Mapo Daepa Sotdukkung Samgyeop

About

Savor 240-hour aged pork belly grilled on large cast-iron lids with green onion kimchi, fresh water parsley, and assorted vegetables near Mapo Station.

Tucked just off the main avenue near Mapo Station, Mapo Daepa Sottukkeong Samgyeop brings the rustic energy of cast-iron cauldron-lid grilling into a clean, modern setting. The dining room balances high ceilings and private gathering rooms with a plastic-draped terrace that captures the relaxed, open-air feeling of street dining. At the heart of the operation stands a visible aging fridge housing high-grade Sunjin pork aged for 240 hours, alongside an expansive self-serve counter brimming with fresh accompaniments. The meal centers on the massive iron cauldron lids fitted at every wood-toned table. Rather than arriving raw, the thick-cut pork cuts arrive roughly seventy percent par-cooked from the kitchen, drastically cutting down table wait times. Staff take over from there, arranging the meat in the center while fat renders downward toward the sloping outer lip. That rim quickly fills with an abundant ring of accouterments: house-made daepa kimchi (spicy scallion kimchi), fermented cabbage kimchi, seasoned bean sprouts, garlic, and wild ferns (gosari). The flagship order is the Minari Couple Set, which heaps an entire bouquet of fragrant water dropwort over the sizzling 1+ grade pork bellies. The clean, herbal crunch of the minari cuts straight through the concentrated richness of the aged pork, particularly when wrapped with a bite of charred scallion kimchi and the house ssamjang. Beyond standard cuts like kal-moksal (scored pork neck) and thin-sliced kkot-samgyeop, the menu caters to group feasts with bowls of cold kimchi-mari noodles, warm janchi banquet noodles, and brisket-laden doenjang jjigae. Once the pork and scorched greens are cleared, finishing the hot lid with a batch of kimchi fried rice completes the traditional cycle, letting grains crisp against the residual pork drippings on the iron dome.

Menu

• Minari Pork Belly Couple Set미나리 커플세트₩51,000
• Fresh Pork Belly생삼겹살₩16,000
• Kimchi Fried Rice김치볶음밥₩4,000
• Fresh Pork Neck생목살₩16,000
• 하이포크생삼겹살₩15,000
• 하이포크목살₩15,000
• 와규차돌박이₩17,000
• 하이포크 고추장냉삼₩15,000
• Flower-cut Pork Belly꽃삼겹살₩15,000

Details

Nearest station

Mapo Station

Opening hours

Sunday

16:00–22:30

Monday

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Tuesday

16:00–22:30

Wednesday

16:00–22:30

Thursday

16:00–22:30

Friday

16:00–22:30

Saturday

16:00–22:30

Tue–Sun 16:00–22:30; Closed Mondays