This post was written in 2016. Shop details and prices may have changed since then.
Seoul has countless samgyeopsal joints, but the best one is always the samgyeopsal joint near your own habitat. Nobody travels far just for samgyeopsal. While I was working in this neighbourhood, Jinseongjip fed me more than a few times.
The front entrance
Side dishes
Side dishes
Doenjang-marinated fresh pork belly
This stuff is seriously good.
Doenjang jjigae with naengi (shepherd’s purse)
Nicely simmered. Impressively tasty.
Even a gyeran-jjim (steamed egg)
If I ever have a reason to be in Sinsa, I would like to drop by again.