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In Sindang-dong, tteokbokki is cooked in a shallow pot at your table with noodles, dumplings and eggs. Order by number of people, then add extras.
A whole street of tteokbokki restaurants that grew up around the original 1953 shop. Pick any busy one; most cook the pot at your table.
The original shop (1953) that started the street. Sets are priced by number of people and come with dumplings, noodles, fish cake and eggs; the sauce mixes gochujang with sweet black bean paste.
A traditional market a few minutes from Tteokbokki Town with pork-soup restaurants, small eateries and a traditional liquor shop. Good for a walk after lunch.
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