Soojung Restaurant
수정식당
About
Crystal-plain Jongno diner — Korean home cooking, zero decoration.
Sujeong Sikdang runs Jongno home cooking at crystal plainness: zero decoration (the name and the room agree), an 11,000-won Korean table with free banchan and ssam refills as the value engine, weekday-only service (11-9:30, weekends dark) synced to the office calendar it feeds. The mechanics run old-school: no reservations, the entrance waiting list as protocol, the 11:15-1 lunch rush hitting hard — pre-11 or post-2 arrivals as the documented dodge. No English menu; ordering runs by party size, staff fluency covering the rest. Places like this are downtown's disappearing baseline — honest rice, refilled greens, working prices. Plain as crystal, priced like memory: Sujeong, weekdays only.
Menu
- Spicy Stir-Fried Pork₩11,000
- Pork bulgogi with ssam (wrap) rice₩11,000
- Pork Belly BBQ
- Steamed egg
- Doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew)
- Pork belly
- Pork collar
- Pork upper ribs
- Cheonggukjang (fermented soybean soup)
Local tips
- Arrive before 11:00 AM or after 2:00 PM on weekdays to avoid 30+ minute waits; lunch rush hits hard from 11:15–1:00 PM.
- Write your name and party size on the waiting list at the entrance; no reservation system available, walk-ins only.
- Refill banchan (side dishes) and ssam (lettuce) freely at the table—leverage this for better value on the affordable 11,000 KRW price.
- Ask for the menu in Korean since no English menu available; staff familiar with ordering by party size only.
- Closed weekends (Sat–Sun); Mon–Fri 11:00 AM–9:30 PM (last order 8:30 PM) — plan around office hours.
Details
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Opening hours
- Sunday
- Closed
- Monday
- 11:00–22:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00–22:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00–22:00
- Thursday
- 11:00–22:00
- Friday
- 11:00–22:00
- Saturday
- 11:00–21:00