Ibuk Mandu

Key Information

• 🏅 Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🥟 Signature menu: Ibuk Manduguk · Pyeongan-Style Bindaetteok · Kimchi Mari Guksu
• 🍲 Dumpling hot pot and bossam for sharing
• 🕐 Opens 11 a.m. daily · Closes 9 p.m. on weekdays, 8 p.m. on Sundays

🏅 Blue Ribbon–Selected North Korean–Style Dumplings in Mugyo-dong: Ibuk Mandu

We confidently recommend Ibuk Mandu, a dumpling restaurant in Mugyo-dong selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey, for anyone who wants to taste mild, gently seasoned North Korean–style dumplings and Pyeongan-do dishes.

If you are staying around City Hall or Gwanghwamun, we recommend Ibuk Mandu, tucked inside an alley in Mugyo-dong, for a comforting lunch.

The signature manduguk serves large dumplings in a clear broth for a clean, light North Korean–style dumpling soup that feels like a wholesome meal.

Pyeongan-style mung bean pancakes, meat pancakes and refreshing, tangy kimchi noodles are also popular, and groups can share a dumpling hot pot.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🥟 North Korean–style dumplings — mild and clean
• 🥞 Pyeongan-do dishes — mung bean and meat pancakes
• 🍜 Summer favorite — cool, tangy kimchi noodles

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 It is about a 5-minute walk from Exit 4 of City Hall Station
• 📍 It is tucked inside a narrow alley in Mugyo-dong; follow the signs at the alley entrance
• 🥟 First time? Try the manduguk with a half plate of bindaetteok
• 🍲 If you come as a group, order the dumpling hot pot to share
• 🕐 On Sundays it closes at 8 p.m.