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I guess everybody is familiar to this place. Yeonnam SeoSeo Galbi (연남서식당), known as the standing seat BBQ place, is very popular among tourists and locals alike.

Yeonnam SeoSeo Galbi（연남서식당）

• Address : 32 Baekbeom-ro 2-gil, Daeheung-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul / 서울 마포구 백범로2길 32
• Hours : 12:00-20:00 ; Closed on Mondays (Closes when materials are out of stock)

 

This particular place in Sinchon opened its doors in 1953 and has been in business for over 60 years until this day. It's also been designated as a 'Future Heritage of Seoul.'

It's also been introduced by the British BBC as a famous restaurant in South Korea. It's really a very famous restaurant. Even the American LA television station came to interview.

In addition to the well-known bulgogi served here, the fact that all guests must stand and eat is also very weird. It's a unique scenery that can only be seen when you're having bulgogi in Sinchon. Cool, huh?

Many people must have read articles introducing and recommending this place in Sinchon. As soon as you enter the barbecue restaurant, you will see all the guests standing next to iron tins and eating delicious BBQ.

But why? Why can’t you have a chair? I bet you must be curious.

This started before the Korean War. Those days, the fire was inside these iron tins, so the tins were too hot for you to sit next to. You could burn your feet and knees. Reason for which they took away the chairs.

They only serve the meat and beverages. So if you want kimchi, you can get them from a mart next door and bring it back to your iron tin.

Just a reminder, don't bring other meat and drinks.

1 person (150g) ₩15,000 

The only menu here is the bulgogi. Maybe restaurants selling only one type of food in Korea are all very confident of their food?

On the table, your sauces and grill is set while the coal glows red underneath. And naturally, you'll feel hungry.

When the meat was brought to the table, I couldn't help cheering. The beautiful beef is cooked on the grill as a whole, and the outer skin and thin parts are quickly cooked. The delicious beef gravy is locked inside. It tastes crispy and tender inside, which is really delicious.

Dip the roasted beef to a bit of sauce and put a piece of garlic into your mouth. This taste is just heavenly. You can imagine the taste just by looking at the appearance right?

I have read some experiences on the Internet, and many people said that in the beginning, Koreans actually liked this place to eat roast pork because of the long tradition here and the fact that standing to eat was very special. When I came to Seoul, I had to join the crew.

But somehow, rumours have spread to make many tourists think that this Sinchon cuisine sells Korean beef. It's a myth. The origins of the beef is written on the sign in here.

Yeonnam SeoSeo Galbi

Beef from South Korea and Australia

We'll tell you if it's Korean

Although the meat is not as high-grade beef as the Korean beef, this place has won the hearts of many people for good food at good cheap price.

There are many traditional foods in Sinchon like the Yeonnam SeoSeo Galbi. Come and give it a go, and give yourself this wonderful memory of eating ribs, and the taste will be unforgettable!