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Daeseong Galbi

대성갈비 Daeseong Galbi a charcoal pork-rib house moved from the old Seongsu galbi alley

Korean · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga

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A marinated pork rib house on the ground floor of the Seoulsup A Tower, just outside exit 6 at Ttukseom station, tucked at the back of the building. It moved here from the old Seongsu galbi alley, and nineteen of the twenty-two who went wrote about that move — one arrived expecting a shabby lane and found a modern block. Soy-marinated pork ribs over real charcoal are the signature, ordered by eighteen. But the most-praised thing here costs nothing: order meat and a clay pot of kimchi stew arrives, and fifteen writers mention it. Marinated crab comes as a side dish — in a barbecue restaurant — and the basket of leaves is large enough that three writers reach for the same comparison to a ssambap place. There is parking: two hours free in the basement, and nine people actually used it. What you pay instead is time; on a Saturday evening more than one writer waited over an hour.

The basics

Address서울특별시 성동구 상원1길 26, 서울숲A타워 1층 101호,102호,103호 (성수동1가)
26 Sangwon 1-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
Phone02-464-3012
Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩40,000
Floor area193 m²
StatusIn business

6 posts say it is walkable from the station.

When it opens

OpenMon–Sat11:00–21:00 6 of 16 posts last seen 2026-08
OpenDaily11:00–21:00 5 of 16 posts last seen 2026-07
OpenMon–Sat12:00–21:00 2 of 16 posts last seen 2026-04
BreakDaily14:30–16:30 14 of 15 posts last seen 2026-09
Last orderDaily19:30 9 of 10 posts last seen 2026-08
Closed일요일 10 of 10 posts last seen 2026-09

The values differ, but the periods they were written in do not overlap. This looks like a change over time rather than a disagreement, and the top row is the most recently reported. We did not confirm it with the restaurant.

What sets it apart

  1. The timetable is the instruction manual for this place. The afternoon break runs 14:30–16:30 — fourteen writers give the same figures — and last orders are at 19:30, reported by nine. The door stays open until nine, but the kitchen stops at half past seven, so an evening here means sitting down well before that. On top of that, each menu has its own hours. One writer copied the notice at the door: barbecue from 13:00 on weekdays and 11:00 at weekends, breaking at 14:30 and resuming at 16:30; the set lunch only 11:00–12:30, weekdays. That is why some posts say it opens at eleven and others at twelve — neither is wrong. Naengmyeon has hours too: one writer was refused it at lunch, another told it begins after 5pm. The queue gathers on Saturdays and in the evening — 76 minutes for one, over 40 for another, an hour and twenty from joining the list to sitting down for a third. The four who walked straight in all came early on a weekend lunchtime or at five in the afternoon. The waiting list closes early, one writer finding registration already shut at around five.
  2. Whether someone grills for you seems to depend on the day — four writers say yes and four say no. On one side: a server started the first round and left the rest to us; the first panful was done by staff; "the imo grilled the whole thing"; the owner arranged the ribs on the grill to begin with. On the other, one writer is categorical: they do not grill for you here — instead they pass by and adjust the fire, turning it down when it runs hot. Several others simply describe doing all of it themselves, one of them frantic about keeping marinated meat off the flame. There are signs the floor runs short-handed when it is busy: the same writer counted two or three servers for the whole room, and a company party reports orders being forgotten. Marinated ribs burn easily — come prepared to do it yourself.

What 22 bloggers said

We read all 22 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (12) and “Returning customer” (5).

What they liked

Roomy12 of 22 posts
Returning customer5 of 22 posts
Large portions4 of 22 posts

What they struggled with

Food comes slowly1 of 22 posts

Where they disagree

Had to waityes 11 · no 4
Staff grill the meat for youyes 4 · no 4
Friendly staffyes 4 · no 2
Expensiveyes 2 · no 4
Takes reservationsyes 3 · no 2

Things you can check on site

Relocated19 of 22 posts
Reachable by transit6 of 22 posts
Signed celebrity photos2 of 22 posts
Bag storage1 of 22 posts
Toilet inside1 of 22 posts

These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.

The prices here are what bloggers wrote down in their posts, and they may have changed since. Check Naver Place for the current menu and prices. This list is not a menu board — it counts what bloggers actually ordered and ate. Check on Naver Place

Parking

9 posts say you can park; 1 say you cannot. We leave the disagreement standing rather than picking a side.

Posts saying you can park9 of 22 posts
Posts saying you cannot1 of 22 posts

Who came, and with whom

Group visit6 of 22 posts
Family visit1 of 22 posts

Getting there

Map showing where Daeseong Galbi is

Naver Map has a full English mode — Settings → Language → English. In Korea it gives better walking and transit directions than Google Maps.

Getting inside

Toilet inside1 of 22 posts

We do not know whether it is step-free. None of the twenty-two accounts mentions a wheelchair, a pushchair, a ramp or a threshold. It is on the ground floor of a new building — writers direct you left of the main entrance and all the way to the back inside — so the approach appears to run through the building, but nobody says whether there is a step at the door. We would rather leave it unknown than guess; call 02-464-3012.

No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · 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 saying they paid themselves6 of 22 posts
  • Posts saying nothing either way16 of 22 posts

Posts that followed a TV spot

Of the 29 posts we gathered, 7 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.

2026-09-062 posts in one day

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

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Month by month
MonthPosts
2025-101
2025-112
2025-121
2026-011
2026-031
2026-042
2026-052
2026-061
2026-073
2026-086
2026-092

What we do not know

  • Booking works on some days and not others. Two writers state flatly that there are no reservations and it is walk-in only; against that, a company party booked ahead, another writer had her meat ordered in advance, and a third simply gives the phone number as the way to book. The queueing system has changed more than once: as of September 2026 one regular reports that the Catch Table kiosk which had replaced signing up with the owner has itself been removed, and you tell the owner again. Phone ahead. Parking is two hours free, but you must mention it when you pay. Nine writers used the Seoulsup A Tower basement and had it registered; one records the overstay rate as ₩6,000 an hour. One post says simply "no parking" — a company diner who may never have tried. And one writer adds that this is a place for soju, so take the subway. When it opened and when it moved differ from post to post: 1990 or 1999 for the opening; early 2024, "two or three years ago", or "a few years back" for the move. We have no way to check, so we have not chosen between them. Several repeat that it appeared on the television programme Wednesday Food Talk — that is television, not something confirmed on site. The wall of celebrity autographs at the entrance, though, someone did see. No pets (one writer). Only one person mentions the toilets, saying they got cleaner with the move. Not one of the twenty-two mentions wheelchairs or pushchairs — all we know is that it is on the ground floor, at the back of the building. It does not always run smoothly. One regular's long account: a party of three seated at a six-top, then moved off it when six people arrived, then waiting again; drinks asked for three times; the rice arriving halfway through the ribs. She adds that ordering is normally quick and this particular evening was unusual — and that she will be going back.
  • Nobody writes about floors. The address is units 101–103 on the ground floor of the Seoulsup A Tower and every post copies it, but not one mentions an upstairs or any stairs. One writer states there are no private rooms; several describe booth-divided seating for four, six and eight, and tables pushed together for larger parties. Two note the high ceiling.

Sources (22)

Every number above was counted from the posts below.

  1. 성수동 대성갈비 주말 늦은 점심 방문 웨이팅 없이 먹은 소갈비 내.... 2026-09-23 · 마음로그인
  2. 성수 맛집 대성갈비 내돈내산 솔직후기(6년째 단골, 성수 토박이 원.... 2026-09-20 · 유니의 하루
  3. 뚝섬역 돼지갈비집 대성갈비 토요일 방문 후기 2026-08-30 · 재테크 독서하는 장터쟁이 레인맨 · via Daum
  4. 끄적끄적: 졍이와 친구들, 어느 여름 날, 서울숲 나들이 2026-08-27 · 졍이로운, 아무튼 일상 · via Daum
  5. 성수 대성갈비 돼지갈비 맛집, 주말 점심 웨이팅 및 주차 예약 정보 메뉴 추천 2026-08-26 · 맛있는 순간, 여행의 설렘 · via Daum
  6. 성수동 갈비맛집 대성갈비 2026-08-14 · 슈
  7. 대성갈비_성수갈비골목 터줏대감 성수 맛집 돼지갈비 후기 2026-08-08 · 효효님의블로그
  8. 성수동 뚝섬역 고기집 맛집 대성갈비 리뷰 2026-08-01 · 영혼을 끌어모은 독서
  9. 성수동 뚝섬역 대성갈비 내돈내산 먹방 솔직 후기 2026-07-29 · TWOBULLS
  10. [성수동 갈비골목 맛집] 성수 대성갈비 원조 로컬 고기집 뚝섬 찐맛.... 2026-07-16 · 충전하는 나의 일상
  11. 서울 뚝섬 대성갈비 - 돼지갈비로 귀국 먹방 찍기 2026-07-15 · Like ordinary days
  12. 내 돈 내산<대성갈비:육류, 고기>성수동 맛집 2026-06-05 · 내돈내산 찐 성수 주민이 쓰는 맛집 리뷰
  13. 성수동 돼지갈비 맛집 대성갈비 주말방문 웨이팅 가격,맛,후기 2026-05-10 · 오늘의갱 일상:)
  14. 성수동 노포 대성갈비에서 백반 식사 했어요 2026-05-04 · 맛사랑 풍경이
  15. 뚝섬역 성수 돼지갈비 맛집 대성갈비 이전 후 첫 방문 2026-04-03 · 레오군의 건기미식
  16. 성수동 대성갈비 웨이팅 뚫고 온 후기! 뚝섬역 돼지갈비 맛집 여긴 .... 2026-04-01 · 누보드누보_지니원장
  17. 성수 뚝섬역 인생 돼지갈비, 대성갈비 웨이팅 기본 줄 서서 먹을 가.... 2026-03-02 · All is Well :-)
  18. 성수맛집 대성갈비 재방문 돼지갈비 후기 2026-01-04 · 묭묭 생활 (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
  19. 서울 뚝섬역 맛집 대성갈비, 소갈비 후기 2025-12-07 · 묭묭 생활 (˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧
  20. [서울 뚝섬역] 대성갈비 (돼지갈비/내돈내산) 2025-11-23 · 포카락의 미식기행
  21. 성수 뚝섬 서울숲 맛집 대성갈비 내돈내산 n번째 방문 찐솔직 후기(.... 2025-11-01 · 세빈의 빛나는 일상
  22. [서울/성동] 대성갈비 - 은은하게 올라오는 달큰한 양념맛! 돼지갈비.... 2025-10-31 · 지나간 것보다, 남은 것에 대하여.

Of 364 candidate posts we opened 69 and kept 22 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.