Korea Samgyetang City Hall Main Branch

Key Information

• 🏅 MICHELIN Guide Seoul Bib Gourmand 7 years in a row (2017–2023) · Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🍲 Signature menu: Samgyetang · Abalone Samgyetang · Black Silkie Chicken Soup
• ♿ Wheelchair accessible · Free parking
• 🕐 Weekdays 10:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. · Weekends close 8:30 p.m.

🏅 Bib Gourmand and Blue Ribbon Ginseng Chicken Soup: Korea Samgyetang

We confidently recommend Korea Samgyetang City Hall Main Branch, a samgyetang specialist listed as a MICHELIN Guide Seoul Bib Gourmand for seven consecutive years and selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey, for anyone who wants to taste Korea’s signature restorative dish.

If you are staying around City Hall or Deoksugung Palace, we recommend the main branch on Seosomun-ro for a hearty meal before or after a palace stroll.

The samgyetang, simmered with ginseng and glutinous rice, features tender chicken and rice that is never mushy, for a clean yet deep broth.

Abalone samgyetang, black silkie chicken soup and dishes with wild ginseng let you choose the restorative meal that suits you.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — MICHELIN Bib Gourmand and Blue Ribbon
• 🍲 Broth — clean and deep samgyetang
• 🐔 Texture — tender chicken and perfectly cooked sticky rice
• 🌿 Choice — abalone, silkie chicken, wild ginseng and more

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 It is about a 3-minute walk from Exit 10 of City Hall Station
• 🍲 First time? Try the classic samgyetang
• 🦪 For an even heartier meal, we recommend the abalone samgyetang
• 🕐 On weekends it closes at 8:30 p.m.
• ♿ The restaurant is wheelchair accessible