찰만생대패 이태원점 (Chalmansaengdaepae Itaewonjeom) — tourist trap or worth it?

+0.21tourists rate it higherTourist-tilted Gap Score · tourist rating minus local blend
Locals say4.69 Naver visitor score 4.69 (695 reviews) · KakaoMap 4.7 (239 ratings)
Tourists say4.9 Google (195 reviews)

Tourists rate Chalmansaengdaepae Itaewonjeom 0.21 stars above locals — the 4th-widest tourist tilt among the 28 badge-qualified restaurants in Itaewon. Locals still put it at 4.69, which is a high local score by Korean standards. This is a good restaurant that tourists over-reward, not a bad one they have been sold. The median gap across badge-qualified Itaewon restaurants is +0.07, for scale.

Verified 2026-08-12. Badge thresholds are published on the methodology page and applied without exception.

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Where this sits in Itaewon

찰만생대패 이태원점 is number 4 of 28 badge-qualified Itaewon restaurants ranked from the widest tourist tilt down, and number 15 of 40 on local buzz — the volume of Naver and Kakao review traffic, regardless of sentiment. Across the 28 badged restaurants in Itaewon the median gap is +0.07, 4 lean tourist and 4 lean local. See all 40 Itaewon restaurants →

DistrictItaewon
CuisineSamgyeopsal BBQ
Kakao price level₩₩
Cheapest listed dish₩15,000
Local buzz rank in Itaewon15 of 40
Address서울 용산구 이태원로26길 13
Phone02-790-9233
Last verified2026-08-12

Menu & prices

As listed on Naver at the 2026-08-12 verification run. Korean menu prices move a few weeks behind the platforms; treat these as the shape of the bill, not a quote.

Where the local verdict runs further ahead, within walking distance

Same district, a gap that runs further in the locals' favour, and a local score at least as high as this one — both conditions, so "locals prefer it" is a fact rather than a turn of phrase. Distances are straight-line from 찰만생대패 이태원점.

+0.10 tourists ↑코리아호프Koriahopeu · Hof & pub food180 m away · locals 4.80 · tourists 4.9+0.14 tourists ↑아지양 본점Ajiyang Bonjeom · Korean BBQ / meat184 m away · locals 4.86 · tourists 5

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