Chinese
JIA JIA
자자 Jaja Jaja is the Korean reading of the sign 佳佳 (jiājiā in Chinese), a doubled character meaning fine or beautiful.
Compiled from 8 blog posts read in fullSources →
A Chinese restaurant at 18 Dongmak-ro, near exit 7 of Hapjeong Station. Most posts describe groups sharing dishes: sweet-and-sour pork, seafood jjamppong and ganjjajang noodles, plus larger plates like dusigi, dongpo pork and yuringi. On a menu copied in November 2025, noodle and rice dishes ran 9,000–18,000 won and larger dishes 20,000–58,000 won. Posts from 2025 say it closed on Tuesdays; posts from 2026 list no closing day. We read 10 posts from February 2025 to August 2026, 9 of them from actual visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 마포구 독막로 18, 합정하이팍빌딩 1층 101호 (합정동)18 Dokmak-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-336-3389
- Typical spend₩6,000 – ₩58,000
- From the station3 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 192 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 6 posts: 2 wrote Weekdays 11:00–21:20, 2 wrote Weekends 11:00–20:50, 2 wrote Sunday 11:00–21:00.
| Weekdays | 11:00–21:20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends | 11:00–20:50 | |
| Sunday | 11:00–21:00 | |
| Break | 14:50–17:00 | 2 of 3 posts |
| Last order | Weekdays 20:50 | 2 of 4 posts |
| Closed | Tuesday | 4 of 4 posts |
Rows without a count: 2 of 6 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
- Five posts called the frying crisp: three about the sweet-and-sour pork, one about the yuringi and one about the dumplings. Three said the pork's sauce came on the side, so they dipped rather than poured.
- Three posts mention a room at the back, but two of them call it an open-style room rather than an enclosed one. One post from a group of six says there is no separate room. Think of it as a semi-separate back area, not a private dining room.
- Three posts walked from Hapjeong Station exit 7, noting about three and about five minutes.
- Two posts say you can bring your own bottle; one says corkage is free, the other says free for one bottle.
1 more
- Many posts are about gatherings: a six-person university club dinner and an office lunch, plus three visits with friends. Two posts say some dishes, like the dongpo pork and eggplant dumplings, must be ordered in advance.
What 8 bloggers said
haemul jjamppong
Crispy batter
We read all 8 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (5) and “Spicy” (3).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Private room 3 of 8 posts
- Reachable by transit 3 of 8 posts
- Takes reservations 2 of 8 posts
- Corkage free — bring your own drink 2 of 8 posts
- Beer served 1 of 8 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
2 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 2 of 8 posts |
|---|
Two visitors said parking is available. An August 2025 post says one car per party gets an hour free if you give the plate number when paying; a February 2025 post says spaces are few for the number of seats. A notice copied in May 2026 lists paid parking at 4,000 won for the first hour, so we don't know whether the free hour still applies.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 3 of 8 posts
- Group visit 2 of 8 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
Three posts walked from Hapjeong Station exit 7, noting about three and about five minutes.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 8 posts read) |
|---|
No visitor said which floor it is on; only the address says ground floor.
Nobody mentioned steps at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. That means unknown, not inaccessible.
Only one post mentions the toilet: it is outside the restaurant, off the building's ground-floor lobby past the stairs. Separate men's and women's toilets appear only in a copied listing, so we did not count it.
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 · Separate restrooms. 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 themselves4 of 8 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way4 of 8 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 9 posts we gathered, 1 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
What we do not know
- No post reports actually waiting. One says the room was nearly full by about 11:30 on a weekday and a later arrival might have had to wait.
- Opening hours have changed. Posts through September 2025 list a Tuesday closing day and closing at 21:30 (21:00 Sundays) or 21:20. From November 2025 on, there is no closing day: weekdays 11:00–21:20 with a 14:50–17:00 break. The two 2026 posts disagree on Saturday closing, 21:20 versus 20:50. Most of these hours were copied from listings, not observed.
- Prices have risen: seafood jjamppong went from 15,000 won (February 2025) to 17,000 won (November 2025), eggplant from 22,000 to 25,000 won, and dusigi from 28,000 to 30,000 won. No 2026 post gives prices, so current prices are unknown. One post called it good value.
- Two posts give the phone number 02-336-3389. Two say reservations are taken; one noticed the whole back area was reserved.
- One August 2026 post follows a promotional template: key facts, summary table, recommended dishes. The hotel-chef background, cooking-competition awards and Blue Ribbon listing are the restaurant's own claims repeated across posts; we did not treat them as evidence.
Sources (8)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 셰프의 내공과 블루리본의 만남! 중식당 '자자(JIA JIA / 佳佳)' 솔직 후기! 고추 폭탄 간짜장 & 바삭한... 2026-08-28 · Minor Curiosity · via Daum
- [합정 맛집] 호텔 중식당 출신 셰프의 손맛 고급 레스토랑 분위기의 .... 2026-07-21 · 스또베리야 맛있는 정보를 알려다오
- 모임 장소로 좋은 합정 중식당 자자 2026-05-31 · 쏘냐의하루(맛집,여행) · via Daum
- 서울 마포구 합정동 _ 중식당 "자자 (佳佳)" 2026-03-04 · 너를 그리다,,,畵,,,,想,,,,
- 자자(佳佳) 2025-09-13 · 놀이터 · via Daum
- [합정/맛집] 숨은 중식 맛집 ‘자자(佳佳, JIA JIA)’ 내돈내산 후기 🍜 2025-08-26 · 주관1907%로 운영하는 블로그 · via Daum
- [합정 중식당 자자] 점심회식으로 딱 좋은 합정 맛집 2025-04-09 · 뭉게뭉게 ☁️ · via Daum
- 합정 자자 | 가성비 좋은 중식당에서 탕수육과 짬뽕, 어향가지까지 2025-02-14 · 토게피 맛집 일기장
Of 269 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 8 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.