Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup)
Samgyetang (Ginseng Chicken Soup) is a popular local dish so we wanted to try it at Tosokchon. When we got to the restaurant around 1pm after a visit to Gyeongbokgung Palace, there was a crazy line. We gave up after waiting for 15 minutes and seeing the line barely move. We walked around the area trying to find another restaurant to eat but stumbled upon a row of cute traditional Korean houses called Hanok 24 Guesthouse. We agreed that we should try staying there instead of a western hotel like Westin next time in Seoul. We eventually found an interesting local restaurant, Dongmakgol (동막골), and tried their lunch sets.
We decided to try again that night so got a recommendation from the hotel to go to the nearby Baegje Samgyetang, which is another restaurant specializing in Ginseng Chicken Soup. The soup was just so-so and the place felt like a tourist trap/rip-off. We made up for the disappointing dinner by going around the food stands at Myeongdong Night Market which were fun and delicious.