Dongdaemun Dak Hanmari Alley
서울 동대문 닭한마리 골목
Street in Jongno-gu. Open 10:30–01:00 daily. Plan about 1 hour. 6 min walk from Dongdaemun Station.
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About
Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Located near the Dongdaemun Market, Dongdaemun Dak Hanmari Alley gets its name from the restaurants serving dak hanmari (whole chicken soup) that line the alley. Dak hanmari (whole chicken soup), literally “one whole chicken” in Korean, is a dish where a whole chicken is boiled in a soup and served with the alley’s special sauce. After the diners eat the meat, the broth is used to make kalguksu (noodle soup). Because the area is home to large-scale apparel and fashion material markets of the Dongdaemun Market, the district is always lively and bustling.
Our guide
Dongdaemun Dak Hanmari Alley is about 1 h 20 from Incheon Airport (AREX to Seoul Station, then Line 4 to Dongdaemun) and 45 min from Gimpo. From Myeongdong 19 min on Line 4, Seoul Station 23 min, Hongik Univ. 35 min, Gangnam 45 min.
Within a 15-minute walk of the alley: Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is 9 minutes away, Dongdaemun History & Culture Park and Gwangjang Market 10 minutes, and Seungjin Toy 13 minutes.
In the evening: business licence records list 23 pubs and bars (beer halls, soju bars, lounge bars and live cafés) within 500 m of Dongdaemun Dak-hanmari Alley.
Staying close: by our estimate Dongdaemun Station and Jongno 5-ga Station are the nearest areas we suggest for a base near the alley, with 67 and 90 hotels within walking distance of each station.
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
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Within a 20-minute walk.
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