Grill houseKorean
Simin Sikdang
시민식당 Simin Sikdang means 'citizens' restaurant'; one post quotes a sign inside calling it the restaurant of the citizens, by the citizens, for the citizens.
Compiled from 14 blog posts read in fullSources →
A two-floor barbecue house in the Pimatgol alley behind the McDonald's near Exit 1 of Jongno 3-ga Station (30 Donhwamun-ro 5-gil). Every table has a large stone grill: you cook wagyu kkotsal, pork belly and spicy pork, keep kimchi stew going alongside, and finish by frying cheese rice from a tray of separated ingredients. Ten of the fourteen visit posts ordered the Asamyuk set for two — 65,000 won in posts up to 12 September 2026, 69,000 won from 13 September. We read 16 posts dated 20 March to 9 October 2026: 14 describe a visit, one only lists the place among neighbourhood picks, and one was a hotel post we set aside.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로5길 30, 1~2층 (낙원동)30 Donhwamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-765-2439
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩125,000
- From the station8 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 139 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 12 posts: 10 wrote 11:00–21:30.
| No day given | 11:00–21:30 | 10 of 12 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | Monday | 9 of 10 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
- Staff or the owner usually grill for you: eight posts say so, while two say they only started the meat and left the rest to the diners. Two more posts note they got full service because it was quiet, and that at busy times you grill yourself.
- Leaf wraps are self-serve and unlimited — ten posts mention the salad bar. One counted eight kinds, including lettuce, perilla, red chard, red mustard, kale, chicory and angelica; others noted labels describing each green and dry-ice mist keeping the bar cold.
What 14 bloggers said
Kimchi Jjigae
Roomy
We read all 14 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (11) and “Friendly staff” (9).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Second floor 11 of 14 posts
- Free refills 10 of 14 posts
- Staff cook it at your table 8 of 14 posts
- Reachable by transit 8 of 14 posts
- Beer served 4 of 14 posts
- Toilet inside 3 of 14 posts
- Takes reservations 3 of 14 posts
- Origin labelling posted 3 of 14 posts
- Waiting area 2 of 14 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 14 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 14 posts
- Coupon 1 of 14 posts
- Review event 1 of 14 posts
- Takeout 1 of 14 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 14 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 2 of 14 posts |
|---|
Two posts say in their own words there is no parking; one notes the nearest lot, under CGV Piccadilly 1958, costs 6,600 won an hour. The 'no parking' lines in other posts are copied listing data.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 6 of 14 posts
- Family visit 2 of 14 posts
- Date 1 of 14 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
8 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 11 of 14 posts |
|---|---|
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 1 (of 14 posts read) |
| Toilet inside | 3 of 14 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 14 posts |
Eleven posts describe the upstairs room. One counted about sixteen four-person grill tables downstairs and about ten upstairs; several say the second floor is partitioned and used for company dinners, and two found it entirely set for a group booking. One post was seated on the ground floor.
No post says whether there is a step at the entrance or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in. One mentions two entrances, front and back; several say the second floor is reached by an inside staircase. None mentions a lift.
Three posts say the toilets are inside the restaurant; two of them add there is one on each floor, separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. 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 saying nothing either way14 of 14 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 15 posts we gathered, 1 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 10 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- The Asamyuk set went up in September 2026: four posts from 3 July to 12 September give 65,000 won, four from 13 September to 9 October give 69,000 won. A 22 June post says 56,000 won — whether a typo or the price then, we don't know. Five posts called it good value; none called it expensive.
- No post says it had to wait. Three booked ahead. Two mention a waiting area by the door with a drinks fridge, and one says there are waits on Friday evenings and weekends. That doesn't mean there is never a queue — just that nobody who queued wrote about it.
- Twelve posts give the same hours, 11:00–21:30, and nine say it closes on Mondays; one says Monday to Saturday with Sundays off, and one says every day. All of this is copied listing data, not checked in person. Five posts give the phone number 0507-1445-8296 and say Naver booking is available.
- Eleven posts landed between 1 September and 9 October 2026, and ten of them repeat the same phrases — 'Jongno company dinner', 'Seoul top-5 kimchi stew', 'guarding Pimatgol since 2014'. None discloses sponsorship, but we read them as possible promotional copy. Pork certification, TV appearances and house-made kimchi are the restaurant's own claims, and we don't rely on them.
Sources (14)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 종로3가 삼겹살 맛집, 시민식당 본점｜퇴근 후 친구와 아삼육세트 2026-10-09 · 충동일기 · via Daum
- 종로3가삼겹살 종로고깃집 맛있는 김치찌개와 아삼육세트 시민식당 본점 후기 2026-09-25 · Happy JJeong! · via Daum
- 종로 삼겹살 맛집 시민식당 본점 위치, 주차, 메뉴, 세트 구성, 와규구절판볶음밥, 주말 방문 후기 및 꿀팁 2026-09-22 · 경호원의 오지랖 · via Daum
- 종로 삼겹살 맛집 시민식당 종로점 두툼한 삼겹살 후기 2026-09-19 · 헬의 소소한 일상 · via Daum
- 종로3가삼겹살 시민식당 본점 / 퇴근 후 고기에 소주 한잔, 회식하기 좋은 종로 고깃집 2026-09-18 · 오늘도 호호룰루 · via Daum
- 종로회식 시민식당 본점 와규 등심 꽃살 종로 고깃집 후기 2026-09-16 · 맛냥로드 | Travel Diary · via Daum
- 종로회식 맛집 시민식당 본점｜커플 아삼육세트 69,000원, 와규·삼겹살에 쌈 8종 무한리필 2026-09-13 · 핫한 건 못 참지!!! · via Daum
- 종로3가 맛집, '시민식당' 쌈밥 정식 후기 2026-09-12 · 근심, 근心 (sim) · via Daum
- 종로 회식 장소로 완벽한 종로3가맛집! 종로삼겹살과 서울 TOP5 김치찌개맛집으로 유명한 시민식당 2026-09-12 · 행복한 우리의 일상 +꿈동산+ · via Daum
- 피맛골 종로3가삼겹살 시민식당 본점 후기 2026-09-04 · 겸사겸사 Daily 여행 · via Daum
- 종로회식 시민식당 종로삼겹살 솔직 후기 2026-09-01 · mz 오타쿠 개발자의 블로그 줄여서 엠오개 · via Daum
- 종로3가 삼겹살 맛집 ‘시민식당’ | 직장인 회식 & 점심 특선 추천 장소 2026-07-03 · ☘️옐로그 : 요모조모 리뷰일기 · via Daum
- 종로3가 삼겹살 맛집 | 시민식당 본점 아삼육세트 후기 | 세트 구성 미쳤다..!! 2026-06-22 · WONBAB · via Daum
- 종로삼겹살 맛집 시민식당, 커플아삼육세트 2026-03-20 · The position · via Daum
Of 422 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 14 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.