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Mabongnim Halmeoni Tteokbokki

Name: Mabongnim Halmeoni Tteokbokki
Address: 5, Dasan-ro 35-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, KR
Telephone: +82-2-2232-8930

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+82-2-2232-8930

5, Dasan-ro 35-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul (서울특별시 중구 다산로35길 5 (신당동))

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Opened in 1953 by a woman known as Mabongnim, the restaurant takes pride in its 50-plus years of service. As Mabongnim gained popularity, other similar establishments opened nearby, and eventually, formed the now famous “Teokbokki Street.” The elderly proprietor is well known, even starring in a red-pepper paste (gochujang) ad in the 1990's.

The secret of this restaurant’s tteokbokki lies in the fact that red pepper paste is mixed with Chinese soybean paste for a sweet and spicy taste, but has now been adopted by other Sindangdong restaurants. Nevertheless, there is something special about this restaurant’s fare. At present, Mabongnim’s daughters-in-law are running the restaurant.

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Signature dishes: Tteokbokki (spicy rice-cake)
Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-2232-8930
Opened: 1953
Opening hours: 7:00 am ~ 1:00 am of the following day (weekdays)
7:00 am ~ 2:00 am of the following day (weekends)
Reservations: Tel: +82-2-2232-8930
Closed: 2nds and 4th Mondays of each month, Chinese New Year holidays, and Chuseok holidays
Size: 1F - 50 tables
Seats: 180 seats
Smoking policy: Non-smoking
Menu: Tteokbokki (rice cakes and vegetables simmered in a spicy sauce)
- 8,000 won (for 2 persons) / 10,000 won (for 3 persons) / 13,700 won (for 4 persons)

Updated 2016.04.16

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[Subway]
1) Sindang Station (Seoul Subway Line 2 or 6), Exit 8.
Go straight until you reach Jungbu Fire Station and turn left.
2) Cheonggu Station (Seoul Subway Line 6), Exit 1.
Turn right when you arrive at the playground and go straight for 200m.

There will be the arched sign into "Sindangdong Tteokbokki Town". On the left side, you will see the large restaurant sign with a picture of the elderly Mabongnim.

5, Dasan-ro 35-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul

Traffic information

Subway Line 6 Cheonggu (청구) - 353.6m
Subway Line 5 Cheonggu (청구) - 353.6m
Subway Line 2 Sindang (신당) - 385.1m
Subway Line 6 Sindang (신당) - 385.1m
Subway Line 5 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (동대문역사문화공원) - 668.5m
Subway Line 2 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (동대문역사문화공원) - 668.5m
Subway Line 4 Dongdaemun History & Culture Park (동대문역사문화공원) - 668.5m
Subway Line 3 Dongguk Univ. (동대입구) - 959.2m
Subway Line 1 Dongdaemun (동대문) - 1022.7m
Subway Line 4 Dongdaemun (동대문) - 1022.7m

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