Seongjeong-dong chicken stew with a broth top-up for ramen: Sottture
In short
Sottture Dakdoritang is a cauldron-lid chicken stew (dakdoritang) restaurant on Seobu 19-gil in Seongjeong-dong, Cheonan. A couple booked an 8pm table on a weekend and ordered a whole chicken (₩35,000) with flat mandu (thin pan-fried dumplings), added ramen noodles midway, topped up the broth as the sauce reduced, and finished with cheese fried rice. The seasoning at Sottture Dakdoritang deepens the longer the pot simmers, so it rewards a slow, unhurried meal.
Good to know
- Address
- 31 Seobu 19-gil, 1st floor, units 105 & 106, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do
- Hours
- 11:00 onwards (last order 22:00)
- Parking
- Lot behind the building
- Whole chicken (2–3 people)
- ₩35,000
- One and a half chickens (3–4 people)
- ₩45,000
- Services
- Reservations, takeout, delivery and group bookings; high chairs available
- Ordering
- Tablet ordering screen at every table
- Price reference
- ₩35,000 ≈ $26 · ₩45,000 ≈ $33.5 (2026-09-23)
as written by the visitor on Sep 23, 2026
My husband and I went to Sottture Dakdoritang (솥뚜레 닭도리탕) in Seongjeong-dong, Cheonan, on a weekend evening.
We had booked ahead and arrived around 8pm, a bit past the dinner rush, so the restaurant was fairly relaxed.
I found this place while looking for good dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken stew) in Cheonan — the visual of it simmering in a huge cauldron lid was what pulled me in.
Sottture Dakdoritang address, hours and parking
Sottture Dakdoritang is at 31 Seobu 19-gil, 1st floor, units 105 & 106, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, South Korea. It's open from 11:00, last order at 22:00, and there's a parking lot behind the building.
- Address: 31 Seobu 19-gil, 1st floor, units 105 & 106, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, South Korea
- Hours: 11:00 ~ / last order 22:00
- Parking: lot behind the building
- Reservations, takeout, delivery, and group bookings available; baby chairs provided
What is Sottture Dakdoritang in Seongjeong-dong like inside?
The interior of Sottture Dakdoritang used black and red as accent colors, giving it a clean, comfortable feel.
Every round table had its own tablet ordering machine, which made it easy to add extra menu items or noodle add-ons on the spot.
Around 8pm on the weekend we visited, there were about three other tables, mostly couples and families eating dinner.
Overall it wasn't too loud, so my husband and I could chat slowly over dinner. As a dakdoritang specialist, the interior also had cauldron-lid-themed touches that really carried the concept through.
What two people ordered at Sottture, and what it cost
Sottture Dakdoritang keeps things simple — the main menu is just dakdoritang.
Whole chicken for 2–3 people is ₩35,000, and one-and-a-half chicken for 3–4 people is ₩45,000. Since it was just the two of us, we ordered the whole chicken plus flat mandu (dumplings).
Partway through the meal we added ramen noodles, and at the end we finished it off with fried rice and cheese, so we ate a very hearty meal.
How does the cauldron-lid dakdoritang taste?
After a short wait, it came out in a huge cauldron lid piled high with chicken, rice cakes, and vegetables. There was plenty of red sauce and a generous amount of rice cake, so from the first look, the portion felt very filling.
The staff told us the rice cakes would be ready to eat after about three minutes. The chicken looked a little underdone at first, but since it's meant to keep simmering, it cooked through nicely as time passed.
As the broth reduced, the seasoning got richer and richer, and the chicken really started to soak up the sauce. Once we let it simmer a bit longer than at first, the flavor was much deeper, and the chicken meat was juicy — soaking it in the thickened sauce made it even better.
Flat mandu, ramen noodles and topping up the broth
The flat mandu we ordered alongside was thin with a crispy exterior.
It was fine on its own, but dipping it lightly in the dakdoritang broth or topping it with chicken made it surprisingly good together. Midway through, we also added ramen noodles — the noodles soaked up the thickened, reduced broth, and the spicy, rich flavor really came through.
As we kept eating, the broth started running a little low, so we poured in more stock and let it simmer again. Adding the extra broth meant even the ramen noodles stayed juicy right to the last bite.
Cheese fried rice to finish the pot
After the dakdoritang and the ramen noodles, we still couldn't skip the fried rice.
We had them fry rice and seaweed flakes in the leftover sauce, then added cheese on top. As the cheese melted into the spicy sauce, the flavor softened a bit and gained a nutty richness, making it a great way to end the meal.
My verdict on Sottture Dakdoritang
What I remember most about Sottture Dakdoritang was the generous portion and the big cauldron lid when the food first arrived. Instead of a flavor that's fully finished from the start, the sauce gets richer as you keep simmering it yourself, which made for a fun, slow-paced meal.
Starting with the rice cakes, moving through the chicken, flat mandu, and ramen noodles, and finishing with cheese fried rice, it was quite a filling meal. Being able to add more broth whenever it ran low also meant we could adjust it to our taste right to the end.
The restaurant was also clean and not too loud, making it a comfortable spot for my husband and me on a weekend evening.
If you're looking for good dakdoritang in Cheonan, or a hearty dinner spot in Seongjeong-dong, Cheonan, I'd say this place is worth a visit.
The longer the broth reduces, the richer it gets — and when it runs low, you can just pour in more stock and keep adjusting it to your taste.
Where it is
31 Seobu 19-gil, 1st floor, units 105 & 106, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea충청남도 천안시 서북구 서부19길 31 1층 (105호,106호)
