Pork skin and mul-naengmyeon at Suwon Station BBQ spot Ssosam 208

After getting back from a trip to Da Nang, I was craving pork belly and naengmyeon (cold noodles) so badly. Using the excuse that my daughter Tissue's toy tissue box was falling apart, I was heading to Starfield Suwon with her and her dad, but on the way I remembered a pork belly place near Suwon Station that I'd had a really good company dinner at before — Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch — so we stopped by. (Tissue waited in the car with Tesla's pet mode on!)

Proof from that old company dinner at Suwon Station ⬇️

Where is Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch, and what are the hours and parking?

Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch is on the 1st floor at 11 Deogyeong-daero 895beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, and it's open from 15:30 to 02:00 the next day. For parking, you can use the nearby Hwanggeum Parking Lot for 2 hours free, but you need to tell the counter staff when you pay.

• Address: 11 Deogyeong-daero 895beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 1st floor
• Hours: 15:30 – 02:00 the next day
• Parking: Nearby Hwanggeum Parking Lot – free for 2 hours (must mention it at the counter when paying)

Ssosam 208 menu and what we ordered that night

From good-value mixed stone-grill sets for people who want to try several cuts, to single-cut orders for people who already know exactly what they want (that's me), plus a range of side dishes — the menu felt pretty extensive for a Suwon Station spot. Since I firmly believe meat without fat isn't really meat,

• Samgyeopsal (pork belly) 1 serving
• Cheongyeopsal 1 serving
• Mul-naengmyeon (cold noodle soup) x1
• Non-alcoholic beer x1
• Milkis x1
• Added later: cheongyeopsal 1 serving, pork skin 1 serving

That's what we ordered!

A Suwon BBQ restaurant that serves rice noodles with the side dishes

We had booked through Naver Reservation, so we went in and sat down at a table that was already set.

We started picking at the various side dishes before the meal even began. A pork place that serves rice noodles as a basic side dish?! ❤

Around the time all the side dishes came out,

a staff member started by putting kimchi on the stone plate to grill,

and yep, we started getting into the mood too haha. Drinking non-alcoholic beer with meat as our very first meal in broad daylight — now that's what a true adult does, ha.

Samgyeopsal and cheongyeopsal grilled for you on the stone plate

At Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch, the staff grill the meat directly on the stone plate for you, so all we had to do was sit comfortably and wait,

like this~ oh, that's an old reference now 🎹🎤🔊⭐🎵 haha, sorry, guess I'm showing my age, ha. Anyway — the samgyeopsal was on the thinner side, so grilling it crisp on the stone plate gave it that nostalgic flavor of pork belly grilled in the backyard when I was a kid,

and the cheongyeopsal I love felt like something between hangjeongsal (pork neck) and pork belly. Chewy and springy with a nutty meat flavor — it was so, so, so good.

So we ordered one more serving, hehe.

Pork skin at Ssosam 208, dipped in roasted soybean powder

If a pork place serves pork skin, we're getting it, no question. Grilling the skin on the stone plate gave it that signature chewiness plus something moist and soft at the same time...

Personally I just dip the skin straight into the bean flour, and it ends up feeling like eating a really tasty dessert — I enjoyed it a lot.

Mul-naengmyeon after a week of pho in Da Nang

After eating nothing but pho in Da Nang, I was dying for cool mul-naengmyeon 💚 A cold, refreshing broth and chewy noodles — that alone is the standard, but I was just craving naengmyeon in general, so thank you for saving me.

Inside Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch: atmosphere and group seating for 78

This Suwon Station favorite has an overall spacious, clean atmosphere. It has all kinds of seating for anywhere from 2 people up to a maximum of 78, and the tables are fairly well spaced, so it works well whether you're coming as a small group, meeting friends, having a company dinner, or gathering a bigger crowd.

Side note: I actually came here once before for a company dinner with about 15 people, after searching for a place near Suwon Station with parking available.

Is Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch worth a visit?

I visited Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch because I wanted pork near Suwon Station! From the samgyeopsal to the cheongyeopsal to the pork skin, the meat was great across the board, and having the staff grill it for you is a huge plus for a relaxed meal. The restaurant is spacious too, with group seating for 2 up to 78 people, making it a great spot for gatherings near Suwon Station. If you're looking for a Suwon Station company-dinner pork spot or just a great place for pork near Suwon Station, I very, very, very highly recommend Ssosam 208 Suwon Station Branch.