[Travel in Incheon] Must-Eat in Chinatown, Incheon

Recently, there are many people who travel around in Korea looking for good and delicious food. Of course, Incheon Chinatown is included in the travel list of travelers who are looking for good food in Korea. During weekend, some of the restaurants in Chinatown are really crowded and require long hours of waiting before you could get a seat in the restaurant. So, let us take a look at the beautiful Chinatown that is located in Incheon.

Chinatown @ Incheon

Chinatown is conveniently located near Seoul Subway Line 1 - Incheon Station and has not only grab the attention of foreign tourists but also local people. For passengers of Airport Railroad AREX line, you may transfer at AREX Gyeyang Station to Incheon Subway Line 1 to get to Bupyeong Station, then transfer again to Seoul Subway Line 1 to get to Incheon Station.

If you want to get to Chinatown from Incheon Airport, you can take Bus #306 from Incheon Airport 3rd floor bus stop. Chinatown is the last stop of Bus #306.

Chinatown is not only famous for Chinese culture but also filled with many delicious street food such as Crunchy Balloon Bread (Gonggal-ppang), Hwadeok dumplings (화덕 만두), and many more!

The most famous food in Incheon Chinatown is the Blackbean sauce noodle - Jjajangmyeon (짜장면)!

Check out some of the recommended restaurants in Incheon Chinatown that AREX wants to recommend to you.

1. Mandabog (만다복)

Mandabog Restaurant in Chinatown, Incheon

The Jjajangmyeon (Noodles in soy bean Sauce) in Mandabog is not "black". In addition, there is no MSG added in the Jjajangmyeon and the taste remains the same as 100 years ago. The taste is definitely different from the normal jjajangmyeon.

There are two types of jjajangmyeon available in Mandabog - 100 years Jjajang (백년 짜장) and White Jjajang (하얀 백년 짜장).

Jjajangmyeon at Mandabog Restaurant

If you want to try the authentic 100 years jjajangmyeon, it is recommended that you try the "white jjajang". The noodle, chicken broth and soybean sauce will come separately.

There is no MSG added in the soybean sauce. It is made of Chinese soy bean paste that is fried together with the meat. To eat this jjajangmyeon, add the soybean sauce and chicken broth into the bowl of noodles and mix it well.

< Information about Mandabog > 

Address: 36, China town-ro, Gaho-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon.
Contact number: 032-773-3838
Getting here: Incheon Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 1.





2. Shin Seung Ban Jeom Chinese Restaurant (신승반점)

Shin Seung Ban Jeom Restaurant

This restaurant has ever appeared on TV program show. After that, it got famous and usually there is a long queue on the weekend. If you visit Incheon Chinatown during weekdays, it is recommended that you visit this restaurant to avoid big crowd.

There are a few representative menu of this restaurant which is - uni jjajangmyeon, spicy jjampong and sweet and sour pork (tangsuyuk, 탕수육).

Jjajangmyeon @ Shin Seung Ban Jeom Restaurant

You can find minced pork meat that is mixed with black bean sauce in the Uni Jjajangmyeon. One of the specialty of Uni Jjajangmyeon is that it comes with a fried egg.

Jjampong @ Shin Seung Ban Jeom Restaurant

The spicy level in spicy jjampong (spicy seafood noodles) can be adjusted from level 1 to 5 (5 is the most spicy). It is actually not too spicy. If you love spicy food, you can take up the challenge to try out the level 5 spicy jjampong.

Shin Seung Ban Jeom Restaurant

Uni jjajangmyeon - KRW 8,000
Spicy jjampong  - KRW 8,500
Sweet and Sour Pork - KRW 20,000~35,000


< Information about Sin Seung Ban Jeom > 

Address: 31-3 Chinatown-ro 44-gil Jung-gu, Incheon
Contact number: 032-762-9467
Getting here: Incheon Station (Seoul Subway Line 1), Exit 1.

3. Chinese Bakery

Chinese bakery at Incheon Chinatown

There are many types of Chinese mooncakes available such as green tea flavour, red bean flavour, sweet potato flavour and etc.

Don't forget to try the Chinese bakery food too when you visit Incheon Chinatown!