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Gongdeok Jokbal Alley Prices 2026: ₩34,000 Small Plate, Free Soup Refills

Checked against 9 Korean sources on Nov 10, 2026 Published: Nov 9, 2026

The short answer: ₩34,000 small, ₩40,000 large, almost everywhere

Gongdeok Jokbal Alley (공덕 족발골목) is a lane inside Gongdeok Market (공덕시장), right by Exit 5 of Gongdeok Station, where about ten old-style jokbal shops sit side by side. Jokbal (족발) is pork trotter braised in a soy-based broth, sliced and eaten wrapped in lettuce. At lunch people come for a bowl of sundae soup (순대국); in the evening nearby office workers fill the tables with soju.

Comparing visitor records from October and November 2026, a small plate of jokbal costs ₩34,000 and a large one ₩40,000 at almost every shop. What makes this alley famous is not the price but the extras: order one plate of jokbal and you also get sundae (순대, Korean blood sausage) and a bowl of sundae soup.

Prices by shop (October–November 2026)

At Mapo Somunnan Wonjo Jokbal, the half-and-half plate (regular plus spicy) was listed only as a large on the menu, but one visitor asked for it as a small and paid ₩42,000. The spicy jokbal there was described as sweet and mildly spicy rather than hot. Hanbang Jokbal (한방족발) sits at the entrance of the alley near Exit 5 and was open from morning until the small hours, but its prices were not confirmed in sources.

What comes free with your jokbal

As soon as you sit down, the table fills with kimchi, lettuce, raw garlic and green chili peppers. Then come sundae (sometimes with liver and other offal) and sundae soup. Visitors to Ohyang Jokbal, Mapo Wang Jokbal and Gungjung Jokbal also got tteokbokki (떡볶이, rice cakes in red sauce).

When the soup runs low or goes cold, staff reheat it or bring a fresh bowl. Jangsu Jokbal even handed out sikhye (식혜, a sweet rice drink) at the end. The free food alone is enough to drink on, and several visitors said one small plate is plenty for two people.

Tips for first-time visitors

Choose by closing day and restroom. Since prices and extras are nearly identical, go to whichever shop is open on your day. Sundays are the tricky one: Ohyang Jokbal closes every Sunday, Jangsu Jokbal on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, and Mapo Wang Jokbal on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Most shops share an old public restroom outside the alley, which visitors call inconvenient. Gungjung Jokbal has its own separate men's and women's restrooms inside.

Expect pushy touts. Staff call out to everyone walking past, and one visitor found some of them aggressive enough to be intimidating. Decide on a shop first and walk straight to its sign. Several shops have similar names, so in a map app search the shop name together with 공덕, for example “장수족발 공덕”.

Solo diners are welcome. One visitor notes that eating alone is fine here, and if a whole plate of jokbal is too much, a lunchtime bowl of sundae soup (₩10,000) is an option. At Mapo Wang Jokbal you take drinks from the fridge yourself. Card payment was not confirmed for any shop; Naver lists only ZeroPay as the payment method for Mapo Somunnan Wonjo Jokbal.

When it gets busy

Evenings are packed with office workers, while lunch and the afternoon are quiet. Most shops have no break time, so the afternoon should be the easiest time to choose a table. One visitor expects year-end parties to fill the alley in December.

Getting there

Take the subway to Gongdeok Station. The alley starts right outside Exit 5; Jangsu Jokbal is about 130 m or three minutes on foot. Every shop uses the address “만리재로 19 (Gongdeok Market)”. Because the alley is tucked inside the market, the shops are hard to see from the street, so check the shop sign before you walk in. If you drive, nearby private car parks charge around ₩3,000 per 30 minutes.

For another cheap Seoul food street, see Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town prices, or for a sweet stop in Jamsil, Godiva Mochi Seoul.

Two people sharing a small plate (₩34,000) and two bottles of soju will spend about ₩44,000 at a shop charging ₩5,000 a bottle, with the sundae and soup thrown in. If restrooms matter, go to Gungjung Jokbal; on a Sunday, pick a shop whose closing day doesn't fall on your date.

日本語: 孔徳チョッパル横丁の値段2026｜小34,000ウォン・スンデクッはおかわり無料