No. 9 in the world · November 2026
Mongtan
No. 9The one to order off the fire
The woo dae galbi, a thick beef short rib smoked over straw and finished at your table
What it burns: Burning rice straw first, then charcoal
The straw smoke gives the rib a sweet, toasty edge you can smell down the block; it is the Korean barbecue Seoul lines up for now.
Cook it at home
Galbi: Korean grilled beef short rib
40 min plus 2 hr to overnight marinating · 4 people. Thick-cut short rib, a quick sweet-salty marinade and very hot coals: the Seoul barbecue experience at home, in a cast-iron pan or on a charcoal grill. Mongtan smokes theirs over straw; a handful of soaked wood chips on the coals gives you a hint of it.
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