Introducing Suwon City’s Fried Chicken Street: A must-visit place in Korea if you are a fried chicken lover!

Korean Food Trip: Suwon’s Chicken Street offers glimpses of Korean tradition. As you may already have heard, Korea’s fried chicken...

Korean Food Trip: Suwon’s Chicken Street offers glimpses of Korean tradition.

As you may already have heard, Korea’s fried chicken is one of the top menu items loved by people of all ages. There is a Tongdak (fried chicken) Street – or Tongdakgeori – in Suwon that boasts over 50 years of history. 😎 Visitors can taste a variety of chicken from venerable chicken restaurants based on recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation, as well as specialty chicken like ‘Wang galbi’ (marinated) chicken.

Suwon City's Chicken Street, one of the must-visit tourist destinations in Korea, was also introduced by the popular Taiwanese media channels SET News and Eastern Broadcasting Company.

Suwon's Tongdakgeori refers to a street where many chicken restaurants have flocked together along Gaecheon Stream in an area adjacent to Namsumun Gate.

Korea’s Tongdak is a whole chicken cooked using an old-fashioned recipe that calls for frying the chicken in oil! Its crispy skin and soft meat is truly amazing. ❣️

Fun fact: Suwon's Tongdak Street emerged in the 1970s, and since the movie “Extreme Job,” people have learned that one of Suwon's representative foods is Tongdak. For an enhanced experience, enjoy a visit to Suwon's Tongdak Street after watching the Korean comedy film “Extreme Job.”

Suwon Chicken Street
Address: 46-2, Paldallo 1(il)-ga, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do

How to get to Suwon Chicken Street (from Seoul)

By public transportation
- You can get to Suwon's South Gate directly if you take the 3000 metropolitan (red) bus from Gangnam Station or Yangjae Station.
- Take the 7770 metropolitan (red) bus from Sadang Station, get off at Suwon's North Gate, and walk a short distance to get there.

By car
- If traveling by car, you can use the public parking lots near Jidong Market or Hwaseong Haenggung Palace.
Jidong Market (4, Changryongmun-ro, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do)
Hwaseong Haenggung Road Public Parking Lot (38-6, Namchang-dong, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do)

- Weekends can be very crowded, so we recommended using the relatively spacious Hwahongmun Public Parking Lot and walking for 10 to 15 minutes.
Hwahongmun Public Parking Lot (280 Paldal-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do)

The Hwaseong Haenggung Palace area near Tongdakgeori in Suwon is a fantastic place to take a stroll both during the day and at night. Enjoy some delicious chicken, take a nice walk, and enjoy an unforgettable day in Korea!