# Supyo-ro dumpling hot pot with added kalguksu, Seoul: Jongga Mandu

- By Hyeri Noh (https://superchart.com/en/@jongno-supper-bench/)
- Written Sep 17, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul
- Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@jongno-supper-bench/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@jongno-supper-bench/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/index.md)

## In short

Jongga Mandu is a handmade dumpling hot pot restaurant on Supyo-ro in Jongno, Seoul, between Jongno 3-ga and Jonggak stations. After a first visit with a sponsored tasting group, the writer went back several times paying out of pocket with friends, this time ordering the half-and-half broth hot pot for two plus kalguksu (knife-cut noodles). Because the mandu are hand-pinched out front every day and turn over fast, even friends who usually avoid dumplings for upsetting their stomach praised Jongga Mandu.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 88 Supyo-ro, 1st floor, Jongno-gu, Seoul (between Euljiro 2-ga and Jonggak stations)
- **Hours**: Mon–Sat 11:00–21:30, break 15:30–17:00, last order 14:30 / 20:30
- **Sunday**: 11:00–16:00, last order 15:00
- **What we ordered**: Half-and-half broth hot pot for two
- **Dumplings**: Always 8, including 2 meat mandu and 2 kimchi mandu
- **Set includes**: Vegetables, mushrooms and meat for the hot pot, plus a kalguksu noodle add-on
- **Self-serve bar**: At the back of the restaurant, with banchan refills
- **Waiting**: Busy at lunch; two or three tables free on weekday evenings, crowded after 18:30

*as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026*

![Main photo of mandu hot pot at Jongga Mandu near Jongno 3-ga Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-01-ighz8-m-900.webp)

Today's post is about a mandu (dumpling) hot pot restaurant near Jongno 3-ga Station that I've been back to over and over — Jongga Mandu, and honestly it's worth the wait. I first visited as part of a sponsored campaign, then came back a few times paying out of my own pocket with friends who love mandu, and this time I visited again. Every single time, my friends rave about it — I really think any Korean would love this place, with its impressive handmade dumplings pinched fresh every day.

## Jongga Mandu opening hours

> Mon–Sat 11:00 AM–9:30 PM / break time 3:30–5:00 PM / last order 2:30 PM, 8:30 PM
> Sunday 11:00 AM–4:00 PM / last order 3:00 PM

## How to find Jongga Mandu from Jongno 3-ga Station

![Exterior of Jongga Mandu on Supyo-ro](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-02-24svn-m-900.webp)

Jongga Mandu, a mandu hot pot restaurant near Jongno 3-ga Station that's absolutely worth the wait, sits between Euljiro 2-ga Station and Jonggak Station. It's easy to reach by bus and not hard to find at all.

![Street around the entrance of Jongga Mandu](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-03-1lg0t-900.webp)

![Jongga Mandu signboard and name](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-04-mtrxs-m-900.webp)

This mandu hot pot restaurant near Jongno 3-ga Station used to be known under a different name — Seonggyeong Mandu Restaurant, Jongno branch — and it also had a wait back then. At some point the name suddenly changed. I actually have an old post from before the name change, from when it was so delicious I brought my friends along — a genuinely great restaurant.

![Tables inside Jongga Mandu](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-05-1idpo-900.webp)

## Inside Jongga Mandu and the weekday evening wait

Here's the interior of Jongga Mandu. Since this area is full of office workers, there's quite a wait at lunchtime, but in the evening there are usually still two or three free tables. The restaurant is spacious, with more seating further inside. Once it hits past 6:30 PM it always gets packed. We came on a weekday!

![Dumplings being hand-pinched in front of the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-06-173bz-m-900.webp)

Out front, the ladies are always hand-pinching mandu by hand. Since the dumplings that go into the hot pot are made right there, turnover is quick and honestly, they're just really delicious.

![Self-serve bar inside Jongga Mandu](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-07-1iybm-900.webp)

There's also a self-serve bar inside the restaurant.

![Banchan and geotjeori at the self-serve bar](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-08-ojpfr-900.webp)

They bring out the initial banchan (side dishes), but you can go get refills yourself. Last time I brought a friend, she said even the geotjeori (fresh cabbage kimchi) was so good she cleaned the whole plate, haha. They seem to make the geotjeori in-house too — genuinely delicious.

## Jongga Mandu menu: clear broth and half-and-half broth

![Jongga Mandu menu board showing hot pot types](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-09-1slsi-900.webp)

![Menu board showing noodle add-ons and single dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-10-19ikq-900.webp)

Here's the menu at Jongga Mandu, the mandu hot pot restaurant near Jongno 3-ga Station worth waiting for. When I first visited, I think there was only one broth option, but now they've got a clear broth and a half-and-half broth too? Last time I came the half-and-half wasn't even on the menu yet, so it feels like they keep adding new soup types every time I visit. We ordered the half-and-half broth hot pot for two. It's nice that you don't have to agonize much over the menu at this mandu hot pot spot.

## How to eat the half-and-half broth hot pot for two

![Table set with banchan and mandu hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-11-bplha-900.webp)

After ordering, it doesn't take long before they set up the banchan and the mandu hot pot.

![Eight meat and kimchi mandu in the hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-12-1rujn-900.webp)

The mandu always come out as 8 pieces — two meat mandu and two kimchi mandu. You cook the dumplings first, then add the rest of the shabu-shabu ingredients.

![Plastic glove provided for placing dumplings](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-13-8rc33-900.webp)

They even give you a plastic glove for putting in the dumplings so you don't mangle their shape with chopsticks, haha.

![Vegetables, mushrooms, meat and kalguksu noodles laid out](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-14-lywhr-900.webp)

Vegetables, mushrooms, meat, and kalguksu noodles all come out together, so the portion is generous.

![Plate of fresh hot pot ingredients](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-15-8ux1p-900.webp)

The hot pot ingredients are super fresh too.

![Pot divided into clear and red half-and-half broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-16-1obqz-966.webp)

Our half-and-half broth arrived. The red broth is tasty, but I'd never tried the clear broth before. Tasting it, I think I ordered well. That said, it's basically the same as a regular shabu-shabu broth.

![Ingredients added to the half-and-half broth hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-17-u2owh-966.webp)

![Jongga Mandu half-and-half broth hot pot boiling](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-18-15ieh-1200.webp)

Let's get the hot pot boiling away. Ah, it's really good. The friend who came with me this time is from Jeju Island — I've literally brought people from every corner of Korea to this place. Everyone rates it highly across the board. We all ate super satisfied.

![Fully cooked mandu hot pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-19-8iue2-966.webp)

All cooked through now.

![Handmade mandu and meat being eaten from the pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-20-7semb-900.webp)

## Why even dumpling-shy friends praised Jongga Mandu

I'm not actually that big a fan of mandu. That's because frozen dumplings, being meat and flour that's often not that fresh, don't sit well with my stomach. But at Jongga Mandu, the mandu hot pot restaurant near Jongno 3-ga Station, they hand-make everything with fresh ingredients, and because so many customers come through, the dumplings turn over quickly too — it genuinely feels like eating healthy food. Even friends who usually avoid mandu because their stomach gets upset all gave it high marks. Truly amazing.

![Kalguksu noodles boiled in the hot pot broth](https://img.superchart.com/images/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade/jongga-mandu-jongno-hotpot-handmade-21-xw0s0-900.webp)

We finished off with the kalguksu too, no leftovers. That's my report on Jongga Mandu, the mandu hot pot restaurant near Jongno 3-ga Station that's absolutely worth the wait.

## Where it is

- Jongga Mandu (종가만두)
- 88 Supyo-ro, 1st floor, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
- 서울특별시 종로구 수표로 88 1층 종가만두
- 37.5689062, 126.9896787
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%A2%85%EA%B0%80%EB%A7%8C%EB%91%90/@37.5689062,126.9896787,17z

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