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Jokbal & bossam · Jongno

Samhaejip (Jongno)

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Local favoriteBetter with a group ⓘ

The best-known restaurant in Jongno 3-ga's bossam alley. Bossam is boiled pork belly sliced and wrapped in cabbage with spicy radish kimchi; here you can have it with fresh oysters in season, with garlic, or with spicy octopus. Order bossam and a bubbling pot of pork-bone stew comes free.

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How it works here

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Waiting

Short wait
Just join the line

Weekend and weekday evenings at peak time usually mean a line; it moves because there are two buildings.· 3 reviews

What to order

📖 What is Jokbal and bossam?
  • Gul-bossam (bossam with fresh oysters)굴보쌈

    Seasonal, from autumn through winter.

  • Maneul-bossam (garlic bossam)마늘보쌈
  • Nakji-bossam (bossam with spicy stir-fried octopus)낙지보쌈
  • Jokbal (braised pork trotters)족발

How much to order

  • 👤 2A small bossam (oyster bossam in season); the free pork-bone stew makes it a full meal.
  • 👤 3-4A medium or large oyster or garlic bossam, plus spicy stir-fried octopus.

How to eat it

  1. 1Lay a slice of pork on a salted cabbage leaf, add the spicy radish kimchi (and an oyster in season), wrap it up and eat it in one bite.· 2 reviews

Insider tips

  • Order bossam or jokbal and a pot of gamjatang (pork-bone stew) comes on the house.· 4 reviews
  • Oyster season (roughly October to February) is the time to come; regulars also recommend adding the spicy stir-fried octopus.· 3 reviews

Why it's famous

  • Local favoriteThe busiest shop on Jongno 3-ga's bossam alley, with a main building and an annex that both fill up in the evening.· 4 reviews

Did you know?

  • Jongno 3-ga has a whole alley of bossam restaurants competing with free side dishes, and staff often call out to passers-by; you can just walk past to the shop you want.· 3 reviews

Good to know

  • In the bossam alley off Jongno 3-ga Station (Lines 1, 3 and 5), near the Seosulla-gil and Ikseon-dong streets. No parking; use a nearby public lot.· 4 reviews
Where this comes from (23 reviews)

Summarized in our own words from Korean diners' blog reviews; each fact is backed by at least two reviews. Last checked 2026-10-28.