Yukji
육지
About
Vibrant Hapjeong grill house serving quality pork cuts and bone-in pork ribs alongside cheese volcano steamed egg, with full table-side grilling service.
Tucked into the backstreets between Hapjeong and Hongdae, Yukji brings a sleek edge to Mapo’s barbecue scene. Inside, wide open windows frame the street while red neon lighting washes over charcoal-set tables, drawing a crowd of university students, office workers, and international travelers. Diners settle into four-top tables equipped with table-side Catch Order QR codes, waiting out the frequent lines that form as early as midday. The kitchen focuses on thick-cut pork, prepared on grills cast with a pig emblem in the center. The signature play is the limited 30-plate-a-day dondaegalbi (bone-in pork ribs), though the assorted pork platter is the mainstay. This spread bundles thick cuts of samgyeopsal, kkot-moksal (flower pork neck), and beoljip deotsal (scored pork sirloin cap), nestled alongside green peppers, garlic, and mushrooms. Servers manage the charcoal grills entirely, turning the dense cuts until the fats render and transferring each piece to the grill's edge when ready. The scored deotsal cooks swiftly, yielding a balance of clean lean meat and rich fat, while the thick-slab pork belly benefits from the heat of the embers. The side spread avoids monotony through house-made pairings like perilla leaf pesto, shredded green onion salad, crunchy pickled gungchae, and various salted seafood dips alongside standard wasabi and salt. Between bites of pork, tables order the "volcano" steamed egg—a towering, fluffy custard crowned with a slice of melted cheddar cheese—or cast-iron pots of sotbap. To balance the fat, the kitchen turns out bowls of perilla oil makguksu, a savory beef brisket doenjang jjigae, and a pork-studded kkaduk fried rice. Just a five-minute walk from Hapjeong Station Exit 3, Yukji operates with a remote queueing system that goes live at noon, though in-person registration starts thirty minutes earlier for those looking to skip the evening rush.
Menu
- Dondae-galbi (Bone-in Pork Rib)₩20,000
- Assorted Pork Platter₩62,000
- Pork Belly₩18,000
- Pork Shoulder₩18,000
- Honeycomb Pork Cut₩21,000
- Steamed Egg
- Brisket Soybean Paste Stew₩12,000
- Marinated Pork Ribs₩18,000
Local tips
- Try the signature dondae-galbi (bone-in ribs), limited to 30 portions daily.
- Order via QR code using CatchTable/CatchOrder at the table.
- Remote queueing starts at 12:00 PM; onsite waiting list opens at 11:30 AM.
- Staff grill all meats for you, so thick cuts are cooked to perfection.
Details
- Hapjeong Station
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 11:30–22:00
- Monday
- 11:30–22:00
- Tuesday
- 11:30–22:00
- Wednesday
- 11:30–22:00
- Thursday
- 11:30–22:00
- Friday
- 11:30–23:00
- Saturday
- 11:30–23:00