Samwon Garden

Top choice in Gangnam & Southern Seoul


Serving top-class galbi (beef ribs) for over 30 years, Samwon is a Korean idyll, surrounded by beautiful traditional gardens including several waterfalls. It’s one of the best places in the city for this kind of barbecued-beef meal. There are also more inexpensive dishes such as galbitang (beef short rib soup) for ₩15,000.


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