Daejeon BBQ restaurant with bean-powder pork skin: Imdaejang Dunsan

Imdaejang Daejeon Dunsan Branch

Imdaejang Daejeon Dunsan Branch: hours and how to find it

Imdaejang Daejeon Dunsan Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant at 32-17 Dunsan-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 1st floor, near Galleria in Dunsan-dong. It's open daily from 16:00 to 24:00, last order is at 22:50, and there are no closed days.

You can park in the basement of the Imdaejang building! It's easy to find if you search for Nokwon Building.

There were plenty of parking spots too! After eating, just tell them your plate number and they'll give you 2 hours free, so park comfortably.

I'm here to introduce Imdaejang, located near Galleria in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon. When you order meat, an expert grills it themselves and brings it out on one tray, so you get to eat comfortably without grilling at the table yourself — that's what drew me in, so let me show you around.

What the dining room and table spacing are like

Here's the inside of Imdaejang Daejeon Dunsan Branch. It's a spacious, clean space centered around the tables, neat and well-organized. The spacing between tables was fairly generous, so it never felt cramped.

We had a reservation, so our table was already set up when we arrived.

Side dishes and dipping sauces at Imdaejang

Imdaejang's side dishes pair well with the meat: pickled onions, myeongi namul (wild garlic leaves), and a cool broth tasting like naengmyeon (cold noodle) broth come standard, plus three sauces — salt, bean powder, and ssamjang (thick soybean paste).

You order using the tablet set up at each table.

There's a guide on the wall showing how to fully enjoy Imdaejang, so check that out too.

How much is the grilled platter set, and what comes on it?

Here's the menu. The grilled platter set, where you can eat several cuts at once, is Imdaejang's signature dish. It comes with pork neck, pork belly, and pork belly skin. If the set feels like too much, you can also order items individually! Besides the meat, there are sides that pair well with it too.

• Grilled platter set (medium) ₩48,000
• Rice ₩1,000 × 2 = ₩2,000

This is what we ordered. After ordering the grilled platter set, it took about 15 minutes to arrive, but once it did we could dig in right away — so convenient!

The thick, golden-brown grilled meat and the generous tray were so appealing.

Pork belly with stir-fried kimchi

Along with pork neck, pork belly, and pork belly skin, the tray had scallion strips, kimchi, enoki mushrooms, minari (water celery), and the house sauce on top.

I tried the pork belly first. It's a cut where the richness of the fat really comes through. The golden-brown edges had a slightly crisp bite, while the inside was juicy and rich with deep flavor from the fat and juices mingling together! Dipping it in the house sauce cut through what could otherwise feel a bit greasy, so I could enjoy it deliciously to the end.

This is kimchi stir-fried in pork belly fat. Eating it together with the meat cut the richness so well — so tasty.

Pork neck with a bowl of rice

Here's the pork neck! Sliced thick, one bite gives you a clean yet juicy flavor. The outside was golden-brown and the inside soft, and the more you chewed, the more the pork's characteristic clean flavor spread — so appealing.

Eating it with rice, which is essential with meat, the clean taste of the rice blended with the rich pork flavor for a much more filling meal.

Pork skin dipped in bean powder

Lastly, I tried the pork belly skin! The golden-brown, specially prepared skin gives a springy, chewy texture the moment you bite in.

Dipping it lightly in bean powder made the nuttiness even deeper. The chewy texture of the skin combined with the clean, nutty flavor of the bean powder was so delicious!!

Soft-serve dessert and is Imdaejang worth it?

Imdaejang Daejeon Dunsan Branch also offers soft-serve ice cream for dessert, which was such a nice touch haha.

32-17 Dunsan-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 1st floor

Located near Galleria in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon, Imdaejang's biggest strength is letting you enjoy thick, juicy pork without the hassle of grilling it yourself — making it a fitting spot for a date or anniversary, and also an easy choice for a gathering with friends. Highly recommend it if you're craving delicious meat.