Kimchi-jjigae (kimchi stew) · 김치찌개

김치찌개 · Kimchi-jjigae

A sour, spicy stew of aged kimchi, usually with pork and tofu, eaten with rice.

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients, including hidden ones

Main ingredient: Vegetables
Usually included: Pork, Tofu & soy
Varies by region or shop: Fish
Can be in the sauce or broth: Shrimp paste, salted or dried shrimp, Fish sauce

Made with kimchi, which is usually prepared with salted seafood (jeotgal) or fish sauce.
Some versions use canned tuna instead of pork.

Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.

CHAINS

Currency

Prices in local currency (KRW).

No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗

“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.

PRICE GUIDE

Budget: —
Typical: ₩8,846 · Official · Seoul · Seoul average for “김치찌개 백반”, Korea Consumer Agency price survey, September 2026. · source
Premium: —

Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.

ORDERING

새우는 빼 주세요: Please leave out shrimp (saeu-neun ppae-juseyo)
해산물은 빼 주세요: Please leave out seafood (haesanmul-eun ppae-juseyo)
멸치 육수나 액젓이 들어가나요?: Is there anchovy broth or fish sauce in it? (myeolchi yuksu-na aekjeot-i deureoganayo?)
돼지고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat pork (dwaeji-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
소고기는 못 먹어요: I can’t eat beef (so-gogi-neun mot meogeoyo)
계란은 빼 주세요: Please leave out egg (gyeran-eun ppae-juseyo)
견과류 알레르기가 있어요: I’m allergic to nuts (gyeongwaryu allereugi-ga isseoyo)
안 맵게 해 주세요: Not spicy, please (an maepge hae-juseyo)
알레르기가 있어요: I have an allergy (allereugi-ga isseoyo) — then say the ingredient

A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.

Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Kimchi-jjigae (2026-10-18) · Wikipedia — Kimchi (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.