Jongro Gyerim Dakdoritang Original (Main Branch)

Key Information

• 🏅 Selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🍽️ Signature menu: Dakdoritang · Kalguksu noodle add-on · Fried rice
• 🧄 Spicy broth loaded with minced garlic · Takeout available
• 🕐 11:30–21:45 · Break 15:30–16:30 · Closed Sundays

🏅 Blue Ribbon–Selected Garlic Chicken Stew Institution: Gyerim

Gyerim is a long-standing Jongno restaurant for dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken), selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey. We confidently recommend it to anyone who wants to taste a true Korean spicy chicken dish.

If you are staying around Jongno 3-ga or Insadong, we recommend Gyerim, in the alley beside Sewoon Plaza on Donhwamun-ro, for a hearty meal.

Large pieces of chicken and potato are simmered and then topped with plenty of minced garlic and green onion, giving the broth a bold garlic aroma and a spicy kick that defines this place.

You can add rice cakes or ramen noodles, and finish the remaining broth with kalguksu noodles or fried rice for a satisfying meal to the last bite.

Why Locals Love It

• 🏅 Proven quality — selected by the Blue Ribbon Survey
• 🧄 Garlic — spicy broth topped with plenty of minced garlic
• 🍲 Portions — order by group size, from small (2) to large (4)
• 🏮 Heritage — a long-running chicken stew spot in the alley beside Sewoon Plaza

Tips for Foreign Visitors

• 🚇 About a 3-minute walk (approx. 200 m) from Exit 12 of Jongno 3-ga Station
• 🍲 Order small (2), medium (3) or large (4) to match your group
• 🍜 To finish, you can choose only one: kalguksu noodles or fried rice
• 🕐 Break time is 15:30–16:30, and the restaurant is closed on Sundays