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Jjigae (Korean stews)

Jjigae covers Korea's stew family — kimchi-jjigae, budae-jjigae, saengtae-jjigae, and more — a shared pot of broth and ingredients meant to be eaten with rice, usually alongside a main grilled or fried dish rather than as the only order. On our list of 18, that pairing shows clearly: ten of the entries are primarily grill houses that also serve a stew, and six are soup-and-stew (gukbap) shops.

Five to start with

  1. Gwonyeongsu Daega Jeongol Gyeongdong Market · 전골 · ₩15–40k — A jeongol specialist inside Gyeongdong Market, Seoul's largest traditional herbal-medicine and produce market, cooking tripe and dumpling hot pots tableside for the market's communal dining stalls.
  2. Ujeong Cheongdam-dong · 한식 한우 · over ₩40k — Woojeong is a Cheongdam-dong hanwoo restaurant known for a Blue Ribbon Award-winning take on Seoul-style bulgogi, gopchang jeongol (beef-intestine hot pot), and a limited-quantity deunggol (beef spinal marrow) dish.
  3. Chodang Jongno 6-ga · 백반 · under ₩15k — A decades-old Jeolla-style home-cooking spot tucked in the alleys near Jongno 6-ga's flower and fabric markets, known for braised mackerel, spicy pork ssambap, and hearty banchan spreads at old-school prices.
  4. Nadeulmok Sikdang Yangpyeong-dong · 삼겹살(야장 가맥집) · ₩15–40k — A no-frills mat-jip attached to a corner mart near the Yangpyeong-dong riverside, Nadeulmok Sikdang is known for open-air samgyeopsal grilled at plastic tables under the trees, alongside simple staples like ramyeon, gimbap, and bibim guksu.
  5. Seouljip Yeoksam-dong · 만두국 · under ₩15k — A hand-folded mandu house on a Yeoksam back street, built around dumplings the kitchen makes itself — a single-serving mandu-guk in clear broth, and a shared mandu jeongol that also comes in mushroom and aged-kimchi versions.

The remaining two split between a Rice & Home-style baekban spot and a Drinking Spots pocha. Locations are scattered one-per-neighborhood rather than clustered — Gyeongdong Market, Guro Digital Complex, Bukchang-dong, Daehangno, and Cheongdam-dong each register a single entry, which tracks with jjigae being a side order almost everywhere rather than a destination dish in any one district.

Pricing leans mid-range: 12 of 18 fall in the ₩₩ band, five in the cheaper ₩ tier, and one crosses into ₩₩₩. 16 of the 18 are walk-in, and nine sit off the tourist radar. No listing here carries official recognition.

Nangman Budae-jjigae near Guro Digital Complex is a weekday-lunch-only shop whose cheese-and-garlic budae-jjigae draws a queue right at noon, while Busan Galmaegi in Bukchang-dong specializes in saengtae-jjigae made with fresh, not frozen, pollack.

29 spots below, ranked · updated 2026-09-05

Neighborhoods in this district: Seongsu 16 · Euljiro 11 · Yeoksam 10 · Myeongdong 9 · Ikseon-dong 8 · Apgujeong Rodeo 6

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  1. Gwonyeongsu Daega Jeongol

    4.2Gwonyeongsu Daega Jeongol 권영수대가전골

    Gyeongdong Market · Jeongol (hot pot)

    A jeongol specialist inside Gyeongdong Market, Seoul's largest traditional herbal-medicine and produce market, cooking tripe and dumpling hot pots tableside for the market's communal dining stalls.

    ₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
  2. Nangman Budae-jjigae

    4.3Nangman Budae-jjigae 낭만부대찌개

    Guro Digital Complex · Budae Jjigae (army stew)

    A budae-jjigae spot near Guro Digital Complex whose house version comes with a cheese-and-garlic sauce twist, alongside a stir-fried take on the same army-stew ingredients — a weekday-lunch-only shop that draws a queue right at noon.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  3. Busan Galmaegi

    4.4Busan Galmaegi 부산 갈매기

    Bukchang-dong · Jjigae (Korean stew)

    A City Hall Station shop specializing in saengtae-jjigae — fresh, not frozen, pollack stew — with waits clustering around the lunch rush and the start of dinner service.

    under ₩15k1 rating sourceShort waits at peak
  4. Sungkyunkwan Gamjatang

    3.7Sungkyunkwan Gamjatang 성균관감자탕

    Daehangno · Gamjatang (pork bone stew)

    A Daehangno gamjatang-jeongol spot near Sungkyunkwan University, serving the pork-bone and potato hot pot alongside kimchi-jjim to the Hyehwa theater district's dinner crowd — busiest during university semester evenings, quieter over school breaks.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  5. Ujeong

    4.3Ujeong 우정

    Cheongdam-dong · Hanwoo (Korean beef BBQ)

    Woojeong is a Cheongdam-dong hanwoo restaurant known for a Blue Ribbon Award-winning take on Seoul-style bulgogi, gopchang jeongol (beef-intestine hot pot), and a limited-quantity deunggol (beef spinal marrow) dish.

    over ₩40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
  6. Ttosunine

    4.0Ttosunine 또순이네

    Yeongdeungpo · Doenjang Jjigae (soybean paste stew)

    A Yeongdeungpo-gu doenjang-jjigae specialist near Seonyudo Station, known for a beef-based version of the soybean paste stew served bubbling in a stone pot alongside grilled beef cuts like toshisal.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  7. Chodang

    4.3Chodang 초당

    Jongno 6-ga · Baekban (home-style set meal)

    A decades-old Jeolla-style home-cooking spot tucked in the alleys near Jongno 6-ga's flower and fabric markets, known for braised mackerel, spicy pork ssambap, and hearty banchan spreads at old-school prices.

    under ₩15k1 rating sourceShort waits at peak
  8. Nadeulmok Sikdang

    3.9Nadeulmok Sikdang 나들목식당

    Yangpyeong-dong · Samgyeopsal (outdoor grill pub)

    A no-frills mat-jip attached to a corner mart near the Yangpyeong-dong riverside, Nadeulmok Sikdang is known for open-air samgyeopsal grilled at plastic tables under the trees, alongside simple staples like ramyeon, gimbap, and bibim guksu.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesRisingShort waits at peak
  9. Namho Sikdang

    4.1Namho Sikdang 남호식당

    Yeoksam-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A 30-year-old Yeoksam-dong pork belly institution tucked behind a parking lot near Yeoksam Station, drawing office workers for lunchtime home-style sets and fresh (unfrozen) samgyeopsal in the evening.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  10. Oeyanggan

    4.3Oeyanggan 외양간

    Sadang-dong · Beef Samhap (scallop & aged kimchi)

    A beef specialty-cuts joint in Sadang-dong built around a samhap combo — grilled beef odd cuts, scallop, and aged kimchi eaten together, capped off with a beef-brisket soybean-paste stew and fried rice.

    ₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
  11. Beoneoseubonsa Geonneopyeon Galbisal

    3.8Beoneoseubonsa Geonneopyeon Galbisal 비너스본사건너편갈비살

    Banpo-dong · Grilled Sogalbisal (beef short rib meat)

    A beef short-rib-meat (galbisal) grill house named for its literal location — directly across from Venus Fashion's headquarters in Banpo-dong.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  12. Dasarang Steak

    3.7Dasarang Steak 다사랑스테이크

    Namyeong-dong · Teppanyaki Steak

    A longstanding griddle-steak shop on Namyeong-dong's old 'steak alley' near Sukdaeipgu Station, known for its modeum steak — a shared griddle platter of beef, sausage, ham, and vegetables in butter and garlic seasoning — alongside a budae-jjigae.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  13. Gombaeryeong Iyagi

    3.3Gombaeryeong Iyagi 곰배령이야기

    Wonhyoro 2(i)-ga · Hanwoo Yukhoe, Gopchang & Jeongol

    A Yongsan-gu tripe restaurant near Yongmun Market known for its per-person set of raw beef tartare (yukhoe), grilled beef tripe (gopchang-gui), and tripe hot pot (gopchang-jeongol) for around 35,000 won.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesWalk right in
  14. Igyeongmun Sundae-Gopchang

    4.1Igyeongmun Sundae-Gopchang 이경문순대곱창

    Donui-dong · Sundae-Gopchang Jeongol (hot pot)

    A longstanding Jongno-3-ga hot pot shop known for its sundae-gopchang jeongol — a shared stew of blood sausage and beef tripe served in small/medium/large pot sizes — plus individually sized sagol and spicy sundae-guk soup bowls at lunch.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
  15. Haengbokhan Sikdang

    4.4Haengbokhan Sikdang 행복한식당

    Seongsu-dong 2(i)-ga · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A long-running Seongsu-dong grilled-pork-belly spot serving a single-menu lineup of fresh samgyeopsal with a side doenjang jjigae, plus a separate lunchtime baekban service.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
  16. Buyeo Sikpum

    4.1Buyeo Sikpum 부여식품

    Inhyeon-dong · Daegu-Style Makchang (pork intestines)

    A grilled-intestine (makchang) spot in Jung-gu's Inhyeon-dong printing-shop alley, known for Daegu-style pork makchang grilled at the table over an open-air (yajang) setup, alongside a spicy pork-and-kimchi jjaglagi stew.

    ₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  17. Imundong Geujip

    4.4Imundong Geujip 이문동그집

    Imun-dong · Grilled Hanwoo (Korean beef)

    A longtime Hanwoo beef-grill spot near Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, known for thick-cut chadolbagi (beef brisket) and galbisal at prices that stay reasonable even as Hanwoo costs climb, plus a beef tripe hot pot (so-gopchang jeongol) regulars order alongside the grilled cuts.

    ₩15–40k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
  18. Janggun Ppolttagu Charcoal Grill

    4.3Janggun Ppolttagu Charcoal Grill 장군 뽈따구 숯불구이

    Hwigyeong-dong · Charcoal-Grilled Pork

    A roughly 30-year-old neighborhood charcoal grill near Hoegi Station serving a short, focused menu built around grilled pork jowl (ppolttagu) and beef skirt/hanger steak (anchangsal), plus raw beef tartare (yuk-sashimi).

    ₩15–40k2 rating sourcesExpect lines
  19. Seouljip

    3.6Seouljip 서울집

    Yeoksam-dong · Manduguk (dumpling soup)

    A hand-folded mandu house on a Yeoksam back street, built around dumplings the kitchen makes itself — a single-serving mandu-guk in clear broth, and a shared mandu jeongol that also comes in mushroom and aged-kimchi versions.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesRising
  20. Cheongseokgol

    4.1Cheongseokgol 청석골

    Nonhyeon-dong · Doenjang Jjigae (soybean paste stew)

    Cheongseokgol has fed Nonhyeon-dong office workers since 1996 and runs as two restaurants in one room: a cheap baekban lunch — a set that rotates by weekday, doenjang jjigae, kongnamul gukbap, all under ₩11,000 — and thick-cut fresh pork belly grilled at the table in the evening.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  21. Seodaemun Yangkkochi

    3.8Seodaemun Yangkkochi 서대문양꼬치

    Yeonnam-dong · Lamb skewers

    Seodaemun Yangkkochi grills lamb skewers on a rotating rack upstairs on a Yeonnam-dong corner, and the kitchen behind them is a full Chinese one — a lamb hot pot, mala xiangguo, guobaorou and stir-fried dishes that make it a dinner rather than a snack.

    ₩15–40k1 rating sourceShort waits at peak
  22. Daewoo Budae Jjigae

    4.2Daewoo Budae Jjigae 대우부대찌개

    Yeoksam-dong · Budae Jjigae (army stew)

    Daewoo Budae Jjigae has fed the Yeoksam office blocks since 2004 with army stew at ₩16,000 — and an upgraded ₩25,000 version built on sirloin rather than processed meat, which is the reason people cross the district for it.

    ₩15–40k4 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  23. Baetgodong

    4.1Baetgodong 뱃고동

    Sinsa-dong (Apgujeong Rodeo) · Ojingeo Bulgogi (squid & pork stir-fry)

    Baetgodong has been licensed off the Apgujeong Rodeo strip since 1990 and still sells a squid bulgogi baekban — the stir-fry, rice and a spread of side dishes — for ₩9,000, which is roughly what a coffee costs on the next street.

    under ₩15k4 rating sourcesExpect lines
  24. Igane Gamasot Seolleongtang

    3.6Igane Gamasot Seolleongtang 이가네가마솥설렁탕

    Nokbeon-dong · Seolleongtang (ox-bone soup)

    Igane Gamasot Seolleongtang has simmered ox bones in Nokbeon-dong since 1991 and serves the broth two ways — ₩14,000 with a bowl of rice, ₩15,000 with rice cooked in a stone pot.

    under ₩15k3 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  25. Chupungnyeong Kal SamgyeopsalNCT Haechan

    4.0Chupungnyeong Kal Samgyeopsal 추풍령칼삼겹살 압구정점

    NCT Haechan

    Sinsa-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A samgyeopsal house off Dosan-daero in Sinsa where the signature is kal-saeng-samgyeopsal at ₩19,000 — thick-cut fresh pork scored before it hits the grill.

    ₩15–40k5 rating sourcesShort waits at peak
  26. Geumdwaeji SikdangBLACKPINK · BTS Jimin·Jungkook

    4.3Geumdwaeji Sikdang 금돼지식당

    BLACKPINK · BTS Jimin·Jungkook

    Sindang-dong · Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly)

    A Sindang-dong pork house near Yaksu Station working with thick bone-in cuts — bonsamgyeop at ₩19,000 for 150g, deungmoksal ₩24,000, nunkkot moksal ₩23,000 — and an ₩8,000 kimchi jjigae as the standard finish.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
  27. Yeongdonggyo JipBTS Jungkook · SEVENTEEN Mingyu · ASTRO Cha Eun-woo

    4.4Yeongdonggyo Jip 영동교집 청담직영점

    BTS Jungkook · SEVENTEEN Mingyu · ASTRO Cha Eun-woo

    Cheongdam-dong · Heukdwaeji (Jeju black pork)

    A Cheongdam grill working mostly with Jeju pork — naengsam, chilled and thin-sliced, at ₩21,000 for black pork and ₩18,000 for white, plus a nurungji kkeopdegi at ₩12,000.

    ₩15–40k3 rating sourcesExpect lines
  28. Yeonhaejang

    4.5Yeonhaejang 연해장 신당

    Sindang-dong · Gopchang jeongol (offal hot pot)

    Pork gopchang jeongol — offal hot pot — is the whole point here, ordered small, medium or large for the table and finished with an aged-kimchi gopchang fried rice.

    ₩15–40k5 rating sources
  29. 송탄부대찌개Photos coming soon — links inside

    4.2Songtan Budae-jjigae 송탄부대찌개

    Gangnam · Budae Jjigae (army stew)

    Korean soup and gukbap in Gangnam, Seoul.

    under ₩15k2 rating sources

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