# Weekend wait and hangjeongsal at a Jongno pork belly spot: Cham - By Sora P. (https://superchart.com/en/@yeouido-lunch-pad/) - Written Sep 6, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a store-visit sponsorship. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@yeouido-lunch-pad/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@yeouido-lunch-pad/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/index.md) ## In short Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is a samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) restaurant on the first floor of the Piccadilly CGV in Jongno 3-ga, Seoul. After putting our names on the weekend dinner waitlist, we had Boseong black pork samgyeopsal and hangjeongsal (pork jowl) grilled from start to finish by the owner, then finished with Jirisan kudzu bibim naengmyeon (cold mixed noodles) and doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). Expectations were low for such a busy entertainment district, but both the meat quality and the closing dishes at Cham Dwaejitgan were satisfying. ## Good to know - **Location**: 1 Donhwamun-ro 5-ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul — Piccadilly CGV, 1st floor, Unit 1-89 - **Hours**: Daily 12:00 - 23:00 - **Parking**: No on-site parking / Recommended: GS Grand Seoul (free parking with Hyundai Card Platinum) - **Boseong black pork samgyeopsal**: 16,000 won - **Boseong black pork hangjeongsal**: 19,000 won - **Jirisan kudzu bibim naengmyeon (to finish)**: 7,000 won - **Doenjang jjigae (to finish)**: 6,000 won - **Other**: Self-serve side dish and vegetable bar available *as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026* ![Cover image from a visit to Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-01-2hc09-900.webp) ## Where is Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch, and where can you park? A Jongno pork belly spot worth knowing: Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch. 📍 Location 1 Donhwamun-ro 5-ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 1st floor Piccadilly CGV, Unit 1-89 ⏰ Hours Daily 12:00 - 23:00 🚘 Parking No on-site parking Recommended parking GS Grand Seoul (free parking with Hyundai Card Platinum) ![Interior of Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-02-ymmok-m-900.webp) ![Table set with basic side dishes and sauces](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-03-1c5yk-1200.webp) ![Aged kimchi, minari and other grilling side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-04-i28rv-900.webp) ## How long is the weekend wait, and what side dishes come first? A happy report from eating pork at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch, a Jongno pork belly spot! Feat. the super-kind owner! We visited on a weekend so there was a bit of a wait — put our name down, and by the time our table was ready everything was already set up...! Right from the start I loved it. This Jongno pork belly spot came with mukeunji (aged kimchi), minari (water celery), perilla leaves, salad, scallion salad and pickled garlic scapes, all ready to grill. Loved that there were several dipping sauces too! ## What two people ordered, and what it cost Our couple can't eat as much as our appetite wants, so we kept it modest! - Boseong black pork samgyeopsal ₩16,000 - Boseong black pork hangjeongsal ₩19,000 - Jirisan kudzu bibim naengmyeon (dessert) ₩7,000 - Doenjang jjigae (dessert) ₩6,000 ![Plate of raw Boseong black pork samgyeopsal and hangjeongsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-05-1ibvy-900.webp) ![Two-person table setting of samgyeopsal and hangjeongsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-06-1otfa-900.webp) Boseong black pork samgyeopsal ₩16,000, Boseong black pork hangjeongsal ₩19,000. I've been to a lot of pork belly spots lately, and I liked that the portions felt generous for two people here. Ordering meat also comes with grilling vegetables — gwariggochu (shishito-style peppers), king oyster mushrooms and sliced potato — and these were really delicious too (everything's good grilled, haha). ![Side vegetables of shishito-style peppers, king oyster mushrooms and sliced potato](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-07-ka92y-900.webp) ![Pork belly and vegetables on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-08-1qrh9-900.webp) ![Boseong black pork samgyeopsal starting to grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-09-vzekc-900.webp) ## The owner grills every cut from start to finish I didn't expect the meat to be grilled for us at this Jongno pork belly spot, but the owner grilled everything start to finish, which made it even better. We were so hungry we didn't have the energy to grill it ourselves, haha. ![The owner grilling meat on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-10-xhckt-900.webp) ![Samgyeopsal and hangjeongsal cooking on both sides](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-11-1mfxt-900.webp) ![Pork cooking while sealing in the juices](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-12-1df6n-900.webp) The owner sears both sides to seal in the juices, and he's kind about it in a gruff-but-warm way that made it even better. You can tell just by looking how good the meat quality is, right? ![Close-up of samgyeopsal turning golden brown](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-13-e8pqb-900.webp) ![Side dishes placed next to the meat on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-14-1ol9a-900.webp) ## Jirisan kudzu bibim naengmyeon: noodles with a difference While the owner was carefully grilling the meat, we were hungry so we dug into the naengmyeon (cold noodles) that came out first — and it was the best naengmyeon I've had at any Korean BBQ place. This Jongno pork belly spot's naengmyeon is Jirisan kudzu bibim naengmyeon, and maybe that's why the noodle quality is on a totally different level. ![Jirisan kudzu bibim naengmyeon ordered for dessert](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-15-5yviw-900.webp) ![Lifting up the kudzu naengmyeon noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-16-gpu4r-900.webp) I'm not usually into bibim naengmyeon, but I went in for just a taste and ended up stealing half of it — seriously recommend. The noodles really are on another level. ![Dessert doenjang jjigae with a bowl of rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-17-3fq6z-900.webp) ![A spoonful of doenjang jjigae](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-18-szqja-900.webp) ![Doenjang jjigae served alongside naengmyeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-19-j4830-900.webp) ## Doenjang jjigae and rice to finish the meal I'm a hardcore doenjang jjigae person, so I ordered a bowl of rice and dug in — the stew was also incredibly, incredibly good. Honestly everything at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch is delicious. It's right in the middle of a busy commercial district so I didn't expect much, but the meat quality and dessert menu were both great, and I was kind of moved. ![Table set with both meat and dessert dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-20-l4ym3-900.webp) ![Samgyeopsal and hangjeongsal nearly fully cooked](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-21-gl2f2-900.webp) ![Golden, well-grilled hangjeongsal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-22-1ss9j-900.webp) While we filled up on kudzu naengmyeon and doenjang jjigae, staff or the owner kept kindly grilling the rest of the meat for us~ Once it's beautifully golden like this, it's finally time to eat~ Apparently hangjeongsal gets nuttier the longer you grill it, as long as it doesn't burn. So the owner moved the samgyeopsal aside first and let us keep grilling the hangjeongsal a bit more. ![A bite of meat with grilled kimchi and minari](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-23-jz8id-900.webp) ## Grilled kimchi, minari and refills from the self-serve bar It's delicious eaten alongside the naengmyeon too... eating it with kimchi, bean sprouts and grilled minari is pure bliss. I already love grilled kimchi, so being able to eat as much of it as I wanted at this Jongno pork belly spot made me even happier. If you run low on sides, you can just grab more from the self-serve bar! ![A wrap combining grilled potato, garlic scapes and mushroom wasabi](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon-24-g2ow7-900.webp) ## Best combinations and the final verdict The meat quality is so good it would taste great dipped in just salt. The tip combo they suggest for enjoying samgyeopsal at Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch — grilled potato + meat + garlic scapes + mushroom wasabi — is genuinely a work of art. The owner was kind, the meat was delicious, and it was such a satisfying meal — a Jongno spot I'd fully recommend. Highly recommend Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch, a top Jongno pork belly spot. ## Where it is - Cham Dwaejitgan Jongno Main Branch (참돼짓간 종로본점) - 1 Donhwamun-ro 5-ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 1st floor Piccadilly CGV, Unit 1-89, 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/@yeouido-lunch-pad/jongno-samgyeopsal-chamdwaejitgan-bosung-nokdon/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt