# Jeonju Hanok Village chicken snack shop with an open kitchen: Mannyeon - By Hyerin Mok (https://superchart.com/en/@chungjang-lunch-bench/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jeonju, Jeonbuk - Sponsored: This visit was sponsored by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@chungjang-lunch-bench/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@chungjang-lunch-bench/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/index.md) ## In short Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store is a dakgangjeong (Korean fried chicken snack) takeout shop across from Gyeonggijeon in Jeonju Hanok Village. A regular customer ordered the shrimp dakgangjeong half-and-half in soy and spicy for the first time and had it packed in about 10 minutes: the soy side was not salty, with a gentle fruit-sauce sweetness, while the spicy side balanced garlic and chili heat well. Mannyeon Dakgangjeong still tastes good after it cools, so it is a solid late-night takeout for a hanok stay. ## Good to know - **What we ordered**: Shrimp dakgangjeong half-and-half (soy + spicy) - **Location**: Across from Gyeonggijeon in Jeonju Hanok Village, 27 Taejo-ro, 1st floor - **Parking**: Not available - **Hours**: Mon–Fri 11:00–21:00 / Sat–Sun 10:00–22:00 - **Break time / closing days**: No information - **Cooking time**: About 10 minutes - **Side menu**: Sotteoktteok (sausage and rice cake skewers), cheese balls, fried jjondeugi (chewy rice snack), slushy beer, Jeonju moju (spiced rice wine, several sizes) - **Portion size**: Too much for two; enough to fill three adult men *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* ![Takeout box of shrimp dakgangjeong half soy, half spicy from Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-01-a2q47-966.webp) Today I'm bringing you Mannyeon Dakgangjeong, a fried chicken snack (dakgangjeong) shop I use often and come back to on a regular basis. Anyone in the know already knows Mannyeon Dakgangjeong, and it happens to run a direct-operated store near Hanok Village, so I end up ordering takeout from here a lot. ![Quiet weekday afternoon street in Jeonju Hanok Village](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-02-1rfu3-966.webp) I went for a walk in Hanok Village after a while, and maybe because it was a weekday, there weren't many people around. Still, tourists in hanbok popped up here and there, which is romance itself, haha, sniff. ![Exterior of Mannyeon Dakgangjeong on the corner across from Gyeonggijeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-03-1ocrt-966.webp) ## Where is Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store, and what are its hours? Mannyeon Dakgangjeong sits right across from Gyeonggijeon, the heart of Hanok Village. It's on a corner everyone spots at least once while walking through the village, so it's not hard to find. - Parking: Not available - Hours: Mon–Fri 11:00–21:00 / Sat, Sun 10:00–22:00 - Break time: No information - Regular closed days: No information ![Menu board at Mannyeon Dakgangjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-04-hcl3h-966.webp) ## Ordering the shrimp dakgangjeong half-and-half, with soy for the first time This is the Mannyeon Dakgangjeong menu board. I thought about getting plain dakgangjeong but ended up ordering my usual shrimp dakgangjeong half-and-half (soy + spicy). I'd only ever had the mild and spicy versions before, so this was my first time trying the soy flavor — and as someone who loves soy sauce chicken in general, I was pretty excited, haha. ![Side menu sign at Mannyeon Dakgangjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-05-gwnqc-966.webp) ![Menu board for sotteoktteok, cheese balls, and jjondeugi fritters](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-06-2tnjt-966.webp) Besides dakgangjeong, they also sell side menu items like sotteoktteok, cheese balls, jjondeugi fritters, and beer slushies — and honestly, jjondeugi with beer feels almost unfair, isn't it?? Great snack combo for wandering around Hanok Village. ![Sign for the receipt review event and Jeonju moju sales](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-07-11f7b-966.webp) They were also running a receipt review event, and selling Jeonju moju in different sizes. If you haven't tried moju before, it might be worth grabbing a small one to sample! ![Interior of the shop and the counter](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-08-1yoa8-966.webp) ![Open kitchen where the dakgangjeong is prepared](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-09-cl5qd-m-966.webp) ## The open kitchen and how long the takeout wait is At Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store, the kitchen where the dakgangjeong is made is a fully open kitchen, kept really clean, which put my mind at ease about hygiene. ![Fried pieces being tossed in sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-10-oxmjm-966.webp) They pre-fry the chicken and shrimp first, then fry them once more before tossing them in sauce, so the cook time wasn't long at all — about 10 minutes, I think. Carrying the takeout home, the car filled with that distinctive sweet Mannyeon sauce smell, and it drove me a little crazy. ![A full tray of takeout shrimp dakgangjeong half-and-half](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-11-1jvrn-1200.webp) In the end I couldn't resist and snuck a bite or two in the car — not a secret anymore, haha. Even with a couple missing before I took this photo, the portion is still huge, right? It's too much for two people to finish, but a filling meal for three grown men. ![Dakgangjeong split into soy and spicy sections](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-12-ecmcl-966.webp) ## How does the soy-sauce dakgangjeong taste? I first tried the soy dakgangjeong I'd been curious about, and I liked that the soy aroma comes through without being too salty — Mannyeon's signature gentle fruit-sauce sweetness also came up softly, making the soy sauce genuinely tasty. The fried coating had no overpowering oil smell or fishy taste, was just the right thickness, and fried up nice and crispy. ![Close-up of dakgangjeong coated in soy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-13-1d63d-966.webp) ## The spicy half: a slow garlic-and-chili heat Next up was the spicy version, which has garlic and chili mixed into the sauce. As expected, the garlic's sharp bite and the chili's heat melt subtly into Mannyeon's fruity sauce, and if you keep eating it, it gets fairly spicy!! That said, it wasn't just heat for heat's sake — the spicy-sweet balance in the sauce was really good. ![Spicy dakgangjeong with garlic and chili](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-14-13hed-966.webp) ![Shrimp gangjeong tossed in spicy sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-15-h8zes-966.webp) Every so often you get a shrimp with some real size to it, and the plump, springy texture pairs surprisingly well with Mannyeon's fruit sauce. Personally, I'd recommend getting the shrimp gangjeong in the spicy flavor rather than the soy one! ![A single piece of plump shrimp gangjeong](https://img.superchart.com/images/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp-16-14i1o-966.webp) ## Still good cold: late-night snack back at the hanok stay After eating a fair amount, I went out to exercise and came back to try it cold, and while the sauce gets a bit thick and sticky, it's still tasty even cooled — which is exactly why Mannyeon Dakgangjeong is one of my go-to favorites. I'd recommend picking up Mannyeon Dakgangjeong as a late-night snack for your Hanok Village stay!! ## Paid with my own money: satisfaction rating ★★★★ - Taste: 4 - Value for money: 4 - Atmosphere & cleanliness: 4 - Service: 3.5 - Would return: 4 ## Where it is - Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store (만년닭강정 한옥마을직영점) - 27 Taejo-ro, 1st floor, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk State, South Korea - 전북특별자치도 전주시 완산구 태조로 27 1층 만년닭강정 - 35.8143956, 127.1518445 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A7%8C%EB%85%84%EB%8B%AD%EA%B0%95%EC%A0%95%20%ED%95%9C%EC%98%A5%EB%A7%88%EC%9D%84%EC%A7%81%EC%98%81%EC%A0%90/@35.8143956,127.1518445,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@chungjang-lunch-bench/jeonju-hanok-village-mannyeon-dakgangjeong-soy-spicy-shrimp/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt