Friday night at a Hongdae chicken pub with bar seats: Goobne Red Road

I heard a new Goobne Chicken branch had opened near Hongdae's Red Road, so I went to check it out! There are outdoor terrace seats that are great for autumn nights, and the place is spacious with a nice vibe — perfect for meeting up with friends after a while. Let's dive into Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road, a great spot for outdoor seating and chicken-and-beer in Hongdae~

Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road: location and opening hours

Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road is located at 17 Jandari-ro 2-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, and is open daily from 11:00 to 03:00 the next day. No parking is available, but delivery and takeout are possible, and group visits are welcome.

Go down one alley from the famous Goobne Playtown alley on Hongdae's Red Road and you'll find Goobne Chicken Red Road branch! It's spread across two floors, and the 1st floor has a terrace, so you can do chicken-and-beer outdoors in this cool autumn weather haha.

What's the pub vibe like at Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road?

Unlike a typical chicken restaurant, Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road is decorated to feel like a pub, and they actually sell quite a few cocktails! There's a bar table too, so you can enjoy a cocktail, and if you get hungry you can just order Goobne chicken or Goobne pizza lol. Being in the Hongdae area, I thought it had exactly the pub-and-chicken vibe that would suit foreign visitors well too.

Opening event: ₩3,900 cocktails and ₩4,900 draft beer

Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road is running an opening event with ₩3,900 cocktails and ₩4,900 Budweiser draft. Totally Hongdae bargain-bar pricing!! And you get to eat Goobne chicken on top of that — isn't that great??

1st-floor terrace seats and bar seats

One side of the 1st floor at Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road has terrace seating connected to the outside, which is perfect for sitting outdoors on cool autumn nights like these~ I want to go back for outdoor chicken-and-beer on a nice day haha.

The inner part of the 1st floor has a nice pub vibe! There are bar seats where you can order and try the cocktail menu! Since the ₩3,900 event is on, you can try one without much of a price burden~~

Is Goobne Red Road good for group dinners in Hongdae?

The 2nd floor of Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road has very spacious seating and a lot of tables, so it's great for group gatherings! The 2nd floor is really spacious and clean too. Since it's a chicken restaurant, pretty much everyone likes it, so it looks like a good spot for a club dinner or any kind of gathering lol. Being near a university area, it feels trendy with a nice atmosphere lol.

I can't believe there's such a big Goobne Chicken branch in Hongdae — the vibe is so good I think I'll come often! It's a perfect spot when looking for a place for chicken-and-beer gatherings. It'd also be great for a Hongdae work dinner! K-pop was playing inside the store lol, and I thought, with how good Goobne Chicken tastes, it might just get famous among foreigners as a Hongdae must-visit lol.

Menu and how to order by QR code

The chicken menu at Goobne Chicken Hongdae Red Road is the same as regular Goobne Chicken menus, and since it's in the Hongdae commercial district, they've made a menu board for foreign customers too! Gochu Basasak is listed as Pepper Crispy Chicken. I stopped by today for my favorite chicken, Gochu Basasak~! Gochu Basasak comes boneless, and Goobne's boneless option uses chicken thigh meat, which I think makes it even better. You can order comfortably from your seat using the QR code attached to the table!

How does boneless Gochu Basasak taste?

Today's order was Gochu Basasak boneless chicken.

Ahh~ today's main dish, Gochu Basasak! I hadn't had Goobne Chicken in a while and was craving it, then found this Red Road branch nearby and stopped in — great vibe, totally satisfied~ Today I paid the extra ₩4,000 to go boneless. Gochu Basasak really is best eaten boneless~ The Gochu Basasak boneless uses chicken thigh meat, and the signature crispy coating of Gochu Basasak is so good! Just the right amount of spicy.

Goobling sauce and Marbling sauce for dipping

The real kick of Gochu Basasak is this Goobling sauce!! Gochu Basasak is something you need to have regularly lol.

The Marbling sauce is good too. It's fun switching between Goobling and Marbling lol.

Maybe because the Hongdae Red Road branch is doing so well, the chicken was really moist and tender lol. I kept thinking, why does this taste even better? lol. Goobne Red Road, the Hongdae chicken spot that gave me a great cool-evening chicken-and-beer moment!! Great atmosphere, delicious chicken — I had a happy Friday night! Next time I need chicken in Hongdae, I'll definitely go back to Goobne Red Road haha.