Gaboja Sikdang 가보자식당

삼겹살 · Sincheon-dong · ₩ · Kimchi-jjim / jeyuk-ssambap / kimchi-jjigae roughly 11,000 won; daepae samgyeopsal roughly 13,000 won (per 2026-04 blog visit)

Gaboja Sikdang (가보자식당) is a samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) spot in Sincheon-dong, Seoul, featured by the Korean food channel Kim Three Meals, open since 2002. Verified open against Seoul's official business registry on 2026-07-20.

What
Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) — Daepae samgyeopsal (thin-sliced pork belly)
Where
Sincheon-dong, Songpa
Price
₩ · Under ₩15,000 per person
Wait
Short waits at peak
Getting in
Walk-in

A basement pork-belly grill tucked into the Jangmi Apartment shopping arcade near Jamsil, running since 2002 on official record. The signature move is wrapping grilled samgyeopsal in the house's aged kimchi varieties — gat-kimchi, pa-kimchi, and jangkkim — alongside a kimchi-jjim option. Featured on Kim Three Meals (김사원세끼).

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Know before you go

Address
35-124 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul (Sincheon-dong, Jangmi Apartment Shopping Center A, Room 205-2, basement)
송파구 올림픽로 35-124 (신천동, 장미아파트A상가 205-2호) — show this to your taxi driver
Hours
11:00-21:30 (break 15:00-17:00), last order 20:30, Fri until 21:00, closed Saturdays
Wait
Multiple 2024-2026 blog visits report walk-in seating outside peak hours (before roughly 6pm or off-peak lunch), while weekday lunch and post-work dinner peaks can draw a short wait.
Getting in
Walk-in · Short waits at peak

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Good to know

Do I need a reservation at Gaboja Sikdang?

No — it's a walk-in spot.

How long is the wait at Gaboja Sikdang?

Multiple 2024-2026 blog visits report walk-in seating outside peak hours (before roughly 6pm or off-peak lunch), while weekday lunch and post-work dinner peaks can draw a short wait.

How much does Gaboja Sikdang cost per person?

Under ₩15,000 per person. Kimchi-jjim / jeyuk-ssambap / kimchi-jjigae roughly 11,000 won; daepae samgyeopsal roughly 13,000 won (per 2026-04 blog visit)

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Verified open against Seoul's public registry (서울특별시 공공데이터).