# Jongno 3-ga Korean BBQ, remote waitlist & dropwort potato wraps: Cham - By Steam Chaser (https://superchart.com/en/@steam-from-seoul/) - Written May 16, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@steam-from-seoul/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@steam-from-seoul/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@steam-from-seoul/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/index.md) ## In short Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch (참돼짓간 종로본점) is a pork BBQ restaurant on the first floor of Piccadilly CGV near Jongno 3-ga Station in Seoul, where staff grill the meat for you from start to finish. The writer stopped by on a work trip to Jongno, joined the Catch Table remote waitlist, and ordered pork belly, five-layer belly, steamed egg and bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles), singling out the potato wrap of grilled potato slices topped with pork and Korean dropwort (minari) as an unusual pairing. Verdict: Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is worth the wait, and a return visit is planned. ## Good to know - **Ordered**: Pork belly (samgyeopsal), five-layer belly (ogyeopsal), steamed egg, bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) - **Waiting**: Remote waitlist via the Catch Table app; enter within 2 minutes of being called or your spot is cancelled - **Service**: Staff grill the meat for you from start to finish - **Table setup**: Kimchi, Korean dropwort (minari) and bean sprouts on the grill plate, plus lettuce for wraps and several sauces - **Self-serve bar**: Yes, for vegetables and side dishes - **Ordering**: Tablet ordering at the table - **Location**: Piccadilly CGV 1F (Unit 1-89), 1 Donhwamun-ro 5ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul *as written by the visitor on May 16, 2026 · not checked with the business* ## Dinner after work in Jongno: why Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch? Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch (참돼짓간 종로본점) is a pork BBQ place in Jongno 3-ga where you can join the line online through Catch Table. Yesterday I was out in Jongno for work, and dinner time hit, so I fell into the usual "What should I eat tonight so people say I ate well~?" dilemma. ![Main photo of Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-01-d4sx8-1200.webp) Jongno is famous for having tons of good restaurants. Outdoor-seating spots are especially hot right now, but those mean standing in a long line. Cham Dwaejitgan caught my eye because you can reserve through Catch Table, so it's a pork place with an online waitlist. ![Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch storefront, which offers Catch Table waitlisting](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-02-2784g-900.webp) On top of that, it's a unique spot where you grill Korean dropwort and sliced potatoes too, so I took the challenge without a second thought! ## Waiting at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch: the Catch Table remote waitlist is a must The key at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is to join the remote waitlist on the Catch Table app before quitting time or dinner time. It's so popular that if you just show up and wait, the wait is enormous. ![Photo related to the Catch Table remote waitlist at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-03-l1zd8-966.webp) So let me share my own waiting tip! ![Restaurant photo related to the Cham Dwaejitgan waiting tip](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-04-v0i3j-966.webp) Before quitting time or dinner time, put in a remote reservation on the Catch Table app. Then wander around Jongno at your leisure, and head to the restaurant when there are about 2 teams ahead of you. ### Heads-up: you must enter within 2 minutes of being called ![Photo related to what to watch out for while waiting on Catch Table](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-05-1mose-966.webp) I was strolling around all relaxed, and suddenly the teams ahead of me must have dropped out all at once, because my turn came up fast! ![Photo related to the sudden Catch Table call when the turn came up](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-06-1s4v4-966.webp) I saw the message saying you have to enter within 2 minutes of the call or it gets cancelled, and I ran like crazy. Please don't run like me. Wait safely right in front of the restaurant! ## Impressed the moment I sat down: the setup on the grill plate At Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch, kimchi, Korean dropwort (minari) and bean sprouts are already set on the grill plate before you sit. All that running paid off, because I was wowed the second I walked in. ![Basic table setup at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-07-r7r7w-966.webp) ![Kimchi, dropwort and bean sprouts pre-set on the grill plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-08-7zsqj-966.webp) The side dishes were already neatly arranged on the plate on the table. Here's the trio on the plate. - Well-fermented kimchi - Fragrant Korean dropwort - Crunchy bean sprouts ![Fresh ssam vegetables provided at Cham Dwaejitgan](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-09-1iy96-966.webp) Fresh ssam vegetables, and ![Various sauces to go with the meat](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-10-b1if0-966.webp) a variety of sauces. Seeing the dropwort and kimchi that would be grilled alongside the meat, my tiredness from all that running vanished and my mouth started watering. There's a self-serve bar on one side, so you can grab fresh vegetables and side dishes without feeling awkward, which I really liked. Oh, and ordering is by table order, so it's convenient~♡ ## Staff grill the pork belly and five-layer belly to the end Our picks that day were pork belly (samgyeopsal) and five-layer belly (ogyeopsal), plus steamed egg and bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) as sides. One of the biggest strengths of Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is that the staff grill the meat themselves, from start to finish! ![The pork belly and five-layer belly we ordered](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-11-un7k7-966.webp) ![Staff grilling pork belly and five-layer belly on the plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-12-d0u6i-966.webp) I could just sit back and watch the thick pork belly and five-layer belly turn golden brown, which was so nice. Best of all, with a grilling service like this, you can chat comfortably with the people you're eating with. ![Pork cooking with the grilling service](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-13-z5uml-966.webp) Usually, when you talk while grilling, people who can't do two things at once get flustered and can't really hold a conversation. The meat was grilled by an expert hand with the juices locked in, so the quality was no joke. Just as the chewy skin of the five-layer belly and the rich flavor of the pork belly filled my mouth, this place's signature kick showed up. ![Golden-brown five-layer belly and pork belly](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-14-1u6zg-966.webp) ![Meat and sliced potatoes on the grill plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-15-v7n37-966.webp) ## How do you eat the sliced potato wrap? Cham Dwaejitgan's kick is the sliced potato! My own offbeat combo recommendation is a potato wrap: pork belly or five-layer belly, grilled dropwort and kimchi stacked on a grilled potato slice. ![Thin potato slices grilling on the plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-16-1e96v-966.webp) Grill thinly sliced potatoes on the plate until golden, ![Potato wrap with meat and dropwort on a grilled potato slice](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-17-56jyr-966.webp) then, as if making a ssam (lettuce wrap), put meat on the potato, top it with grilled dropwort and kimchi, and pop it in your mouth in one bite. The mild, crispy potato, savory pork and fragrant dropwort go together amazingly well. It was a different experience from anything I'd had before. ## Sides: the bomb steamed egg and bibim naengmyeon The sides I ordered at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch were the "bomb" steamed egg and spicy-tangy bibim naengmyeon. Meat alone leaves you wanting a little more, so of course you've got to enjoy the sides too, right? ![Side dish: bomb steamed egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-18-1a9iv-m-966.webp) ### Steamed egg It passed on looks alone, puffed up and almost spilling over the earthenware pot! Soft and moist, it was just right for soothing the stomach before the meat was ready. ### Bibim naengmyeon ![Spicy-tangy bibim naengmyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-19-1xglh-966.webp) Naengmyeon is the right way to finish a meat feast. Spicy-tangy sauce and chewy noodles, ![Bibim naengmyeon with five-layer belly, a meat-wrapped naengmyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-20-1bacs-966.webp) and if you wrap a piece of leftover five-layer belly in it, you get the perfect meat-wrapped naengmyeon. It cut the richness and made for a clean finish. ## Final thoughts and location of Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is on the first floor of Piccadilly CGV, near Jongno 3-ga Station. The meat quality and flavor were good, and the grilling service, the friendliness and the handy self-serve bar all get a thumbs up. ![Photo showing the location of Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-21-l5cws-m-966.webp) It was convenient that I could reserve through Catch Table instead of standing in line outside the whole time. ![Vertical photo of Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-22-8a112-966.webp) If you're looking for a proper pork restaurant in Jongno, or want to try something special like the dropwort and potato wrap combo instead of plain pork belly, I highly recommend it! - Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch (참돼짓간 종로본점) - 1 Donhwamun-ro 5ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Piccadilly CGV 1F ![Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch on the first floor of Piccadilly CGV](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-23-1ckbc-966.webp) It was a truly great restaurant that's worth the wait. Next time I'm in Jongno, I'm definitely going back. ![Photo at the end of the meal at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting-24-1ixcr-966.webp) ## Where it is - Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch (참돼짓간 종로본점) - 1-89 Piccadilly CGV, 1F, 1 Donhwamun-ro 5ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로5가길 1 피카디리 cgv극장 1층 1-89호 - 37.5710346, 126.9912405 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B0%B8%EB%8F%BC%EC%A7%93%EA%B0%84%20%EC%A2%85%EB%A1%9C%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5710346,126.9912405,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@steam-from-seoul/jongno-pork-belly-catchtable-remote-waiting/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt