Saemaeul Restaurant[1] (Korean새마을식당), name also rendered as Saemaeul Sikdang,[2][3] is a South Korean multinational Korean barbecue chain restaurant. The restaurant first opened in South Korea in 2005,[4] and has locations in South Korea, Japan,[5] China,[6] the United States,[7] Hong Kong,[2] the Philippines,[8] Thailand,[3] Vietnam, and Australia.[6] In South Korea, the chain reportedly had 101 locations in 2023, with all of them operating as franchise restaurants.[9]

Saemaeul Restaurant
Native name
새마을식당
Saemaeul Sikdang
IndustryChain restaurant
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
FounderPaik Jong-won
Area served
    • South Korea
    • Japan
    • China
    • Hong Kong
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Australia
    • Thailand
    • Vietnam
Websitenewmaul.com
(South Korean homepage)

The restaurant's representative dishes are its yeontan bulgogi and its 7-minute kimchi-jjigae.[10][4] The restaurant is one of several restaurant chains run by South Korean entrepreneur and celebrity chef Paik Jong-won, under his company Theborn Korea.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Saemaeulus | The Original Korean BBQ". Saemaeulus. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Exclusive: Baek Jong-won's Korean Saemaeul BBQ restaurant to make Hong Kong debut". The Chosun Daily. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Supateerawanitt, Arpiwach (13 September 2021). "Saemaeul Sikdang". Time Out. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b "새마을식당, 13주년 고객 감사 이벤트 실시 - 뉴스와이어". www.newswire.co.kr (in Korean). 30 May 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ 이, 영섭 (12 December 2021). "'본토맛 한식' 좋아하는 日청년들…불닭볶음면 등 매운제품 수출↑". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "새마을식당". 더본코리아 (in Korean). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ "한식의 대부 백종원 애틀랜타에 상륙". 애틀랜타 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  8. ^ Arnaldo, Steph (8 August 2023). "Menu, prices: Korea's Saemaeul BBQ Restaurant now open in Metro Manila". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ^ 김, 윤구 (28 July 2024). "백종원 더본코리아, 새마을식당 등 15개 브랜드 매장 감소세". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ ""사장이 불편 감수해야…" 새마을식당 긴급점검 나선 백종원". 조선일보 (in Korean). 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
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