Friday, November 17, 2017

2017 Nov: South Korea: Seoul: Pork Restaurant


Who would miss this famous pork restaurant (named: 쌍대포-본점, ssangdaepo-bonjeom) that is always seen in Korean drama scenes.

There is no English menu on this old traditional pork barbecue house, so better prepare what you want to eat.  I was doing this on a solo trip and they would require me to buy the minimum order of two servings of samgyeopsal (thick, fatty slices of pork belly meat with vegetables).  If you want to read further review about this place, most of them are written in Hangul on naver blogs.


Food: samgyeopsal (24000 KRW for 2 servings = 480PHP)
Personal Preference: 9 out of 10, tasty soft pork, I never knew I would enjoy perilla leaves this time.  Even though this is for 2 servings, gladly I was able to finish them all, haha! That's so yummy!


See the black chair below?  This can be opened where you can place your bag and jacket, so it will not be smelly after dining on this place.




Filming Location of the following Korean Drama

Radio Romance (2018, KBS)

Suspicious Partner (May 2017, SBS) Ep 07
Noh Ji-wook (Ji Chang-wook) is discussing with Prosecution Investigation Officer Bang.

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (Feb - April 2017, JTBC) Ep 15
After the terrifying rooftop incident, Do Bong-Soon (Park Bo-Young) and An Min-Hyuk (chaebol heir and CEO of a gaming company; Park Hyung-Sik) went to this pork restaurant for dinner.  While eating, Do Bong-Soon’s father was reminding her to come home early because he was worried about the incident.



In Kook-Doo (rookie detective, Ji Soo) and An Min-Hyuk were drinking to discuss about their friend Do Bong-Soon (Park Bo-Young).  However, when they’re about to fight, they were caught by Bong-Soon.  She came by to discuss on having a plan on how to caught Kim Jang-hyun.  But with the tense situation, she decided to skip that part and just continue pouring the drink to the two guys.




Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (Dec 2016, MBC) Ep 09
Jung Joon-hyung (Nam Joo-hyuk) consoles Kim Bok-joo (Lee Sung-kyung) by joining her on drinks in pork restaurant to discuss his sadness over his brother/cousin Jung Jae-yi (Lee Jae-yoon).


Secret Garden (July 2010, SBS) Ep 02
Kim Joo-won (Hyun Bin) and Gil Ra-im (Ha Ji-won) together with her friend were having dinner in this pork restaurant.



How to get here
Address: 서울 용산구 청파로 291 (서울 용산구 청파동2가 95), Cheongpa-dong [청파동], Seoul.
Train Station: Sookmyung Women's University Exit 9 or 10, pass by the tunnel (don't worry there is  safe walking area)



Summary: Autumn Itinerary for 5 days in Seoul, South Korea, 2017

Day
Places to see
Food and Restaurants
Where to Sleep
1
World Cup Park [Autumn/Bong Soo]
Seoul Forest Station [Autumn/K2]
Konkuk University [Autumn/Goblin]
Underground Market (Seoul Bus Terminal)

2
W Hand Steak [Battle Trip]
Cocoon Guest House
3
Digital Media [Best Punch]
Cocoon Guest House
4
Alver [Arirang Live]
Blute [Bok Joo]
Pork Soup Restaurant
Cocoon Guest House
5
Bupyeong Luggage Locker
Inha University [Autumn/Bok Joo]
Café Valor [Beauty Inside]
Paris Baguette
Cocoon Guest House