우화 홍대본점
Premium Hanwoo

Inside 1++, only No.9.

The Hanwoo served here is No.9 — the highest marbling score within Korea's own 1++ beef grade. Ribeye cap, tenderloin and chuck flap tail are ₩44,000 per 100 g; Woohwa ribeye and premium beef tongue ₩41,000; flat iron and short plate ₩38,000. Seven cuts, every one of them orderable by the 100 g, which is rarer than it sounds for a Korean BBQ in Hongdae.

An overhead view of a table of 1++ Hanwoo: plates of visibly marbled raw beef rolled into rosettes, beef tartare with an egg yolk, Hanwoo cold noodles, mushrooms and vegetables, and a three-part condiment tray, all on dark wood

It is charcoal, not gas. Searing the surface over a live charcoal fire lets the fat drip, catch and come back up as smoke that settles into the meat — which is why the sign outside reads “프리미엄 숯불 소고기”, premium charcoal-grilled beef. For most guests searching for a Korean Restaurant in Seoul, it is the first thing they check.

Each cut behaves differently. Saeusal, the ribeye cap, is a small muscle lifted off the loin and named for its shrimp-like shape; the premium beef tongue comes from the innermost part of the tongue, the part that moves least and so stays tenderest. Tenderloin is ordered from two portions up. If you would rather eat it raw, the gochujang beef tartare is ₩24,000, cut from chuck tender prepared the same day.

From the restaurant's own post on its Google Business Profile
“Meet Saeusal, a special Hanwoo cut named after its shrimp-like shape. There is no actual shrimp involved! This prized part of the ribeye is known for its rich marbling, tender texture, and deep, savory flavor.”

Premium Hanwoo · per 100 g

  • 1++ Hanwoo Ribeye CapNo. 9 Ribeye Cap, the highest marbling score within the Korean 1++ beef grade / 100g44,000
  • 1++ Hanwoo Tenderloin100g / Minimum order of 2 servings44,000
  • 1++ Hanwoo Chuck Flap TailNo. 9 Chuck Flap Tail, the highest marbling score within the Korean 1++ beef grade / 100g44,000
  • 1++ Hanwoo Woohwa RibeyeNo. 9 Ribeye, the highest marbling score within the Korean 1++ beef grade / 100g41,000
  • 1++ Hanwoo Premium Beef TongueThe innermost part of the beef tongue, exceptionally tender due to minimal muscle movement41,000
  • 1++ Hanwoo Flat IronNo. 9 Flat Iron, the highest marbling score within the Korean 1++ beef grade / 100g38,000
  • 1++ Hanwoo Short PlateNo. 9 Short Plate, the highest marbling score within the Korean 1++ beef grade / 100g38,000

1++ No.9 is the grade the restaurant states for its beef. Which cuts are on hand can change with the market, so please check the board when you visit.

Video

Worth watching before the photographs.

Six clips the restaurant supplied: the charcoal arriving at the table, staff grilling the beef where you sit, the marbling of 1++ Hanwoo in close-up, and the walk down the Hongdae lane to the sign. Between them they show more of this Korean BBQ than a still frame can.

A member of staff in an apron carrying the wooden platter to the table, dry ice rising off it and the 1++ Hanwoo laid out cut by cut on top.
1++ Hanwoo grilled, then sliced into single bites and set out in rows on the tray.
Glowing charcoal lifted into the grill, and the beef and vegetables cooking over it.
A member of staff in black gloves setting the finished cut onto a wooden board and handing it across.
The beef tartare plate — raw beef with an egg yolk, wasabi, shredded radish and seaweed, all on one stone slab.
The second-floor frontage seen from the Hongdae lane — the 우화 “프리미엄 숯불 소고기” fascia and the KOREAN BBQ 홍대 본점 sign beside it.

Supplied by the restaurant; subtitles and watermarks are as they came. Each clip starts muted.

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At a glance

What
A charcoal Korean BBQ and Korean Restaurant grilling 1++ No.9 Hanwoo in Hongdae (한국어 홍대 한우 맛집, 日本語 弘大 グルメ・やきにく, 中文 弘大美食・烤肉)
Where
24 Hongik-ro 5an-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, 2F · 427 m from Hongik Univ. Station, a 7-minute walk
When
Every day, 12:00 – 24:00
How much
₩100,000+ per person (Google) · premium Hanwoo ₩38,000–44,000 per 100 g · Set for 1 ₩109,000 · soju ₩5,000

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