Mapo Gamjatguk

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Gamjatguk, Hand-torn Dough Soup, Fried Rice

서울특별시 강북구 한천로 1158 1층
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A small 44-year-old gamjatguk restaurant in Suyu, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. Its light broth, made with perilla leaves and green onions without dried radish greens or outer cabbage leaves, is introduced alongside hand-torn dough soup and fried rice.

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The broth is light and made with perilla leaves and green onions, without dried radish greens or outer cabbage leaves.

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A Life-Changing Potato Soup Restaurant with a 44-Year Legacy and Lasting Impression, a Small and Humble Eatery with a Distinctive and Addictive Style, an Old Seoul Gamjatang Favorite [Mapo Potato Soup in Suyu]

Introducing the mild potato soup, sujebi, and fried rice served for 44 years at Mapo Potato Soup in Suyu, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

A small, 44-year-old potato soup eatery in Suyu, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. Its mild broth cooked with perilla leaves and green onions, without dried radish greens or napa cabbage leaves, is introduced alongside sujebi and fried rice.

Taste notes from the video

The broth tastes mild and lightly seasoned at first but becomes deeper and more delicate as you eat. It is cooked cleanly with perilla leaves and green onions, without dried radish greens or napa cabbage leaves; the meat is tender and the sujebi is chewy.

Key visit points
  • Mapo Potato Soup at 501 Samyang-ro, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul is introduced.
  • The potato soup is cooked with perilla leaves and green onions, without dried radish greens or napa cabbage leaves.
  • The broth is said to taste mild at first but grow richer as you eat.
  • Sujebi made from house-aged dough is cooked separately and added.
  • The meal concludes with fried rice.
Dishes featured in the video
Potato SoupThe broth tastes mild at first but becomes deeper and more delicate as you eat.Handmade SujebiIt is chewy because the dough is aged in-house.Fried RiceIt contains perilla leaves, seaweed flakes, and sesame oil.