Yeouido lunch spot for half-and-half chicken rice: Jeongyun Kitchen

Jeongyun Kitchen: hours, address and prices

🍽 Jungyoon kitchen

🏠 Address — 113 Yeouinaru-ro, 2nd fl. Room 206, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul

⏱️ Hours — Mon-Sat 11:00 - 14:00 / last order 13:30 / closed every Sunday

📍 No takeout, no parking, Wi-Fi, separate men's/women's restrooms

Today's post is - ! Just went yesterday, a Yeouinaru Station restaurant that's also perfect for a lunch near The Hyundai — here's my review of Jeongyun Kitchen ∘˚˳°∘°

How far is Jeongyun Kitchen from Yeouinaru Station?

Jeongyun Kitchen is just 182m from Exit 1 of Yeouinaru Station — super close! It's on the 2nd floor, Room 206, of the Gongjak Sangga building, and seems to be quite famous as a lunch spot among office workers around Yeouido. It's only open for lunch hours, 11:00 - 14:00, and it's also very close to The Hyundai Seoul in Yeouido, making it a great pick for a lunch there too.

We happened to visit right when it overlapped with office workers' lunch hour, so there was about one party waiting 🥺 We got seated after a 5-10 minute wait.

Jeongyun Kitchen sells 'Singaporean home cooking,' a special menu that made me even more curious as an Asian food restaurant. Somehow everything on the menu looked exotic yet delicious, so we waited full of anticipation 〰

Inside Jeongyun Kitchen and how tablet ordering works

Jeongyun Kitchen has a tablet at every table, so we could order and pay comfortably right from our seat. As soon as a table opened up, a kind staff member showed us to our seat — and along the way, the sentimental little menu was just too cute 🤭

Even the store atmosphere was full of that cute, warm sentiment - ! It was a small and cozy place, but every corner felt touched by the owner's hand, filled with adorable lighting and little props — Jeongyun Kitchen was just so pretty and cute.

They said the rice is a mix of Joseon Hyangmi rice and Thai jasmine rice!

What the couple ordered: cilantro options and free rice refills

Jeongyun Kitchen's main menu items are Singapore chicken rice, char siu chicken rice, red curry chicken rice, sesame chicken noodles, chicken rice half-and-half — plus a side dish, cucumber salad, that looked good to pair with. We ordered the Singapore chicken rice half-and-half, red curry chicken rice, and a cola.

+ You can check boxes when ordering to remove or add cilantro, cucumber, peanuts, etc. according to your taste, so we didn't need to ask separately, and ++ rice can also be refilled for free with no extra charge! My husband, who hates both cucumber and cilantro, got both left out, while I, a cilantro lover (^ㅁ^), of course kept mine and even asked for extra cilantro haha

• Singapore Chicken Rice Half & Half (17,000 won)
• Red Curry Chicken Rice (16,000 won)
• Pepsi Zero Lime can (2,500 won)

The drink came out first. We ordered just one, but they brought us two glasses.. it might seem like a small thing, but that kind of thoughtfulness and sense really touched me 🥺

First out was my pick, the red curry chicken rice 〰 and soon after, my husband's choice, the Singapore chicken rice half-and-half, arrived too.

Both dishes were so neatly plated and looked delicious! Since we wanted to try both, we shared, taking bites of each other's.

🍗 Singapore Chicken Rice Half & Half (17,000 won)

A dish where you can enjoy chicken that's been low-temp cooked then ice-bathed to make the skin plump and the meat moist, alongside crispy chicken cutlet. Comes with aromatic rice, chili sauce, dark soy sauce, and a warm broth.

The chicken was so-o soft and moist it was almost surreal. Seriously, if I had chicken breast like this at home, I could totally do a clean diet every day 🤣 And the chicken cutlet — so crispy outside, juicy inside...! The batter was fried just crispy enough, and the chicken inside was full of juice and moist.

🍛 Red Curry Chicken Rice (16,000 won)

A mildly spicy curry, gently wrapped in coconut milk and cashew milk. An exotic plate with chicken cutlet and aromatic rice.

As they served it, the smell was so good I immediately sensed the red curry would be right up my alley 🤭 The coconut milk combo gave it an exotic, creamy taste, plus a subtle spiciness and umami — it was just so delicious! Besides the chicken cutlet on top of the rice, the curry itself was loaded with potatoes and chicken too.

A cilantro lover like me piled it on generously and took a big bite.. 🤤 The chicken in the curry was also moist and tender, and the crispy-outside-juicy-inside chicken cutlet tasted even better dipped generously in the curry!

Is Jeongyun Kitchen worth it for a Yeouido lunch?

It had been a while since I'd visited Yeouido, and this ended up being a wonderfully unusual meal — today's lunch pick was a total success 🙌 If you're looking for a Yeouinaru Station restaurant, a Yeouido lunch spot, or somewhere special for a lunch near The Hyundai, I'm recommending Jeongyun Kitchen wholeheartedly 🌿✨