Jongno Dodam 종로도담

Jongno Dodam is a Korean restaurant and makgeolli bar at 78 Sambong-ro in Jongno, Seoul. Its Jongno bossam pairs boiled pork with Gaeseong-style bossam kimchi made and aged by the restaurant. Kimchi jjim braises pork shoulder and aged kimchi with the kitchen's own seasoning, providing a steamed and braised pork dish distinct from the sliced bossam. Grilled pollock roe comes with cucumber and onion, while sulguk arrives bubbling in an earthenware pot with beef broth, radish-leaf soybean paste, and Cheongyang chili. White sea-snail muchim uses a tart, savory soy-based dressing without chili powder, so its seasoning differs from the red chili dressing commonly associated with this dish. For the shrimp and clam sul-jjim, shrimp and hard clams are sautéed in olive oil and simmered with a neutral spirit. The menu also includes stir-fried baby octopus, black-sesame fried pork, chive pancake, and fried buckwheat crepes, covering stir-fried, deep-fried, and griddled choices. A mixed-rice bowl intended for kimchi jjim or octopus contains seaweed flakes, chives, sesame oil, butter, and tuna. The two-person set combines bossam, chive pancake, and one bottle of alcohol; the three-person set adds kimchi jjim, increasing the number of main dishes with the party size. A weekday lunch set consists of kimchi jjim, beef and radish soup, and black-sesame fried pork. At weekday lunch, diners can also add a tasting portion of bossam served without bossam kimchi, chive pancake, or a mini order of black-sesame fried pork. Several varieties of makgeolli are served alongside the food. The broad dining hall has tables suited to sharing the fixed group sets, and group-use information is registered for the restaurant.