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Samcheongdong Sujebi

삼청동수제비

Since 1982Michelin GuideCelebrity pickFine on your own ⓘ

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The busiest door on Samcheong-dong's main street since 1982: hand-torn dough soup (sujebi) in a light anchovy broth, served in a little pot, with crispy potato pancakes on the side. A Michelin Bib Gourmand pick near Bukchon and the palaces.

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How it works here

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Waiting

30-60 min wait
Just join the line

There is a line almost every day, especially at weekend lunchtime, but it moves fast because most people order the same thing. Weekday afternoons and evenings can have no wait.· 4 reviews

What to order

📖 What is Sujebi?📖 What is Pajeon?
  • Sujebi (hand-torn dough soup)수제비

    The signature: thin, chewy dough pieces in a clear anchovy broth, served in a little pot.

  • Potato pancake (gamja-jeon)감자전

    Crispy outside and chewy inside. Almost every table orders one.

  • Green onion pancake (pajeon)파전

How much to order

  • 👤 1One sujebi.
  • 👤 2Two sujebi and one potato pancake to share.
  • 👤 3-4One sujebi each, plus a potato pancake and a green onion pancake.

How to eat it

  1. 1Ladle the sujebi from the pot into your own bowl, and eat it with the cabbage kimchi and young radish kimchi on the table.· 2 reviews

Insider tips

  • Pregnant guests can skip the line. Tell the staff at the front, and they will seat you right away.· 3 reviews
  • Don't skip the potato pancake. Reviewers call the sujebi-and-gamja-jeon pair the must-order combination.· 3 reviews

Why it's famous

Opened in 1982 and has stood next to the Samcheong-dong community center for more than 40 years.· 3 reviews

  • Michelin GuideA Michelin Bib Gourmand pick, chosen year after year.· 3 reviews
  • Celebrity pickPresidents have eaten here, including President Lee Jae-myung, whose visit was shown on TV news.· 3 reviews

Did you know?

  • Koreans often crave sujebi on rainy or chilly days, when a hot, simple bowl of soup feels just right.· 2 reviews

Good to know

  • Open every day, 11:00 to 20:00, with no afternoon break.· 3 reviews
  • On Samcheong-ro next to the Samcheong-dong community center. It is a long uphill walk from Anguk Station (Line 3); bus Jongno 11 stops close by.· 3 reviews
Where this comes from (26 reviews)

Summarized in our own words from Korean diners' blog reviews; each fact is backed by at least two reviews. Last checked 2026-10-23.