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Filming locations · Choryang Chinatown, Busan

Oldboy: A dumpling becomes a clue

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Visit the Chinatown restaurant on Dae-su’s search for the taste he remembers.

1 filming stop · 1–2 hours · Self-guided

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The entrance to Choryang Chinatown in Busan, photographed in 2011. Neighborhood scenery around the restaurant stop.
The entrance to Choryang Chinatown in Busan, photographed in 2011. Neighborhood scenery around the restaurant stop.

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    Filming location

    Jangseonghyang restaurant

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    Dae-su recognizes the dumplings

    KOFIC’s location guide identifies Jangseonghyang as the restaurant where Dae-su finds the dumplings whose taste he remembers from captivity, turning an ordinary meal into a lead.

    Find the red-and-gold sign at 29 Daeyeong-ro 243beon-gil. Photograph the exterior, then order a meal if the restaurant is open.

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Location references checked 24 September 2026. Opening hours and access can change.