Mapo · Gongdeok / Market pancake and makgeolli hall
Mapo Main Branch
청학동부침개
A two-floor pancake house in the Gongdeok Market jeon alley, the closest thing in the area to a street stall with proper seating. Fried items are laid out at the front and you can point at what you want or take the set assortment. The makgeolli list is long and cheap, and the kitchen runs to one in the morning most nights.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Modeum jeon · assorted savoury pancakes
The small assorted jeon with a bottle of makgeolli. Add the seafood pancake if there are three or more of you.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Ordering the small assortment gets you a spread of several kinds, so there is no need to name each pancake. Weekend evenings fill up, so go before seven or after ten.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
The fried ingredients were displayed in the container for self selection. Price was reasonable. The lady who was manning the fried section was friendly and helpful.
Nice place to taste different types of Tempura(튀김) and Korean pancakes. You have varying options of fried vegetable & seafood to choose before taking a seat. Quite cheap price and friendly service it has as well.
I love it ! Very tasty, really good quality and so many choices, snaks and dishes, and drinks. I love machiolis with aromath. "châtaigne" 😍 and i would like dry thé others perfum ! For 4000 won ! Cheap i think Snacks for me seems expensive beetween 500 a small one until 2000
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NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
The small assorted jeon with a bottle of makgeolli. Add the seafood pancake if there are three or more of you.
Expect about ₩17,000 per person. Assorted jeon small ₩17,000; large ₩27,000; seafood pancake ₩19,000; braised chicken ₩30,000.
Sun–Mon 09:00–24:00; Tue–Sat 09:00–01:00. Open daily.
Cheonghakdong Buchimgae Mapo Main Branch is at 23 Mallijae-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 마포구 만리재로 23 공덕시장 1층. The nearest station is Gongdeok Station (Lines 5 and 6, Gyeongui-Jungang, Airport Railroad).
Cheonghakdong Buchimgae Mapo Main Branch suits Groups & sharing, Late night.
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