Kkangtong Mandu 깡통만두

The dumplings are plump North Korean-style ones built around tofu rather than bursting with juice, and mandu-guk serves them in clean ox-bone broth. Bibim kalguksu shows off the chewy fresh-cut noodles best, with a sweet, mild sauce and a topping of shredded yukjeon, thin pan-fried beef. The shabby shop sits in an alley across from the Constitutional Court, waits run long even on weekdays, and orders are placed when you join the Catch Table queue and are hard to add to once seated.