Danyang squid ssambap restaurant, extra boiled pork: Heukmaneul

Lunch on the drive home from Yecheon: why Danyang Heukmaneul Ssambap

We spent the night in Yecheon and today we're heading back home. But we decided to stop for lunch on the way. We chose Danyang Heukmaneul Ssambap (단양흑마늘쌈밥), a well-known spot near Gyeonggyeong Market in Danyang.

I'd eaten here before, with a group visiting Danyang, and I was thinking back on that delicious memory as we came again.

We ordered two servings of black garlic squid ssambap plus an extra black garlic boiled pork.

How long is the wait at Danyang Heukmaneul Ssambap on a rainy day?

There was a wait again today. But maybe because of the rain, we didn't have to wait long before getting seated. The restaurant's signature menu items are clearly shown on a banner out front. Now let's head inside.

• ⏰️ Hours: Daily 10:30–20:00
• Break time 14:30–16:00
• Last order 19:20

This place has been featured on TV shows including KBS's Saengsaeng Jeongboton, and plenty of celebrities have visited. Thanks to that fame, they've even opened a second branch 👍🏻

There's a clear sign explaining the second Danyang Heukmaneul Ssambap location.

Danyang Heukmaneul Ssambap menu and prices

We sat where we were shown and ordered using the tablet ordering machine installed at each table. Still, let me introduce the menu.

• Black garlic squid ssambap ₩17,000
• Black garlic pork ssambap ₩16,000
• Black garlic boiled pork ssambap ₩18,000
• Black garlic pork ₩11,000
• Black garlic boiled pork ₩11,000
• Black garlic squid ₩11,000

On top of these there's rice, doenjang stew, and ganjang as add-ons, plus drinks and alcohol including black garlic makgeolli.

There's also a menu handwritten on a chalkboard, so it's easy to check the options.

Side dishes, wrap greens and gangdoenjang on one tray

Once we finished ordering, the side dishes came out first on a big round tray. Neatly arranged and nice to look at.

The wrap greens arrived too — a good variety of them. And with the ssamjang (dipping paste) came a delicious ganjang.

Inside the fridge, black garlic makgeolli sits chilled alongside other drinks and alcohol.

The black garlic boiled pork came out first, along with the doenjang stew. What's generously ladled on top of the boiled pork is the black garlic sauce. Now all we need is the black garlic squid ssambap.

The rice is black garlic rice too. Between the rice and every dish, this is a completely healthy meal. The rice portion is generous — I gave half of mine to my husband ^^

Black garlic squid ssambap: how much squid you actually get

Wow, this looks delicious. The black garlic squid ssambap arrived. Last time I visited I ordered the black garlic pork ssambap, so today I went for a different menu.

The whole spread is generous, so generous.

The doenjang stew is one of the add-on menu items, and this restaurant's doenjang stew is honestly delicious 👍🏻

Now let's try the main dish, the black garlic squid.

The squid takes up almost the whole plate — really a lot of squid. The squid is completely tender. The seasoning isn't salty either, and it's delicious.

Black garlic boiled pork, black garlic squid ssambap, and a doenjang stew delicious enough to be the main dish itself.

Black garlic boiled pork wrapped in lettuce with gangdoenjang

I eat the black garlic boiled pork wrapped in lettuce. Always together with the ganjang~~

This is the ganjang — it has a great chewy texture and it's really tasty.

I just eat it without any wrap greens, piling plenty of black garlic sauce right on top of the boiled pork.

The doenjang stew has half a blue crab in it, and the fragrant crab aroma makes it even more delicious.

I love ganjang so much that I mixed a little into my rice. Then I put a piece of black garlic squid on top like a side dish and took a bite 🤩

The seasoning on the black garlic squid was so good that I even scooped up the sauce alone with a spoon.

Repeat-visit verdict on Danyang Heukmaneul Ssambap

With so many kinds of wrap greens, I wrapped everything up in a bit of each. I got really full. We ate such a delicious lunch on the way home. Satisfied, satisfied 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

My repeat-visit report on Danyang Heukmaneul Ssambap, a favorite near Gyeonggyeong Market: a totally successful menu choice and a very full belly. I'll come again next time. Danyang is a place you can stop by both on the way to and from Yecheon, so we end up coming often. Delicious 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻