Korean variety & travel showsSamgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)$$
Tosokchon Samgyetang토속촌 삼계탕
The hanok-courtyard samgyetang house beloved by presidents and film crews alike — restorative whole-chicken soup two minutes from Gyeongbokgung's west gate.
How to get a table
No reservations; expect a 20–40 min queue at lunch. Weekday 2–5pm is the calm window.
Order this
- Whole-bird ginseng chicken soup
- Ogol (black chicken) version
Editor's tips
- Perfect post-palace lunch on a Bukchon/Gyeongbokgung day.
- A shot of the complimentary insam-ju (ginseng liquor) into the soup is the local move.
- Address
- 5 Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul
- Area
- Seoul · Near Gyeongbokgung, Jongno-gu
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