# Sirloin gyukatsu and a mini draft beer near Jonggak, Ichigyu - By Miso (https://superchart.com/en/@shared-table-napkin/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@shared-table-napkin/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@shared-table-napkin/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/index.md) ## In short Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch is a Japanese-style gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) restaurant in the basement of Le Meilleur Jongno Town, between Jonggak and Gwanghwamun stations in Seoul. Two people ordered two sirloin gyukatsu at ₩19,500 each and two Kirin mini draft beers at 200ml, melting Isigny butter in a tabletop grill to cook the medium-rare cutlets themselves. Keep it lightly cooked and brush the meat with butter too, and the flavor really pops — a great spot for a casual drink with your meal. ## Good to know - **Location**: 27 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, B123, B1F, Le Meilleur Jongno Town, South Korea - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–21:30 (break time 15:00–17:00, last order 20:30) - **Order placed**: 2 sirloin gyukatsu (₩19,500 each), 2 Kirin mini draft beers 200ml (₩4,000 each) - **Set 1**: Gyukatsu + gyukatsu + 2 drinks, ₩42,000 - **Sauces**: House special sauce / salt / chili sauce - **Review event**: Free cheese and thin rice cake (daepae-mochi) grilling, plus fried shrimp for a Naver review *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* Today's post is about the delicious, authentic Japanese-style gyukatsu (breaded beef cutlet) I had in Gwanghwamun! ## Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch location and hours - Location: B123, B1F, Le Meilleur Jongno Town, 27 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - Hours: Daily 11:00 - 21:30, break time 15:00 - 17:00 - Last order: 20:30 ![Exterior and entrance of Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-01-dnhmv-m-1200.webp) ![Entrance to Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch on B1 of Le Meilleur Jongno Town](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-02-n72s6-966.webp) It's close to both Jonggak and Gwanghwamun stations! There are lots of office workers around, and it's great for dates or meeting friends, plus there are plenty of nice cafés and things to see nearby, so it's a really good meeting spot! Especially if you love Japanese-style gyukatsu, this is a place I'd recommend visiting at least once. ## What's the interior like? ![Clean interior seating at Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-03-36wi9-966.webp) ![Dining hall at Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch with wide table spacing](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-04-r8ddx-966.webp) Here's the interior! Really clean, haha. It's pretty spacious and comfortable, with wide gaps between tables so it's easy to chat with your company. The overall interior isn't overdone but has that distinctive clean feel of a Japanese restaurant, so even though it's right in the middle of Gwanghwamun, I felt like I'd briefly traveled to Japan, haha. ## Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch menu and prices ![Gyukatsu menu board at Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-05-1bnt2-966.webp) ![Ichigyu steki set menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-06-1nn5g-966.webp) ![Hamburg steak omurice and hot plate chopped steak menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-07-1gxiw-966.webp) ![Japanese-style curry and yakisoba Napolitan menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-08-1ojqi-966.webp) ![Gyukatsu set menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-09-1ijks-966.webp) ![Drinks and alcohol menu information](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-10-sdp38-966.webp) Here's the menu! ### À la carte - Ichigyu gyukatsu set ₩19,500 - Ichigyu steki (steak) set ₩19,500 - Steki-don (steak rice bowl) ₩19,500 - Hamburg steak omurice ₩17,000 - Hot plate chopped steak ₩18,000 - Japanese-style curry ₩13,000 - Yakisoba Napolitan ₩12,000 - Cold soba & fried shrimp ₩11,000 - Gyukatsu double (jumbo) ₩32,000 - Steki set double (jumbo) ₩32,000 - Extra gyukatsu meat ₩14,000 - Extra steki meat ₩14,000 - Bowl of rice ₩1,000 ### Sets - Set 1) Gyukatsu + gyukatsu + 2 drinks ₩42,000 - Set 2) Gyukatsu + hamburg steak omurice + 2 drinks ₩39,500 - Set 3) Gyukatsu + steki-don + 2 drinks ₩42,000 - Set 4) Gyukatsu + hot plate chopped steak + 2 drinks ₩40,500 ### Drinks & alcohol - Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, Sprite Zero ₩3,000 - Ramune ₩4,000 - Kirin draft beer 420ml ₩8,000 - Kirin mini draft beer 200ml ₩4,000 - Suntory highball ₩8,000 Besides gyukatsu, there's a wide range of dishes like steak, hamburg steak, omurice, cold soba, and steak rice bowls, so even people who can't eat gyukatsu or rare meat have plenty of options! And having Sprite Zero on the menu is a great point! If a 420ml beer feels like too much, you can also get the 200ml mini draft, which felt like great value, haha. ![Paper menu at Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-11-5zwec-966.webp) ![Back side of the paper menu on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-12-gru5t-966.webp) Check out the paper menu too! There were two of us, and we ordered two sirloin gyukatsu at ₩19,500 each and two Kirin mini draft beers at 200ml for ₩4,000 each. ## Grilling the sirloin gyukatsu ![Full spread of the sirloin gyukatsu set](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-13-1g203-966.webp) Doesn't it look totally delicious! The gyukatsu comes out medium-rare, and you put it on the little tabletop grill and cook it yourself, exactly as much as you like! ![Medium-rare gyukatsu placed on the tabletop grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-14-1rjqn-966.webp) You melt butter in the grill and cook the gyukatsu in it, and it turns out they use no less than fine French Isigny butter... I was moved... ![Isigny butter melting in the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-15-3vbes-966.webp) ![Rice served separately in its own bowl](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-16-f3h3i-966.webp) The rice comes served separately like this, so you can hygienically scoop out as much as you and your company want! ![Kirin mini draft beer glass, 200ml](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-17-s6vgf-966.webp) And here's the cute little draft beer, haha. I had somewhere to be after this so I didn't want to drink too much, but delicious meat with a draft beer? Impossible to resist! The mini draft was just the right amount to enjoy lightly, and I was really satisfied ^ㅇ^ ![Close-up of gyukatsu cooking in butter](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-18-bh617-966.webp) ![Sirloin gyukatsu cooking on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-19-1jby5-966.webp) ## Tips for enjoying gyukatsu Ah, writing this blog is making me want to eat it again, drooling. Melting butter on the hot grill and cooking the gyukatsu on top of it is really delicious... here are some gyukatsu tips. - 1) Don't overcook it! If you overcook it, it gets tough — cook it just enough to keep it soft and tasty - 2) Brush butter on the gyukatsu itself, not just the grill! The butter soaks in evenly and the flavor goes up even more ![Cross-section of gyukatsu lightly seared on the outside](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-20-15dpj-966.webp) ![Piece of gyukatsu showing crispy breading](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-21-6sot6-966.webp) The outside is lightly cooked so it's savory, and the inside is moist and tender, so the more you chew, the more the meat's flavor comes through. The breading was extra crispy too!! No toughness or dryness at all — it chewed really softly, and personally I enjoyed it a lot 😋 ### Three kinds of sauce There are also three sauces — house special sauce, salt, and chili sauce — so it's fun to switch between them! I liked the chili sauce best, and my boyfriend said salt was his top pick, haha. ![House special sauce, salt, and chili sauce, the three dipping options](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-22-kzxqb-966.webp) ## Review event and a thoughtful touch There are also various review events, so you can get free cheese and thin rice cake (daepae-mochi) to grill, and if you leave a Naver review, you can get fried shrimp too~~ 🍤🍤 The staff were also super kind, and kept an eye on the grills to make sure the fire hadn't gone out 🤗 ![Extra side dish received from the review event](https://img.superchart.com/images/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer-23-jql34-966.webp) And one really thoughtful thing I noticed while paying at the end — there was floss at the counter! Especially handy if you're on a date or have somewhere to be afterward and might be self-conscious about it — this kind of careful attention to detail really stood out, haha. ## Who should visit - Anyone looking for a clean restaurant in Gwanghwamun - Anyone who loves soft, authentic Japanese-style gyukatsu - Anyone looking for a spot for a date, meeting, or gathering ## Where it is - Ichigyu Gwanghwamun Branch (이치규 광화문점) - 27 Jongno, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea (B123, B1F, Le Meilleur Jongno Town) - 서울특별시 종로구 종로 19 르메이에르종로타운 지하1층 B123호 - 37.5708344, 126.9798606 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9D%B4%EC%B9%98%EA%B7%9C%20%EA%B4%91%ED%99%94%EB%AC%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5708344,126.9798606,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@shared-table-napkin/ichigyu-gwanghwamun-sirloin-gyukatsu-mini-beer/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt