Hands wrapping galbi in fresh perilla leaf with sesame oil
Soju glass raised with grill smoke hazing the background
Tongs turning glistening chadolbaegi mid-sear on the grill
Scissors cutting through a rack of charred pork belly
Eleven small banchan dishes arriving at the table
Marbled hanwoo beef resting before hitting the grill
Friend group around the tabletop grill, copper hood above
Binchotan Charcoal · Seoul, 2026

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Marbled beef. Binchotan fire. Eleven banchan you never ordered — but always needed.

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// The Cuts

Raw to
Flame.

Drag each slider to watch the transformation. From jewel-like raw to char-caramelized perfection — every cut sourced the same week it's served.

Raw pork belly slices, pale pink with distinct fat marbling layers, arranged on black slate
Raw
Charred pork belly on binchotan grill, fat rendered golden, edges caramelized and sizzling
On Fire
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House Classic·삼겹살

Samgyeopsal

Five-layer pork belly, fat-to-meat ratio perfected over 40 years of Majang-dong sourcing. Scissors cut at the table, wrapped in perilla with raw garlic and house ssamjang.

$28/ orderBook This Table
Paper-thin sliced wagyu brisket, almost translucent with fine fat veins, layered on cold stone
Raw
Chadolbaegi curled and charred on grill grate, edges crisped, sesame oil dripping through
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Premium·차돌박이

Chadolbaegi

Paper-thin wagyu brisket, translucent and jewel-like raw. 8 seconds on white-hot binchotan — it curls, crisps, and caramelizes faster than you can dip it in sesame oil.

$42/ orderBook This Table
Thick-cut hanwoo short rib, deep crimson with butter-yellow fat marbling, resting on black stone
Raw
Hanwoo galbisal caramelized and charred on grill, cut open to reveal perfect medium-rare center
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Signature · Hanwoo·한우 갈비살

Hanwoo Galbisal

Dry-aged 1++ grade Korean hanwoo short rib, 21 days. The fat is butter-yellow, the marbling score is art. This is the cut that ends arguments about where to eat.

$78/ orderBook This Table
// Banchan · 반찬

Eleven dishes
you never ordered.

They arrive before you ask. They reset your palate between cuts. They are the reason you come back even when the meat is the point.

Deep red fermented kimchi in small ceramic bowl
Fermented

Kimchi

김치

Fermented 90 days in-house

Seasoned soybean sprouts in small white dish with sesame seeds
Fresh

Kongnamul

콩나물

Soybean sprouts, sesame, chili

Stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and sesame oil
Warm

Japchae

잡채

Glass noodles, mushroom, spinach

Seasoned blanched spinach with garlic and sesame in ceramic dish
Fresh

Sigeumchi Namul

시금치나물

Blanched spinach, garlic, sesame oil

Braised tofu cubes in spicy red gochugaru sauce
Spiced

Dubu Jorim

두부조림

Braised tofu, gochugaru glaze

Glossy caramelized potato side dish in small black bowl
Sweet

Gamja Jorim

감자조림

Caramelized potatoes, soy, syrup

Sautéed zucchini strips with scallion and sesame seeds
Fresh

Hobak Namul

호박나물

Zucchini, scallion, sesame

Stir-fried fish cake with gochujang sauce and green onions
Savory

Eomuk Bokkeum

어묵볶음

Fish cake, gochujang, scallion

Aged whole-leaf kimchi, deep crimson and glistening in ceramic bowl
Aged

Baechu Kimchi

배추김치

Whole-leaf, aged 6 months

Seasoned seaweed salad with sesame seeds in white bowl
Fresh

Miyeok Muchim

미역무침

Seaweed, vinegar, sesame oil

Yellow pickled radish slices fanned in small dish
Pickled

Danmuji

단무지

Pickled radish, turmeric, vinegar

Deep red fermented kimchi in small ceramic bowl
Fermented

Kimchi

김치

Fermented 90 days in-house

Seasoned soybean sprouts in small white dish with sesame seeds
Fresh

Kongnamul

콩나물

Soybean sprouts, sesame, chili

Stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and sesame oil
Warm

Japchae

잡채

Glass noodles, mushroom, spinach

Seasoned blanched spinach with garlic and sesame in ceramic dish
Fresh

Sigeumchi Namul

시금치나물

Blanched spinach, garlic, sesame oil

Braised tofu cubes in spicy red gochugaru sauce
Spiced

Dubu Jorim

두부조림

Braised tofu, gochugaru glaze

Glossy caramelized potato side dish in small black bowl
Sweet

Gamja Jorim

감자조림

Caramelized potatoes, soy, syrup

Sautéed zucchini strips with scallion and sesame seeds
Fresh

Hobak Namul

호박나물

Zucchini, scallion, sesame

Stir-fried fish cake with gochujang sauce and green onions
Savory

Eomuk Bokkeum

어묵볶음

Fish cake, gochujang, scallion

Aged whole-leaf kimchi, deep crimson and glistening in ceramic bowl
Aged

Baechu Kimchi

배추김치

Whole-leaf, aged 6 months

Seasoned seaweed salad with sesame seeds in white bowl
Fresh

Miyeok Muchim

미역무침

Seaweed, vinegar, sesame oil

Yellow pickled radish slices fanned in small dish
Pickled

Danmuji

단무지

Pickled radish, turmeric, vinegar

All banchan made in-house · Changes with the season
// Reservations

Reserve
Your Grill.

Standard Table Experience

Full binchotan tabletop grill · Samgyeopsal, chadolbaegi & seasonal cuts · Eleven banchan · Unlimited lettuce & perilla · House ssamjang

// Ship to Your Door

The Ssam
Home Kit

Vacuum-sealed hanwoo and samgyeopsal, house ssamjang, six banchan, perilla, and full grill instructions. Overnight shipping. Feeds four.

  • 500g vacuum-sealed samgyeopsal
  • 300g hanwoo chadolbaegi
  • House ssamjang (200ml jar)
  • Six seasonal banchan
  • Fresh perilla & garlic
  • Overnight cold-chain shipping
Kit price

$89

Free overnight shipping
Order the Home Kit
// Community

The regulars
speak first.

The chadolbaegi hit the grate and curled in three seconds. I've been chasing that specific char since my uncle's place in Mapo-gu. This is the first time I've found it outside Korea.

Ji-won Park, Korean expat regular at Ssam restaurant

Ji-won Park

Regular · Every other Friday

Korean expat, NYC

We came for a birthday dinner and ended up ordering the hanwoo experience. The smoke, the copper hoods, the way the server cuts the galbi at the table — it's dinner as performance art.

Marcus and Priya Okonkwo, couple who became monthly regulars at Ssam

Marcus & Priya Okonkwo

First visit → now monthly

Anniversary dinner

We do our Friday night group dinners here now. Twelve people, three soju towers, four rounds of samgyeopsal. The banchan kept coming and somehow we ate every single dish.

Devon Castellanos, organizer of a monthly Friday night group at Ssam

Devon Castellanos

Group of 12 · Monthly

Friday night crew

Walk-ins welcome after 9 PM · Reservations recommended Thursday–Saturday

Reserve Your Grill Tonight