From Dumplings to Dishes for Sharing: 7 Chinese Restaurants in Yeonhui-dong

Mokran is a Chinese restaurant where you reserve a table and arrange pre-ordered dishes before your visit. Dongpo pork and menbosha (shrimp toast) are listed as reservation dishes in small and large sizes, and Mongolian beef and mala beef also require pre-ordering. Don't assume that booking a table means the dishes you want are ordered too; decide on the dishes and quantities when you make the reservation. You'll also need to choose dish sizes to suit your group.

There are also several individual course menus, so you can compare sharing à la carte dishes with ordering courses. It's at 21 Yeonhui-ro 15-gil, and the reservation channel linked from the restaurant's listing is CatchTable. Plan your walk around your reserved time and pre-ordered dishes. Regular closures are listed as Mondays and the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month, so keep these in mind when choosing your reservation date.

At Ohyang Mandu you eat steamed and pan-fried dumplings along with braised meats, fried dishes and stir-fries. With five-spice braised pork shank, tangsuyuk, kkanpunggi, lajoyuk and gochu japchae on the menu, you can choose between a dumpling-only meal and sharing dishes too. Decide first whether dumplings are the main event or a side to meat dishes. Ordering both steamed and pan-fried dumplings at the same table lets you enjoy the difference between the two cooking styles.

Fried shrimp, gansho shrimp and stir-fried king oyster mushrooms are other options. Buchu japchae (chive stir-fry) is listed as winter-only, so check whether it's in season. The restaurant is on the 1st floor at 22 Yeonhuimat-ro. Published hours show a break from 15:00 to 17:30 and closures on Wednesdays and Thursdays. If you plan to have dumplings between lunch and dinner, factor in the fairly long break when ordering your moves.

Ihwawon has a wide range of noodle and rice dishes. For noodles, you can choose yuni jjajangmyeon, shrimp jjamppong or spicy beef jjamppong; for rice, options include yusanseul rice, japtang rice, eggplant rice bowl and mapo tofu rice. It suits groups where some want noodles in broth and others want a rice bowl, all from the same menu. If each person picks a meal and then you add dishes, think about the balance between individual bowls and shared food.

Boiled dumplings, samseon fried rice and jjamppong rice are also available. Bichwi naengmyeon is a different kind of option from the other noodle dishes. Check whether it's in season, then pair it with the meal you want. The restaurant is on the 1st floor at 13 Yeonhuimat-ro; its address is close to other Chinese restaurants on the same street, so check the name when searching for directions. Start by choosing between a fried rice or rice bowl as your main, or noodles with dumplings on the side.

Yeongyeong Yeonhui is a Chinese restaurant serving Peking duck, white jjajang and dim sum. Peking duck is offered as a whole duck or a small size, and menbosha comes in portions of 4. Xiaolongbao are also on the menu, so your meal will look different depending on whether you share the duck or combine noodles with dim sum. When a group gathers, decide on the duck size and the number of individual meals together to match the total amount of food.

Glutinous rice tangsuyuk, sizzling yuringi and kkanpung eggplant are other options. It's on floors 1–3 at 145 Yeonhui-ro; checking the branch name helps avoid confusion with Yeongyeong locations elsewhere. Hours are 11:30–21:30, with last orders at 21:00. On weekdays there's a break from 15:00 to 17:00, but no break is listed for weekends, so plan the time between lunch and dinner based on the schedule for the day you visit.

At Ipum you can add shared dishes to pan-fried dumplings and samseon ganjjajang. Tangsuyuk, lajoyuk, lajogi, kkanpunggi and nanja wanja come in small and medium sizes. If everyone is having their own meal, compare the dishes starting with the small size; if you're sharing dishes as the main focus, choose sizes to fit your group. If you plan to add dumplings too, think about the total amount of food.

It's on the 1st floor at 20 Yeonhui-ro 11-gil, with standard hours of 11:00–21:00 and last orders at 20:30. The weekday break is from 15:00 to 17:00, and it's closed on Sundays and the last Monday of each month. A temporary closure has also been announced for October 26–31, 2026, so rule it out during that period. For later visits, check the restaurant's notices to confirm the temporary closure has ended before making plans.

Jinbo is a Chinese restaurant on Yeonhuimat-ro with a wide choice of noodle and rice dishes. Along with oyster jjamppong, beef noodle soup, paljin tangmyeon and gisu noodles, there's sea cucumber rice, jeongabok rice, crab fried rice and mapo tofu rice. Narrow down your options by first deciding whether you're in the mood for noodles in broth, rice with a saucy topping or fried rice. You can compare seafood dishes and familiar fried rice on the same menu.

Being able to look at seafood rice dishes and fairly familiar fried rice on one menu is what stands out on this list. Consider it for days when you'd rather everyone choose their own dish at one restaurant than move between several. It's on the 2nd floor at 9 Yeonhuimat-ro, with hours listed as 11:00–21:00. There are several Chinese restaurants on the same street, so checking the building number and floor will help you find it.

Lai Lai is a Chinese restaurant on Yeonhui-ro 15-gil serving yuni jjajang, ganjjajang, jaengban jjajang, jjamppong and samseon jjamppong. There are several options even within the jjajang family, so be clear about which one you want. To share, there are boiled and pan-fried dumplings, cold jellyfish salad and five-spice braised beef shank, among others. You can set up a lunch of noodles with dumplings and a dinner of shared cold dishes and braised meat in quite different ways.

Oyster jjamppong is listed as a seasonal dish, so check whether it's available when you visit. It's on the 1st floor at 27 Yeonhui-ro 15-gil; it helps to plan your route from the main Yeonhuimat-ro into the side street. Published hours are 11:30–22:00, and it's closed on Wednesdays. At lunch, go for a bowl of noodles with dumplings; for a group dinner, add a cold dish or braised meat to suit the number of people.