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Kokkiri Mandu (코끼리만두)
A nostalgic, long-running dumpling shop tucked inside Suwon's Paldalmun Market, loved for house-made and comforting soups and cold buckwheat noodles.
GyeonggiKorean Food > Mandu / Mandu Jeongol
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(4 reviews)A long-established dumpling shop tucked deep inside Suwon's Paldalmun Market, known for comforting, nostalgia-tinged flavors that once filled students' hungry bellies. (dumplings) are the star, with popular sides like manduguk (dumpling soup) and cold buckwheat noodles — note that items often sell out early, so arrive sooner rather than later.
Local Tips
- •House-made mandu available steamed, fried, or as kimchi-filled — signature comfort food.
- •Comforting manduguk and cold buckwheat noodles are local favorites year-round.
- •Often sells out early—visit before mid-afternoon or use takeout to secure popular items.
Menu
Naembi Udon (냄비우동 — hot-pot udon)8,000 KRW
Bibimbap (돌솥비빔밥 — stone-pot mixed rice)9,000 KRW
Udon (돌솥우동 — udon served in a hot bowl)8,500 KRW
Tteokguk (떡국 — rice cake soup)9,000 KRW
Manduguk (만두국 — dumpling soup)9,500 KRW
Memil Mul (메밀물냉면 — cold buckwheat noodles in chilled broth)9,000 KRW
Memil Bibim Guksu (메밀비빔국수 — spicy mixed buckwheat noodles)9,000 KRW
Memil Soba (모밀소바 — cold buckwheat soba)9,000 KRW
Mul (물냉면 — cold noodle soup)9,000 KRW
Bibim (비빔냉면 — spicy mixed cold noodles)9,000 KRW
Bibimbap (비빔밥 — mixed rice with vegetables)8,500 KRW
Sogogi Deopbap (소고기덮밥 — beef rice bowl)9,000 KRW
Yachae Gimbap (야채김밥 — vegetable gimbap)5,000 KRW
(쫄면 — chewy spicy cold noodles)8,500 KRW
Kokkiri / Steamed / Fried / Kimchi (코끼리/찐/튀김/김치 만두 — assorted dumpling styles)8,500 KRW
Kongnamul (콩나물쫄면 — chewy noodles with seasoned bean sprouts)8,500 KRW
Practical Information
- Category
- Korean Food > Mandu / Mandu Jeongol
- Address
- 27 Jungbu-daero 3beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon City, Gyeonggi-do (Kokkiri Mandu)
- Operating Hours
- Daily 10:30 AM ~ 8:00 PM
- Phone
- 0507-1412-6709
- Facilities
- Takeout
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Glossary
- Dolsot
- A hot stone bowl used to serve dishes like bibimbap; keeps food sizzling and creates crispy rice at the edges
- Jjolmyeon
- Chewy, slightly spicy cold noodle dish often mixed with vegetables and a gochujang-based sauce
- Mandu
- Korean dumplings that can be steamed (jjin), fried (twigim), or used in soups (mandu-guk)
- Naengmyeon
- Cold noodles served in chilled broth (mul-naengmyeon) or mixed with spicy sauce (bibim-naengmyeon), popular in summer
