Overview
There is a place where a jokbal restaurant that started in one corner of the market alley has formed an alley and is attracting customers even more actively than the commercial district of the market. That place is Gongdeok-dong Jokbal Alley. The root of Jokbal Alley is a 2-pyeong restaurant located in one corner of the market 30 years ago. At that time, they cooked sundae soup for the market residents and created jokbal as a drinking snack to ease their tough lives. Sundae soup and jokbal soothed the hearts and minds of the market people, and as the restaurant gradually improved, the bag shops inside the market changed their business and began selling sundae and jokbal. As jokbal shops have increased in the surrounding area, this alley has gradually become known as the Jokbal Alley. As time passes, the number of customers has increased from market residents to students and nearby office workers; during the day, many customers are elderly, while in the evening, many are young. Older people come to reminisce about sharing glasses in this alley during their youth, while young people create their own memories and lively evening drinking gatherings. Although the customers have changed generations, some of the alley's restaurants have been selling sundae soup and making jokbal for generations, so it's worth visiting the old-fashioned flavors.
