Korean
ilmiri
일미리금계찜닭 명동점 Ilmiri Geumgye Jjimdak Myeongdong-jeom Two posts relay that Ilmiri means 'a village whose taste ranks first'; jjimdak is Korean braised chicken.
Compiled from 12 blog posts read in fullSources →
A braised-chicken (jjimdak) house filling the second to fourth floors of a building on Myeongdong 3-gil, right by exits 5 and 6 of Euljiro 1-ga station. The draw is boneless chicken buried in mozzarella; pairs mostly order Set A, a small pot with egg rice or scorched rice, for 32,500 won. We read 15 posts from September 2025 to October 2026; one was about a different restaurant on the ground floor and was set aside, and 12 describe an actual visit. One post notes it is a chain.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동3길 40, 2,3,4층 (을지로2가)40 Myeongdong 3-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-3789-0220
- Typical spend₩31,500 – ₩56,500
- From the station6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 295 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 9 posts: 7 wrote Daily 10:00–22:00, 2 wrote 10:00–22:00.
| Daily | 10:00–22:00 | 7 of 9 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 10:00–22:00 | 2 of 9 posts |
| Last order | 21:30 | 5 of 5 posts |
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
- Six posts call the place roomy, with seats usually free even at busy times. Three, though, found the chairs uncomfortable: heavy wooden chairs that are hard to pull in, or continuous benches. One post found the tables close together and noisy; another says there are no private rooms.
- Six posts say the portions are large. One reckons two light eaters will leave chicken over from a small pot with two egg rices; a party of five shared one small and one medium; one post says leftovers can be packed to go.
- Three posts saw many foreign tourists at the tables, estimating half or 60 percent. Two noticed the review promotion runs on Google rather than Naver.
- Five posts mention Naver booking, and two actually booked; one says booked guests go straight up to the third floor.
What 12 bloggers said
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Large portions
We read all 12 in full. The most common claims are “Large portions” (6) and “Roomy” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Where they disagree
| Had to wait | yes 2 · no 4 |
|---|
Things you can check on site
- Reachable by transit 6 of 12 posts
- Takes reservations 5 of 12 posts
- Second floor 5 of 12 posts
- Foreign customers in the room 3 of 12 posts
- Separate restrooms 2 of 12 posts
- Review event 2 of 12 posts
- Large windows 2 of 12 posts
- Takeout 1 of 12 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 12 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 1 of 12 posts
- Group visit 1 of 12 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
6 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Second floor | 5 of 12 posts |
|---|---|
| Toilet inside | 1 of 12 posts |
| Separate restrooms | 2 of 12 posts |
The restaurant starts on the second floor; five posts sat on the second or third floor, and two describe walking up a staircase to get in. The ground floor is a different business. Two posts say the second and third floors are laid out identically.
No post says whether there is a lift or whether a wheelchair or stroller can get in — unknown, not absent. Two posts walked up stairs.
One post says the toilets are inside the restaurant, women's apparently on the second floor and men's on the third; another found the women's toilet at the top of the stairs. Nobody mentions an accessible toilet.
No one mentioned: In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. 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 they paid themselves5 of 12 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way7 of 12 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 14 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 |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Waiting depends on the hour. Two posts saw a queue form around noon (one arrived at 11:20 and watched it build); four did not wait, visiting at 11:30 on a weekday, as dinner walk-ins, or on a weekday evening. No post gives a waiting time in minutes.
- Only two posts say who they came with: three female friends, and five coworkers. Nobody writes about going alone or with children.
- The small cloud-cheese pot was 31,500 won in posts from November 2025 and March 2026; one October 2026 post says 32,500 — the same as Set A, so we cannot tell a price rise from a mix-up. For two people the usual bill is Set A at 32,500 won.
- Nine posts list the same hours, daily 10:00-22:00 with last order at 21:30, all copied from the listing; none mentions a closing day. Two posts give the phone number 02-3789-0220; reservations go through Naver.
Sources (12)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
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- [명동] 일미리금계찜닭 명동점 • 아는 맛이 무서워,,, 구름치즈찜닭 순살에 계란밥 하나면 두 끼도... 2026-05-31 · 먹파민의 늪 · via Daum
- 명동 찜닭 맛집 ‘일미리금계찜닭 명동점’ㅣ1mm인줄 알았는데 그 뜻 아니래요 2026-05-20 · 응삼이가 쏘아올린 맛있는 공 · via Daum
- 을지로입구 명동 찜닭 맛집 일미리금계찜닭 구름 치즈 찜닭 후기 2026-03-21 · 글쓴이 지은이 뷰티 로그 · via Daum
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- [을지로 명동 맛집] 일미리 금계 찜닭 내돈내산 후기 2026-01-26 · 회사원의 신나는 소비생활 + 독립일기 · via Daum
- [명동] 명동맛집추천 명동찜닭 일미리금계찜닭 명동점 2025-12-14 · katie의 eat투어 · via Daum
- 을지로입구역 맛집 명동 찜닭맛집 추천 ‘일미리금계찜닭 명동본점’ 2025-11-19 · 소소한 일기 블로그 · via Daum
- [명동] 을지로입구 직장인 점심 | 찜닭맛집 일미리금계찜닭 2025-10-31 · 불닭중독자의 탐색 기록장 · via Daum
- 명동에서 찾은 찜닭의 정석, 을지로입구역 근처 ‘일미리 금계찜닭’ 방문기 2025-10-09 · 낭만바라 이야기 · via Daum
- [을지로입구] #내돈내산 빨간 찜닭이 당길 때 <일미리금계찜닭 명동점> 2025-09-25 · ˚₊✩‧₊맛집⋆답방༚✧˳⁺⁎ · via Daum
- 을지로 직장인 맛집 11곳 총출동 : ) 2025-09-20 · Double Grace · via Daum
Of 440 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 12 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.