Umi Dakgalbi (Main Branch) 우미닭갈비 본점
Chuncheon · Myeongdong & Jungang Market · Meal
One of the best-known restaurants in Myeongdong Dakgalbi Alley, this place cooks on a large iron plate while staff stir and portion the food for you, so first-timers do not have to guess when it is ready. The standard order is chicken with cabbage, sweet potato and rice cakes, with options to add noodles, cheese or extra rice cakes. Spice levels are adjustable, and it helps to say so when ordering if you are sensitive to chili.
Because it is famous, the wait on weekend evenings can run long, and numbered tickets are handed out at the entrance. Cooking for one person is not always possible, so a friend helps. Prices and hours change.
The restaurant is inside the dakgalbi alley, a few minutes' walk from the Myeongdong bus stops. Use the underground car park of nearby Brown 5th Avenue or other public lots. (Show a driver: 우미닭갈비 본점)
Show this Korean name to your taxi driver or match it to signs: 우미닭갈비 본점
- Best time to visit
- Weekday evenings or the first hour after opening usually have the shortest queues.
- Pair it with
- Myeongdong Dakgalbi Alley surrounds it, and Hoeyeongru and Chuncheon Jungang Market are nearby alternatives for another meal.
- Great for
- Friends, Families with kids
- Local tip
- A big-name shop in the dakgalbi alley where staff fry the chicken for you. On weekend evenings take a waiting ticket first.