Disclosed herein is a portable direct-fired cooker including a lower case supporting a roasting plate mounted at an upper portion thereof; an upper case spaced apart from the lower case and including a heater module emitting a flame ignited upon receiving gas toward the lower case; a lifting frame coupled to a lower surface of the roasting plate to support the roasting plate; and a lift unit lifting and lowering the lifting frame, wherein the portable direct-fired cooker further includes: a spring mounted on a bottom surface inside the lower case and elastically supporting the lifting frame. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to smoothly lift and lower a top-down portable direct-fired cooker and to stably maintain a state after the lifting and lowering operations.