Mala cream chicken bar near Hapjeong Station, Mapo: Hogye
Hogye Hapjeong Main Branch is a fried-chicken-and-drinks bar between Hapjeong and Sangsu stations in Mapo, Seoul. The mala cream chicken (₩28,500) comes on a warming brazier with crispy fried dough, tofu skin, and glass noodles, and the crust of nurungji (crispy scorched rice) soaking in the broth is scooped up like risotto. The quiet atmosphere also makes it a solid pick for a blind date or dinner date near Hongdae.