Durujeong Deoksugung Lotte Castle Branch
두루정 덕수궁 롯데캐슬점
About
A Korean home-style spot inside Deoksugung Lotte Castle, serving pork-and-kimchi jjageuli and spicy stir-fries with unlimited rice.
At 두루정 덕수궁 롯데캐슬점, the choice is between two satisfying forms of Korean comfort food: 두루치기, a saucy stir-fry, and 짜글이, a stew meant to simmer down until its flavors cling to the rice. Set inside the Duksugung Lotte Castle complex, this Jung-gu spot suits a hungry lunch break when a bowl of something hearty sounds better than a fussy meal. The 돼지김치 짜글이 brings pork, kimchi, onion and rice-cake slices together in a vivid red broth. Let it bubble and reduce, stirring as you go; one diner found the color more intimidating than the heat, with the savory, slightly sweet liquid made for mixing into rice. A generous bowl for 비빔밥-style mixing is provided, and reports also note unlimited rice. Add noodles if you like: one visitor’s advice is to save the ramen for later, then add it with broth once you have eaten most of the rice. For a more hands-on, wrap-and-bite meal, try the 깻잎 돼지김치 두루치기. The pork is cut into substantial pieces rather than thin strips, and cabbage, onion, perilla leaves and kimchi bring plenty of texture and punch. A blogger’s favorite combination is to mix the sauce with rice and seaweed flakes, then tuck it into lettuce. Other options include 파제육 두루치기 and 된장 짜글이, so the menu ranges from assertively seasoned pork to a more familiar soybean-paste stew. The room is described as clean and practical, with four-person tables, a long table and a self-service side-dish station. Expect simple accompaniments such as spicy bean sprouts, pickled onion and macaroni salad. It’s an unfussy, filling kind of place: the appeal lies in bubbling stew, rice ready for the last drops of sauce, and a meal that invites you to keep eating. Reported prices list 돼지김치 짜글이 at ₩9,000 and several 두루치기 choices from ₩12,000.
Menu
- Perilla Leaf, Pork and Kimchi Stir-fry₩12,000
- Pork and Kimchi Jjageuli₩9,000
- Doenjang Jjageuli
- Volcano Egg Custard₩3,500
- 파제육 두루치기₩12,000
- 꽃 삼겹김치 두루치기₩13,000
- 꽃 쭈삼김치 두루치기₩14,000
- 돈(豚)된장 짜글이₩9,000
- 김치부대 짜글이₩9,000
- 고기두부 짜글이₩9,000
- 도톰 냉동삼겹살₩10,000
Local tips
- Weekday hours are 11:00–21:30, with a 15:00–17:00 break; closed on weekends.
- The pork-kimchi jjageuli is simmered down before eating; add noodles near the end if ordering them.
- Unlimited rice is available.
- The building’s shopping-area parking is reported to include one free hour.
Details
Opening hours
- Sunday
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- Monday
- 11:00–21:30
- Tuesday
- 11:00–21:30
- Wednesday
- 11:00–21:30
- Thursday
- 11:00–21:30
- Friday
- 11:00–21:30
- Saturday
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