Plum ade and tungbosha set at a Paju Simhaksan Chinese restaurant

What is Dolpanseok Jjamppong Paju Simhaksan Branch?

Dolpanseok Jjamppong Paju Simhaksan Branch is a Chinese restaurant near Simhaksan in Paju, Gyeonggi-do, at 8-38 Dolgotgi-gil. The food comes out on a hot stone plate, so you can enjoy it warm all the way through, and the nurungji (scorched rice) underneath makes for a hearty finish.

• Location: 8-38 Dolgotgi-gil, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
• Hours: Weekdays 11:00–21:00 / Weekends 11:00–21:00
• Break time: 16:00–17:00
• Closed every Tuesday; may close early if ingredients run out
• Parking: Lot in front of the restaurant available

I heard that Dolpanseok Jjamppong, renewed from the once-famous Songjeong Dol Jjamppong in Busan, had opened near Simhaksan in Paju, so I went to try the stone-plate jjajang.

The building had big letters spelling out 'Dolpanseok Jjamppong,' so it was easy to find! I parked in the dedicated lot right in front of the restaurant.

Inside Dolpanseok Jjamppong near Simhaksan in Paju

The inside of this Paju restaurant was spacious with plenty of seating! I liked that booths were divided by partitions, and there was also a group table in the center, so it seemed perfect for a Paju date spot as well as gatherings and work dinners. Plus, they had a highchair and a baby-food microwave ready.

What is on the menu at Dolpanseok Jjamppong?

The main dishes at Dolpanseok Jjamppong are dol jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and dol jjajang (black bean noodles)! Set menus also came with a ₩2,000 discount. The new samgye seafood nurungji tang (chicken and seafood scorched-rice soup) looked really delicious too. There was a donchitang set and a tungbosha set, and I ordered the nurungji stone-plate jjajang, medium, with added octopus, plus a tungbosha and a plum ade! You could also choose your spice level for the jjajang, so I went with level 2, the medium-spicy option.

The self-serve bar even had pickled radish and green onion kimchi! And rice was refillable for free!! It seemed like a great spot to bring the whole family and mix everything with rice, making it perfect for family meals in Paju.

Stone-plate jjajang with added octopus: how spicy is level 2?

And then — ★☆ the stone-plate jjajang arrives ☆★ Just the sizzling sound already looked delicious. Following the instructions on how to best enjoy dol jjajang, I didn't scrape it all together right away — I waited a bit and lifted just the noodles first. The noodles were soft and slid down easily.

I added a whole octopus, and besides that there were plump shrimp, squid, and quail eggs — the toppings were packed in. The octopus was tender, not chewy at all, and paired really well with the jjajang.

I sprinkled a little more chili powder on top to bump up the spice, and since it's served on a hot stone, the jjajang sauce soaked right into the soft noodles and came together perfectly — so good!! Level 2 wasn't super spicy, more of a tingly, addictive heat, so if you can't handle much spice, I'd recommend going with level 1.

Four pieces of handmade tungbosha shrimp toast and plum ade

And then, four pieces of handmade menbosha (fried shrimp toast) so plump they were practically chubby!!!

Can you see how stuffed the filling is? They came out freshly fried, so the outside was crispy and the inside was moist — so delicious. Packed with shrimp, the texture was great too! Dipped in the chili sauce they served alongside, the tungbosha was even better... T_T

Maybe because it's handmade, it was truly the crispiest, plumpest menbosha I've ever had. Not just a little plump either — two of these tungbosha alone were enough to fill me up.

I also had a plum ade on the side, and stirring it well and sipping between bites refreshed my palate, which made the jjajang go down even more smoothly.

Nurungji stone-plate jjajang at this Paju Chinese restaurant

Once you eat through the noodles, the nurungji hiding underneath appears. It wasn't hard at all — soaked through with the jjajang sauce, it was nutty and slid right down. Eating through the nurungji too left me completely full.

And on the way out, such a nice touch..! They even had dessert yogurt and rice crackers ready ( ☆∀☆) I already ate the jjajangmyeon happily, and then this overflowing generosity too — Dolpanseok Jjamppong turned out to be an amazing find in Paju.

Is Dolpanseok Jjamppong worth a visit in Paju?

At Dolpanseok Jjamppong near Simhaksan in Paju, I had such a delicious meal, from the stone-plate jjajang to the tungbosha side dish! I'd highly recommend it for a Simhaksan Chinese-food date or a group gathering. It was also the perfect spot for a family meal out in Paju.