Anyang rooftop bar near Indeogwon Station with old-school fried

Hiii, it's your go-to food blogger! Today I went hunting for cool night air and good drinking snacks near Induk-won Station, and I found a rooftop bar that's exactly my thing — an open-sky yajang pojangmacha where you can sip drinks with a breeze in the middle of the city. Let's get into it!

Where Dalbitgwangjang is and when it opens

Dalbitgwangjang is a bar in Anyang, Gyeonggi, at 517 Heungan-daero, 2F, Dongan-gu. It's just 100m on foot from Exit 4 of Induk-won Station (Line 4), so it's super easy to reach by subway.

• Location: 517 Heungan-daero, 2F, Dongan-gu, Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea (100m walk from Induk-won Station Exit 4)
• Hours: Sunday–Thursday 17:00–02:00 / Friday–Saturday 17:00–04:00
• Space: a calm, dimly lit indoor hall on the 2nd floor, plus an open-sky rooftop yajang on the 3rd floor for that classic pojangmacha vibe

2nd-floor indoor hall or 3rd-floor rooftop: which seat to take?

Dalbitgwangjang is a big spot spanning both the 2nd and 3rd floors, and each floor has a totally different charm.

Walking into the 2nd floor first, there's a cozy indoor hall under warm, soft lighting — perfect for sitting face to face and having a heart-to-heart over drinks.

But head up the stairs to the 3rd floor and you get a wide-open rooftop yajang under the night sky, with an overwhelming sense of openness.

With the lively, buzzing energy typical of a pojangmacha and a cool autumn night breeze drifting through, it made for about the most perfect atmosphere for enjoying that yajang feeling.

What's on the menu at Dalbitgwangjang

After sitting down and checking out the menu at Dalbitgwangjang, I ordered the fried chicken (₩19,000) — a classic drinking snack that felt like the perfect fit for the yajang mood.

Fried chicken for 19,000 won, old-school whole-chicken style

Dalbitgwangjang's fried chicken is ₩19,000, and it's not the thick, crispy style that's trendy these days — it's a thin-battered, old-school tongdak (whole fried chicken) style. As we chatted in the cool outdoor breeze after ordering, the fried chicken arrived on a big plate, golden brown and giving off a savory, oily aroma.

Instead of the thick, punchy crispy batter that's popular right now, it was fried thin and crunchy, keeping that nostalgic look of the old-school whole chicken my dad used to bring home from work when I was a kid — it made me really happy.

I grabbed a big drumstick and took a bite. The thin, crispy batter crunched pleasantly, and juicy chicken flavor spread through my mouth.

It had just the right amount of oil without being greasy or heavy, and the finish came off oddly light and clean — that was the real charm.

There was no gamey or off smell at all — you could really taste the freshness of the chicken itself. With no unnecessary tricks or heavy sauce coating, it was a straightforward, well-executed fry, and I kept reaching for more without getting tired of it.

Enjoying a piece of freshly fried, warm chicken with a sip of cold soju out on the rooftop terrace in the cool night breeze — honestly, all the fatigue of the day just melted away. The combination of weather, view, and light, crispy chicken really lifted the mood of the whole night.

Is Dalbitgwangjang worth a visit?

Dalbitgwangjang, a bar near Induk-won Station, is a spot with a ton of charm — you can choose between a calm indoor space for conversation or an open rooftop yajang pojangmacha vibe, depending on your mood. The old-school fried chicken, fried crispy and light without excess, was excellent, and the open feeling of drinking on the rooftop terrace in the cool breeze really stood out. If you want to catch the last of the yajang season before it gets too cold, breathing in that crisp night air with a drink in hand, I'd highly recommend stopping by.