Tosokchon Samgyetang
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About
Ginseng chicken soup near Gyeongbokgung. Long lines but iconic.
Tosokchon is samgyetang's most famous address: the ginseng chicken soup house five minutes from Gyeongbokgung Station's exit 2, where the line out the hanok courtyard has been part of the palace-visit itinerary for decades. The bowl is the classic — a young chicken stuffed with rice, ginseng, jujube, and garlic in a broth that arrives whisper-seasoned so you can salt it to conviction — and the setting, a rambling traditional complex, matches the dish's heritage register. It runs 365 days a year, 10am to 10pm, absorbing the palace's tourist tide with industrial grace; reservations help, and off-peak hours (late morning, mid-afternoon) shrink the wait to reasonable. On the summer bok-nal dog days, when all Korea eats samgyetang on principle, the queue becomes the event itself. Iconic is the correct word: this is the bowl most of the world's samgyetang first impressions come from.
Menu
- Ginseng Chicken Soup
- Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup)
Local tips
- Walk 5 minutes from Gyeongbokgung Station Exit 2 near palace
- Reservations recommended — open 365 days year-round 10:00-22:00
- Popular with tourists visiting nearby Gyeongbokgung Palace
Details
- 경복궁역
Opening hours
- Sunday
- 10:00–22:00
- Monday
- 10:00–22:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00–22:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–22:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–22:00
- Friday
- 10:00–22:00
- Saturday
- 10:00–22:00