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Restaurant guide 🍽️
Editor’s overview
Make room for handmade dumplings while exploring Insadong. This restaurant also serves traditional joraengi rice-cake soup.
Menu and ordering
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.
Gaeseong mandu soup ₩15,000; mandu hot pot ₩21,000
Before you go
Mandu means dumplings. Ask which soup or dumpling portion best suits your appetite.
11-3 Insadong 10-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 5 - about 370 m, in the lanes just off Insadong-gil · Sun–Tue 11:30–20:00; Wed–Sat 11:30–21:30 · 14:20–16:00 (Sun–Tue) / 15:00–16:00 (Wed–Sat) · No regular closing day published — check the map listing
Neighborhood
Jongno · Insadong
Food style
Dumplings & rice-cake soup
Typical spend
₩15,000 per person
Key prices
Gaeseong mandu soup ₩15,000; mandu hot pot ₩21,000
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Rating
★4.1 from 1,569 Google reviews
Reviews by visitors
5 of 5 featured Google reviews are in a language other than Korean
Ordering
Show staff this: 개성만두 궁 — 손만두
Payment
Cards accepted (Google listing)
Reservations
Not stated on Google — walk in or ask by phone
Getting there
Anguk Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 5 - about 370 m, in the lanes just off Insadong-gil · Sun–Tue 11:30–20:00; Wed–Sat 11:30–21:30
Budget
about ₩15,000 per person
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
What do diners say on Google?
4.1★★★★☆1,569 Google reviewsas of 2026-10-28
Gereon Ninety-Nine★★★★★3 months ago
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
Sherif Samy★★★★★5 months ago
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
John Chong★★★★4 months ago
If you love traditional Korean dumplings, this place is the real deal. But be prepared to wait!
We waited almost 40 minutes just to get a seat, so definitely factor that into your plans.
The venue has a very cozy and traditional setting, featuring beautiful wooden beams and warm
Reviews from Google. Shown in part; read the full reviews on Google.
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.
How much does a meal at Gaeseong Mandu Koong cost?
Expect about ₩15,000 per person. Gaeseong mandu soup ₩15,000; mandu hot pot ₩21,000.
When is Gaeseong Mandu Koong open?
Sun–Tue 11:30–20:00; Wed–Sat 11:30–21:30. No regular closing day published.
Where is Gaeseong Mandu Koong and how do I get there?
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.
Who is Gaeseong Mandu Koong good for?
Gaeseong Mandu Koong suits Near the sights, Groups & sharing, Not spicy.
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