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Mapo Wonjo Tteokbokki (마포원조떡볶이)

Snack food (Bunsik) Seoul Mapo-gu

서울특별시 마포구 도화2길 3

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HeebabHeebab’s review

“Chewy wheat rice cake tteokbokki and crispy yaki-mandu are the highlights”

  • Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)BestChewy wheat rice cakes with a rich, sweet, spicy and tangy sauce
  • Yaki-mandu (pan-fried dumplings)Crispy from the very sound; delicious dipped in the sauce
  • Gimbap (seaweed rice rolls)Homemade-style gimbap that's great dipped in the tteokbokki sauce

Liked

  • The sauce and the fried snacks go great together
  • The rice cakes are big and chewy
  • The fish cake broth is delicious

Downsides

  • The sauce has a slightly gritty chili-powder texture
  • Quite spicy
  • Tteokbokki had run out when they visited, so they had to wait
Wait
Wait until the tteokbokki is ready
Atmosphere
An old-fashioned snack shop with a vintage calendar on the wall
Tips
  • Dip the gimbap in the tteokbokki sauce
  • Dunk the yaki-mandu deep in the sauce
  • If tteokbokki isn't ready, order the fish cake, gimbap, and sundae first

TzuyangTzuyang’s reviewRecommended

“Rich wheat-cake tteokbokki and yakki mandu are tasty, and the gimbap is good too”

  • Yakki Mandu (fried dumplings)BestPairs well with the sauce, the best of the day
  • GimbapSticks to the basics and is unbeatable with the broth
  • Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)As rich as its color and quite spicy, wheat rice cakes

Liked

  • Old-school taste with 30 years of history
  • Gimbap that sticks to the basics
  • Rich fish cake broth

Downsides

  • Quite spicy, tough for those with low spice tolerance
  • The fried food comes out cold
  • Seating is cramped
Wait
Seated right away on entry, a line formed while eating
Atmosphere
Retro shop with a 30-year-old atmosphere, narrow room
Good for
When you crave nostalgic Korean snack food
Tips
  • There is a wait even on weekdays and long lines on weekends
  • It is spicy, so have gimbap and fish cake broth with it
  • Mix the fish cake broth into the tteokbokki sauce

HaigaengseuHaigaengseu’s reviewRecommended

“The sweet and spicy pan-style tteokbokki is cheap and filling”

  • Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)BestSweet, spicy and intense, with a deeply reduced flavor

Liked

  • Very cheap
  • Big rice cakes are filling
Price
Tteokbokki 1 serving ₩2,000
Value
Satisfying for the price

HaigaengseuHaigaengseu’s reviewHighly recommended

“Sweet, Buldak-level spicy rice tteokbokki with unbeatable value”

  • Tteokbokki (spicy rice cakes)BestSweet, and as spicy as Buldak ramen (fire chicken noodles)
  • Eomuk (fish cake)₩1,000 each, a must-eat

Liked

  • Overwhelmingly cheap
  • Big, chewy rice cakes
Price
Tteokbokki set ₩4,000
Value
Prices like 10 years ago
Tips
  • Be sure to eat the eomuk (fish cake)

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