Chicken in Jongno: Jin Ok-hwa Halmae Wonjo Dak Hanmari & More - 7 Local Picks

Despite three floors of tables in Dongdaemun's dakhanmari alley, queues form even on weekday evenings. Japanese tourist…

A heap of garlic sits on the red broth, and the longer the pot simmers at the table, the more the chicken flavor builds…

Only potato and scallion go into the clear broth at first, and it deepens the longer the pot bubbles on the burner. The…

Before the pot boils, diners mix their own dipping sauce from vegetables, soy sauce and minced chili seasoning, adding…

Compared with its busy neighbors on Jongno's dakhanmari alley (whole chicken simmered in a pot), this shop has more spa…

Thick-cut potatoes are fried with the chicken and land in the same basket as the whole bird. The thin, hard-crackling c…

Clear broth simmered with eomnamu, a Korean medicinal tree, holds a fresh, never-frozen whole chicken, and it grows ric…