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Home-style meals · Seochon & Bukchon, Seoul
Bukchon Dodam
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A Korean home-cooking spot by Anguk Station known for kimchi-jjim, whole aged kimchi braised soft with pork. Order the set meal, add a green-onion pancake and makgeolli, and you have the meal Koreans come to Bukchon for when the famous noodle shops are packed.
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How it works here
🥢 How Korean restaurants usually workWaiting
Short wait
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Lunch and weekends usually mean a wait. Put your name down at the door, or book on CatchTable to skip it.· 5 reviews
What to order
- Kimchi-jjim jeongsik (braised kimchi set)김치찜정식
Slow-braised aged kimchi and pork with rice and side dishes, priced per table size.
- Bossam (boiled pork wraps)보쌈
- Daepa-jeon (green-onion pancake)대파전
- Makgeolli (rice wine)막걸리
How much to order
- 👤 1A kimchi-jjim set if offered for one; otherwise ask staff.
- 👤 2Kimchi-jjim set for two and a green-onion pancake.
- 👤 3–4Kimchi-jjim set for the table, bossam, and makgeolli.
Insider tips
- When the line at Samcheong-dong Sujebi is too long, people walk down here instead.· 2 reviews
Why it's famous
- Blue RibbonListed in the Blue Ribbon guide.· 2 reviews
Good to know
- Across from the Starbucks at Anguk Station exit 2. There is an afternoon break.· 3 reviews
More locals' picks nearby
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Where this comes from (14 reviews)
Summarized in our own words from Korean diners' blog reviews; each fact is backed by at least two reviews. Last checked 2026-11-10.
- 2026-10-29 blog.naver.com/dasistart1001/224457038939
- 2026-10-25 blog.naver.com/codms9529/224453291147
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- 2026-10-02 blog.naver.com/jinki7214/224429777582
- 2026-09-02 little-cat.tistory.com/6623
- 2026-07-04 blog.naver.com/chleee1/224336508254
- 2026-04-06 blog.naver.com/yello_day/224242682251
- 2026-02-01 blog.naver.com/tarbi/224167679386
- 2025-11-24 blog.naver.com/stopyun_/224086826507
- 2025-11-10 blog.naver.com/applelady282/224071555322
- 2025-05-15 blog.naver.com/caprisland_/223866966677
- 2025-04-24 blog.naver.com/jeongvely23/223845455972
- 2025-04-07 lookatmoney2.tistory.com/115
- 2025-03-11 blog.naver.com/gmlwjd835/223792094271