
Damongjib Sinnonhyeon Main Branch
다몽집
About
Damong's Sinnonhyeon original — Korean drinking-house plates with a cult following.
Damongjib's Sinnonhyeon original earned its cult through theater and hours both: staff grill every cut tableside (hands-off by design — arrive hungry, per house counsel), the Cheese Bomb Potato Fried Rice arrives torched at the table as the non-negotiable order, and the set menus (one per 2-3 people) tour the pork cuts at staff-portioned precision. The schedule is the district's rarest asset: weekdays 3:30pm to 5am, Saturdays from noon — genuine late-late galbi in a city where the grills die at midnight. Weekend bookings run 2-3 days out via Naver or phone (0507-1468-4245); walk-in waits pass 30 minutes. Cult following, documented causes: fire handled, cheese detonated, hours defended. Damong, original and open when nothing else is.
Menu
- Beef Short Ribs₩24,000
- Kimchi Fried Rice₩9,000
- Soybean Paste Stew₩9,000
- Ank-chang Galbi (Short Rib)₩24,000
- Cheese Bomb Potato Fried Rice₩9,000
- Grandma's Soybean Paste Stew₩9,000
- Pork Belly BBQ₩17,000
- Salt-grilled Pork₩17,000
- Spicy Cold Noodles
- Cold Noodles₩7,000
- Pork Galbi
- Pork Belly (Samgyeopsal)₩17,000
- Diced Jowl Meat (Kkakouk Hangjeong)
- Neck Meat (Yeonmok)₩17,000
- Pork Venus Meat₩17,000
- Cheese Bomb Steamed Eggs₩7,000
- Truffle Beef Tartare₩23,000
- Bibim Naengmyeon (Spicy Cold Noodles)
- Mul Naengmyeon (Cold Broth Noodles)₩7,000
- Hanwoo Beef Tartare Cold Noodles₩13,000
- Crab Innards Fried Rice
Local tips
- Staff grill all meat tableside—arrive hungry but expect hands-off, premium experience; reserve via Naver to lock prime slots.
- Cheese Bomb Potato Fried Rice is non-negotiable; torched at table and appears deceptively simple but steals the show.
- Book weekends 2–3 days ahead via Naver or phone (0507-1468-4245); waits exceed 30 min without reservation.
- Order one set menu per 2–3 people to sample multiple pork cuts; staff portions sizes ensure no waste.
- Arrive by 5:45 PM on weekdays (closes 5 AM) or before 11:45 PM weekends; late-night option rare for Seoul galbi houses.
Details
- 신논현역
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 12:00–23:00
- Monday
- 15:30–23:00
- Tuesday
- 15:30–23:00
- Wednesday
- 15:30–23:00
- Thursday
- 15:30–23:00
- Friday
- 15:30–23:00
- Saturday
- 12:00–23:00