Geobugi Dongne (거북이동네) is a Korean pork barbecue restaurant on a main road in Gamil, Hanam, where we live. We went for dinner as a family of four on a weekday evening and ordered a shabu-shabu and pork belly set, extra pork belly, thin-sliced hanwoo beef, pot rice and doenjang stew, with soju, a highball and soft drinks. It is good value for the amount of food, the pork was tasty, and the kids ate well.
- Name: 거북이동네 (Geobugi Dongne), Gamil
- Address: 1F, 161 Gamilbaekje-ro, Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기 하남시 감일백제로 161 1층) · Google Maps
- Hours: 11:30 to 23:00, last order 22:00
- Parking: free in the building’s underground car park
- Visited: a weekday evening in 2025, my wife, our two kids and me
- What we ordered: shabu-shabu and pork belly set, 2 extra portions of pork belly, 2 portions of thin-sliced hanwoo, pot rice for two, doenjang stew for two, two soft drinks, a highball and a bottle of soju. I did not keep the receipt, so I have not given a total
- My rating: 4.0 / 5
- Info checked: September 23, 2026
A neighborhood barbecue dinner
Gamil is a newer residential area in Hanam, and Geobugi Dongne is on the ground floor of a building on one of its main roads. It is one of the barbecue places in our neighborhood that has a line at mealtimes on both weekdays and weekends. We got there at about 6 p.m. on a weekday, and by a little after six there were already people waiting at the door. Parking is in the building’s underground car park; the car park entrance is next to the Paik’s Dabang coffee shop.
Before we ate there, we did not understand why people queued. After eating, the reason was clear: for the price, there is a lot of food, and it is good, which makes it a comfortable place for a family or a group.
The menu
The menu is built around pork sold by 100 g, two sets, and a few meal dishes. There is also a 5,000 won table charge added to the bill. These are the prices my wife noted from the menu; check the current prices when you go:
| Item | Korean | Price (won) |
|---|---|---|
| Shabu-shabu and pork belly set | 샤브샤브 삼겹 세트 | 35,000 |
| Ogyeopsal and jjolmyeon set | 오겹살 쫄면 세트 | 36,500 |
| Aged pork belly or neck, 100 g | 숙성 삼겹살 / 목살 | 4,990 |
| Aged ogyeopsal (belly with skin), 100 g | 숙성 오겹살 | 5,490 |
| Thin-sliced 1++ hanwoo | 투뿔 한우 대패 | 9,990 |
| Thin-sliced hanwoo or brisket | 한우 대패 / 차돌박이 | 6,990 |
| Large spicy vegetable jjolmyeon | 대왕 매콤 야채쫄면 | 11,000 |
| Makguksu, cold or spicy | 물 / 비빔 막국수 | 6,500 |
| Pot rice for two | 갓 지은 가마솥밥 2인분 | 4,000 |
| Doenjang stew for two | 된장찌개 2인분 | 4,000 |
The two sets are the most popular choices. We ordered the shabu-shabu and pork belly set, and because we were feeding two kids, we added two portions of pork belly and two portions of thin-sliced hanwoo. Side dishes come from a self-service bar, which we visited as soon as we had ordered. The dining room has warm lighting, and the self-service bar also has ice cream and coffee for after the meal.
Pork on the grill
The pork arrives as thick slabs of belly and neck on a slate board. It is grilled at the table on a round grill with a drip channel, next to bean sprouts and garlic. In our family, my wife handles the eating and I handle the tongs: I cook, cut and hand out, and she and the kids eat.
The pork belly was good both on its own and wrapped in lettuce. There are plenty of staff, and when we asked for anything, it came quickly.
Thin-sliced hanwoo and shabu-shabu
Each table has two burners: one for the grill and one for a shabu-shabu pot, which comes with the set. You can choose a clear or a spicy broth. Daepae (대패) means sliced thin, like wood shavings from a plane, and the thin-sliced hanwoo is meant for the shabu-shabu pot: it comes rolled up on a board and cooks in the broth almost as soon as it goes in. You can add more vegetables from the self-service bar. Having a broth on the table made it easy to feed the kids. When the meat was gone, kalguksu noodles went into the broth, and that was one of the best parts of the meal.
Pot rice and doenjang stew
The pot rice (가마솥밥) costs 4,000 won for two, and it arrives in a small iron pot with a wooden lid, cooked to order. We had it with the doenjang stew (된장찌개), which is also 4,000 won for two and comes in a large earthenware bowl, bigger than the price suggests.
Drinks
We had a highball, a bottle of Saero soju and two soft drinks. If you go, my wife recommends the highball.
For families with kids
Gamil has a lot of young families, and Geobugi Dongne works well for them. There is no play room, but there is a small kids’ video room with a big screen, so children who finish eating first can go and watch there. We fed our kids some grilled meat and sent them to the video room, and a little later they came back for ice cream from the self-service bar and sat down to eat more meat with the ice cream in one hand.
What we thought
With the set, the extra pork and hanwoo, the rice and the stew, the four of us left very full. The menu prices pork by 100 g, but I did not note how many grams the two extra portions were. The pork and the hanwoo were both good, the shabu broth with noodles at the end was a highlight, and our kids ate a lot.
There are several barbecue restaurants in Gamil, and of the ones we go to, Geobugi Dongne is not our top pick for pure taste. But for a family dinner where you want a lot of good food without a big bill, it is a solid choice. I am giving it 4.0 out of 5.
For all our Hanam reviews grouped by area, see our Hanam restaurant guide.
More places we eat in Gamil:
- Jjokgalbi Gamil, grilled pork ribs
- Damga Hwaro-gui, charcoal-grilled beef
- Puradak Chicken Gamil, fried chicken