Hand-folded Korean dumplings filled with pork, kimchi, tofu, and Korean chive, then steamed, boiled, or pan-fried (gun-mandu); in South Korea we have verified places to eat it in Seoul. Start with where to eat Mandu (Korean Dumplings) in Seoul.
Mandu (Korean Dumplings) · Seoul
Hand-folded Korean dumplings filled with pork, kimchi, tofu, and Korean chive, then steamed, boiled, or pan-fried (gun-mandu). Bukchon Son Mandu is Seoul's reference dumpling shop, still hand-folding every mandu.
Mandu arrived in Korea via Mongol military traders in the 14th century and naturalised across royal court and peasant kitchens. Bukchon Son Mandu traces back to 1953, when the Lee family brought their Hamheung dumpling recipes south to Seoul during the postwar resettlement; the original Insadong shop still hand-folds every dumpling, and the third generation now runs it with additional branches in Myeongdong, Dongdaemun, and Seongsu. Gwangjang Market dumpling stalls and Tongin Market are the cheaper street references.
Where to eat in Seoul:
- Bukchon Son Mandu
- Gwangjang Market
- Tongin Market
- Namdaemun Market
Where to eat Mandu (Korean Dumplings) in Seoul: the editor picks