Jongno · Insadong / Dumplings & rice-cake soup
개성만두 궁
Make room for handmade dumplings while exploring Insadong. This restaurant also serves traditional joraengi rice-cake soup.
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Handmade mandu
Order the Gaeseong mandu-guk, fist-sized handmade dumplings in a clean beef broth - the Gaeseong style uses no glass noodles, so the filling tastes purely of pork, tofu and greens. If there are two or more of you, the dumpling hot pot is the more generous way to eat it.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Mandu means dumplings. Ask which soup or dumpling portion best suits your appetite.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
An institution for a reason. This Michelin restaurant serves the most gorgeous homemade dumplings and soups. I went vegetarian and had the special summer soybean soup, which was rich and incredible, and the giant mushroom dumplings. Both dishes were impeccable. Staff were helpful
Very authentic place. Luckily there was no wait when I arrived. The kimchi was excellent — fresh, balanced and not overly spicy. I ordered the dumplings in soup with rice cakes and it was a very filling meal. The flavor of the soup itself is quite mild and subtle. That’s not a b
This place is great. Not a very extensive menu but it's okay. Everyone typically goes for the pork or kimchi dumplings with soup. There is a vegetarian option which is mushroom dumpling with various veggie fillings. There is a line up but when I went on a Sunday evening ...it
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NEAR YOU
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Order the Gaeseong mandu-guk, fist-sized handmade dumplings in a clean beef broth - the Gaeseong style uses no glass noodles, so the filling tastes purely of pork, tofu and greens. If there are two or more of you, the dumpling hot pot is the more generous way to eat it.
Expect about ₩15,000 per person. Gaeseong mandu soup ₩15,000; mandu hot pot ₩21,000.
Sun–Tue 11:30–20:00; Wed–Sat 11:30–21:30. No regular closing day published.
Gaeseong Mandu Koong is at 11-3 Insadong 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 종로구 인사동10길 11-3. The nearest station is Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 5 - about 370 m, in the lanes just off Insadong-gil.
Gaeseong Mandu Koong suits Near the sights, Groups & sharing, Not spicy.
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