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Tosokchon Samgyetang

Name: Tosokchon Samgyetang
Address: 5, Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, KR
Telephone: +82-2-737-7444
Rating: 5.0

토속촌 삼계탕

+82-2-737-7444
www.tosokchon.com
5.0/1

5, Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (서울 종로구 자하문로5길 5)

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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.

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Signature dishes: Samgye-tang
(ginseng chicken soup)
Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-2-737-7444
Opening hours: 10:00-22:00
Parking: Available
Reservations: Tel: +82-2-737-7444
Closed: N/A (Open all year round)
Seats: 420 seats
Smoking policy: Non-Smoking
Menu: ㆍSamgye-tang (ginseng chicken soup)
ㆍOgol Samgye-tang (ginseng Silkie chicken soup)
ㆍSansambaeyanggeun Ogolgye-tang (Silkie chicken with cultured wild ginseng roots)
ㆍOtgye-tang (chicken cooked in a Chinese sumac broth)
ㆍDak-baeksuk (whole chicken soup) + Juk (rice porridge)
ㆍ Dak-bokkeum-tang (braised spicy chicken)
ㆍTongdak (roasted chicken)
ㆍHaemul Pajeon (green onion pancake with seafood)
ㆍAgu-jjim (braised spicy monkfish)
ㆍGonggibap (rice)

Updated 2021.02.09

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[Subway]
Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3), Exit 2.
Go straight about 170m and turn left onto Jahamun-ro 5-gil Road.
Tosokchon (토속촌) is located 10m ahead on the left.

5, Jahamun-ro 5-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Traffic information

Subway Line 3 Gyeongbokgung (Government Complex-Seoul) (경복궁(정부서울청사)) - 264.5m
Subway Line 5 Gwanghwamun (Sejong Center for the Performing Arts) (광화문(세종문화회관)) - 855.3m
Subway Line 3 Anguk (안국) - 1225.1m
Subway Line 3 Dongnimmun (독립문) - 1267.2m
Subway Line 1 Jonggak (종각) - 1294.7m
Subway Line 5 Seodaemun (서대문) - 1385.3m
Subway Line 2 City Hall (시청) - 1511.2m
Subway Line 1 City Hall (시청) - 1511.2m
Subway Line 2 Euljiro 1(il)ga (을지로입구) - 1611.8m
Subway Line 5 Jongno 3(sam)ga (종로3가) - 1899.9m

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5.0 / 5

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Crispin2016.12.26

回転が速いので長くは並びませんでした。
サムゲタンはすごくおいしかったです。

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