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Where Koreans eat samgyetang in Seoul

5 places for samgyetang, a hot chicken soup with ginseng. We counted them from 94 Korean blog posts by people who ate there. This is a count, not a ranking.

  • 2,706blog posts found
  • 99posts we read
  • 94posts with a real meal
  • 5places with 2+ bloggers
01
samgyetang (chicken soup with ginseng)

Korean

Goryeo Samgyetang 고려삼계탕 no complaints · recommended

Ginseng chicken soup · near Sicheong Stn Exit 10

5 bloggers ate here · 27 posts in this search named it · we read 5

recommended by 3 · complaints 0 · came back 0

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends 4
  • Good for one 1

Why they liked it

  • The clear broth is clean but full of chicken flavor. · 4 bloggers
  • The chicken is very tender and comes off the bone easily. · 2 bloggers
  • The kimchi, including well-aged kimchi, is very good. · 2 bloggers
  • The chicken is packed with sticky rice, so the meal is filling. · 2 bloggers

short walk 2 · got in without waiting 2 · view 1 · expect a line 1 · fast 1

They ordered samgyetang (chicken soup with ginseng)

More about Goryeo Samgyetang (19 posts read) →
Sources (5)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

02
sanghwang samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup with sanghwang mushroom)

Korean

Baekse Samgyetang Gangdong-jeom 백세삼계탕 강동점 no complaints · recommended

Ginseng chicken soup · near Dunchondong Stn Exit 4, 5 min walk

3 bloggers ate here · 6 posts in this search named it · we read 3

recommended by 3 · complaints 0 · came back 2

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • The golden broth with sanghwang mushroom is thick and rich. · 3 bloggers
  • The chicken is soft and moist, even the breast meat. · 3 bloggers
  • There is plenty of sticky rice inside the chicken. · 1 blogger
  • The Korean-made kimchi and kkakdugi (radish kimchi) are good too. · 1 blogger

Note All 3 posts came out within six days (Oct 13–18, 2026). The titles follow a similar pattern ("Gangdong restaurant … Baekse Samgyetang … recommended"). None of them say if they were sponsored. They may be sponsored review posts.

short walk 3 · booking recommended 1

They ordered sanghwang samgyetang (ginseng chicken soup with sanghwang mushroom)

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Sources (3)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

03
samgyetang (whole chicken soup with ginseng and sticky rice)

Korean

Seoul Samgyetang 서울삼계탕 no complaints · recommended

Ginseng chicken soup · near 을지로3Ga Stn Exit 11, 3 min walk

3 bloggers ate here · 157 posts in this search named it · we read 3

recommended by 3 · complaints 0 · came back 2

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • Long-cooked chicken. Every part, even the breast, is soft and comes off the bone easily. · 3 bloggers
  • The broth is already well seasoned. No need to add salt. · 2 bloggers
  • It comes to the table boiling and stays hot to the end. · 1 blogger
  • The side dish of stir-fried chicken gizzard is tasty. · 1 blogger

open late 2 · short walk 2 · expect a line 1 · fast 1

They ordered samgyetang (whole chicken soup with ginseng and sticky rice)

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Sources (3)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

04
hanbang samgyetang (chicken soup with herbal broth)

Korean

Jiho Hanbang Samgyetang Hapjeong-jeom 지호한방삼계탕 합정점 no complaints · recommended

Ginseng chicken soup · near Hapjeong Stn

2 bloggers ate here · 9 posts in this search named it · we read 3

recommended by 3 (1 sponsored, not used for the order) · complaints 0 · came back 1

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends 1
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • The herbal broth is clean and deep in flavor. · 2 bloggers
  • You also get ginseng liquor before the meal and tea after. · 2 bloggers
  • The chicken is soft. · 1 blogger

short walk 3 · fast 1

They ordered hanbang samgyetang (chicken soup with herbal broth)

More about Jiho Hanbang Samgyetang Hapjeong-jeom (30 posts read) →
Sources (3)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

05
samgyetang (chicken soup with ginseng)

Korean

Pyeonggang Samgyetang 평강삼계탕 장충점 no complaints · recommended

Ginseng chicken soup · near Dongdaeipgu Stn Exit 2, 4 min walk

2 bloggers ate here · 4 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 2

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • The broth, made with herbs and mushrooms, is thick and rich. · 1 blogger
  • The chicken is tender. · 1 blogger
  • The broth is gentle but has a deep chicken flavor. · 1 blogger
  • Stir in the sticky rice like porridge. It is filling and easy on the stomach. · 1 blogger

short walk 2 · open late 1

They ordered samgyetang (chicken soup with ginseng)

More about Pyeonggang Samgyetang (30 posts read) →
Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

How we counted

Naver and Daum are Korea’s big web portals. Koreans use them the way much of the world uses Google, and many people post restaurant reviews on blogs there. Those posts are in Korean, so most visitors never see them. We searched there in Korean for “서울 삼계탕 맛집” (what you might search in English as “samgyetang seoul”) and similar phrases, and had AI read 99 of the posts. We counted only posts where the writer actually ate at the place. One blogger counts once for a place, even with many posts. Sponsored reviews are left out of the order. There is no score.

The dish pictures are drawings made by Gilpost from the posts. They are not photos of the real food.