# Sokcho soft tofu stew restaurant, two bowls compared: Jinsol Halmeoni

- By Dasom (https://superchart.com/en/@register-lunches/)
- Written Sep 6, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Sokcho, Gangwon
- Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a complimentary meal as part of an in-store sponsorship.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@register-lunches/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@register-lunches/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/index.md)

## In short

Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu is a soft tofu stew (sundubu) restaurant in the Haksapyeong Kongkkot Village tofu street in Sokcho, Gangwon, run by the same family for three generations over more than 30 years. For an early breakfast, two friends ordered Chodang sundubu (12,000 won) and spicy seafood jjamppong sundubu (17,000 won) side by side, comparing the mild white tofu broth with the fiery seafood one, where the abalone kept a springy bite. Order the jjamppong seafood sundubu if you like heat, or the Chodang sundubu if you prefer it gentle.

## Good to know

- **Location**: 118 Wonam-haksapyeong-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do (Nohak-dong 1015-6)
- **Hours**: Daily 07:30–20:00, last order 19:00
- **Parking**: Free parking in front of the restaurant, large buses welcome, parking attendant on site
- **Seating**: Group seating for up to 240; separate pet-friendly seats beside the entrance
- **Chodang sundubu**: 12,000 won
- **Jjamppong seafood sundubu**: 17,000 won
- **Also good to know**: Self-serve side dish bar; tofu and side dishes available to take away or ship; Naver review event gives a choice of acorn jelly or a drink

*as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026*

![Main photo of Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu in Sokcho](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-01-llm2p-1200.webp)

Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu
A three-generation, old-school sundubu (soft tofu stew) restaurant in Sokcho
📍 Location
Nohak-dong 1015-6, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do
🕐 Hours
Daily 07:30–20:00
Last order 19:00
🚙 Parking
Parking available in front (free)
🔎 Other info
✔️ Group seating available (up to 240)

![Exterior of Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu in the Haksapyeong Kongkkot Village sundubu street](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-02-w6pqy-m-900.webp)

## Breakfast at Haksapyeong Kongkkot Village, Sokcho's soft tofu stew street

My friend and I went on a Gangwon-do trip together!!😁 For our first meal we wanted something gentle on the stomach, so we picked Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu — it's in the Haksapyeong Kongkkot Village sundubu street, which turned out to be the perfect spot to stop for a meal right before heading into downtown Sokcho✨

![The look of the three-generation, old-school Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-03-rcx4a-m-900.webp)

Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu started with a grandmother named Go Jinsol and is now being run by the third generation! It's already been over 30 years, making it a real Sokcho sundubu landmark~

## Parking at Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu

![Free parking lot in front of the restaurant, large enough for buses](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-04-13f5z-900.webp)

You can park right in front of the restaurant — the lot was big enough to fit not just regular cars but even large buses! There was staff managing the parking too, which somehow made it feel extra reassuring haha. They were so kind.

## Inside the restaurant and where to sit

![Interior of Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu with group seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-05-z24jb-900.webp)

The restaurant is split into two main sections. This one seems to get a lot of people coming from Seoraksan — the space was big enough to handle group meals without a problem😮

🐾There's a separate pet-friendly area set up right next to the entrance!

The grandmother in the photo is the founder, Go Jinsol — she's already appeared on TV a long time ago, apparently visited by all three major broadcasters, KBS, SBS, and MBC.

## Menu and prices

![Menu board listing sundubu and hwangtae haejangguk](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-06-vuf3z-m-900.webp)

The menu has a wide range of dishes besides sundubu, including hot pot, hwangtae haejangguk (dried pollack hangover soup), set meals, home-style meals, and grilled hwangtae (dried pollack)!

### Naver review event: acorn jelly or a drink

![Sign for the Naver review event offering acorn jelly or a drink](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-07-13ef9-900.webp)

There's also a Naver review event where you can choose ✔️either acorn jelly or a drink

![Counter selling tofu and side dishes for takeout and delivery](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-08-54liw-900.webp)

You can also buy the restaurant's homemade tofu and side dishes to take home — ✔️both takeout and delivery are possible‼️

![Self-serve side dish bar near the kitchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-09-npglb-900.webp)

There's also a self-serve side dish bar near the kitchen, so it was great being able to refill side dishes as much as we wanted! (These side dishes were seriously so good ㅜㅜ)

## What the two of us ordered

- Chodang sundubu (12.0)
- Jjamppong haemul sundubu (17.0)

We each ordered one of these, and since they came out in stone pots, we could eat them piping hot the whole way through!

### The side dishes that come with every meal

The side dishes were quite varied — macaroni salad, japchae (stir-fried glass noodles), cucumber salad, seaweed stem stir-fry, napa cabbage kimchi, braised potatoes, salted squid, and buckwheat pancake. Overall they weren't heavily seasoned or intense — it felt more like a meal a grandmother would set out at home.

![Table set with homemade basic side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-10-ipq4h-900.webp)

![Japchae, cucumber salad, and other basic side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-11-mx60n-900.webp)

All the side dishes are made in-house, and every single one of them was so good

![Plate of side dishes made in-house](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-12-1y3xd-900.webp)

Personally, I found this braised potato dish super chewy and really really delicious. Maybe it's the potato soil around here,,,🥔

![Chewy braised potato side dish](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-13-38eji-900.webp)

## What does the Chodang sundubu taste like?

My friend's order, the Chodang sundubu stone pot! It's a white sundubu made with 100% domestic soybeans and deep ocean water, and the broth has a clean, mild flavor that really lets you taste the nutty flavor of the tofu itself!!

![Chodang sundubu served in a stone pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-14-e2z6x-900.webp)

The sundubu in the stone pot was incredibly soft, and my friend took one bite and immediately said it was totally her style — she ate it up ㅋㅋ

![A spoonful of soft white Chodang sundubu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-15-1mzsr-900.webp)

They also gave us soy sauce to add if we wanted, but eating the white sundubu plain, without the soy sauce, suited our taste better haha

![Chodang sundubu set with optional soy sauce on the side](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-16-y3oqr-900.webp)

If you're a fan of classic white sundubu, the Chodang sundubu stone pot is the one for you!

![Chodang sundubu stone pot near the end of the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-17-e2aqi-900.webp)

## Spicy jjamppong seafood sundubu: the abalone keeps its bite

I love spicy and sharp flavors, so I ordered the jjamppong haemul sundubu!🔥 It's a seafood sundubu with a spicy, jjamppong-style broth made from a vegetable stock base, loaded with abalone, shrimp, squid, scallops, and more.

When it first arrived, I couldn't really see the seafood at first, so I thought — wait, did they bring me the plain spicy sundubu by mistake? But once I stirred it, there was tons of seafood in there ㅋㅋㅋ

This one is a completely different vibe from the white sundubu — the broth is spicy from the very first sip, and eating it for breakfast really cleared out my system ㅠㅠ Genuinely my exact taste ,,,,,⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Even the people at the table next to us were saying, wow, imagine if we hadn't ordered the seafood sundubu ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

![Spicy jjamppong haemul sundubu stone pot](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-18-cqkvp-900.webp)

Eating the red broth with rice is absolutely heavenly ㅠ_ㅠ

![Jjamppong haemul sundubu broth eaten with rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-19-1s2ur-900.webp)

![Jjamppong haemul sundubu with shrimp and squid](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-20-1hsqn-900.webp)

![Abalone with a bouncy texture in the jjamppong haemul sundubu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-21-1pvtt-900.webp)

There was plenty of seafood packed in, too — but seriously, how is the abalone in this stone pot so good,,,? Abalone in most sundubu stews or seafood hot pots tends to overcook in the broth and get a bit tough, but the abalone here kept a chewy, bouncy texture while still tasting nutty and rich. Really surprised me.

## There is dessert at the end too

![Coffee station set up near the exit](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-22-uspko-900.webp)

![Snacks laid out for a palate cleanser on the way out](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-23-x1pt7-m-900.webp)

On the way out there's coffee and snacks too, which would be great as a little palate cleanser on your way to or from your trip〰️

## Is Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu worth a stop in Sokcho?

![Table after finishing a meal at Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu](https://img.superchart.com/images/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare/sokcho-hakpyeong-sundubu-two-bowls-compare-24-1w9on-900.webp)

We visited the Haksapyeong Kongkkot Village sundubu street in Sokcho this time, where there's a whole row of sundubu restaurants lined up — and I'm glad we ended up eating at Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu, which has been making tofu by hand for 30 years across three generations✨✨ Personally I loved the seafood sundubu, but my friend said the Chodang sundubu was better for her, so honestly it comes down to personal taste. If you like spicy food like me, I seriously recommend the jjamppong haemul sundubu ! !

## Where it is

- Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu (진솔할머니순두부)
- 118 Wonam-haksapyeong-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea
- 강원특별자치도 속초시 원암학사평길 118
- 38.2062411, 128.5209698
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%A7%84%EC%86%94%ED%95%A0%EB%A8%B8%EB%8B%88%EC%88%9C%EB%91%90%EB%B6%80/@38.2062411,128.5209698,17z

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