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(Insa-dong-gil, Insa-dong; meals ₩5500; 10am-7pm; Line 3 to Anguk, Exit 6)
A white sign with two
Chinese characters above a doorway leads the way to this excellent value eatery, where
you sit on floor cushions under paper lanterns. Order the
sundubu jjigae
or
doenjang
jjigae
for some Korean home-cooking flavour and excellent side dishes that include bean
sprouts, fish, cuttlefish and raw crab in red-pepper sauce, plus a soup and rice.
NWIJO$$
KOREAN
( 730 9310; off Insa-dong 14-gil, Insa-dong; meals from ₩18,000; Line 3 to Anguk, Exit 6)
Traditional
jeonsik
meals that tend towards vegetarian Buddhist style cuisine are served on rustic pot-
tery in this
hanok
. The food is fresh and has a pleasing mixture of textures.
DHAL$$
INDIAN
( 736 4627;
www.dalindia.com
;
Art Sonje Center, 5-gil Bukchon-ro; mains ₩15,000-25,000, lunch/dinner set
menu ₩25,000/35,000; noon-3pm, 6-10pm; Line 3 to Anguk, Exit 1; )
Some of Seoul's most
authentic and delicious Indian food is served here in elegant surroundings - it's well
worth splashing out.
HARVEST$$
KOREAN
( 747 5056; Gye-dong-gil; meals ₩13,000-35,000; noon-3pm, 6-10pm Mon-Sat; Line 3 to Anguk, Exit 3)
Four friendly brothers run this super stylish, light-filled restaurant specialising in North
Korean dishes from the province of Hwanghae. Try the chicken dish where you mix the
rice with a thin consommé soup or
onjin bulgagi
. They sometimes hold Sunday flea mar-
kets on the courtyard in front of the restaurant.
KOONG$
DUMPLINGS
to Anguk, Exit 6)
Koong's traditional Kaeseong-style dumplings are legendary. Enjoy them in
a flavourful soup along with chewy balls of rice cake.
GOGUNG$$
KOREAN
11am-10pm; Line 3 to Anguk, Exit 6)
In the basement of Ssamziegil is this smart and stylish
restaurant, specialising in Jeonju (capital of Jeollabuk Province)
bibimbap,
which is fresh
