âChicken Alleyâ is located between Jongno 5-ga and 6-ga and Dongdaemun Market. Stores that have remained in place for over 30 years are gathered in Chicken Hanmari Alley. Here, you can find âone chicken,â where you put a big chicken in a big pot and cook green onions, potatoes, and mochi together.
The hot soup has a rich and deep flavor that is enough to soothe your stomach with just one bite. Each store has its own secret sauce, and you can enjoy different charms. In the movie âHimalaya,â which captures the love of mountaineers, a scene of Um Hong-gil actually eating at a regular restaurant appeared, and the chicken became even more famous. Here are 5 of the best chicken restaurants that will melt your body and mind when it's cold.
1. 'Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Chicken' in Dongdaemun, the originator of a chicken
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Opened in 1978, âJinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Chicken Hanmariâ was the first place to introduce a chicken menu. It's so popular that even foreigners line up to eat at mealtime. The signature menu âChicken Han Mariâ catches the eye with the unique visual of a potato stuck in the middle of the chicken. The rich soup made using broth made by putting hundreds of chickens in one go is excellent. The chicken uses only 35-day-old chicken and is boiled once to remove the fat and give it a fresh flavor. A tasty way to enjoy a chicken is written on the wall, and the sauce can be made by adding 2 dadegi, 1 soy sauce, 0.5 vinegar, and 2 drops of mustard. The sharp sauce containing red pepper seeds and the way to enjoy a cool version of kimchi in the soup are also popular. Please note that additional orders for Kalguksu sari are not possible after the first order.
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â²Location: 18, Jong-ro 40ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 10:30 â 01:00 every day
â²Price: 22,000 won for a chicken, 2,000 won for parsley, 2,000 won for noodles
â²Testimonial (Happy Shikigin Yume): At first, I was wondering why it was a delicious place because there was only one chicken left in the monster, but when it started to boil, I noticed it the moment I ate the soup again! That you have come to the right place! I liked the mochi and the kishimen noodles too! It's a place that adults will love!
2. âChicken Hanmari Gamjatangâ at Sinsa Station, open 24 hours
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âChicken Hanmari Gamjatangâ is located in the food alley of Sinsa Station. One wall inside the store is filled with guest books from customers who have been there, creating a nostalgic atmosphere. The signature menu is âChicken Hanmari,â where fresh chicken is boiled and eaten in a broth made with 9 kinds of natural ingredients including herbal medicine. The characteristic of the deep umami broth is that it captures the chicken's fat and enhances its light flavor to the fullest. Mix the sauce in a ratio of 3 parts soy sauce, 1 mustard, and 1 vinegar. After enjoying the chicken, the tip is to finish with porridge. âChicken doritang,â which combines plump chicken with a spicy sauce, and âGamjatang,â which contains plenty of pork backbone and bean sprouts, are also popular snacks. It's open 24 hours a day on weekdays, so it's a great place to visit casually.
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â²Location: 13, Gangnam-daero 152-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
â²Business hours: 00:00 â 24:00 on weekdays, 17:00 â 06:00 on weekends
â²Price: One chicken (2 people) 22,000 won, gamjatang (2 people) 27,000 won, chicken doritang (2 people) 22,000 won
â²Testimonial (Shippuden Sadoly): Ambience Nastal.. One chicken is edible… The kishimen noodles and rice porridge are especially good! I remember that the doritang was spicy and spicy.
3. 'Jinwon Chicken Hanmai' in Sincheon, a refreshing soup that melts the inside
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At âJinwon Chicken Han Mari,â you can find a chicken flavored with a patented herbal broth. The signature menu, âChicken Hanmari,â is served to customers by putting plenty of green onions along with chicken cut into large pieces in clear broth. Chicken is served boiled once, so you can eat it as soon as the soup is boiled. The combination of the soup, which is so cool that it makes you feel refreshed, and tender, lean meat is fascinating. You can add 1 sauce, 1 soy sauce, 1.5 vinegar, and mustard to the chives according to the ratio written on the wall and eat them with chicken.
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â²Location: 32-11, Baekjegobun-ro 7-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 11:30 â 24:00 every day, closed on Sundays
â²Price: One chicken (2 people) 22,000 won, mushroom vegetable soup 3,000 won
â²Testimonial (Shikigin Skyhunte): The broth is not irritating and warms the inside, so I feel like I'm taking proper care of my body. ~
4. Dongdaemun, a mountaineer's classic house, 'One of the most popular chickens'
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The quaint signboard in the chicken alley and the exterior of the building greet you with the âWonha Mae Bae Dang Dang Chicken.â It became famous as a mountaineer Um Hong-gil's regular home along with famous media broadcasts. The signature menu is âChicken Hanmari,â which combines chewy chicken with a mild flavor made from motherwort. The chicken, which contains moist broth, has an attractive texture that is soft and crunchy, down to the breast. There is also a hearty set menu where you can enjoy chicken, noodles, potatoes, mochi, and mushroom sari all at once. Chicken is often sold out for dinner on weekends, so I recommend checking the phone before visiting.
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â²Location: 25, Jong-ro 40ga-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 09:30 â 24:00 every day
â²Price: One chicken (2 people) 22,000 won, A set (2 people) 27,000 won
â²Testimonial (The Girl with Soy Sauce): It's nice to have a shabby, puffy atmosphere, and it's nice that the hot soup is delicious, haha, why is the mochi in this soup so delicious when eaten with a special sauce… I thought I'd eat it all even if I had just one pot of mochi lol I can see why this restaurant has been loved for so long! It's a place I definitely think of in the winter~ I never drank alcohol because I had to go on an expedition to Seoul to eat, but if I were in the neighborhood, I felt like soju would be very drunk.
5. The combination of crunchy cabbage and hot chicken, Gongneung âGongneung-dong Chicken Hanmariâ
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âGongneung-dong Chicken Hanmariâ is located near Exit 4 of Taerung Station. The signature menu, âChicken Hanmari,â uses only raw domestic chicken and boasts a tender meat quality. The rich yet refreshing soup made by putting green onions in a broth that has been carefully cured for 4 hours and simmered is impressive. Chives and cabbage mixed with mustard, soy sauce, and sauce add a crunchy texture and a refreshing aftertaste, so it's great to eat with them in the middle. Putting âkalguksusariâ in the broth left over from eating meat and cooking it yourself is also popular. Depending on your preferences, you can add kimchi to make a cool soup, or you can also enjoy it as bibimbap noodles by rubbing it on seasoned cabbage. Note that bibimjang can be irritating depending on your taste.
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â²Location: 1020 Dongil-ro, Nowon-gu, Seoul
â²Opening hours: 11:30 â 22:30 every day
â²Price: 21,000 won for a chicken, 2,000 won for Kalguksu sari
â²Review (shikigin, chicken, belly fat): A place that is really faithful to chicken!!! You may be disappointed by the fresh visuals at first, but the more you cook, the more you cook, the more deep the noodles are the truth…!!!