김실력포차 이태원
Kim Silryeok Pocha at night — four illuminated box signs spelling the name one syllable at a time, with guests seated behind the glass front of this Itaewon Bar

Itaewon · Yongsan-gu, Seoul

Where the night
runs longest.

90 m from Itaewon Station. Kim Silryeok Pocha opens at 5pm and keeps the lights on until 4:30am — until 9am on Fridays and Saturdays. Bone-in fried chicken from a chef who spent ten years at KFC, forty-odd dishes to share, and soju, highballs and handmade makgeolli to go with them. If you are looking for an Itaewon Restaurant that is still serving when everything else has closed, this Itaewon Bar is it.

4.8 on Google · 338 reviews · ₩20,000–30,000 per person

DirectionsSee the menu
김실력포차 (Kim Silryeok Pocha) — 이태원
What people search for
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  • 이태원 술집
  • 이태원 술집 추천
  • 이태원 술집 새벽까지
  • 이태원 맛집
  • 이태원 맛집 추천
  • 이태원 맛집 포차
  • korean pocha itaewon
  • fried chicken itaewon
  • late night food seoul
  • makgeolli itaewon
Our chef's time at KFC, before this
10yrsOur chef's time at KFC, before this
We close at 4:30am (9am Fri & Sat)
04:30We close at 4:30am (9am Fri & Sat)
From Itaewon Stn, Line 6 — a 2-min walk
90mFrom Itaewon Stn, Line 6 — a 2-min walk
Chicken, stews, hot pots, bar dishes and noodles
41dishesChicken, stews, hot pots, bar dishes and noodles
Signature

Bone in, pulled apart by hand.

The house dish is Kim Silryeok Fried Chicken, ₩26,000 — bone-in rather than boneless, and made to be picked up and pulled apart. The restaurant says the chef behind it spent ten years working at KFC.

Bone-in fried chicken piled high in a white bucket marked “KimFC — Kim Fried Chicken”, with a pan of stir-fried noodles beside it

Crisp outside, juicy around the bone. Not boneless, not a light late-night snack — proper bone-in chicken made to be picked up, pulled apart and eaten while it is still hot. Bone-in is ₩28,000 and boneless ₩26,000, both from the same frying know-how.

Pancakes and chicken dishes take 10–15 minutes to cook once ordered. Order as you sit down and it arrives at its hottest, about the time you finish the first glass.

In the restaurant's own words
“There is a reason we take our fried chicken seriously. The chef behind Kim Silryeok Pocha's chicken spent 10 years working at KFC.”
  • Kim Silryeok Fried Chickensignature26,000
  • Bone-In Fried Chicken28,000
  • Boneless Fried Chicken26,000
Drinks

A bottle of soju, a highball to follow.

Soju from ₩7,000, the house highball ₩6,000, draft beer ₩6,000. Handmade strawberry and condensed-milk makgeolli come as a ₩6,000 400cc cup or a ₩12,000 litre bottle. It is the kind of list that lets you settle into an Itaewon Bar without watching the tab climb.

Soju

  • Chamisul Fresh7,000
  • Chum-Churum7,000
  • Jinro7,000
  • Saero / Saero Apricot7,000
  • Jinro Gold7,000
  • Hallasan8,000

Fruit soju

  • Grapefruit soju7,000
  • Green grape soju7,000
  • Sparkling pineapple soju7,000
  • Sparkling apple soju7,000

Highball

  • Whisky highball6,000
  • Tonic water highball7,000
  • Strawberry highball8,000
  • Earl Grey tea highball8,000
  • Plum highball8,000

Handmade makgeolli

  • Strawberry makgeolli, 400cc cup1,000cc bottle — ₩12,0006,000
  • Condensed-milk makgeolli, 400cc cup1,000cc bottle — ₩12,0006,000

Beer & other

  • Draft beer6,000
  • Terra beer7,000
  • Kelly beer7,000
  • Chungha8,000
  • Maehwasu8,000
  • Starlight Chungha8,000
  • Makgeolli (rice wine)7,000

Soft drinks

  • Coke4,000
  • Sprite4,000
  • Zero Coke4,000
  • Fanta Pineapple4,000
  • Pear juice4,000
  • Tonic water4,000

Drink prices are taken from the board in the restaurant.

Visit

Ninety metres from Itaewon Station.

18 Itaewon-ro 27ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Ninety metres from Itaewon Station on Line 6 — a two-minute walk, and the yellow awning is in front of you. Search 이태원 맛집 in Korean and this stretch of road is what comes back. Enquiries and bookings go through the restaurant's phone line or its Naver Place page.

Address
18 Itaewon-ro 27ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Hours
Mon–Thu · Sun 17:00 – next day 04:30Fri · Sat 17:00 – next day 09:00Please ask the restaurant about last orders.
Contact
0507-1383-3139
Getting here
Itaewon Stn. 90m · about a 2-min walkNoksapyeong Stn. 560m · about a 9-min walk
Directions · NaverGoogle MapsCall us

4.8 on Google (338 reviews) · ₩20,000–30,000 per person · as of October 2026

Google reviews

What guests wrote

Reviews left on the restaurant's Google place, quoted as written. Display names are masked to their first character, and nothing in a body is edited, shortened or translated — each one stays in the language it was written in.

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  • Y******* K**
    뼈있는 치킨 상당히 바삭하면서 뜨끈부드러운 살코기맛이 참 좋네요 양념소스에 찍어먹으니 달콤매콤양념찹입에붙는달짝매콤히근함이 가미되서 더욱 더 맛나고 좋네요 뼈있는 치킨 안에 감자튀김은 녹아나듯 수수담백 감자자체 연의맛이 참 좋네여 웨지감자는 촉촉녹아나는 바삭담백한 맛이 참 좋네요 생맥주는 시원알싸 감칠 부드럽게 넘어가는 맛과 목넘김이 참 좋네요 고구마맛탕은 고구마특유 달달하면서 부드럽게 담백녹아나는 속맛에 맛탕에 뿌려진 설탕의 달달한맛이 가미되서 참 맛나고 좋네요 치킨무는 아삭달콤해서 치킨이랑 같이 먹음 소화도 되고 참 좋네요 기본으로 주는 꾀돌이과자는 바삭달달 맛나고 참 좋네요 매장 음악 신청곡도 가능하고 감미로운 다양성 있는 신나는 음악의 훌륭한 사운드에 에어컨은 빵빵해서 매우 시원하고 쾌적해서 참 좋네요
  • 이**
    고구마맛탕은 연유와 흑설탕의 조화가 평소에 먹어봤던 맛탕맛과는 다르게 느껴졌구요. 정말 KFC치킨맛이나고 바삭하고 양도 푸짐해요. 짜파게티는 김실력파김치와 너무 잘어울려요. 파김치 최고
  • 스******
    이태원역 바로 옆에 있어서 가깝고 분위기 좋았습니다. 안주 퀄리티도 좋아서 육회랑 나가사끼 고기짬뽕 둘 다 맛있었어요 👍👍
  • 허****
    This was my first time grabbing drinks in Itaewon, and I feel like I picked the absolute perfect place! Since not many spots in Itaewon open early, I loved that this place was open and ready for us at 5 PM. On top of that, the food is incredibly delicious!! Itaewon in general tends to be on the pricier side, but the food here is so amazing that it was completely worth every penny. 😌 Plus, the owner is so kind, and the music and overall vibes are awesome!!! The place is also super clean. 🙂 이태원와서 처음으로 술 마시게 됐는데 너무 좋은 가게를 고른 것 같아요 ! 이태원엔 이른 시간에 여는 곳이 없어서 5시에 갈 수 있는 곳이라 좋았습니당 !! 그리고 음식이 너무 맛있어요 !! 이태원 상권 자체가 가격이 있는 편인데, 그럼에도 음식이 너무 맛있어서 정말 너무 괜찮았습니다 😌 그리고 사장님이 너무 친절하셔서 좋아요 음악도 분위기도 너무 좋습니다 !!! 가게가 너무 깨끗해요 🙂
  • 김*
    음식도 맛있고 노래도 좋아서 흥이 절로 나요 ! 사람 없으면 좀 심심할 것 같은데 손님도 많아서 더 재밌습니다 ㅎㅎ 진짜 딱 이태원 느낌 ! 다음에 또 올게요 ㅎㅎ
  • 정**
    팀 만드로와 함께 방문하였습니다. 좋은 분위기에 한껏 취하고 갑니다. 만드로 화이팅!
  • 은*
    진짜 너무 맛있고 분위기도 좋고 컨디션도 챙겨주시네용 굿
  • 김**
    분위기 너무 좋고 치킨 너무 맛있어요! 재방문 할게요
  • 시***
    직원분들 다 친절하고 안주가 진짜 맛있어요 👍👍
  • 고**
    후라이드치킨 전문점보다 바삭하고 맛있어요. 치맥 제대로 즐김. 떡볶이도 맛있고 파김치 곁들인 짜파게티는 맛있는 조합 ^^ 분위기도 좋고 음악도 넘 좋고 친절해서 이태원역 술집 강추 👍
  • 이**
    진짜 안주맛집 특히 치킨 진짜 최고 맛잇음 야장포차갬성 가득해서 좋고 사장님도 친절 🥹

Source: Google Maps · captured 9 October 2026 · 4.8 overall across 338 reviews

FAQ

Before you come over.

Hours, bookings, how long you get the table, takeaway — the questions people ask most before their first visit to this Itaewon Bar.

How late are you open?

We open at 5pm every day and close at 4:30am the next morning; on Fridays and Saturdays we stay open until 9am. That makes this one of the later-closing Itaewon Bar options, so there is still a table after the first round elsewhere.

  • Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun — 17:00 to 04:30 the next day
  • Fri, Sat — 17:00 to 09:00 the next day

No separate last-order time is published. If you are coming very late, please call the restaurant to check.

Can I make a reservation?

Yes. Call the restaurant on 0507-1383-3139, or book through its Naver Place page. Please give the date, time and number of people.

Is there a time limit on the table?

When the restaurant is full, tables are held for two hours; to stay longer, order another main dish. At quieter times there is no separate limit.

As stated on the menu board in the restaurant.

What should we order? What is the house dish?

Kim Silryeok Fried Chicken at ₩26,000, made by a chef the restaurant says spent ten years at KFC. If you would rather have soup, the fish cake soup is ₩26,000 and the clear hard clam soup ₩21,000; for meat, the boiled pork jowl is ₩26,000.

How long does the food take?

Pancakes and chicken dishes take 10–15 minutes once ordered, so order as you sit down and they arrive at their hottest, about the time you finish the first glass. Stews, hot pots and sides come out sooner.

Is it easy to visit if I don't speak Korean?

Yes. The menu board carries Korean and English side by side, and some dishes also show Chinese and Japanese. The restaurant is 90 m from Itaewon Station, so it is easy to find on a first visit — one of the more approachable Itaewon Restaurant options on the strip.

Do you do takeaway or delivery?

Google's listing for the restaurant shows dine-in, takeout and delivery. Whether a particular dish travels well can differ, so please ask the restaurant before ordering.

How much should we budget per person?

Google's listing puts it at ₩20,000–30,000 per person. A dish to share runs ₩21,000–28,000, soju is ₩7,000 and highballs start at ₩6,000 — so two people with one dish and a few drinks land inside that band.

As of October 2026; prices may change.

At a glance

What
A pocha-style Itaewon Restaurant and Itaewon Bar (Korean: 이태원 술집 · 이태원 맛집)
Where
18 Itaewon-ro 27ga-gil, Yongsan-gu, Seoul · 90 m from Itaewon Station, Line 6
When
Mon–Thu & Sun 17:00–04:30 · Fri & Sat 17:00–09:00 (next morning)
How much
₩20,000–30,000 per person · dishes ₩21,000–28,000 · soju ₩7,000 · highballs from ₩6,000
Directions