# Flying fish roe shumai at Cheonghwawon, a Daehangno dim sum house - By Yuna B. (https://superchart.com/en/@kitchen-queue/) - Written Sep 22, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jongno, Seoul - Sponsored: This is a visit review written after receiving a complimentary meal from the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@kitchen-queue/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@kitchen-queue/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/index.md) ## In short Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch is a Taiwanese dim sum and beef noodle restaurant a 3-minute walk from Hyehwa Station Exit 4 in Jongno, Seoul. On a lunch date, the table held Sichuan-style beef knife-cut noodles at 10,500 won, shrimp fried rice at 9,500 won, xiaolongbao at 9,500 won and shumai at 9,500 won, with zhacai and peanuts served as free side dishes. The chef folds the dim sum by hand and the knife-cut noodles are made in house, which makes Cheonghwawon an easy recommendation for lunch in Daehangno. ## Good to know - **Sichuan-style beef knife-cut noodles**: 10,500 won - **Shrimp fried rice**: 9,500 won - **Xiaolongbao**: 9,500 won - **Shumai**: 9,500 won - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–22:20 (last order 22:00) - **Location**: 3-minute walk from Hyehwa Station Exit 4 - **Seating**: 1st and 2nd floors, many tables for two, groups welcome - **Free side dishes**: Zhacai (pickled mustard stem), peanuts *as written by the visitor on Sep 22, 2026* ![Signature photo of Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-01-u3q1r-1200.webp) Today I'm writing up a review of Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch, a great spot for a filling lunch date in Hyehwa's Daehangno area haha. Right in the heart of Hyehwa Station, this is a Daehangno lunch spot where a local chef makes the dim sum and beef noodles by hand! ![Exterior of Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch near Hyehwa Station](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-02-105tu-900.webp) ## Where is Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch, and what are its hours? Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch is about a 3-minute walk from Hyehwa Station Exit 4, so it's really easy to get to — I'd walked past it many times but this was my first time actually eating there! A Daehangno lunch spot I'd recommend for really tasty dim sum and beef noodles — Cheonghwawon! - Address - 청화원 1층, 서울 서대문구 명물길 10 (10 Myeongmul-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea) - Hours - Daily 11:00–22:20 (last order 22:00) - Convenience - Group seating available ![Exotic-feeling interior of Cheonghwawon](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-03-13iiy-900.webp) ![Cheonghwawon dining room with two-person tables](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-04-1yvyi-900.webp) ## Inside the two-floor dining room: is solo dining comfortable? Stepping inside, the place is thick with an exotic atmosphere that really feels like Taiwan, and thanks to the spacious two-floor layout, I could eat comfortably. There were also plenty of two-person tables set up like this, so it seemed like a great spot for solo dining too haha. ![Menu board at Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-05-ct8qd-900.webp) ![Menu page listing Cheonghwawon's noodle dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-06-12144-900.webp) ![Menu page listing Cheonghwawon's dim sum dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-07-m04qb-900.webp) ![Menu page for Cheonghwawon's rice dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-08-dgidv-900.webp) ![Menu page for Cheonghwawon's fried dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-09-pi4s8-900.webp) ![Menu page for Cheonghwawon's stir-fried dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-10-17ooq-900.webp) ![Last page of the Cheonghwawon menu](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-11-1vetb-900.webp) ## The Cheonghwawon menu and the four dishes we ordered Here's the menu at Cheonghwawon, this Daehangno lunch spot — noodles, dim sum, rice dishes, fried dishes, stir-fries, all kinds of options prepared, so it's great to order a bunch of things and share them together haha. - Sichuan-style beef knife-cut noodles ₩10,500 - Shrimp fried rice ₩9,500 - Xiaolongbao ₩9,500 - Shumai ₩9,500 ![Cheonghwawon's basic side dishes, zhacai and peanuts](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-12-u57bn-900.webp) The basic side dishes were zhacai (pickled mustard tuber) and peanuts — the peanuts were nutty and so easy to keep popping in one by one, ![Table spread with beef knife-cut noodles and dim sum](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-13-1bwp5-900.webp) and then the dishes we ordered arrived — we did order a lot, but overall the value and portions were pretty impressive haha. Visually it looked so authentically local, like a hearty spread you'd get while actually traveling in Taiwan~ ![A bowl of Cheonghwawon's Sichuan-style beef knife-cut noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-14-o6x9j-900.webp) ## Sichuan beef knife-cut noodles: how the house-made noodles taste First I tried the Sichuan-style beef knife-cut noodles. The broth is made by simmering Korean beef bone and tender areunsatae (shank meat) for a long time, so the deep flavor of the broth was really good haha. ![Areunsatae (shank meat) pieces inside the beef knife-cut noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-15-1du9y-900.webp) The texture and flavor of the tender meat were also really good, and the subtle spicy aroma and taste rising up really whetted the appetite. The broth looks oily, but one sip and you get the deep richness of the bone broth along with that Sichuan spiciness — really seductive. And these chewy hand-pulled knife-cut noodles were clearly different from regular noodles — the fun texture and the way they came up soaked in broth was so appealing haha. ![Hand-pulled knife-cut noodles lifted up with chopsticks](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-16-1up76-900.webp) ![Lunch date shumai topped with flying fish roe and Sichuan beef knife-cut noodles at Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-17-z4eo1-900.webp) Eating the noodles together with the meat gives you all kinds of textures in your mouth — I definitely recommend trying the knife-cut noodles haha. ## Shrimp fried rice and the thickened egg soup that comes with it The shrimp fried rice too! Shrimp, vegetables, and egg all keeping their texture and flavor while being fried up fluffy and light — the flavor was so good, and it wasn't a greasy, soggy rice but grain-by-grain coated in oil, which was really delicious. ![A spoonful of fried rice showing shrimp and egg](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-18-1i0ek-900.webp) The shrimp meat popped in the mouth and the egg was nice and fluffy, going really well with the spicy beef soup haha. The egg soup that came with it also had a bit of starch mixed in, which gave it a slightly sticky texture — that was an interesting surprise~ ![Cheonghwawon's starch-thickened egg soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-19-1jgn7-900.webp) ![Handmade shrimp shumai topped with flying fish roe](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-20-29cd8-900.webp) ## Handmade shrimp shumai topped with flying fish roe Then we tried the handmade shrimp shumai made by the chef himself — inside was packed with pork and shrimp meat, and on top, flying fish roe! Just visually, it looked so appetizing, ![Shumai split open to show the filling inside](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-21-qfcaz-900.webp) ![Lunch date shumai topped with flying fish roe and Sichuan beef knife-cut noodles at Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-22-teh5g-900.webp) and one bite in, you get the juiciness of the meat along with the plump texture of the shrimp, finished off with the flying fish roe popping in your mouth — really a shumai with layers of different flavors~ ![Cheonghwawon's xiaolongbao served in a steamer basket](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-23-6qlse-900.webp) ## Xiaolongbao at Cheonghwawon: soup first, and mind the hot broth The xiaolongbao stayed true to the basics too — the thin skin was packed full of broth, and the meat had a nice flavor with no gamey smell at all, so I ate it very happily~ ![Xiaolongbao placed on a spoon with ginger soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon-24-ymtaq-900.webp) You place the xiaolongbao on the spoon like this~ and when you tear it open, the broth comes gushing out, and you drink that in — the savoriness was so good! And..! That broth is really hot, so watch your mouth haha. Dipping it in the ginger soy sauce made the combination of flavors really great. ## Is Cheonghwawon worth it for a Daehangno lunch date? Today's recommendation for a Daehangno lunch spot, Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch — besides its signature chef-made dim sum and beef noodles, there's a wide range of Chinese dishes to enjoy together for an even fuller meal, and you can really taste authentic local flavors at reasonable prices. A place I'd genuinely recommend as a lunch spot in Daehangno — Cheonghwawon. ## Where it is - Cheonghwawon Daehangno Branch (청화원 대학로점) - 36 Daemyeong-gil, 1st and 2nd floors, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 종로구 대명길 36 1층, 2층 청화원 대학로점 - 37.5831141, 126.9995958 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B2%AD%ED%99%94%EC%9B%90%20%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EB%A1%9C%EC%A0%90/@37.5831141,126.9995958,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@kitchen-queue/daehangno-lunch-dimsum-beef-noodle-cheonghwawon/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt