Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town

The birthplace of broth-style tteokbokki, an entire alley dedicated to one dish since 1953.

Tteokbokki here is a tableside hotpot, not a paper cup of street rice cake.
Order with ramyeon noodles, fish cake, dumplings, and boiled egg simmered in fiery gochujang broth.
Mabokrim Halmeoni is the original (since 1953).
Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Alley traces back to 1953, originating with Mabongnim Halmeoni who is credited as the creator of modern gochujang tteokbokki.