> Quick view: eight Korean charcoal BBQ restaurants across KL and PJ, re-verified on 26 August 2026 — with a real per-person spend band for each, because almost none of them publish a full price list.
What Korean BBQ actually costs in KL & PJ
The honest problem with every Korean BBQ list is that the restaurants don't publish prices. Two of the eight here have no working website at all, one redirects to an empty menu folder, and a fourth's "official site" turns out to belong to a different restaurant on another continent. So instead of guessing, this update carries the crowd-reported per-person spend band that Google Maps shows on each listing — the figure a few hundred diners actually reported paying — alongside every RM figure the operators themselves still publish.
The spread is wider than most people expect. The cheapest name on this list runs about RM20–40 a head; the priciest asks roughly RM100 and up for the same "Korean BBQ" search term. That is a 4–5× gap, and it is almost entirely about the cut of meat and who does the grilling, not about how good the banchan is.
- RM20–40 a head: Seoul Garden Korbi Grill (MyTOWN), Hansang (Pavilion Elite)
- RM40–60 a head: Sae Ma Eul (Solaris Mont Kiara), Daorae (Kota Damansara)
- RM20–100 a head: Daorae (SS2) — a wide band because it does cheap set lunches and expensive shared grills
- RM40–120 a head: Bon Ga (Solaris Mont Kiara), Koryo-Won (Fahrenheit88)
- RM40–160 a head: Palsaik (Sunway Pyramid)
- Around RM100+ a head: HAN Modern Korean Grill (Menara Hap Seng), by diner reports
Korean BBQ (gogigui) is its own thing — tabletop charcoal or gas grills, marinated beef and pork cuts, banchan refills and lettuce wraps — and it's easy to confuse with Korean steamboat or Korean fried chicken, both of which this site covers separately. This list sticks strictly to restaurants built around the grill.
Kuala Lumpur
1. HAN Modern Korean Grill
On the first floor of Menara Hap Seng on Jalan P. Ramlee, HAN leans fine-dining: air-flown Australian wagyu striploin (4–5 marbling score) alongside boneless prime short ribs, marinated beef belly, spring lamb chops and smoked duck breast, grilled tableside by staff rather than by you. Sets are grouped into Couple, Family and Premium options.
Two things to plan around. First, HAN is closed on Sundays — its own listing on Plaza Hap Seng's tenant directory gives Monday–Friday 11.30am–2.30pm and 5–10pm, Saturday 5–10pm only, Sunday closed. That catches out weekend groups more than anything else on this list. Second, it is the most expensive entry here; diner reports put a full meal at roughly RM100 and up per person, and one recent review describes RM130 a head for two meat portions plus a beef soup and a bibimbap. There is no published set price — the domain Google lists for it (bestkorean.restaurant) no longer resolves, so the Facebook page is the only working channel. Rated 4.6 from 657 Google reviews.
2. Hansang
Level 8 of Pavilion Elite, on the Jalan Raja Chulan side of Pavilion KL. Hansang pairs BBQ cuts with the fuller Korean-restaurant menu — bibimbap, army stew, ramyeon and a fried-chicken series — so it works whether the table wants to grill or just eat classics.
Correction from our first version: we previously linked hansangrestaurant.com as Hansang's official site. It isn't — that domain belongs to an unrelated Korean restaurant group in Sydney, Australia, with outlets in Haymarket and Strathfield NSW. The KL Hansang has no website of its own; Pavilion KL's tenant page is the authoritative listing, and that is what the card below now links to. At RM20–40 per person (144 reports) it is the cheapest sit-down option in the Bukit Bintang cluster, though its 3.7 rating from 393 reviews is the lowest on this list.
3. Koryo-Won
A long-running fixture with two outlets — Level 4 of Suria KLCC and the second floor of Fahrenheit88 (Lot 2-34 to 2-40) — both still listed in the brand's own Instagram bio. Best known for jumulleok, charbroiled beef marinated in a house barbecue sauce, plus a bulgogi jeongsik. BBQ beef cuts sit around RM135–140 à la carte (boneless short ribs RM135, charbroiled short ribs and sirloin RM138, fresh tenderloin RM140), with most other dishes from about RM25. The Fahrenheit88 branch reports RM20–120 per person.
Important correction: our first version called Koryo-Won "halal-certified". That is not supported. Koryo-Won serves no pork and no lard and is widely described as Muslim-friendly, but neither its own Instagram, nor Fahrenheit88's tenant page, nor any JAKIM listing we could find carries a halal certificate — and alcohol is served on the premises. Pork-free is not the same as certified halal. Muslim readers who need certification should use Seoul Garden Korbi Grill instead, and anyone unsure should ask to see the certificate at the counter.
4. Bon Ga Korean BBQ
Now one outlet, not two. Bon Ga's Sri Petaling branch at 169-1 Jalan Radin Bagus is permanently closed — Google Maps marks it permanently closed and Foursquare lists it as "Now Closed". The surviving outlet is at Solaris Mont Kiara (3A-2, Jalan Solaris 3), where it has been a neighbourhood regular for over a decade, serving samgyeopsal grilled tableside alongside chicken dakgalbi and spicy stir-fried pork. It is a straightforward grill-it-yourself setup, 4.1 from 586 reviews, RM40–120 per person (142 reports), and closed until 11.30am daily.
5. Sae Ma Eul BBQ
Also at Solaris Mont Kiara (1, Jalan Solaris 4), and the busiest name in that cluster by a distance — 4.4 from 1,772 reviews, against Bon Ga's 586 next door. It runs late, closing at midnight, and its Google listing carries a Buffet BBQ section alongside the à la carte grill. At RM40–60 per person (374 reports — the largest sample on this list) it is also the most predictable bill in Mont Kiara: a tight band, not the RM40–120 spread of its neighbour.
Petaling Jaya & Klang Valley
6. Daorae Korean BBQ
Operating in the Klang Valley since 2007, with two PJ outlets doing charcoal-grilled marinated beef and pork with free-flow banchan.
Location correction: the second outlet is at Dataran Sunway, Kota Damansara (2, First Floor, Jalan PJU 5/9) — not Sunway Giza, as we first wrote. The two are different developments a few minutes apart.
The outlets price differently enough to matter. SS2 (66 & 68, Jalan SS2/67) reports RM20–100 per person across 173 reports — the wide band reflects a set lunch from around RM18 at one end and shared grills at the other. Kota Damansara reports a tighter RM40–60. Both close at 11pm and open at 11.30am. SS2 rates 4.4 from 657 reviews; Kota Damansara 4.3 from 359.
7. Palsaik Korean BBQ
Palsaik's signature is 8-colour marinated pork belly — eight marinades (ginseng, wine, pine needles, garlic, herb, curry, doenjang and gochujang) on one plate. It is the biggest chain here, with nine outlets per its own Linktree, including Sunway Pyramid, Mid Valley Megamall, Sunway Velocity and Pavilion Bukit Jalil in the Klang Valley.
We have withdrawn the set prices we previously quoted. Our first version cited a Signature Set at RM138 and a Substantial Party Set at RM238 from palsaik.my. That site no longer works: the root now redirects to a Linktree, every menu path returns a 503, and the two menu folders the Linktree points to are empty. We are not going to keep quoting a price from a page that no longer exists. What is verifiable today: the Sunway Pyramid outlet (Ground Floor, OB.K5-K6A, Oasis Boulevard) reports RM40–160 per person, rates 4.5 from 159 reviews, opens 10am–10pm, and takes bookings through Oddle. The Sunway Giza, Kota Damansara branch now trades as Palbok Korean BBQ under a related concept — a separate Facebook page, not a Palsaik outlet.
8. Seoul Garden Korbi Grill
The grill-and-hot-pot line from Seoul Garden Group Sdn Bhd (1257265-M), which started in Singapore in 1983 and now runs 68-plus outlets across six countries; Korbi Grill itself launched in April 2023. The brand states it produces halal food and services in line with the Manual Procedure of Halal Certification Malaysia and MS1500:2019, and markets itself as halal throughout — the clearest halal position of anything on this list, though certification in Malaysia is granted per premise, so confirm at the outlet you visit.
It is also the cheapest and best-rated entry here: the MyTOWN outlet reports RM20–40 per person across 1,533 reports and rates 4.8 from 3,489 reviews.
Outlet correction — this is the big one. We previously placed Korbi Grill at Paradigm Mall, 1 Utama and Sunway Pyramid. Those are Seoul Garden's other brands, not Korbi Grill. Per the brand's own outlet page, Korbi Grill has eight outlets: MyTOWN Shopping Centre (KL) and Subang Parade (Selangor) in the Klang Valley, plus Sunshine Central (Penang), KB Mall (Kelantan), Mayang Mall (Terengganu), Bintang Megamall (Miri) and The Summer (Kota Samarahan) in Sarawak. Its Jaya Shopping Centre, PJ outlet ceased operations on 12 May 2026 for relocation, and as of 1 October 2026 the outlet page still names no new address (the only "coming soon" listed is Boulevard Shopping Mall, Kuching). In other words: there is currently no Korbi Grill in PJ.
What the September 2026 menu actually charges. Korbi Grill uploaded a new West Malaysia menu to its own site on 6 September 2026, and it corrects a figure we carried before: the "sets from RM20.30" and "Buddy Combo Set RM56" we quoted are already the *student* prices, not the list prices. At full price (inclusive of 6% SST):
- Personal Grill Set (meat, 3-in-1 namul, rice, lettuce wrap and sauces): Chicken Grill RM30, Beef Grill RM40, Seafood Grill RM49, Supreme Grill (bulgogi + keopi lamb) RM50; single-cut Supreme Grill sets RM26 (sliced beef short plate, 100g) or RM29 (imported wagyu 100g, or lamb chump).
- Buddy Combo Set for two (two meats plus a Kimchi Chicken Hot Pot, wing sticks and two drinks): Chicken RM80, Beef RM89, Combo Mix RM92, Lamb RM93.
- Signature Family Combo Set for 4–6: RM168 (marked down from RM231). A Family Hot Pot Set is RM138.
- À la carte grill: chicken or beef 100g RM10 / RM14, lamb shoulder 200g RM28.
Live offer: the weekday ID menus, weekdays only and excluding public holidays, valid ID required. The Student's Favourite menu is 30% off — Chicken Grill RM21, Beef Grill RM28, sliced beef short plate RM18.20, Buddy Combo Chicken RM56. The Exclusive Executive Offer is 20% off — from RM20.80, Buddy Combo Chicken RM64. Worked example: two students sharing a Chicken Buddy Combo pay RM28 each, against RM40 each at list price. There is also a current 30%-off Spicy Deliyaki add-on with any Signature, Personal, Combo for 2, Executive or Student combo meal, and 10% off for Proton staff with an employee ID.
How to pick
- On a budget, or feeding students: Seoul Garden Korbi Grill at MyTOWN. RM20–40 a head before the weekday ID discount, and the highest rating on this list.
- Need certified halal: Korbi Grill again — it is the only entry with a stated MS1500:2019 halal position. Koryo-Won is pork-free but not certified.
- Want charcoal and a neighbourhood room: Sae Ma Eul or Bon Ga at Solaris Mont Kiara. Sae Ma Eul for the tighter RM40–60 bill and the late midnight close; Bon Ga if the table wants dakgalbi as well.
- Big group, one shared plate: Palsaik's 8-colour pork belly. Budget wider than you think — RM40–160 a head.
- A proper occasion: HAN Modern Korean Grill, staff-grilled wagyu, about RM100+ a head. Just not on a Sunday.
- In Bukit Bintang already: Hansang, at RM20–40, is the cheapest way to get grill and a full Korean menu on one table.
What we left out
- Bon Ga Sri Petaling — permanently closed; see item 4.
- Chir Chir Fusion Chicken Factory (Pavilion KL) — genuinely Korean, and its menu includes a "Spicy BBQ Chicken", but it's a Korean fried-chicken specialist, not a grill-your-own BBQ restaurant.
- Vatos Urban Tacos — Korean-Mexican fusion, not a Korean BBQ restaurant, despite turning up in "Korean food KL" searches.
- Ssikkek Korean Grill BBQ Buffet (Kepong) — still no current, dated official page confirming it trades and what it charges, so it stays off.
