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Chimaek — Fried Chicken & Beer

Korean fried chicken with cold beer is the nation's favorite casual night out — from Han River picnics to the baseball stadium.

In Korean치맥“chimaek”

Where
All over Korea
Best season
Summer

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💡 Good to know
  • Order half-and-half (banban): half crispy, half yangnyeom (sweet-spicy glazed).
  • Pickled radish cubes come on the side to cut the richness.
  • At the Han River parks, people order chicken delivery straight to their picnic mat.

“Chimaek” is short for chicken (치킨) + maekju (맥주, beer). Korean fried chicken is double-fried, so it stays remarkably crispy.

What to order

  • Huraideu (후라이드) — classic crispy fried chicken.
  • Yangnyeom (양념) — coated in a sticky sweet-and-spicy sauce.
  • Ganjang (간장) — soy-garlic glaze, savory and less spicy.
  • Banban (반반) — half and half, so you can try two styles.

How Koreans enjoy it

Chicken restaurants are in every neighborhood and delivery is fast. On warm evenings you will see people enjoying chimaek on the grass of the Han River parks and in the stands at baseball games.

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