# Sindang Market chicken restaurant with doenjang makguksu: Gyeryugwan - By Boram (https://superchart.com/en/@vanity-drawer/) - Written Sep 14, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Jung-gu, Seoul - Sponsored: This post was written after a visit supported by the business. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@vanity-drawer/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@vanity-drawer/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/index.md) ## In short Gyeryugwan is a chicken restaurant in a Sindang Market alley near Sindang Station in Jung-gu, Seoul. Ordering four dishes — oak-fired chicken with neungi mushrooms, assorted chicken jeon (pan-fried cakes), dakgaejang (spicy chicken soup) and meat-doenjang makguksu (chilled buckwheat noodles) — made a full chicken course to share with a child, and the salty, savory makguksu reset the palate between bites of the oak-fired chicken. For chicken cooked a different way, Gyeryugwan's oak-fired chicken with a bowl of makguksu is the order to make. ## Good to know - **Address**: 15-17 Toegye-ro 87-gil, Units 102·103, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea - **Location**: About 3 minutes on foot from Sindang Station Exit 2 - **Hours**: Daily 16:00–23:00 - **Last order**: 22:00 - **Parking**: No dedicated lot; use nearby paid parking - **Ordered**: Oak-fired chicken with neungi mushrooms, assorted chicken jeon, dakgaejang, meat-doenjang makguksu *as written by the visitor on Sep 14, 2026* ![Full spread of chicken dishes at Gyeryugwan in Sindang](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-01-10wi1-1200.webp) Monday already! Real life got busy last week so my posting fell behind ㅠ Let me catch up with a quick record of last week's eating haha! Last week I met my husband and our kid for dinner on his way home from work, and we headed to Sindang. Every time I go to Sindang I seem to discover a new favorite spot. I love the distinct atmosphere of the market alleys, and these days there are so many quirky restaurants tucked in there that I end up going out of my way to find them. This time I wanted to eat chicken a little differently, so we went to Gyeryugwan (계류관). It's not your average fried chicken place — they do everything from oak-fired chicken to dishes using specialty chicken parts, so even the menu itself was fun to read. ## Where is Gyeryugwan in Sindang, and what are its hours? - Address: 15-17 Toegye-ro 87-gil, Units 102·103, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea - Location: About 3 minutes on foot from Sindang Station Exit 2 - Hours: Daily 16:00–23:00 - Last order: 22:00 - Parking: No dedicated lot; use nearby paid parking Gyeryugwan sits down an alley inside Sindang Station's Jungang Market. There tends to be a wait during the dinner peak, so it might be worth arriving a bit early if you can. Double-check the hours before you go, just in case. ![Walking through the Sindang Station Jungang Market alley toward Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-02-1qq5c-966.webp) ![View of the Gyeryugwan entrance](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-03-1ikiz-966.webp) ![Interior and seating at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-04-133ak-966.webp) ![Gyeryugwan's interior atmosphere](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-05-z01n1-966.webp) ![Gyeryugwan's menu board](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-06-1hodo-m-966.webp) ![Chicken dish menu guide at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-07-16k8f-966.webp) ![Table setting at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-08-1ajl8-966.webp) ![Plate of basic side dishes at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-09-1m7rd-966.webp) ![Table spread of side dishes at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-10-ylrqu-966.webp) ![Side dishes and sauces on the Gyeryugwan table](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-11-ln1nk-966.webp) ![Full view of the table setting at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-12-1vlig-966.webp) ## Oak-fired chicken with neungi mushrooms: Gyeryugwan's signature dish We ordered four things: oak-fired chicken with neungi mushrooms, assorted chicken jeon (pan-fried fritters), dakgaejang (spicy shredded chicken soup), and meat-doenjang makguksu (buckwheat noodles). If you come to Gyeryugwan, the oak-fired neungi mushroom chicken is hard to skip. The outside is roasted golden while the inside is stuffed with sticky rice, garlic, mushrooms and more, so it's clearly different from a regular whole chicken. Eating the whole bird along with the sticky rice made it pretty filling as a full meal, too. I get why Gyeryugwan comes up so often when people talk about oak-fired chicken in Sindang-dong. The combination of chicken infused with woodsmoke aroma, eaten together with sticky rice, really gives the place its own identity. ![A whole oak-fired chicken with neungi mushrooms at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-13-5xcd4-966.webp) ![A small, tender young chicken roasted over an oak fire](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-14-1cng1-966.webp) *A tender, delicate young chicken roasted over an oak fire — small in size but incredible in flavor!!!* ![Cross-section of the oak-fired chicken showing the sticky rice inside](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-15-10c0v-966.webp) ![A plate served with portions of the oak-fired chicken and sticky rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-16-1kdz5-966.webp) ![Golden, crisply roasted skin of the oak-fired chicken](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-17-t0azv-966.webp) *That skin is a work of art!* ## Assorted chicken jeon: a plate to taste a bit of everything Second up was the assorted chicken jeon. The table could have felt a little one-note with just the oak-fired chicken, but adding the jeon made everything feel much more generous. You get to experience a range of flavors and textures from chicken all on one plate, which struck me as great for sharing as an anju (drinking snack) with a group too. Taking a familiar ingredient like chicken and reworking it into so many different forms — that's part of the fun of a chicken specialist like Gyeryugwan. ![A plate of Gyeryugwan's assorted chicken jeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-18-w319a-966.webp) ![Assorted chicken jeon made from different parts of the bird](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-19-14uft-966.webp) *Made from a variety of chicken parts — clean and light in flavor.* ![Picking up a piece of the assorted chicken jeon](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-20-pjvwe-966.webp) *It was surprising how many different jeon they could make from chicken alone!! Our kid loved it.* ## Why order the meat-doenjang makguksu with the chicken Personally, the most interesting part of the Gyeryugwan lineup was the meat-doenjang makguksu! Even the name sounds a little unusual. It's buckwheat noodles tossed with a salty, savory meat-doenjang (soybean paste with meat), so it's a completely different vibe from the sweet-and-tangy makguksu I usually eat. Especially after a few bites of the oak-fired chicken, a bite of the makguksu really reset my palate — a great pairing to order together. ![Meat-doenjang makguksu at Gyeryugwan](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-21-zi08y-966.webp) ![Buckwheat noodles topped with meat-doenjang](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-22-19xgj-966.webp) ![The meat-doenjang makguksu after being tossed together](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-23-1xfgj-966.webp) ![Lifting a bite of makguksu noodles with chopsticks](https://img.superchart.com/images/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu-24-11mcm-966.webp) ## Finishing the meal with hot dakgaejang On top of all that, ordering dakgaejang too really made it feel like a full chicken course haha. If the oak-fired chicken, jeon, and makguksu each have their own personality, the dakgaejang was the dish I reached for at the end, when I wanted something hot and soupy. ## First time at Gyeryugwan in Sindang? What to order and expect Between all the different chicken dishes, we got a pretty thorough taste of Gyeryugwan's menu! If you want chicken that's a little different from plain fried chicken or dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken), it's worth a visit. If the wait feels like too much, try going right at opening time, and if it's your first visit, do what we did — build around the signature oak-fired chicken and add the makguksu or another chicken dish. You can also browse the Sindang Market alleys while you're there, so it makes for a nice little Sindang outing along with the meal. ## Where it is - Gyeryugwan (신당 계류관) - 15-17 Toegye-ro 87-gil, Units 102·103, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea - 서울특별시 중구 퇴계로87길 15-17 102호, 103호 - 37.5661074, 127.0202696 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%8B%A0%EB%8B%B9%20%EA%B3%84%EB%A5%98%EA%B4%80/@37.5661074,127.0202696,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@vanity-drawer/sindang-gyeryugwan-doenjang-makguksu/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt