Sunday evening herbal oak-fired chicken in Suwon: Haenggung Jangjak

Introducing Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak, a must-visit on Suwon's Chicken Street. It's a great spot to enjoy chimaek (chicken and beer) with an outdoor-seating vibe in Haenggung-dong. You can enjoy whole chicken roasted over an oak-wood fire alongside ice-cold draft beer!

The atmosphere is great and the chimaek is delicious, so it's the kind of place I'd want to come back to. On a nice-weather day like these, you can really feel that outdoor-seating mood too.

Where is Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak? Haenggung-ro in Suwon's Haenggung-dong

Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak, a Suwon Chicken Street favorite, is located in Haenggung-dong. The accessibility is really good, so it's also great to visit for a meal after wandering around Haenggung-dong.

In front of Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak, there's a big stack of firewood! It really is a restaurant that roasts whole chickens over an open wood fire.

Sunday evening opening time: what the restaurant feels like inside

Here's the interior of Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak. I got there almost right when it opened, and there were already tons of customers!

Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak is a popular restaurant in Haenggung-dong.

With the window walls wide open, it really felt like outdoor seating. The weather's been so nice lately, and the outdoor vibe was great on top of that! We sat in the outdoor-style seats, and the cool breeze was lovely — delicious chimaek in a great atmosphere was just perfect. Visiting on a Sunday evening with great food and a perfect mood — I got a proper weekend recharge >.<

The interior details throughout Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak have real character too!

Self-serve corner, side dishes and sauces at Haenggung Jangjak

Haenggung Jangjak Hanbang Tongdak has a self-service corner too, so if you need extra sauce or side dishes, you can conveniently grab them yourself.

The basic side dishes and sauces came out, and the seasoned sauce especially was sweet and so tasty haha. The mustard sauce goes well with the chicken too! If you run low on sauce, it was convenient to just grab more from the self-serve bar.

Herbal oak-fired whole chicken: 12 hours of aging, then an oak fire

We ordered the herbal oak-fired whole chicken. The price is reasonable and the portion is generous. You can also add various extra ingredients, so it's easy to order to your taste.

This is a whole-chicken restaurant that ages the chicken for 12 hours, then roasts it over an oak-wood fire. Before roasting, they say the chicken is aged for about 12 hours using various herbal ingredients!

The aged chicken is then slowly roasted for about 2 hours in an oak-wood fire oven. The flavor of the whole chicken was definitely great and delicious!!

Hot stone plate chicken with Terra draft beer: open-air chimaek

A chicken restaurant with golden-roasted chicken served on a stone plate!!! We also ordered ice-cold Terra draft beer. Oak-fired chicken with cold draft beer is the best pairing haha. Doing chimaek at a seat with the window walls wide open, feeling the cool breeze, made for the perfect weekend evening mood haha.

Crispy outside, moist inside — exactly that haha. The herbal oak-fired chicken was so delicious.

Sweet rice stuffed inside the chicken makes it a filling meal

When I tore into the chicken, there was a generous amount of sweet rice packed inside too. Being able to eat the rice inside along with the chicken made it filling and delicious!

The crispy-roasted skin was delicious too. The skin had a good crispy texture and great flavor, and the meat inside was moist rather than dry, so it was tasty.

Eating the chicken meat together with the sweet rice made it even more savory, and the flavors matched really well. The oak-fire aroma was great too, and the chicken had a clean, delicious flavor.

Who should try chimaek in Haenggung-dong's open-air seats?

It was great enjoying chicken and beer in the outdoor-seating vibe of Haenggung-dong. The accessibility is good too, so it's a great restaurant to eat at while out exploring Haenggung-dong. In the evening, the night views around Haenggung-dong are pretty too, so it's also nice to take a walk after your meal.

This is a whole-chicken restaurant with crispy skin and moist meat, roasted over an oak-wood fire. The sweet rice inside is filling and delicious too. I'd recommend it as a restaurant with a great outdoor-seating atmosphere!