
툇마루집된장예술
About
Doenjang-centred Korean table — soybean-paste bibimbap at 9,000 won, dried pollack and squid dishes stacked above it.
Toenmaru-jip Doenjang Yesul — 'Porch House Doenjang Art' — stakes its Insadong identity on fermented soybean paste, and the entry point is disarmingly cheap: doenjang bibimbap at 9,000 won, the deep umami of good jang doing work no 9,000-won dish should manage. Above it the menu goes maritime-traditional — a grilled-braised dried pollack at 15,000 and hanchi hoe (raw squid) at 20,000 — the kind of anju-friendly lineup that suits its late 10:30pm close. Restaurants that name themselves after their doenjang are making Korea's boldest quality claim, since jang is the one ingredient that can't be faked or rushed. In Insadong, where tourist menus blur together, a house arguing about fermentation depth is the one to pick. Order the bibimbap first; it's the thesis statement.
Menu
- 된장비빔밥₩9,000
- 북어찜구이₩15,000
- 한치회₩20,000
- 초장과 물오징어₩13,000
- Chicken Feet₩12,000
- 암퇴지 볶음₩18,000
- 간장게장밥₩14,000
- 함경도가재미식해₩17,000
- 신녹두빈대떡₩13,000
- Kimchi Pancake₩11,000
- Chive Pancake₩11,000
- Acorn Jelly Salad₩11,000
- 청포묵₩10,000
- 생두부랑 김치랑₩10,000
- Pan-fried Tofu₩10,000
- Braised Semi-dried Pollock₩30,000
Details
Opening hours
- Sunday
- —
- Monday
- 11:30–22:30
- Tuesday
- 11:30–22:30
- Wednesday
- 11:30–22:30
- Thursday
- 11:30–22:30
- Friday
- 11:30–22:30
- Saturday
- 11:30–22:30