Korean BBQ in Hongdae with spicy marinated crab banchan: Gogi Salon
Gogi Salon is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Mapo, Seoul, a 3–5 minute walk from Hongik University Station, where staff grill the meat for you at the table. On a 7pm visit, this diner ordered two servings of beef rib finger (neukganssal) and one serving of marinated pork ribs, and the standouts were the yangnyeom gejang (spicy marinated raw crab) served as a free side dish and the perfectly timed grilling service. Gogi Salon is worth booking again for a work dinner or a night out with friends.