Gaeseong Mandu Koong

개성만두 궁

Gaeseong-style dumpling soup in a hanok, third generation

Hours

Mon–Fri 11:30–15:00, 16:00–20:30; Sat 11:30–21:00; Sun 11:30–20:00

Address

11-3 Insadong 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

A dumpling house in a converted hanok deep in the Insadong alleys. A grandmother from Gaeseong opened it in 1970 and her granddaughter runs it now. The dough ferments for about three hours and comes out chewy, and the broth of beef and ten vegetables simmers for eight hours, clear and lightly seasoned. Water kimchi and radish kimchi sit on the side.