Jongno 3-ga clear dumpling hot pot, 4 mandu at a time: Jongga Mandu
In short
Jongga Mandu (종가만두) is a handmade dumpling hot pot restaurant on Supyo-ro, on the Cheonggyecheon side near Jongno 3-ga Station in Seoul. Around 1 p.m. on a weekday, the writer and her husband shared the clear-broth dumpling hot pot (₩13,000), cooking its 8 dumplings 4 at a time for 5–6 minutes each round and finishing with kalguksu (knife-cut noodles). Jongga Mandu serves mild, handmade dumplings with a domestic filling at a fair price, making it a solid lunch hot pot spot in Jongno 3-ga.
Good to know
- Getting there
- Jongno 3-ga Station Exit 15 · 5-min walk (store listing, Oct 6, 2026)
- Location
- 1F, 88 Supyo-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Cheonggyecheon side)
- Ordered
- Dumpling hot pot (mandu jeongol) with clear broth; spicy and half-and-half broths also available
- Price
- Dumpling hot pot ₩13,000 (as written in the original post)
- What's included
- 8 dumplings, vegetables, meat and kalguksu noodles as standard
- Self-service
- Kimchi, pickled radish and small plates are self-serve; drinks and alcohol are self-serve and paid for at the end based on what you had
- Filling origin
- Domestic (Korean), according to the origin sign
- Takeout
- Many takeout customers
- Visit time
- Weekday lunch, around 1 p.m.
- Price reference
- ₩13,000 ≈ $9.8 · ₩30,000 ≈ $22.5 (2026-11-13)
as written by the visitor on Nov 13, 2026 · not checked with the business
Where is Jongga Mandu near Jongno 3-ga Station?
Jongga Mandu (종가만두) is a dumpling hot pot restaurant on Supyo-ro, near Jongno 3-ga Station on the Cheonggyecheon side. The weather was warm but gloomy, and I was craving a steaming dumpling hot pot broth, so off I went. On a day like this, you just have to eat dumpling hot pot.
Since it's by Cheonggyecheon, it's a nice spot for a walk before or after your meal. I recommend a walk after eating so you don't get a blood sugar spike.
Why is Jongga Mandu busy even at 1 p.m. on a weekday?
I visited around 1 p.m. on a weekday and it was almost full. I figured the lunch rush would be over and it'd be quiet, but customers kept coming in until we left, so it's clearly a popular place. I guess I'm the only one who didn't know this was a Jongno dumpling hot pot hotspot ^_^
Plenty of people were dining in, and there were really a lot of takeout customers too! Quite a few people were eating in and also taking some home.
I wondered why it was so crowded, and it's because the handmade dumplings are genuinely good. Jongga Mandu doesn't use store-bought dumplings; they make the filling themselves, and that's why the place is packed! The origin sign showed the filling is domestic, which made me trust it even more 🫶🏻
Jongga Mandu menu: clear or spicy hot pot?
Most customers at Jongga Mandu seem to order the dumpling hot pot, so I did too. I'd read a few blog reviews saying the spicy hot pot is seriously spicy, so we went with the clear one.
The half-and-half broth was tempting, but my husband can't handle spice, so we chose the clear hot pot, and it was totally light and delicious.
What comes in the dumpling hot pot, and the price
The dumpling hot pot comes with 8 dumplings, vegetables, meat and kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) as standard. I wondered if I'd need to add noodles, but they're included, which was great.
All of this for ₩13,000, so the price is great too. Under ₩30,000 for two and you're stuffed!
Side dishes and drinks are self-serve
At Jongga Mandu, you grab kimchi, pickled radish, small plates and so on yourself. Drinks and alcohol are self-serve too, and they check what you took and charge you at the end.
I wonder if they make the geotjeori (fresh, lightly seasoned kimchi) themselves too, because it was spicy and really good. A place that serves hot pot needs good geotjeori, and this was exactly the kind that goes well with it.
How to cook the dumpling hot pot for the best taste
Once the hot pot comes to a boil, you toss in all the vegetables.
Add the meat a little at a time as you eat. There was no gamey smell at all, and it tasted clean.
Cook the dumplings 4 at a time, about 5 minutes
Once the broth is boiling, add the dumplings and cook them about 5 minutes. We cooked ours 5–6 minutes and they were just right.
As I'd seen on other blogs, we put in 4 first, and when those were gone, we put in the next 4. Otherwise the dumplings burst and don't taste good 🙂🙂
How do the meat and kimchi dumplings at Jongga Mandu taste?
The dumplings were exactly like real homemade handmade mandu. The meat dumpling was mild and nutty. The vegetables in the filling were crunchy, which gave it a great texture, and the seasoning wasn't strong, just mild overall, so it never felt harsh 🙂🫶🏻🙂🫶🏻
The kimchi dumpling had that distinctive tang of kimchi with a gentle spiciness! The finely chopped kimchi and vegetables were crunchy, and the seasoning was mild here too, so it was clean and easy to enjoy. It really felt like homemade dumplings, and my stomach felt comfortable afterward.
Finish with the included kalguksu
You finish the dumpling hot pot with the kalguksu that comes as standard. After simmering so long, the broth was rich, and the noodles tasted really good. It was a tasty meal at a reasonable price, something I haven't had in a while!
At the register they were selling cute dumpling keyrings, haha. I thought about buying one but just left. I should've bought one, sob.
If you're looking for a genuinely good office-worker lunch spot near Jongno 3-ga Station, I highly recommend Jongga Mandu for dumpling hot pot!
Where it is
88 Supyo-ro, 1st floor, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea서울특별시 종로구 수표로 88 1층 종가만두
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