Hanyangwang Jokbal 한양왕족발 - Bossam and Jokbal in Sinchon 신촌

I hadn't been to Hanyangwang Jokbal in quite some time, but I finally went back to this place with a friend and I must say that this very well may be my favorite bossam and jokbal place in Sinchon.  They definitely prepare things in a different manner than a lot of the other major chain and larger places and add their own unique twist on the food.

The atmosphere in this place is a bit like a pojangmacha place which means that it is open with concrete floors.  It seems like the type of place you might go on a hwesik with your company or out on a Friday night of drinking with a Korean crowd.  It would be a great place to have some soju with your friends but it is generally not that loud so it could also be treated like a family restaurant.

I have never actually ordered anything in this place apart from the bossam because I actually prefer it to jokbal.  For those of you who are new to Korea, bossam is a pork dish where the fatty part of the pork belly is boiled with a variety of spices.  It is essentially the same thing as samgyupsal (BBQed pork belly) but it is a lot lighter because of the fact that it is boiled rather than grilled.  Jokbal is pigs feet.  It is also quite tasty, but as I said I tend to prefer bossam and most jokbal places offer both dishes.

This place gives much more of a homemade type of feel in comparison to a lot of the larger jokbal and bossam places that I have been to.  The bossam is also served on a bed of buchu which is a Korean leek like vegetable and the sides are a bit different than most other places.  Anyone who has eaten bossam knows that it comes with a side of particular type of kimchi.  In fact there are two.  The one that is made out of what I believe is radish is quite normal here, but the cabbage kimchi is the freshest kimchi I have ever seen almost making me wonder if it is even fermented at all.

They also brought us a side of yukhwe (raw beef) which was a nice touch and something else that they serve at this restaurant as well as a side of kyeranjjim which is a boiled egg dish that is really salty and goes well with soju.  The sides are all really nice, but the thing that stands out the most in this restaurant is the different way in which the meat is prepared.  It is finished with sesame seeds which adds a nice touch and the cut of meat is more meat and less fat heavy than your typical bossam place.

I highly recommend this place to anyone who likes bossam or is just interested in trying out some new Korean places in Sinchon.

Storefront

Menu and Workers

Menu

Banchan (Sides)

Bossam

Old Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 창천동 52-57

New Address System: 서울특별시 서대문구 연세로7길 16-5

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