9 korean bbq places in Seoul we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Seoul | Korean Bbq across every city.
Korean BBQ is Seoul at its most social, tables built around a grill and a spread of banchan. Maple Tree House runs across Samcheong and Itaewon for the polished end, while Byeokje Galbi sets the standard for premium galbi. Hongik Sutbul Galbi, Ungteori Saenggogi in Hongdae and Pig Company in Hongdae cover the louder, smokier student-quarter side of the same fire.
Maple Tree House ★ 4.2
Itaewon · 26 Itaewon-ro 27ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Maple Tree House in Itaewon serves premium hanwoo (Korean beef) and Jeju black pork belly over charcoal in a polished room frequented by international guests.
Byeokje Galbi ★ 4.5
Seocho-gu · 89 Donggwang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
In the Michelin Guide and on 50Best Discovery, Byeokje Galbi has served premium charcoal-grilled hanwoo short ribs since 1986, handling its own butchery.
Maple Tree House Samcheong ★ 4.1
Samcheong-dong · 129-24 Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul
The original Maple Tree House, in a restored hillside house in Samcheong-dong, with a more intimate setting than the Itaewon branch and a view of the old.
Hongik Sutbul Galbi ★ 4.0
Hongdae · 331-1 Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Hongik Sutbul Galbi runs a charcoal-grill galbi room a block from Hongik University's main gate, with thick-cut marinated short rib and pork belly cooked.
Maple Tree House Itaewon ★ 4.2
Itaewon · 26 Itaewon-ro 27ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Maple Tree House in Itaewon serves premium hanwoo and Jeju black pork belly over charcoal in a polished room frequented by international visitors to Seoul.
Ungteori Saenggogi Hongdae ★ 4.1
Hongdae · 118 Eoulmadang-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Ungteori is Hongdae's busiest fresh-cut all-you-can-eat samgyeopsal house, with never-frozen pork belly and neck delivered daily and a flat-price spread.
Yang Good ★ 3.8
Gangnam and Cheongdam · 45 Seolleung-ro 153-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Yang Good in Gangnam is a halal-certified Korean BBQ restaurant specialising in lamb, one of the few halal dining options south of the Han River.
Byeokje Galbi Bangi ★ 4.4
Songpa-gu · 1-4 Yangjae-daero 71-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul
The Bangi branch of Byeokje Galbi serves premium charcoal-grilled hanwoo short ribs from in-house butchery, the same quality as the flagship since 1986.
Pig Company Hongdae ★ 4.0
Hongdae and Yeonnam · 28 Hongik-ro 5an-gil, Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Pig Company's Hongdae outpost runs a foreigner-friendly all-you-can-eat samgyeopsal counter with pork belly, neck, marinated cuts and a banchan spread.