Baekje Samgyetang

I have been dining at Baekje Samgyetang for years, but this time, I noticed some changes. The ginseng chicken soup is still decent, with options for both black chicken soup and regular ginseng chicken soup. The flavors are acceptable but not particularly impressive or surprising. However, what stood out more this visit was the service. Unlike previous visits, I didn’t see the usual male owner. Instead, there was a woman who seemed to be the boss, and her attitude was less welcoming. She kept speaking loudly in Mandarin to the staff, almost as if arguing, and frequently urged customers to place their orders quickly.

My first meal in Korea few days ago. Very authentic Korean restaurant. Tried thier ginseng chicken soup. Simply love it as it’s not those bitter ginseng taste. Suits me. Seafood pancake was good. And the fried chicken as well.

We were a family of 3 visiting Seoul during Christmas of 2024. I wanted to try the famous Ginseng Chicken so we went to this restaurant. It was a popular destination for many tourists, especially from Hong Kong. We ordered Ginseng Chicken and Seafood cake. Both were mediocre in taste. The chicken was a a bit “old” 老雞 and “not fresh” taste. The cake was too oily and thick. All in all, I rather went to a BBQ or the popular Kimchi-Hot-bowls. It was -1 Degree outside and very cold. The only thing warming was the hot bowl of soup in the Ginseng Chicken bowl. Recommendation: not come again.

Came for breakfast as it opens at 9am. Ordered the black chicken and it came in boiling hot soup with ginseng. Overall a very hearty meal to kick-start the day. The side dishes were nice to go with. This meal actually lasted me the whole day, it was that filling! The ginseng wine was.. happy to try however not my favourite.

Authentic Samgyetang at the heart of MyeongDong. Found this restaurant on google during our Seoul trip research. Soup was served with ginseng flakes and a shot of liquor made from ginseng. Great taste which is worth returning for.

I expected a stronger ginseng flavor in the soup but it was still good. Price was reasonable. I had the $26000 KRW blacken chicken and it was the whole chicken. It’s quite filling with the rice. The place can improve in air conditioning. I’m not sure if there’s no air conditioning or if it was down, but the fans were running but still quite hot.

We were very hungry,and this was our first meal in Seoul. The Chicken soup and green onion pancake were excellent!Recommended ! However , the lady who served us was super rude and impatient.

If you in Myeongdong area and love Korean ginseng, try their ginseng chicken soup. Option of normal chicken or black chicken. Stuffed with rice, garlic, chestnut, ginseng, jujube. Sprinkle some ginseng root and wine to give the soup a kick.