Korean
Gangneung Chodang Dubu Jeongdongjin Bonjeom
강릉초당두부 정동진본점 Chodang is the Gangneung neighborhood whose name stands for soft white tofu, dubu means tofu, and Jeongdongjin bonjeom means the main branch at Jeongdongjin.
Compiled from 25 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Chodang soft-tofu restaurant on the ground floor of a new building on Heonhwa-ro in Jeongdongjin, close to the Sun Cruise Hotel and Hourglass Park, with Cafe Chaoreum and a guesthouse upstairs. The soft tofu set is 13,000 won per person, tofu hot pot 31,000 won for two or 58,000 won for four (rice 1,000 won extra), and the grilled fish set for two 42,000 won. Listed as opening at 8 a.m., it draws people coming for breakfast after the sunrise. We read 30 posts from December 2024 to October 2026; 25 of them, from August 2025 on, describe a visit.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address강원특별자치도 강릉시 강동면 헌화로 1003, 차오름 1층1003 Heonhwa-ro, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
- Phone033-644-5789
- Typical spend₩8,000 – ₩58,000
- Floor areaFloor area 229 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 11 posts: 11 wrote Daily 08:00–20:00.
| Daily | 08:00–20:00 | 11 of 11 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Break | 15:00–16:00 | 11 of 11 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Thirteen posts called it clean and eleven called it spacious, mostly pointing to the new building. The restaurant appears on a December 2024 list of newly licensed eateries.
- There is no self-serve bar; you take the empty side dish to the kitchen counter and ask. Seven posts got refills. One writer found asking awkward and held back.
- Five posts ordered and paid on a tablet at the table; one noted a foreign-language menu option. Three posts mention a one-dish-per-person rule.
- Five posts found it pricey and one did not, citing the 13,000 won soft tofu set, the 42,000 won fish set, and rice being extra with the hot pot.
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- Four posts said the seasoning is light. One writer found the same mildness too bland and said they would not return.
What 25 bloggers said
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Clean
We read all 25 in full. The most common claims are “Clean” (13) and “Roomy” (11).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Free refills 7 of 25 posts
- In a basement saying it is not 5 of 25 posts
- Self-order screen 5 of 25 posts
- One dish per person 3 of 25 posts
- Cafe on site 3 of 25 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 25 posts
- Open kitchen 1 of 25 posts
- Separate restrooms 1 of 25 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
8 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 8 of 25 posts |
|---|
Eight posts parked in the lot right in front. One guessed it might fill up on weekends or at mealtimes; nobody wrote that they couldn't park.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 7 of 25 posts
- Date 5 of 25 posts
- Came with children 4 of 25 posts
- With a friend 3 of 25 posts
- Solo visit 2 of 25 posts
- Came by car 2 of 25 posts
- Group visit 1 of 25 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
Getting inside
| In a basement | yes 0 · no 5 (of 25 posts read) |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 1 of 25 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 1 of 25 posts |
Five posts place the restaurant on the ground floor. Nobody wrote about a step at the door or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller, so we don't know. One writer nearly walked into the cafe next door; the restaurant has its own entrance beside it.
Only one post says the restrooms are just inside the entrance and separated by gender; another lists the same in a copied info block, which we did not count.
No one mentioned: Second floor · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves5 of 25 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way20 of 25 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 29 posts we gathered, 4 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- One August 2025 post put the small tofu hot pot at 30,000 won; every post from February 2026 says 31,000 won. It may have gone up, but the earlier figure rests on a single post.
- No post describes waiting. Two arrived around 11 a.m. and walked in; others saw a busy room or tour groups. We don't know about peak lunch or weekends.
- 'Ten minutes' walk from Jeongdongjin Station' appears only in one copied info block. Several writers came to Jeongdongjin by train, but none described the walk or bus ride to the restaurant.
- Eleven posts list the same hours, daily 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. with a 3 to 4 p.m. break, all in copied info blocks. Nobody gave a closing day or last-order time.
- Nine posts give the same phone number, 033-644-5789. Nobody wrote whether reservations are taken.
- Several posts mention 10% off drinks at Cafe Chaoreum in the same building with a meal receipt. That discount is the cafe's, not the restaurant's, so we did not count it. The '2025 Gangneung restaurant' sticker on the door is the shop's own display and not evidence.
Sources (25)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- 오늘도 다온,정동진 맛집 강릉초당두부, 얼큰한 두부전골부터 순두부백반까지🫶 2026-10-09 · 다온,좋은 날 · via Daum
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- 2026 부모님과 정동진 2026-10-02 · 도담도담 다락방
- 추석엔 여행 - 강릉으로 3일차 2026-09-27 · Beauty&Healthy 건강한 삶 · via Daum
- 정동진 맛집 강릉초당두부 정동진본점 아침 식사 추천 2026-09-18 · 금쪽이 올갱씨
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- 정동진역 근처 아침식사 강릉초당두부 본점 , 생선구이 2인 42,000원 .... 2026-09-03 · 나랑 놀루가자
- 정동진 아침식사 강릉초당두부 본점, 썬크루즈호텔 근처 내돈내산 2026-09-03 · 상언니의 뚝딱홈
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- 정동진독립영화제 돌격 대소동 2026-08-24 · 저를 아시나요 · via Daum
- 강릉으로 떠나요, 강원도 3박 4일 여행 2일차 기록 2026-08-19 · 결혼 준비 기록중 · via Daum
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- 강릉초당두부 정동진본점 순두부백반 메뉴 가격 주차 혼밥 후기 2026-07-20 · 여행하는 다혜
- 정동진 맛집 강릉초당두부 정동진본점, 생선구이 주문하면 이 구성.... 2026-06-26 · 맛있으면 0 kcal !
- 강릉 1박2일 여행 코스 추천｜호텔탑스텐 온천·정동진 맛집 가족여.... 2026-06-03 · 전국살기남매맘
- 정동진 식당 맛집 / 강릉초당두부 본점 재방문 의사는? 2026-06-01 · 데일리노트
- 강릉 정동진 맛집 [강릉초당순두부 정동진본점] 두부전골/생선구이 .... 2026-02-19 · 스키니의 맛있는 일상
- [강릉맛집] 정동진 썬크루즈 호텔 근처 밥집, “강릉초당두부” 2026-01-22 · 양셍의 일기장 ·͜·♡ · via Daum
- 강릉초당두부 정동진본점 두부전골 식사후기 2025-08-16 · 소소한 이야기 · via Daum
Of 338 candidate posts we opened 67 and kept 25 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.