Gilpost · Seongdong-gu, Seongsu-dong 1-ga
Fried chickenKorean
KIM'S CHICKEN
킴스치킨 Kimseu Chikin "Kim's Chicken" — Kim is the Korean family name, written in the English possessive, followed by the word chicken.
Compiled from 8 blog posts read in fullSources →
Kim's Chicken is an old-style chicken-and-beer pub at 44 Sangwon-gil in Seongsu-dong, near Ttukseom Station. People come for thin-battered fried chicken or half-and-half with draft beer; the two posts that gave prices list fried chicken at 22,000 won (August 2025), half-and-half at 24,000 won (April 2026) and a 500cc draft at 5,000 won. We read 9 posts from July 2025 to September 2026; one was about a different shop of the same name by Jemulpo Station in Incheon and was set aside. The remaining 8 are all first-hand visits.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 성동구 상원길 44 (성수동1가)44 Sangwon-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul
- Phone02-467-1221
- Typical spend₩5,000 – ₩24,000
- From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 38 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 4 posts: 2 wrote Daily 16:00–24:00, 2 wrote 16:00–24:00.
| Daily | 16:00–24:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 16:00–24:00 |
Rows without a count: 2 of 4 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
- Expect a wait in the evening, especially at weekday after-work hours. Four posts report one: arriving at 6:15 on a weekday to a full room and waiting an hour, waiting on a Friday just after 7, finding a single free table at 9:10 by avoiding the rush, and seeing a line form on the way out. One post found Saturday evening relaxed and says Fridays are the busy night.
- The table setting is fixed. Three posts mention fried macaroni puffs, and posts describe cabbage salad in ketchup-mayo, pickled radish, dipping sauce and salt alongside. One post says staff refilled the cabbage salad unasked.
- Four posts call the crust crisp, describing a thin wet batter in the old style; one notes no off-odor. One post says each order is fried fresh, so it takes a little while to arrive.
- Five posts come from repeat visitors, including one who has been going for ten years and one who counts more than ten visits. Three posts took leftover chicken home and reheated it the next day.
1 more
- Ordering alcohol appears to be required: one post states it outright and another says it remembers it that way.
What 8 bloggers said
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Returning customer
We read all 8 in full. The most common claims are “Returning customer” (5) and “Crispy batter” (4).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Beer served 8 of 8 posts
- Complimentary starter 3 of 8 posts
- Takeout 3 of 8 posts
- Toilet inside 1 of 8 posts
- Cooked to order 1 of 8 posts
- One drink per person required 1 of 8 posts
- Free refills 1 of 8 posts
- Reachable by transit 1 of 8 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
1 posts say you cannot park. None say you can.
| Posts saying you cannot | 1 of 8 posts |
|---|
There is no parking of its own; one post says to use nearby paid lots. The same post puts it a two-minute walk from Ttukseom Station exits 3 and 4.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 1 of 8 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
| Toilet inside | 1 of 8 posts |
|---|
No post says what floor it is on or whether there are stairs — not a no, just unrecorded.
Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or wheelchair and stroller access; one post mentions tight spacing between tables.
One post notes, with some surprise for so small a place, that the toilet is inside. Nobody said whether it is split by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · 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 they paid themselves1 of 8 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way7 of 8 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Accounts of the room differ: two posts call it small with tables close together, one found it bigger than expected. One post says a party of two was not seated at an empty five-person table.
- Little is recorded about who people went with: one post clearly went with a friend, others with a husband or a group for a second round, none with children. Several posts describe a crowd of local office workers and middle-aged men.
- Four posts give the same hours, 4 pm to midnight, and one says it is open every day of the year; three of those simply copy listing details. Nobody mentioned a break or last order.
- Only two posts give prices (fried chicken 22,000 won in August 2025, half-and-half 24,000 won in April 2026, draft beer 5,000 won in both). Nobody priced the whelk salad, the chicken-and-whelk set or other snacks.
- Two posts copy the phone number 0507-1390-1221; nobody said whether reservations are taken.
Sources (8)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 노포 치킨을 찾아서... 킴스치킨 (8/6) 2026-08-15 · Young, wild & free · via Daum
- [뚝섬역 맛집] 킴스치킨 ദ്ദി ՞• ·̫ •՞ ꒱ 2026-08-08 · 一期一會 · via Daum
- [내돈내산] 뚝섬역 킴스치킨: 바삭고소한 옛날치킨 정석 반반치킨 후기 뚝섬역 치킨 맛집 2026-04-12 · Oh Hyeppy Day · via Daum
- 2026.03.27 킴스치킨 2026-03-31 · 원더랜드 · via Daum
- 킴스치킨 성수 뚝섬 2025-11-03 · 웅성웅성 서울라이프 · via Daum
- [성수/뚝섬] 집 근처 최다방문 킴스치킨 옛날 후라이드 치킨 맛집 웨이팅 또또또똗또도또 또간집 2025-08-30 · 수진의 밥상일기 · via Daum
- 성수 뚝섬역 치킨 맛집 킴스치킨 추억의 후라이드치킨 호프 2025-08-20 · 키라라의 미식여행 · via Daum
- [서울 성수동] 킴스치킨 “성수동 옛날통닭 맛집” 2025-07-18 · ෆ SOSO한 ෆ · via Daum
We opened all 364 candidate posts and kept 8 as evidence.