Local Rank / Seoul / Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga

Fried chicken in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, ranked by what Koreans pay

Local Rank is an independent guide that ranks restaurants in Korea by what Koreans actually spent there by card. This page covers Fried chicken places in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga (익선동, 종로3가), Seoul. Hanok alleys in Seoul's old center. As of 10 November 2026, the top 3 by last month's card spending are Kukaen Beer (쿠캔비어, Fried chicken, top 11.3% in Jongno-gu), Jeonseorui Chicken (전설의치킨, Fried chicken, top 33% in Jongno-gu) and Gyedong Chicken (계동치킨, Fried chicken, top 40.6% in Jongno-gu). The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl, so it shows where local cardholders really pay rather than reviews, star ratings or advertising. Big chains are left out. The % is a place's position among all places in Jongno-gu: top 1% means only 1 in 100 took in more. Each place links to its eat.pl page with the map, opening hours and busy times.

  1. Kukaen Beer (쿠캔비어): Fried chicken. Top 11.3% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  2. Jeonseorui Chicken (전설의치킨): Fried chicken. Top 33% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  3. Gyedong Chicken (계동치킨): Fried chicken. Top 40.6% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.
  4. Jjeom (쩜): Fried chicken. Top 84.9% of places in Jongno-gu by card spending.

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How this ranking works

Koreans pay for most meals by card. Local Rank takes the card payment ranking that BC Card publishes through eat.pl and lists restaurants by how much was spent there last month. Nobody can pay to appear, and reviews play no part.

Big chains, cafés and bars are left out of the restaurant lists. Cafés and pubs have lists of their own.

Each place links to its page on eat.pl, which shows the map, opening hours and busy times. That page is in Korean; Chrome and Safari can translate it.

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Questions people ask

Which Fried chicken places in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, Seoul do Koreans spend the most at?

By card spending last month, the top 3 Fried chicken places in Ikseon-dong & Jongno 3-ga, Seoul are Kukaen Beer (쿠캔비어, Fried chicken), Jeonseorui Chicken (전설의치킨, Fried chicken) and Gyedong Chicken (계동치킨, Fried chicken). Local Rank lists 4 in order on this page.

How is Local Rank different from review sites?

Local Rank uses what people paid, not what they wrote. The order comes from BC Card payment data published through eat.pl: the more Koreans spent at a place last month, the higher it sits. There are no star ratings, no reviews and no ads.

Can a restaurant pay to rank higher on Local Rank?

No. Local Rank takes no money from restaurants and has no sponsored spots.