Andongjang

Andongjang
Andongjang (2024)
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Restaurant information
Established1948; 77 years ago (1948)
Food typeKorean Chinese cuisine
Street address124 Eulji-ro, Jung District, Seoul, South Korea
Coordinates37°33′58″N 126°59′30″E / 37.5661°N 126.9916°E / 37.5661; 126.9916

Andongjang (Korean: 안동장; Hanja: 安東莊) is a historic Korean-Chinese restaurant in Seoul, South Korea. It is the oldest continually operating Korean Chinese restaurant in the city, having been founded in 1948.[1] It has remained a family business, and is currently on its third generation of owners.[2] It is a designated Seoul Future Heritage.[1]

The restaurant was founded by Chinese immigrants fleeing war in China. They first settled in Incheon. They named their restaurant after a place in Shandong, where their ancestors were from. It was initially near what is now CGV Piccadilly 1958, but moved as Jongno District saw redevelopment in the 1950s. It moved to its current location on the street Euljiro in 1956, and registered as a business in 1964. It was originally a three-story wooden building. After multiple renovations, it eventually became a five-story building with a basement.[1]

Its signature dish is reportedly its oyster jjamppong.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d 최, 서원; 유, 상하 (2022-05-31). [을지로에서 만난 사람] 안동장, "100년을 이어가는 식당이 되고 싶어요". 동국대학교 대학미디어센터 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  2. ^ 오픈한 지 50년은 기본! 반세기를 넘어온 서울의 찐 노포 맛집 4 - LIFE 읽을거리. ESQUIRE (in Korean). 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  3. ^ "Andongjang". visitseoul.net. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  4. ^ [아무튼, 주말] 빨리 나오고 맛도 있어야 한다? 을지로에선 가능합니다. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

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