Jeonju chicken restaurant for fried shrimp & chicken: Mannyeon Dakgangjeong

Mannyeon Dakgangjeong on a walk through Jeonju Hanok Village

When you walk around Jeonju Hanok Village, you start thinking about Jeonju foods you can casually hold and eat, just as much as bibimbap or cafés. That day, the two of us chose the fried shrimp + chicken dakgangjeong at Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store and shared it. With unseasoned dakgangjeong—Korean sweet-and-crispy fried chicken bites—and crispy shrimp served with sauces on the side, it suited both someone wanting to eat right away while walking and someone wanting to take it back to the hotel.

Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store is at 27 Taejo-ro, Wansan-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province. It sits along the Hanok Village route running from Jeondong Cathedral and Gyeonggijeon toward Omokdae, so it was easy to add to a Jeonju Hanok Village food stop. The shop says it is about a three-minute walk from Jeondong Cathedral and Gyeonggijeon, and about five minutes from Omokdae, which makes it convenient for carrying on with your trip.

Dakgangjeong made with same-day prep and fresh-fruit sauces

Mannyeon Dakgangjeong introduces itself as a place that wants to share wholesome food in Jeonju, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, based on the belief that dakgangjeong is Korean food, too. Its description of food that brings together flavor, generous portions, and warm-hearted abundance also caught my eye. It says it follows a same-day production and sales policy, frying only chicken prepared that day and seasoning its sauces with apples, pineapple, and ginger.

Fried shrimp + chicken dakgangjeong, ₩23,000

The shrimp + chicken dakgangjeong we ordered that day was ₩23,000. Choosing it fried meant enjoying the crisp texture of boneless fried chicken without sauce coating it, while the sauces came separately, so it was nice to try it plain first and then add sauce to taste. Rather than eating one seasoning all the way through, this was an especially good choice for two people who wanted to enjoy both the natural crispness and the flavor of the sauces.

Having both shrimp dakgangjeong and chicken dakgangjeong in one box also made it fun to alternate between the two. When you cannot decide whether to order only chicken or shrimp, you can taste both at once; it was a hearty setup for a quick bite while exploring Jeonju Hanok Village or for sharing as a late-night snack at the hotel. The total for what the two of us ate was also ₩23,000, so we could enjoy different textures in one box without ordering several separate items. It worked as an immediate snack, but also as something we could slowly share back at the hotel after traveling, comfortably filling that gap between a meal and a late-night bite.

Flavor choices beyond fried

Mild, soy sauce, and spicy dakgangjeong are available too, so you can choose according to your taste. The mild version is topped with garlic and sesame seeds, while the spicy version includes Cheongyang chili peppers and garlic. Fried was the choice centered on a clean, uncomplicated flavor, but next time I would like to compare the seasoned options too.

If you are looking for a food spot in Jeonju Hanok Village and choosing a snack for a walk, or if you want to try chicken dakgangjeong and shrimp dakgangjeong together as Jeonju Hanok Village street food, I recommend Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store. Its fried set, presented as using chicken prepared and produced that day, lets you add sauces separately, making it a Jeonju dakgangjeong that two people can enjoy in their own preferred ways.