토속촌 삼계탕 Tosokchon Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken)

When you are in Korea, this is one of the food that you MUST try.

Ginseng Chicken ! Ginseng Chicken is Korea is sooooo good !

and There is this very famous Ginseng Chicken restaurant that citizens and tourist always to go.

Located near Gyeongbokgung Station, the restaurant was also frequented by late President Roh Moo-hyun. It produces their ingredients like Tojongdak (Korean chicken), 4-years ginseng, chest nut, jujube, garlics, ginger, adlay, perilla seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seed, nuts, pine nut, black sesame, and etc.

Even though one has to wait to enter during lunch time, do not worry about long wait as the restaurant is spacious. Besides Samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup), it serves Ogol-samgyetang, otdak, pajeon (green onion pancake), Rotisserie chicken, and other menus. 

삼계탕 Samgyetang = Gingseng Chicken

메뉴 Menu

Tea is in the bigger cup and Ginseng Wine is in the smaller cup.

DON'T bottoms up on the small cup please ! 

Because I did it and really felt like I am floating after that. LOLOL

Their Kimchi is really really really good !

잘먹겠습니다 !

토속촌 삼계탕 Tosokchon Samgyetang [15,000won]

Tosokchon Samgyetang is a chicken soup with a special recipe by adding luxurious ginseng and glutinous rice, pumpkin seeds, black sesame, walnut, pine, native chest nut, medicinal jujube, ginkgo, garlic, sunflower seed and special ingredients, and its notarising tonic health food which offers a subtle scent and a smooth taste of palate.

토속촌 산삼배양근 삼계탕 Tosokchon Sansam Baeyanggeun Samgyetang [21,000won]

The same ingredients with Tosokchon Samgyetang and additional with Sansam Baeyanggeun - Wild ginseng adventurous roots. wild ginseng adventurous roots refers to the wild ginseng roots obtained by chopping wild ginseng roots into small pieces and cultivation them intact. 

You can also purchase Sansam Baeyanggeun (Wild Ginseng Roots) separately as they can be added into any dishes.

해물파전 Haemul Pajeon - Seafood Pancake [15,000won]

A korean traditional pancake baked with green onion, green onions, shrimp, clam meat and mussels. 

Soju ! 

인삼 Ginseng

토속촌 삼계탕

Contact Info

+82-2-737-7444

+82-2-733-7444

Website

How to get to 토속촌 삼계탕 Tosokchon Samgyetang ?

Subway

Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 2.

Go straight about 170m and turn left into Jahamun-ro 5-gil Road.

토속촌 삼계탕 Tosokchon Samgyetang is located 10m ahead on your left.

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토속촌 삼계탕 Tosokchon Samgyetang

서울 종로구 자하문로5길 5 (체부동)

5, Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

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Since you are here eating their Ginseng Chicken at Gyeongbokgung.
You can also pay 경복궁 Gyeongbokgung Palace a visit if you are here.
Read my previous blogpost about it !

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