How to Order
This is a sharing-style restaurant — order bossam or jokbal sets for 2-3 people. Seat yourself and a server will come. The Original Bossam is the signature. Pork comes pre-sliced on a large plate. Wrap a slice in cabbage or lettuce, add a piece of garlic, radish wrap, and salted shrimp paste (saeu-jeot), then eat in one bite. Pairs perfectly with soju. Popular late-night dining spot. Pay at the counter.
Wonhalmeoni Bossam (원할머니보쌈) is one of Korea's oldest and most recognized bossam (boiled pork wrap) franchise chains, with roots dating back to 1975.
The story began in a tiny nameless restaurant near Cheonggyecheon, where founder Kim Bo-bae — an elderly grandmother — served tender boiled pork that earned the nickname 'Grandmother's Bossam.' When copycats appeared, the original added 'Won' (원, meaning original) to differentiate.
Now with approximately 295 locations nationwide under parent company Won & One Co., Ltd., it's a cornerstone of Korean late-night food culture.
The signature experience involves wrapping warm, tender slices of boiled pork (수육) in pickled napa cabbage with bossam kimchi, fermented shrimp paste (새우젓), ssamjang, raw garlic, and optional chili — then eating the whole bundle in one satisfying bite.
The Uiseong Garlic Bossam features premium garlic from Gyeongsang Province with unique ssamtteok (pumpkin and mugwort rice cakes).
Jokbal (braised pig's feet) is equally popular.
Solo sets from ₩19,000, couple sets around ₩43,000-52,000.
Open until midnight daily.
Branches in Hongdae, Myeongdong, and Gangnam.
Listed on VisitKorea as a recommended restaurant.
Delivery available via Korean apps.
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