Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Dakhanmari
진옥화할매원조닭한마리
Restaurant in Jongno-gu. Open 10:30–01:00 daily. Plan about 1 hour. 6 min walk from Dongdaemun Station.
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Information: Korea Tourism Organization (TourAPI)Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Dakhanmari is a renowned restaurant located in the food alley of Dongdaemun Market, operating since 1978. Its specialty and the only offered menu item is dakhanmari (whole chicken soup), a whole chicken boiled in savory and rich broth. Visitors can order toppings and extra ingredients like rice cakes, green onions, potatoes, and noodles to their soup.
Our guide
Jinokhwa Halmae Wonjo Dakhanmari stays open until 01:00, so it works as a late dinner after Dongdaemun.
Before or after your meal: Jinokhwa is a 9-minute walk from Dongdaemun Design Plaza, 10 minutes from Dongdaemun History & Culture Park and Gwangjang Market, and 14 minutes from Seungjin Toy.
Getting to Jinokhwa: from Myeongdong 19 min on Line 4 to Dongdaemun; from Seoul Station 23 min on Line 1 to Jongno 5-ga; from Hongik Univ. 35 min (AREX to Seoul Station, then Line 1); from Gangnam 45 min.
Travel times are estimates from our transit model, Oct 2026.
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Within a 20-minute walk.
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