Dongtan pork belly restaurant with single-serving stew: Yangpuni

Since it was the weekend, I went out with my family for some good samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) and kimchi jjigae (kimchi stew). Cooking three meals a day on weekends is just too much work, haha. So I went looking for somewhere we could eat out for one meal, and I found a place where you can get both kimchi jjigae and samgyeopsal. It's called Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal, and I'm here to introduce it to you all.

Where is Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal? Near Gaenari Park in Dongtan

36-13 Dongtanbansong 3-gil, Dongtan-gu, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do. This Dongtan samgyeopsal spot, Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal, sits right near Gaenari Park — a great spot for a meal followed by a walk.

Yangpuni opening hours and break time

Open Monday through Sunday from 11:00 to 24:00, with a break time from 15:00 to 16:00 and last order at 23:00. Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal does have a break time, so make sure to check it before visiting.

Where to park at Yangpuni

This Bansong-dong, Dongtan restaurant, Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal, has room for about 5–6 cars right in front, plus you can use the Gaenari Park public parking lot. It's free for the first 90 minutes; after that it's ₩400 per 10 minutes within the first hour, and ₩600 per 10 minutes once you go over an hour. On the weekend the lot had plenty of space, so parking wasn't hard at all.

Inside Yangpuni: seating and atmosphere

We walked in right as the break time ended, and there were already customers seated.

The restaurant is pretty spacious, so it seems like a good place to come with a group for a meal. It'd work well for a company dinner or a family gathering — I should recommend it for the next friends' meetup.

Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal menu and prices

♥️Menu♥️ Kimchi jjigae: ₩10,000 Samgyeop kimchi-jjim: ₩11,000 Duruchigi: ₩11,000 Samgyeopsal (200g): ₩15,000 Egg roll: ₩7,000 Kimchi jjigae set: ₩26,000 Duruchigi set: ₩28,000 Samgyeop kimchi-jjim set: ₩28,000

They have an egg roll and set menus, so ordering a set gets you a better deal. Kimchi jjigae just isn't complete without egg roll.

Three servings of samgyeopsal, kimchi jjigae and the side dishes

Our order arrived — we'd gotten three servings of samgyeopsal, one kimchi jjigae, and rice.

Bean sprouts, kimchi, garlic, lettuce wraps, and onion came out as the basic side dishes. Grilling the bean sprouts and kimchi together with the pork belly sounded like it would be delicious.

The pork belly looked thick and delicious. That sizzling grilled-pork-belly visual was so satisfying. With garlic tossed on the grill too, the smell of meat hit right in the nose.

How much pork belly is 200g per serving?

Once the pork belly was cut up, it turned out to be quite a lot. This Bansong-dong, Dongtan restaurant, Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal, gives you 200g per serving of pork belly, which is generous compared to other places.

Wrapping it up big with shredded scallion salad and onion, then popping it in my mouth — that savory pork belly chew was so good. Meat is always right, haha.

Adding one single serving of kimchi jjigae

Honestly, Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal is known for its kimchi jjigae, and that's actually what I came for — but the smell of samgyeopsal grilling at another table was so good that I ended up ordering pork belly too. Still, I wanted to try the kimchi jjigae, so I added on one serving of that as well.

The kimchi jjigae had meat and tofu in it. Eating it with rice was so good, and it paired really well with the samgyeopsal. Being able to order every menu item in single servings is a big plus, too — perfect for someone like me who loves eating several different things at once. I'd recommend the rest of you check out Yangpuni Kimchi Jjigae & Samgyeopsal, the Bansong-dong, Dongtan restaurant where you can enjoy samgyeopsal and kimchi jjigae all in one sitting.