# Corkage-free Korean BBQ with tableside grilling in Nowon: Moksam Hwaro

- By Yura (https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-ladle/)
- Written Sep 7, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Nowon, Seoul
- Sponsored: This is a sponsored visit write-up, supported by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@weekday-ladle/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@weekday-ladle/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/index.md)

## In short

Moksam Hwaro Nowon Main Branch is a charcoal pork neck (moksal) specialty restaurant a 3-minute walk from Exit 1 of Nowon Station in Seoul. The moksam hanpan (₩49,000) comes pre-seared and finished tableside by staff, paired with an unusual pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumb dip and rounded off with griddle fried rice. With corkage free for up to two bottles, it's an easy spot to bring your own drinks.

## Good to know

- **Moksam keunpan (690g)**: ₩67,000 (premium neck + pork belly + Iberico jowl)
- **Moksam hanpan (540g)**: ₩49,000 (premium neck + pork belly)
- **Premium neck (180g)**: ₩17,000
- **Pork belly (180g)**: ₩17,000
- **Iberico pork jowl (150g)**: ₩18,000
- **Chewy pork skin**: ₩8,000
- **Aged kimchi stew / seafood doenjang stew**: ₩6,000 each
- **Doenjang sulbap (soybean paste rice)**: ₩8,000
- **Griddle fried rice**: ₩5,000
- **Water/spicy cold noodles**: ₩6,000
- **Seafood ramyeon**: ₩5,000
- **Extra steamed egg**: ₩4,000
- **Rice**: ₩1,000
- **Corkage**: Free for up to 2 bottles
- **Service**: Pre-seared meat finished tableside by staff; free cheese steamed egg
- **Seating**: 4-person tables with built-in grills
- **Hours**: Mon–Thu 17:00–23:00 / Fri–Sat 16:00–23:00 / Sun 16:00–22:00
- **Location**: 3-minute walk from Exit 1, Nowon Station (Line 5)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 7, 2026*

![Pork neck grilled over charcoal at Moksam Hwaro](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-01-v92dk-1200.webp)

Among Korean BBQ places that grill pork, the ones that put pork neck (moksal) front and center almost always have great meat. Moksam Hwaro near Nowon Station is no exception — its moksal is nowhere near dry, and the flavor is genuinely excellent.

Moksam Hwaro pre-sears the meat first, then a staff member finishes the grilling right at your table, so you never have to worry about smelling like smoke and can just relax and eat meat someone else grilled for you. Corkage free for up to two bottles is another reason I keep coming back.

![Entrance of Moksam Hwaro, a Korean BBQ restaurant near Nowon Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-02-8cd5r-966.webp)
*Entrance of Moksam Hwaro, a Korean BBQ restaurant near Nowon Station*

## 3 minutes from Nowon Station Exit 1: the entrance and interior

The entrance of Moksam Hwaro, a Korean BBQ restaurant near Nowon Station

![Interior of Moksam Hwaro with 4-person tables equipped with grills](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-03-6elrl-966.webp)
*Inside, the restaurant is set up with 4-person tables, each with its own grill*

Inside, the restaurant is set up with 4-person tables, each with its own grill

![Menu board and price list at Moksam Hwaro](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-04-kxzdw-966.webp)
*The menu at Moksam Hwaro, a Korean BBQ restaurant near Nowon Station*

## Menu and prices at Moksam Hwaro

The menu at Moksam Hwaro, a Korean BBQ restaurant near Nowon Station

- Moksam keunpan (690g) ₩67,000 — premium neck + pork belly + Iberico pork jowl
- Moksam hanpan (540g) ₩49,000 — premium neck + pork belly
- Premium neck (180g) ₩17,000
- Pork belly (180g) ₩17,000
- Iberico pork jowl (150g) ₩18,000
- Chewy pork skin ₩8,000
- Aged kimchi stew ₩6,000
- Seafood doenjang stew ₩6,000
- Doenjang sulbap ₩8,000
- Griddle fried rice ₩5,000
- Water/spicy cold noodles ₩6,000
- Seafood ramyeon ₩5,000
- Extra steamed egg ₩4,000
- Rice ₩1,000

![Side dish plate with wild garlic leaves, fresh wasabi, and Maldon salt](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-05-nsrbf-966.webp)

## What kind of sides come with the meal?

Moksam Hwaro's side dishes turned out to be quite varied.

- Wild garlic leaves (myeong-i namul)
- Fresh wasabi, Maldon salt
- Truffle oil pollock roe, pickled chili, ssamjang (dipping paste)

![Perilla leaves, seasoned chives, and pork cutlet sauce with breadcrumbs](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-06-mppv2-966.webp)

- Perilla leaves
- Seasoned chives
- Pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs

The pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs were a side I'd never seen before — apparently you dip the meat in the sauce and then coat it in breadcrumbs. Such a wild idea, haha.

Green onion and sauce

Corkage was free for up to two bottles at Moksam Hwaro.

![Raw meat platter for the moksam hanpan, Moksam Hwaro's signature dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-07-hom5e-966.webp)
*The signature dish at Moksam Hwaro near Nowon Station: moksam hanpan*

## The signature dish: moksam hanpan

The signature dish at Moksam Hwaro near Nowon Station: moksam hanpan. It comes with two pieces of pork neck and one piece of pork belly, and the neck had just enough fat that it was never dry — genuinely delicious.

![Green onion and green chili for grilling](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-08-1qq4f-966.webp)
*Green onion, green chili*

Green onion, green chili

Cheese steamed egg came as a free service

![Sign explaining how to eat the meat at Moksam Hwaro](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-09-uxvig-966.webp)
*A guide on how to eat the meat*

A guide on how to eat the meat

![Charcoal brought to the table grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-10-9rlok-m-966.webp)
*While the moksam hanpan was being pre-seared, the charcoal grill was brought to the table*

## Pre-searing and the staff grilling service

While the moksam hanpan was being pre-seared, the charcoal grill was brought to the table

![Pre-seared pork neck served at the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-11-tutjp-m-966.webp)
*The pre-seared pork neck*

The pre-seared pork neck. Moksam Hwaro's grilling service means you can just sit back and eat.

![Pork neck placed on the grate to begin charcoal grilling](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-12-1byu9-966.webp)
*The pre-seared pork neck is placed on the grate and the real charcoal grilling begins*

The pre-seared pork neck is placed on the grate and the real charcoal grilling begins

Green chili and green onion go on top of the meat too

![Pork neck grilled with green onion and green chili on top](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-13-1aqae-966.webp)

The finished grilled pork neck

![Fully grilled pork neck](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-14-1dtti-966.webp)
*The finished grilled pork neck*

## What to dip the pork neck in

For the first bite of grilled pork neck, the staff suggested dipping it in Maldon salt, so I did

The pork belly also came out pre-seared.

Well-cooked pork neck is set aside on a separate steel plate so it doesn't burn.

Truffle oil pollock roe

The combination of truffle oil pollock roe and grilled pork neck

![Grilled pork neck topped with truffle oil pollock roe](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-15-r5za4-966.webp)
*The combination of truffle oil pollock roe and grilled pork neck*

Personally, fresh wasabi with grilled pork neck was the best combination for me.

![Grilled pork neck served with fresh wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-16-1glzz-966.webp)

The seasoned chives were incredibly tasty too

![Seasoned chives served as a side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-17-ysgar-966.webp)
*The seasoned chives were incredibly tasty too*

## Sweet potato soju brought in under corkage free

Good food, good drink~ The purple sweet potato soju Murasaki Sekitoba had a nice, subtle sweet potato aroma.

![A bottle of purple sweet potato soju, Murasaki Sekitoba](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-18-11dbk-966.webp)

### Pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs — a surprising combination

The pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs I saw for the first time on this visit

![A plate of pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-19-11cyu-966.webp)
*The pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs I saw for the first time on this visit*

It's not actually pork cutlet, but dipping the meat in the sauce genuinely gives it that pork-cutlet flavor... such a surprising taste, haha

![Grilled pork neck coated in pork cutlet sauce and breadcrumbs](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-20-bv7n4-966.webp)

Green onion sauce goes well with the grilled pork neck too.

## Pork belly, crisped up on the outside only

Just as we were finishing off the pork neck, the pork belly started

Pre-seared pork belly is perfect when only the outside is grilled crisp.

The well-grilled pork belly

Pork belly also pairs wonderfully with fresh wasabi

![Pork belly grilled crisp on the outside only](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-21-872df-966.webp)

## Finishing up with griddle fried rice

Ordered the griddle fried rice (₩5,000)

![Griddle fried rice served on a hot plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-22-1ek2y-966.webp)
*Ordered the griddle fried rice (₩5,000)*

Griddle fried rice with perfectly crisped rice grains — really delicious

![Griddle fried rice with crisped rice grains](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-23-1vifs-966.webp)
*Griddle fried rice with perfectly crisped rice grains — really delicious*

Griddle fried rice that goes great as a drinking snack too. With the moksam hanpan (450g), griddle fried rice, and a bottle of sweet potato soju, we had a satisfying, full dinner~

![Business hours sign for Moksam Hwaro](https://img.superchart.com/images/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free/nowon-moksam-hwaro-grilling-corkage-free-24-1m431-966.webp)

## Moksam Hwaro hours and location

- Monday–Thursday 17:00–23:00
- Friday & Saturday 16:00–23:00
- Sunday 16:00–22:00
- 3-minute walk from Exit 1, Nowon Station (Line 5)

## Where it is

- Moksam Hwaro Nowon Main Branch (목삼화로 노원 본점)
- 15-7 Nohae-ro 85-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 노원구 노해로85길 15-7 1층
- 37.6563228, 127.065537
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AA%A9%EC%82%BC%ED%99%94%EB%A1%9C%20%EB%85%B8%EC%9B%90%20%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.6563228,127.065537,17z

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