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Sindang Tteokbokki Town
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Sindang Tteokbokki Town
A Seoul street of tteokbokki restaurants where you cook your own sauce-soaked rice cakes at the table, a local tradition since the 1950s.
Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town is a short street of restaurants near Sindang Station that made its name serving a different style of tteokbokki: rice cakes, noodles and other ingredients cooked at the table in a shallow pot of sauce. It remains a nostalgic favourite for Seoulites.
What to expect
Order a pot to share, then add extras like ramen noodles, dumplings, fried rice or cheese as it simmers. Many places add music or old-school decor. The area has also drawn newer cafes and restaurants.
What to eat
Try the tabletop tteokbokki, then finish with fried rice cooked in the leftover sauce. Related local dishes include baek-sundae-bokkeum (stir-fried sausage).
Visitor tips
- Hours vary by restaurant, and it is busiest at dinner and on weekends.
- Most places serve at least two people per pot.
