Fried chickenKorean
Kkanbu Chikin Myeongdong-jeom
깐부치킨 명동점 Kkanbu is Korean slang for a close buddy you share everything with; posts here quote the line 'we're kkanbu' from the chicken-and-beer meeting that made the chain famous.
Compiled from 6 blog posts read in fullSources →
A branch of the Kkanbu Chicken chain on the second floor of the Myeongdong IB Tower, 22 Myeongdong 8ga-gil. A Mega Coffee occupies the ground floor and you ride an escalator up. It is a fried-chicken-and-beer place; the one post that gave prices paid 27,000 won for a half-and-half bird. We read 28 posts dated March 2025 to October 2026. Six describe a visit, between November 2025 and March 2026. We set aside 20 as other branches or other shops, and two only list the name among new openings.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동8가길 22, 2층 (충무로2가)22 Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone0507-1343-8333
- Typical spend₩9,000 – ₩27,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 323 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 3 posts: 3 wrote Daily 12:00–24:00.
| Daily | 12:00–24:00 | 3 of 3 posts |
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Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Five of the six visit posts mention drinking beer: draught, bottled, and a soju-beer tower. One says ordering beer brought a free bowl of chicken-flavoured crackers.
- Two posts note many foreign customers; one saw them at the two-person tables, each with a whole chicken. The same post says every table has an ordering kiosk in Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese.
- Two posts waited: about ten minutes in March 2026, and 'a short wait' on a Sunday evening in November 2025. Another post says the chicken came out slowly, so the writer got through half a draught beer on an empty stomach.
- Two posts call it crisp. One says it arrived too hot to hold for long; the other found it not greasy.
What 6 bloggers said
maekju
Crispy batter
We read all 6 in full. The most common claims are “Crispy batter” (2) and “Spicy” (2).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Beer served 5 of 6 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 2 of 6 posts
- Second floor 2 of 6 posts
- Self-order screen 1 of 6 posts
- Complimentary starter 1 of 6 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 6 posts
- Large windows 1 of 6 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 2 of 6 posts
- Date 1 of 6 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 2 of 6 posts |
|---|
Two posts say you take an escalator up to the second floor. One sat by an open window looking down on the Myeongdong street. That post also mentions an 'open terrace', but we can't tell from it whether this is outdoor seating or just the window seats.
Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or wheelchair or stroller access. The only way up anyone mentions is an escalator; we don't know whether there is a lift. That means nobody said, not that there isn't one.
One post says the restroom was nice, but nobody says whether it is inside the restaurant or separated by gender.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying nothing either way6 of 6 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 8 posts we gathered, 2 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
What we do not know
- Three of the six visit posts (25 to 31 March 2026) share the same title opening, hashtag set and closing link. None discloses sponsorship, but read them as a group. The Jensen Huang meeting the posts mention happened at a different branch, so we don't count it.
- Posts went with friends (two) or a spouse (one). None went with children or family, so we can't say how it suits kids.
- Only one post gives prices (March 2026: 27,000 won for a half-and-half, 9,000 won for three hot dogs). A November 2025 post found Myeongdong too expensive. We can't work out a typical spend per person.
- Three posts list opening hours as 12:00 to midnight daily, and one adds a last order at 23:00. All three copied this from the listing; nobody wrote about visiting at those hours.
- Only one post gives a phone number (0507-1343-8333). Nobody says whether the place takes reservations.
Sources (6)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 명동치킨맛집 '깐부치킨 명동점' 크리스피 순살치킨 추천! 2026-03-31 · 슈슈의 맛집logও · via Daum
- 명동치킨맛집 깐부치킨 명동점, 후라이드 마늘간장 반반에 핫도그 별미 2026-03-27 · 설렘을 만드는 일상 · via Daum
- 치맥하기좋은 고급스러운 인테리어 명동치킨맛집 깐부치킨 명동점 2026-03-25 · 맛있는 거 다 무라 무무블로그 · via Daum
- 공든 십이월 둘째 주 | 오늘은 비가 와도 난 좋아 2025-12-18 · 데일리 공든 · via Daum
- 서울 명동 깐부치킨 (ft. 우연히 만난 일본친구들 썰) 2025-11-29 · 여행 맛집 그랩백 · via Daum
- 에? 제가요? 아닌데? 2025-11-24 · 난 먹어도 돼지? · via Daum
Of 488 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 6 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.