Nampo Samgyetang (남포 삼계탕)
16-1 Nampo-Gil
Jung-Gu
Busan 48953
South Korea
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| Samgyetang Jeonbok / Ginseng Chicken Soup With Abalone (KRW ₩27,000) |
Some Hit, Some Miss, Chicken
(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 7
Ambience & Setting: 7
Food & Beverage: 7
Service: 7
Value for Money: 6
Spent about KRW ₩21,000 / SGD $21 per person.
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Established since 1959, Nampo Samgyetang (남포 삼계탕) has been consistently serving hearty ginseng chicken soup made with fresh ingredients. While Nampo Samgyetang certainly hits it out of the park for its signature dish, some of their other menu items are a miss.
Ambience at Nampo Samgyetang is rustic and casual. The brightly lit place is lined with simple wooden furnishings and minimal decor, and the atmosphere is bustling. Steam wafts through the air from bubbling stews at nearby tables, spreading a lovely fragrance that whets the appetite.
Service at Nampo Samgyetang is brusque, with the elderly staff being rather grumpy. They only communicate in Korean, but you'll get by through pointing at the menu, which has English descriptions and pictures. As with most other Korean restaurants, all diners have to place 1 order each. I note that orders are quickly fulfilled, and staff clean up efficiently when diners leave.
Food at Nampo Samgyetang is traditional Korean cuisine, focused on ginseng chicken soup and its variations. Ingredients are fresh, and the base soup stock is boiled for over 24 hours. Soulful and tasty, each mouthful is packed with flavour. They have a limited menu with other dishes, but these are average at best, rather lacklustre. Portions are large for individuals. Prices are slightly high, budget about KRW ₩21,000 / SGD $21 per person.
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| Nampo Samgyetang Exterior |
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| Nampo Samgyetang Interior |
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| Nampo Samgyetang Menu |
Said to have health benefits, the Jinsim Insamju / Ginseng Wine (KRW ₩Complimentary) is a clear and thin liqueur that packs a strong herbal sweet boozy flavour, and a lingering finish of ginseng root. Served with chicken-related soups or roasts.
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| Jinsim Insamju / Ginseng Wine (KRW ₩Complimentary) |
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| Jinsim Insamju / Ginseng Wine |
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| Jinsim Insamju / Ginseng Wine |
There's a smaller range of complimentary Banchan / Side Dishes here, including the crisp Kimchi Baechu / Kimchi Pickled Cabbage, the juicy Kkakdugi / Pickled Daikon Radish, and the juicy Kimchi Kkakdugi / Kimchi Pickled Daikon Radish. Good!
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| Banchan / Side Dishes |
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| Kimchi Baechu / Kimchi Pickled Cabbage (KRW ₩Complimentary) |
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| Kkakdugi / Pickled Daikon Radish (KRW ₩Complimentary) |
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| Kimchi Kkakdugi / Kimchi Pickled Daikon Radish (KRW ₩Complimentary) |
Loved the house signature Samgyetang / Ginseng Chicken Soup (KRW ₩17,000), which has a robust and delicious chicken broth / soup infused with ginseng, slow boiled over 24 hours, resulting in a lovely meaty savoury salty herbal sweet flavour. Garnished with a whole bone-in tender young chicken stuffed with sticky glutinous rice, soft garlic, dense Korean ginseng herbs, and crisp green onions. This carries beautiful meaty sweet savoury vegetal herbal spice starchy flavour, yum. Highly recommended!
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| Samgyetang / Ginseng Chicken Soup (KRW ₩17,000) |
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| Samgyetang / Ginseng Chicken Soup |
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| Samgyetang / Ginseng Chicken Soup |
The Tongdak Gui / Whole Roast Chicken (KRW ₩18,000) features a whole bone-in roasted chicken, whose meat was juicy in parts and dry in parts. Bursting with meaty salty savoury sweet flavour, this roast chicken was semi-delicious and semi-lacklustre, rather on the fence. Price is a little steep too. Could be improved.
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| Tongdak Gui / Whole Roast Chicken (KRW ₩18,000) |
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| Tongdak Gui / Whole Roast Chicken |
Functionally similar, the luxurious Samgyetang Jeonbok / Ginseng Chicken Soup With Abalone (KRW ₩27,000) has 2 whole added abalones. An excellent pairing, the springy dense abalones absorb the meaty savoury salty herbal sweet flavour of the broth / soup, complimenting with its natural briny salty sweet flavour. Highly recommended!
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| Samgyetang Jeonbok / Ginseng Chicken Soup With Abalone (KRW ₩27,000) |
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| Samgyetang Jeonbok / Ginseng Chicken Soup With Abalone |
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