Gaeseong Mandu Koong

🧭How it works here

⏱️Waiting

Lunch lines of 30 to 40 minutes are common, even on weekdays and rainy days. Arrive right at the 11:30 opening, or come after the lunch rush.· 4 reviews

📋What to order

• Gaeseong meat dumpling soup개성고기만둣국

  The classic: plump meat dumplings in a clear broth.

• Gaeseong kimchi dumpling soup개성김치만둣국

  The same soup with kimchi dumplings, a little tangier.

• Dumpling hot pot (mandu jeongol)만두전골

  A big pot for two or more, cooked at the table.

• Bossam set보쌈정식

  Boiled pork with kimchi, as a set meal.

🥢How to eat it

1. 1The soup is mild on purpose. Eat it with the kkakdugi, young radish kimchi and cold radish water kimchi (dongchimi) that come on the side.· 2 reviews

💡Insider tips

• ●Stick to dumplings. Regulars suggest trying one more dumpling dish rather than ordering other dishes.· 2 reviews

🏅Why it's famous

• Michelin GuideA Michelin Bib Gourmand pick ten years running.· 4 reviews

📌Good to know

• –Opens at 11:30 with an afternoon break; closing time is between 20:00 and 21:30 depending on the day. Check before an evening visit.· 3 reviews
• –In an Insadong alley in front of the Kyungin Museum of Fine Art, about 5 minutes from Anguk Station exit 3 (Line 3).· 2 reviews