Cauldron-fried chicken, seasoned pieces, and galbi-flavored sauces define dinner on Suwon Chicken Street (수원통닭거리), near Paldalmun in Suwon. Jinmi, Yongseong, and Nammun offer different ways to approach the same meal: classic fried or seasoned chicken, mixed-flavor orders, and an explicitly labeled boneless half-chicken.
This guide compares those three restaurants, explains the menu terms that affect your order, and separates each shop’s visiting information from the street itself.
1. Choosing a Meal on Suwon Chicken Street
The district brings chicken restaurants together around Suwoncheon and the Paldalmun area. Large cauldrons are part of its cooking tradition, but the restaurant and the named menu item still matter: a cauldron describes cooking equipment, not one identical recipe across the street.
Start with the flavor you want. Huraideu (후라이드) means fried chicken, while yangnyeom (양념) identifies a seasoned or sauced option. Banban (반반) combines two flavors; at Jinmi and Yongseong, fried and yangnyeom are among the choices.
Wanggalbi (왕갈비) chicken uses a galbi-style flavor rather than naming a separate beef-rib meal. Nammun also sells a version explicitly marked maeun (매운), meaning spicy. Choose by the full menu name rather than treating all seasoned chicken as the same sauce or spice level.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Korea / Torai Republic (2023). Fried chicken pieces with sliced peppers; a general illustration, not an order from a featured restaurant.
2. Jinmi Tongdak: Fried, Seasoned, or Half-and-Half
Jinmi Tongdak (진미통닭) fries chicken in a large cauldron and offers fried, yangnyeom, and half-and-half choices. It provides a direct starting point for deciding whether you want the fried preparation on its own or an order that includes sauce-coated pieces.
For the mixed option, ask for banban and confirm the flavors. That word describes the combination, not a separately priced half-chicken. It should not be used to estimate how many diners an order will feed.
The restaurant is at 21 Jeongjo-ro 800beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기도 수원시 팔달구 정조로800번길 21). Opening hours are listed as 11:00–23:00, with Monday closed; the contact number is 0507-1490-3449. Confirm holiday changes before setting a dinner time.
A dated 2026 menu variation
Ottogi announced curry-sauce chicken and Jin Jjambbong-sauce chicken at Jinmi for June 2–December 31, 2026. The first uses Ottogi curry sauce; the second incorporates the seafood-flavored sauce associated with Jin Jjambbong.
This is an announced sales period, not a guarantee of availability on a particular day. These items should not be assumed to remain after the end date.
3. Yongseong Tongdak: Comparing the Flavor Combinations
Yongseong Tongdak — Main Branch (용성통닭 본점) offers fried, yangnyeom, half-and-half, and wanggalbi-style chicken. Its main-branch menu makes the price difference between a plain fried order and the mixed or galbi-flavored options visible before you choose.
Fried chicken is listed at KRW 21,000. Yangnyeom chicken and half fried, half yangnyeom are each KRW 22,000, while wanggalbi chicken is KRW 24,000. These are prices for the named menu items, not per-person budgets; the menu does not establish a common serving count for all of them.
The menu also uses abbreviated mixed-flavor names. Wangban/yangban (왕반/양반) combines wanggalbi and yangnyeom flavors and is listed at KRW 24,000. This gives a different comparison from the fried-and-yangnyeom option: the two halves are both flavored rather than one being plain fried chicken.
Use the main-branch address, 15 Jeongjo-ro 800beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기도 수원시 팔달구 정조로800번길 15), rather than another Yongseong location.
Its current branch listing gives 0507-1413-8226; tourism references also give 031-242-8226. Check the current opening and closing times directly, as published schedules differ.
4. Nammun Tongdak: Galbi Flavor and a Boneless Half-Chicken
Nammun Tongdak — Main Store (남문통닭 본점) is the option here for a portion explicitly named as a boneless half-chicken. Its Original Suwon Wanggalbi Chicken, boneless half-chicken (원조 수원왕갈비통닭·순살반마리) is listed at KRW 14,900.
The galbi-style sauce is the distinction, not a promise that the dish includes beef ribs. A description of its flavor does not establish whether beef-derived ingredients are present in the sauce, either. If ingredients matter to your diet, confirm the exact recipe with the restaurant.
For two flavors, the fried/wanggalbi combination (후라이드/갈비) is listed at KRW 23,900. Do not confuse this mixed-flavor order with the boneless half-chicken.
The menu also distinguishes the original Suwon Wanggalbi item from Suwon Wanggalbi Tongdak 2 (수원왕갈비통닭2), priced at KRW 26,900. Keep the original and “2” versions separate when comparing prices.
The main store is at 16 Jeongjo-ro 800beon-gil, Paldal-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (경기도 수원시 팔달구 정조로800번길 16). The operator gives 12:00–22:00 and 1522-8818.
Some branch descriptions show an earlier weekend opening, so confirm weekend hours and closures directly. Use the main-store address rather than another Nammun branch.
5. Arrival and Ordering Details
Suwon Station (수원역), served by Line 1 and the Suin–Bundang Line, is a rail arrival point, not the location of these restaurants. Continue toward Paldalmun using a current bus or taxi route, with the selected restaurant’s full address as your destination.
The three addresses above are all on Jeongjo-ro 800beon-gil. Choose one restaurant for the meal rather than treating the list as a three-stop chicken itinerary. If your visit falls on a Monday, note Jinmi’s weekly closure before deciding where to eat.
Distinguish banban, a combination of flavors, from banmari (반마리), a half-chicken, and sunsal (순살), boneless. Nammun’s KRW 14,900 item names both boneless preparation and the half-chicken portion; Yongseong’s mixed-flavor name alone does not specify the same purchase unit.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization Photo Korea / Torai Republic (2024). Whole fried chicken and other preparations; a general illustration, not an order from a featured restaurant.
Before paying, match the price to the exact item, flavor combination, and bone-in or boneless option you intend to order. Do not assume a mixed-flavor order is two full chickens or that one menu item guarantees a meal for a particular number of people.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does chicken cost at these restaurants?
Yongseong lists fried chicken at KRW 21,000 and fried/yangnyeom half-and-half at KRW 22,000. Nammun lists its Original Suwon Wanggalbi boneless half-chicken at KRW 14,900. These are different menu items and purchase formats, not equivalent per-person prices.
Is every chicken option spicy?
The menus distinguish fried chicken from seasoned and mixed-flavor options. Nammun explicitly marks some wanggalbi items as maeun, or spicy. Confirm the chosen sauce rather than assuming every seasoned option has the same heat level.
Are the restaurants open 24 hours?
No common 24-hour restaurant schedule is established. The street’s round-the-clock tourism listing is not the timetable of its individual businesses. Jinmi lists a Monday closure, and each restaurant’s own hours should determine your meal plan.
Does wanggalbi chicken include beef ribs?
The name refers here to galbi-style flavored chicken, not a guaranteed serving of beef ribs alongside it. It also does not prove that a sauce is free of beef ingredients. Ask the restaurant if that distinction affects your order.
Choose Suwon Chicken Street by the meal you want: Jinmi for its cauldron-fried menu choices, Yongseong for comparing flavor combinations, or Nammun for the explicitly priced boneless half-chicken.
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Sources & References
Restaurant and food references: Korea Tourism Organization — Suwon Chicken Street; KTO — Jinmi Tongdak; Yongseong main-branch menu; Nammun main-store menu; Nammun operator’s store locator; Nammun operator’s menu; Ottogi’s June 2, 2026 Jinmi collaboration announcement.
Location and access: Suwon City tourism — Chicken Street and surrounding area; KTO’s 2022 Suwon access guide; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport TAGO station information for Suwon Station. No current bus number, nearest-station claim, exit number, or walking time is inferred from those records.
Scope of checks: Prices were read online, not quoted by telephone or confirmed on-site. Yongseong’s menu shows an update label of May 30, 2026; Nammun’s shows August 2, 2026. Jinmi prices are omitted because a sufficiently authoritative current menu was not established.
Conflicting older operating schedules are not combined into a common timetable. Nammun’s weekend opening discrepancy remains unresolved.
Photos: Hero — Korea Tourism Organization / Kim Ji-ho, Suwon Chicken Street, June 2019 (archival street scene). Body — Korea Tourism Organization Photo Korea / Torai Republic, December 2023 and October 2024. The food images illustrate chicken preparations; neither is identified as a dish from the three featured restaurants.
Last verified: October 30, 2026. Restaurant hours, menu availability, and prices are subject to change. Please confirm directly before visiting.
