Yongsam Sikdang
용삼식당
About
No-frills Chungmuro diner. Korean comfort food.
The dining room rumbles with a quiet, open-kitchen thunder — pork searing on thick wood-grained iron platters, the kind the owner had made to order. Yongsam Sikdang opened in Jung-gu's Gyodong alley serving naengsam (chilled pork), and it's held that turf long enough that the regulars stream in after work like it's a company cafeteria. Except the company's serving 6-month-old Korean sows sourced by a 25-year farm veteran, sliced thick enough to stay juicy, thin enough to crisp at the edges in under three minutes. Order a set and you get the whole production: hunks of samgyeopsal and marbledpadosal (jowl), plus a hot stone pot of mel-jorim — fermented sea-squirt relish that tastes nothing like the fishy Jeju version. Staff grill the first round tableside, layering on Cheongdo minari, bracken, kimchi, tofu. The move, per the wall posters and every regular: mash grilled tofu into the mel-jorim, dip your meat, wrap it in greens. Four house sauces sit ready — sea-urchin oil, gochujang sweetened with Naju pear honey, yuzu-spiked chili powder, green chili mayo. Kimbap-jeon (rice-roll pancakes) and tri-color rice-cake wraps arrive as sides, both meant for the grill. The retro-modern interior runs clean and smoke-free; tables spread wide enough for family bookings. Reserve through Catch Table or call ahead — weekends fill by 6 PM, especially Friday through Sunday. Walk in between 5 and 7 PM any day and you'll score free kimchi noodle soup and honeycomb skin as a promo. Parking reimbursement covers 3,000 won per table at any nearby lot; bring photos of the lot sign and your plate. Cards only, no English menu, but the tablet ordering works fine. Go before the dinner crush or plan to wait.
Menu
- Pork Belly₩11,000
- Padosal (항정살/Jowl)₩15,000
- Kimbap Jeon
- Three-Color Tteok Wraps
- Salted Sea Squirt (Mullet Roe)
- Kimchi Noodle Soup₩6,000
- Yongsam Makchang (Pork Intestines)₩13,000
- Stone Plate Jjacaetchi₩6,000
- Kimchi Stew
- Stir-Fried Spicy Pork
- Gosari Soft Tofu Stew₩8,000
- Ttaeng Rice₩6,000
Local tips
- Reserve via CatchTable or phone (053-721-6303) — weekends fill by 6 PM, especially popular Fri-Sun.
- Arrive 5-7 PM for complimentary kimchi noodle soup + honeycomb skin (서비스) promotion; valid daily until 7 PM.
- Order 멜조림 (sea squirt) first, mash grilled tofu into it, then dip meat — signature Yongsam experience.
- Parking: Any nearby lot works; bring photos for 3,000 KRW reimbursement per table (invalid for lunch specials).
- Try all 4 house sauces (sea urchin oil, gochujang, yuzu-gochugaru, green chili) — flavor varies dramatically by pairing.
Details
- 대구역
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 16:00–22:00
- Monday
- 11:00–14:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00–14:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00–14:00
- Thursday
- 11:00–14:00
- Friday
- 11:00–14:00
- Saturday
- 16:00–22:30