Cheongju tteokbokki restaurant open on weekday mornings: Bubuduri

A snack bar in Bongmyeong-dong, Cheongju — a tteokbokki (spicy rice cake) spot in Bongmyeong-dong: Bubuduri Tteokbokki.

I had errands nearby with my dad and we ended up stopping for lunch at this Bongmyeong-dong snack bar restaurant. Turns out it's a 20-year-old tteokbokki place that started out as a food truck bar! The tteokbokki really hit the spot, so let me introduce Duri Tteokbokki in Bongmyeong-dong.

Parking and how ordering works at Bubuduri Tteokbokki

• Park in the surrounding alleys (no dedicated lot)
• Takeout and delivery available

Where the Bongmyeong-dong main branch is, and what it looks like

Cheongju's Bubuduri Tteokbokki has two locations — one in Geumcheon-dong, and this one in Bongmyeong-dong is actually the main branch. It sits right in front of the Bongmyeong iPark Apartment bus stop. There's no dedicated parking, so we parked in a nearby alley before visiting.

Inside Bubuduri Tteokbokki: takeout counter and self bar

Walk in through the left entrance and you'll see fritters, tteokbokki, and fish cakes all ready to go 👀 You can order takeout right here.

Through the right entrance is a dining area with lots of tables. We came around 11:30am on a weekday, so we felt like we were the first customers?! Delivery orders started trickling in soon after.

There's also a self bar on one side. Help yourself to as much pickled radish and fish cake broth as you like.

Bubuduri Tteokbokki menu and lunch special prices

Here's the menu board at this Bongmyeong-dong tteokbokki restaurant. Along with the signature duri tteokbokki, there's a range of fritters, sundae (Korean blood sausage), and fish cakes. At lunchtime you can also order a hearty lunch special that pairs tteokbokki with a rice bowl.

A bar at night? Open until 2-3am with alcohol

This Bongmyeong-dong snack bar in Cheongju stays open until 2-3am. Since they also serve alcohol, it works as a bar at night! Tteokbokki as a side dish with drinks is a combo you end up craving, isn't it~ And it's such good value as a bar snack!! A great Bongmyeong-dong bar for a second or third round 🍻 Check the tablet screen photo for the current in-store menu ✅

What we ordered and what it cost

• Duri Tteokbokki ₩6,000
• Bubu Fritters ₩8,000
• Mul-eomuk (fish cake) ₩3,000
• Cider (tall can) ₩2,000

Duri tteokbokki, 6,000 won: sweet-spicy wheat rice cakes

Bouncy wheat rice cakes, chewy fish cakes, and a sweet-spicy broth generously poured over — Duri Tteokbokki! The dish was deeper than expected, so the portion was actually pretty generous too.

The rice cakes were super chewy, coated nicely in sauce — really delicious. The sauce leans sweet-spicy, but with a stronger sweetness! It tasted like the tteokbokki you'd get at a snack bar in front of a school, or from a street food cart 🧡 I usually prefer less-sweet tteokbokki, but this one was good enough that I wanted more…!! A true Bongmyeong-dong tteokbokki spot!

Bubu fritters, 8,000 won: what's in the mix and how crisp

The Bubu Fritters combo comes with 3 squid, 2 kimmari (seaweed noodle rolls), 2 sweet potato, and 1 mandu (dumpling). All the fritters were nice and hefty.

Honestly, just looking at them or cutting into them, they didn't look that crispy — but once I took a bite, they were super crunchy?!

The sweet potato fritter was especially good — a bit thick and sweet — and the squid was plump with a nice texture too. There was also plenty of tteokbokki broth for dipping the fritters. Honestly, for a bar snack, this is top-tier value! 👍 If this were near my house I'd probably come all the time…ㅠㅠ

Mul-eomuk fish cake skewers, 3,000 won

The mul-eomuk comes with 3 pieces and had a nice chew. Sipping the warm broth alongside a drink seems like a solid move.

Is Bubuduri Tteokbokki worth a weekday morning visit?

Bubuduri Tteokbokki is a good Bongmyeong-dong snack bar spot to hit when you're craving sweet-spicy tteokbokki like the kind you'd get in front of a school. The tteokbokki was sweet-spicy with plenty of broth, great for dipping the crispy fritters into. Since they also sell alcohol, it's a Bongmyeong-dong tteokbokki spot you can drop into casually, like a good-value bar.