Hyehwa · Daehak-ro / Kimchi-jjim and makgeolli pub
혜화도담
Hyehwa Dodam is about 180 m from Hyehwa Station and is listed on DiningCode for kimchi-jjim and makgeolli. The menu centres on kimchi-jjim and braised pork ribs in shareable sizes, plus a green onion pancake, and reviewers most often call it down-to-earth, casual, lively and popular with locals.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
Kimchi-jjim · braised aged kimchi with pork
On a weekday lunch, order the kimchi-jjim (₩11,000); in the evening, share a small kimchi-jjim (₩24,000) with a green onion pancake (₩16,000).
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Open 11:00–22:00 with a break from 15:00 to 17:00; the ₩11,000 kimchi-jjim is a weekday lunch item. There are private rooms and terrace seats, but no parking.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
Came after watching a theatre perform nearby in Hwehwa. The restaurant is cosy and the food comes out quite quick. A nice stop by for warm kimchi jjim. The taste and portion is great and free rice is a plus!
We came to this restaurant through a food tour. Our tour guide said he would always come here throughout his days in University and I can see why. The beef stew was so flavourful and the meat was so soft falling off the bone. The kimchi stew was also a 10/10 but the star of the s
Food and service was amazing. If you come before 2pm you get free homemade makgoli which was so good 10/10
Reviews from Google. Shown in part; read the full reviews on Google.
NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
On a weekday lunch, order the kimchi-jjim (₩11,000); in the evening, share a small kimchi-jjim (₩24,000) with a green onion pancake (₩16,000).
Expect about ₩11,000 per person. Weekday lunch kimchi-jjim ₩11,000; Kimchi-jjim small ₩24,000; Dwaeji galbi-jjim (braised pork ribs) small ₩32,000; Dae-pajeon (green onion pancake) ₩16,000 (DiningCode menu, Oct 2026).
11:00–22:00. Open daily.
Hyehwa Dodam is at 16-6 Daemyeong 1-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 종로구 대명1길 16-6 혜화도담. The nearest station is Hyehwa Station — about 160 m.
Hyehwa Dodam suits Groups & sharing, Bring the heat.
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