off. And there's no separate parking lot, so I'd recommend public transit! They point you to public parking, sigh. Inside there are only about 5–6 tables, and the tables for four are packed pretty close together, so it's tight!!! So if you're coming as a group, I strongly recommend booking by phone!!!

Waiting and the order — assorted gopchang for two

We came around 5pm and got in with no wait, but around 6–7pm on the weekend a line formed, so keep that in mind. The menu is basically just gopchang, and since there were two of us we ordered the assorted gopchang for two!! Assorted gopchang is ₩24,000 per person — for Korean beef gopchang, ₩24,000 a head is really a great price!

Basic side dishes: a mountain of chives

The default side dish setup is chives and perilla leaves — and with gopchang, tons of chives are essential, and they really gave us a mountain of chives haha

And they give you bean sprout fish cake soup as a default, and it's genuinely tasty! With gopchang, drinking is absolutely mandatory, and if I need exactly one soup-type dish as a drinking companion, bean sprout soup that's good for hangovers is it hahaha

How big is the whole daechang?

It seemed to take a bit of time since it's cooked in the kitchen!! For two people they give you exactly this — the moment I saw it I thought, whoa, this daechang is seriously huge!! The size those big daechang-eating YouTubers eat, no joke.

It looks so appetizing too, and honestly, can you really resist soju with gopchang?!! Soju with gopchang is mandatory!!! That combo really speaks for itself...

They tell you to start with the heart

A staff member came over and grilled it with vegetables right away, and told us we could start with the heart first! They guide you to eat the heart first, and I really love beef heart too!!

Honestly I love all beef offal~~!!! Beef offal, I love it... I tried the heart first, and since the kitchen already had it fully cooked, it was genuinely delicious... My mouth is watering just writing this~

You know you absolutely have to dip gopchang in that sauce, right!!!

Packed with fat, no off smell

Gopchang dipped in that sauce with chives piled on top is just incredible... And the inside of the gopchang was so packed with fat that it really felt like proper, delicious gopchang. No off smell at all, and the beef gopchang inside was so full of fat it was just pure savory goodness. They gave us a ton of vegetables too, and with the fat rendering out from the gopchang, the vegetables got nicely browned and were so tasty too..!!

Oh, and the soup they provide as default can be refilled, so as the soju keeps flowing while you drink, go ahead and refill it~

The dessert fried rice was a bit of a letdown

You know Koreans can't resist fried rice... After the gopchang we ordered fried rice for dessert, but instead of frying it on the same grill, they fried it on a fresh pan, so it lost that gopchang fried rice feel — a bit disappointing.

Still, you can't skip fried rice!! We made sure to eat it!! Fried rice is mandatory!! haha Eating the fried rice with soju, the two of us cleared 2 bottles of soju for dinner!!

Overall thoughts

If you're looking for a great beef gopchang spot in Sadang, I highly recommend Bareun Hwangso Gopchang. If you're looking for a dinner gathering spot in Sadang, book ahead and visit!! No off smell, decent prices, and above all, the gopchang is delicious. I think I'll come back again!! This is the beef gopchang spot in Sadang!!!