Jongno · Ikseondong / Modern Korean ssambap restaurant
익선애뜻
Ikseon Aetteut sits in Ikseondong, about 130 m from Jongno 3-ga Station, and is listed on DiningCode for ssambap and beef galbi. The menu runs from pork ssambap and bibimbap to marinated beef galbi and kimchi pancakes, and reviewers most often call it pretty, clean and casual, with a good view.
Gang-doenjang ssambap · lettuce wraps with rice and thick soybean-paste pork
Order the pork gang-doenjang ssambap (₩16,000), or the marinated beef galbi (₩33,000) to share.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Open 12:00–20:40, so plan an earlier dinner. There is terrace seating and no parking.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
Really great flavours, generous portions. Just six items on the menu but not a problem! I’m vegetarian. At this restaurant my husband was able to have a meat dish and I had the kimchi pancake. We also had the rice wine makgeolli.
The staff were very helpful and the food was great. Bibimbap has the right amount of spice with lots of vegetables. The pancake was my favorite among all the food we ordered, it was a unique type of pajeon and we loved it.
The waitresses were very polite. The hallabong ade was refreshing and definitely worth trying. The menu offered a variety of interesting dishes, but since there were only four of us, we couldn’t try everything. I’d recommend ordering a selection of different dishes to share so yo
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NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
Order the pork gang-doenjang ssambap (₩16,000), or the marinated beef galbi (₩33,000) to share.
Expect about ₩16,000 per person. Dwaejigogi gang-doenjang ssambap (pork soybean-paste wrap rice) ₩16,000; Udae sogalbi yangnyeom-gui (marinated beef galbi) ₩33,000; Hangjeong-gui bibimbap (grilled pork jowl bibimbap) ₩18,500; Truffle corn cheese kimchijeon ₩17,900 (DiningCode menu, Oct 2026).
12:00–20:40. Open daily.
Ikseon Aetteut is at 24 Donhwamun-ro 11da-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul in Seoul. In Korean the address is 서울특별시 종로구 돈화문로11다길 24 1층 익선애뜻. The nearest station is Jongno 3(sam)-ga Station — about 90 m.
Ikseon Aetteut suits Near the sights, Not spicy.
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