Korean
Insa Dodam
인사도담 Insa Dodam Insa comes from Insa-dong, the neighbourhood it stands in; dodam is a native Korean word (as in dodam-dodam, of a child growing up sturdy and well) that the operator Taekdaerine puts on all its branches, such as Jongno Dodam and Sambong Dodam.
Compiled from 17 blog posts read in fullSources →
Insa Dodam is a Korean restaurant in a hanok down an alley off Insadong 16-gil, near exit 6 of Anguk station, serving stir-fried octopus, water-parsley pancake, Eonyang-style bulgogi and pork-rib braise with regional makgeolli, and bibimbap at lunch. Several posts say it is run by Taekdaerine, the group behind Sambong Dodam and Jongno Dodam. In 2026 posts a small octopus is 28,000 won, the pancake 16,000 won and bibimbap 12,000 won; three couples ordered the 53,000-won two-person set. Two posts say the menu was overhauled in February 2026; earlier posts show a 10,000-won 'Dodam bibimbap' and bean patties. We read 30 posts from February 2025 to October 2026, set aside 3 about other restaurants, and 17 describe actually eating here.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 종로구 인사동16길 5-1, 1층 (관훈동)5-1 Insadong 16-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1365-0141
- Typical spend₩10,000 – ₩143,000
- From the station4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 49 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 16 posts: 10 wrote Daily 11:00–22:00, 5 wrote 11:00–22:00.
| No day given | 11:00–22:00 | 5 of 16 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 11:00–22:00 | 10 of 16 posts |
| Break | 15:00–17:00 | 15 of 16 posts |
| Last order | 21:00 | 8 of 8 posts |
| Closed | None | 3 of 3 posts |
1 other values
| Last order | 14:00 6 of 8 posts last seen 2026-10 |
|---|
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
- The water-parsley pancake's crunch is the most repeated point: 12 of the 17 posts that ate here mention it, one likening it to a cracker and another to tempura. One post credits the bamboo basket for keeping it from going oily and soggy to the last bite.
- There are private rooms: seven posts that visited saw them, describing a large room by the entrance and two rooms divided by sliding doors. The figures of up to 10 in a room and 24 for groups are copied from the listing.
- Waiting depends on the hour. Two posts waited: under 30 minutes on a Sunday evening, and a party of six who had booked by phone yet saw a sizeable queue outside. Two walked straight in, around 12:40 on a Sunday and on an August 2026 visit. Several mention a handwritten list at the door; one says names are called out, another that you leave a number and get a call.
- Six posts found the portions large: a couple left pancake behind, another pair nearly burst on the two-person rib braise, and one put the brisket steam at about one and a half servings. One post felt the octopus dish had more rice cake than octopus.
2 more
- On the octopus, five posts call it spicy, one says it is not very hot, and three settle on 'moderately spicy' without a verdict.
- Three posts noticed celebrity autographs by the entrance; two singled out the comedian character Tanaka.
What 17 bloggers said
minari-jeon
Crispy batter
We read all 17 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (12) and “Large portions” (6).
What they liked
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 2 · no 2 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Private room 7 of 17 posts
- Reachable by transit 4 of 17 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 4 of 17 posts
- Review event 3 of 17 posts
- Signed celebrity photos 3 of 17 posts
- Takes reservations 3 of 17 posts
- Toilet inside 3 of 17 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 17 posts
- Air conditioned 1 of 17 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 1 of 17 posts
- Group visit 1 of 17 posts
- With a friend 1 of 17 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.
From the station
4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | 3 of 17 posts |
|---|---|
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 17 posts |
We do not know about floors: beyond the '1st floor' in the address, no post mentions stairs or which level they sat on.
No post says whether there is a step at the door or whether a wheelchair or pushchair can get in. That is not a no; nobody wrote about it.
Three posts place the toilet inside, by the entrance; two say it is separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · 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
- Someone else paid3 of 17 posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves3 of 17 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way11 of 17 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 10 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.
| 2026-10-11 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | 2 posts in one day |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
What we do not know
- Who people came with does not settle into a pattern: one post each with a friend, a party of six, and a father.
- Four posts describe walking from Anguk exit 6; the '102 m, two minutes' figure is copied from the listing, and no post came by bus.
- Fifteen of the 16 visiting posts that give hours agree on 11:00 to 22:00 daily with a 15:00 to 17:00 break. One post about a 2023 visit gives the break as 15:30 to 17:30, and another lists a 21:40 close. Six give last orders at 14:00 for lunch and 21:00 for dinner; bibimbap is lunch only.
- Prices split around the February 2026 menu overhaul: before it, bibimbap 10,000 won, rib braise 18,000 and octopus 33,000; from April 2026, bibimbap 12,000, rib braise 17,000 for one and small octopus 28,000. Two people on the set pay 53,000 won, which one post said is not exactly cheap.
- Twelve posts give the number 0507-1365-0141, and one also lists 02-735-0074. Two posts booked ahead, one by phone and one through Naver.
- Free lunchtime makgeolli is hearsay except for one post from a 2023 visit that poured it from a kettle. Three posts actually received the review-for-a-freebie offer of tofu, noodles or makgeolli.
- A cluster of posts summarise the 'official information' without eating anything, repeating the same lines about mild seasoning, a staff recipe contest and Michael Jackson; we did not count them as visits.
Sources (17)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 종로구 맛집 추천 광화문 데이트하기 좋은 인사도담 2026-10-17 · 전국 맛집·여행·리뷰·육아 | 주차정보
- 안국역 맛집 인사도담 막걸리와 미나리전 2026-10-13 · 미소 · via Daum
- [서울] 안국역 한식 맛집 인사도담 2026-10-11 · 히오의 나날 · via Daum
- [종로] 인사동 한식 맛집 인사도담 _낙지볶음 미나리 전 후기 2026-10-09 · 영글어 가는 중
- 서울 인사동 맛집 인사도담 맛있는 쌈지길 한식당 2026-09-09 · 차차 떠나는 이곳저곳 여행 · via Daum
- 🍶[인사동 맛집] 안국역 한옥 주점 '인사도담' 2인한상 솔직후기 (낙지볶음·미나리전·포천막걸리 조합... 2026-09-02 · M9의 방구석 아카이브 · via Daum
- <인사도담> 인사동 안국역 돼지갈비찜 미나리전 한식 맛집 추천 내.... 2026-07-04 · 유자씨의 일상
- 인사동 비건메뉴가 있는 한식당 인사도담 2026-06-25 · 비건한끼 하실래요?
- 안국역 맛집 인사도담 정갈한 한식과 룸이 있는 고즈넉한 한옥식당.... 2026-05-06 · 빛나는 오늘
- 종로 안국역맛집 인사도담 매콤낙지볶음 빠삭한 미나리전 사과막걸.... 2026-05-05 · 야미......휘뚜루 마뚜루~
- 서울-인사동)한옥에서 즐기는 낙지볶음과 미나리전, 막걸리 한상[인.... 2026-04-29 · 뚜벅뚜벅 카스테라의 지구 정복 프로젝트
- 인사동 낙지볶음과 갈비찜 맛집 안국역 인사도담 2026-04-25 · 오늘의 한 입 한 컷
- 안국역 맛집 인사도담 언양불고기와 낙지볶음 한옥 맛집 2026-03-18 · 나라 핫플레이스
- 26.1.18. 안국 "인사도담" *고독한 다나카 맛집+_+~🍚🥬 2026-01-23 · 秀の部屋 · via Daum
- 안국역맛집 분위기 좋은 한옥식당 인사도담 솔직후기 2025-12-24 · chanseo
- 안국역맛집 인사도담 한옥감성 한식 낙지볶음 미나리전 후기 2025-11-10 · 오늘의 할 일은 뭐니
- [인사동 식당/비건 한식 리뷰] "인사도담" 3종 메뉴 시식 후기 2025-02-16 · 식(食)도(挑)락(樂) 다이어리 - 음식, 도전, 뮤지컬의 기록 · via Daum
Of 366 candidate posts we opened 62 and kept 17 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.