This place is THE place to eat Korean-style Chicken Soup (Samgye-tang)
One of the most celebrated restaurant in Korea
-- no lies, even the Korean president (past current and probably future) eats at this place
The restaurant was built inside a traditional Korean house
and is still well-maintained
They don't have an extensive menu, however I think they had more stuff than this...
The main menu: regular Samgyetang and Samgyetang made with black chicken!
The black chicken one is 7,000 won more expensive, and chicken is chicken I claim
So off with the normal one I go. Perhaps it's worth eating for experience sake
Apparently it's "good for you" too.
Looks like they now offer "Sansam" Samgyetang,
which is a type of ginseng that is grown from the mountains
the more expensive samgyaetangs are the ones with Sansam
This is what your Samgyetang looks like!
You get a whole chicken inside broth,
and it's stuffed with sticky rice, ginseng, jujube and some nuts
You also get a small glass of ginsang liquor -- Insam-ju
Highly popular among Chinese tourists these days,
looks like they have name cards in Chinese too.
Overview
This place is a MUST MUST go, at least once when you're in Seoul.
I love this place to death, even though I don't even like chicken.
Make a quick visit after seeing sites around Guangwha-mun & Kyungbok-gung
The perfect traditional dinner after a traditional tour.
However be aware, the peak times do tend to get quite busy
-- as well as certain times of the year.
Hopefully the wait wouldn't be too long, since they do have a lot of seating space
but keep in mind that they give your food instantly if you ask your stuff to go.
02-737-7444
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