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Maehyang Tongdak 매향통닭

Fried chicken · Chicken Street (Tongdak-geori), Paldal-gu, Seoul

Confirmed · 2 sources cited · Checked Oct 4, 2026
Signature dish
Old-style fried chicken (street's first shop, since the 1970s)
Price level
budget
Area
Chicken Street (Tongdak-geori), Paldal-gu

Why visitors go

Credited by korea.kr and VisitKorea as the first shop on Suwon Chicken Street, frying whole chickens in large cauldrons since the 1970s.

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Sources

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