Dakjinmi Gangwon-jip

Key Information

• 🏅 Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🍲 Signature menu: Dak Gomtang · Gogi Baekban · Boiled Chicken
• 🏛️ A long-standing spot at the entrance of Namdaemun Market’s hairtail alley
• 🕐 Open 8 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

🏅 Blue Ribbon–Selected Old-Hen Chicken Soup in Namdaemun Market: Dakjinmi Gangwon-jip

We confidently recommend Dakjinmi Gangwon-jip, a long-standing chicken restaurant in Namdaemun Market selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey, for anyone who wants to taste clear, light chicken soup made from old hen.

If you are staying around Namdaemun or Hoehyeon, we recommend Dakjinmi Gangwon-jip at the entrance of the hairtail alley for an early breakfast or a warm bowl while exploring the market.

Boiled old hen gives chewy meat and skin, and the signature dak gomtang is enjoyed by adding the meat to the clear, light broth with radish kimchi.

The gogi baekban, chicken soup with a plate of boiled chicken, is popular, and dipping the chicken in soy sauce with garlic and gochujang is part of the fun here.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🐔 Old hen — chewy meat and skin
• 🍲 Broth — clear and light chicken soup
• 🌅 Early hours — open from 8 a.m.

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 About a 3-minute walk from Exit 5 of Hoehyeon Station, at the entrance of the hairtail alley
• 🍲 First time? Try the gogi baekban, which comes with boiled chicken
• 🥢 Dip the chicken in soy sauce and enjoy it with garlic and gochujang
• 💧 Water is self-service
• 🌅 It opens at 8 a.m., great for breakfast