Dongdaemun Chicken Restaurant 'Myeongdong Chicken Hanmari Geoseong Store'
It's a restaurant that doesn't go well now for one reason or another, but there was a restaurant called “Chicken Hanmari†in Sinwol-dong close to my house.
It's been a long time since I first visited, so I can't remember exactly. There, I tried a dish called chicken for the first time.
There was also a reason there wasn't a restaurant nearby where you could eat and drink, but I had a cup of soju with hot soup and meat
It was a great meal, so I often went out to eat it with my friends. I was wondering if this restaurant was the only food called “chicken,†or if this kind of food originally existed, so I found out that it originated on the Dongdaemun side, and there was also an alley where only chicken houses were gathered.
It is said that Jin Ok Hwa Halmae Chicken Hanmari, which first used the name “Chicken Han Mari,†opened in 1978. At that time, there was Dongdaemun Express Terminal nearby, and the area around Dongdaemun is a large market that has existed since the Joseon Dynasty. It was originally a restaurant that served chicken mizutaki, but merchants who were pressed for time while doing business and customers who needed to schedule tea time said, “Here's a chicken!†It is said that placing an order in a hurry became the name of the restaurant and the name of the food.
In addition to Dongdaemun Chicken Alley, there are several chicken houses near Dongdaemun and on the Chungmuro side. The style is slightly different from house to house, but what they have in common is that a large spoon contains a whole chicken with broth, cuts the chicken directly from the spoon with scissors, and after eating all the meat, the kishimen noodles are rolled up and eaten. Depending on your preferences, you can add condiments such as kimchi, garlic, and pepper to cook in whatever style you like.
Chicken is still an unknown food in the provinces, but now it has increased a lot differently than before, and it has become a well-known food in Seoul, where it has sprung up in several places in the neighborhood. I tried it all over the place, and the basic style was similar, but I still like the meat and broth better than the new houses on the outskirts of Dongdaemun Alley. You can also enjoy the hall full of people and the bustling and vibrant atmosphere of the market restaurant.
When I visited before, the house that had a sign saying Geosung Chicken Hanmari has now been changed to Myeongdong Chicken Hanmari Geoseong Branch. However, when I saw the boss's face, he was the same person as before. When I asked, the boss said he was the younger brother of a chicken from Myeongdong. Myeongdong, Shijo, and Geoseong chickens in that alley were family members, so they changed their old name and seemed to brand Myeongdong Chicken. On the business card with the new logo of Myeongdong Chicken, it said Main Branch, Shijo Branch, and Geoseong Branch. The taste is the same as before. I went out to eat a full bowl of kishimen noodles with soju.
The way to Chicken Alley. Gopchang Alley at Jongno Shinjin Market.
The chicken alley is lined with grilled fish.
Today, only this place and the Chungmuro Printing Alley remain as they were in the old days.
It's a pity that the old houses are gradually disappearing.
A three-story tall building can be seen among the old shopping districts. One chicken from the original house, Jin Ok-hwa Halmae.
It is said that it was newly built due to a fire in 2008. There are many foreign tourists, and there are long queues day and night.
It's a green guide, not a red guide that gives stars, but after being introduced in the Korean edition of the Michelin Guide in 2011
It is said that the number of Japanese and Chinese tourists has increased.
A chicken from Geoseong that I visited after a long time. Myeongdong Chicken Hanmari had been converted to Geoseong Branch.
menu board. In addition to a chicken, you can also see fried chicken soup and samgyetang.
A whole chicken in a penny that looks like a washbasin.
Turn up the heat and after a while, cut the chicken with scissors.
For personal seasoning, mix pepper sauce, mustard, minced garlic, soy sauce, and chives as appropriate.
When the mochi is cooked, it floats on top of the soup, so eat it first.
A chicken that is great for making a cup of soju in a hot soup.
After eating all the meat, add kishimen sari and eat it.