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Banpo Galbi
반포갈비 Banpo is the neighbourhood around the Express Bus Terminal where the shop sits, in the Banpo Shopping Town building; galbi means ribs — here mostly beef rib cuts grilled over charcoal.
Compiled from 6 blog posts read in fullSources →
Banpo Galbi is a charcoal beef-and-rib house in the first basement of Banpo Shopping Town building 4, right outside Exit 8-2 of Express Bus Terminal station. The signature order is the Banpo Galbi platter — 450 g of three beef rib cuts with a beef doenjang stew — and all six posts had it; two each added marinated pork king ribs and water-dropwort cold noodles. We read 6 posts from March to October 2026: 2 disclosed sponsorship, 1 said they paid themselves, 3 said nothing.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 서초구 신반포로 189, 반포쇼핑타운 지하1층 6,7,8,9호 (잠원동)189 Sinbanpo-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1378-2071
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩69,000
- From the station4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 115 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 5 posts: 4 wrote Daily 12:00–23:00.
| Daily | 12:00–23:00 | 4 of 5 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Last order | 21:50 | 4 of 4 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Four posts say the building is right outside Exit 8-2 of Express Bus Terminal station. One warned that it's not in the station's underground mall — you go up and out, then down into the shopping-town basement.
- Four posts call the room large. One counted about nineteen four-seat tables, four of them in a separate area; another had a party of about twenty at the next table. Three posts found it clean — one specifically noted tables that weren't sticky and a floor that wasn't slippery.
- The two posts that mention waiting disagree. A June 2026 diner with a 6:30 pm booking saw the room fill by 7 and the waiting seats out front full on the way out; a March weekday visitor at about 8 pm walked straight in. Two posts booked ahead.
- You can bring your own: one post brought red wine and says the first bottle is corkage-free, then ₩10,000 per bottle after that. Another post simply copied the 'free corkage' line from the menu.
2 more
- Ordering is self-service — a tablet on the table in an October 2026 post, a kiosk in an August post.
- Four posts said it isn't expensive for the quality, one adding that this is a pricey neighbourhood. Two of those four were sponsored.
What 6 bloggers said
Banpo Galbi hanpan
Not expensive
We read all 6 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (4) and “Roomy” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- In a basement 5 of 6 posts
- Reachable by transit 4 of 6 posts
- Review event 2 of 6 posts
- Self-order screen 2 of 6 posts
- Takes reservations 2 of 6 posts
- Corkage free — bring your own drink 1 of 6 posts
- Waiting area 1 of 6 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 2 of 6 posts |
|---|
Two posts point to the shopping town's surface lot behind the building. The '₩5,000 an hour, free after 8:30 pm' figure was copied from a listing; no post describes actually parking there.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 1 of 6 posts
- Date 1 of 6 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| In a basement | 5 of 6 posts |
|---|
It's underground: five posts walked down one flight of stairs to the first basement, and one said the shop sits right at the foot of the stairs. Three posts remarked that, basement or not, there was no lingering smoke or meat smell.
Every post that describes the entrance went down stairs; nobody mentioned a lift, ramp or doorstep. We don't know whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in.
No post says where the toilets are or whether they're separated by gender — that's unknown, not absent.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts disclosing payment2 of 6 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves1 of 6 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way3 of 6 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- The platter price differs in each post that gives one: ₩65,000 in June 2026, ₩69,000 in September, ₩56,000 in a sponsored October post. We can't tell whether the price moved or someone got it wrong.
- Only two posts say who they went with — one with in-laws, one with a partner. Many suggest it for office dinners, but none actually went as a group; we don't know how it suits friends or solo diners.
- Five posts give the same hours — daily 12:00–23:00, last order 21:50 — mostly copied from the listing. None mentions a closing day.
- Four posts list the phone number as 0507-1378-2071. One says bookings go through Naver, with separate weekday and weekend booking pages.
- The two sponsored posts (August and October 2026) share the same hashtag block and look like one campaign. Claims such as a 'world food master' ageing award are the shop's own promotion, repeated by bloggers, and we don't rely on them.
Sources (6)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 고속 터미널 맛집 반포갈비 2026-10-16 · 러블리유의 오늘 :) · via Daum
- 고속터미널 맛집 반포갈비, 소고기 모둠 후기 2026-09-29 · 무뚝치타님의 블로그 · via Daum
- 고속터미널맛집 회식 소고기 반포갈비 콜키지프리 2026-09-15 · 갓생사는 지유 · via Daum
- • 반포갈비 • 고속터미널 맛집 2026-08-26 · 1+1=♡ · via Daum
- [고터 소고기 맛집] 반포한강공원 근처 블루리본 소갈비 맛집 '반포갈비' 2026-06-01 · ॰｡ཻ˚♡ · via Daum
- [서울/서초] 반포갈비 , 육즙 가득 소고기 고속터미널 맛집 내돈내산 회식장소 추천 2026-03-05 · 한야의 집 · via Daum
Of 364 candidate posts we opened 10 and kept 6 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.