Hurricane Park, Sindang-dong: The Tteokbokki Alley Old-Timer's Chicken Feet Stew

Say dakbal (spicy chicken feet) in Sindang-dong and most people think of Ujeong (우정). I've been there before. The catch: it's become so famous that I don't even try anymore.

So I went to Hurricane Park, in the same tteokbokki alley. The sign sets the tone: 38 years in the business. Dakbal specialist: bone-in in broth, or boneless and flame-grilled.

The verdict first: this place is really, really good.

An old-timer of the tteokbokki alley

In the middle of the red sign, in yellow: 허리케인박, Hurricane Park. Top left: 38년 경력, 38 years of experience. Below in white: 닭발(뼈있는국물, 무뼈 직화구이)전문점, a dakbal specialist serving bone-in feet in broth and boneless feet grilled over flame. On a white band to the right: (구)약속떡볶이, formerly Yaksok Tteokbokki. A true old-timer of the alley.

Sindang-dong's Tteokbokki Town has plenty of similar red signs, so look for the "(구)약속떡볶이" line.

The owner sets the mood. He's an upbeat guy, and now and then he hands customers 1,000 won worth of lottery tickets, which is a fun little bonus.

Dakbal means steamed egg. Always.

First to arrive: gyeranjjim, Korean steamed egg, in a black earthenware pot, with bits of green vegetable and orange carrot set into the puffed yellow surface. It's 7,000 won from the sides on the menu.

Spicy chicken feet need this next to them. If you order dakbal, always add the steamed egg.

A pan of dakbal on the burner

Around 9 p.m. on a Sunday, a two-handled pan lands on the tabletop gas burner. Chicken feet sit in a deep red broth, with white tteok (rice cakes) between them, the broth right up to the rim.

The dakbal here comes two ways: bone-in in broth, or boneless, either in broth or flame-grilled.

Noodles in, then bean sprouts

Once the broth is bubbling, yellow noodles go into the middle of the pan. On the add-on (sari) list, ramyeon and jjolmyeon (chewy wheat noodles) are 2,000 won each.

Then a heap of bean sprouts, also 2,000 won.

One more thing: with this dakbal, adding cheese rice cakes (3,000 won) is a must. Put those in first.

Fried rice to finish

About half an hour later the pan has become fried rice: rice stained with the red sauce, mixed with seaweed flakes, the edges stuck and darkened against the side of the pan, scraped and spread to the bottom with a single ladle.

On the menu board, fried rice sits under a heading called "K-디저트" (K-dessert): fried rice 3,000 won, fried rice with flying fish roe 4,000 won.

Menu (as of August 2026)

Menu	Price
Hurricane boneless dakbal (in broth or flame-grilled, per person)	15,000 won
Hurricane dakbal in broth (per person)	in the 10,000s of won
Hurricane tteokbokki for 2 · 3 · 4	17,000 · 21,000 · 28,000 won
Chadolbagi (beef brisket) tteokbokki for 2 · 3 · 4	24,000 · 32,000 · 41,000 won
Add-ons: ramyeon · jjolmyeon · bean sprouts · enoki · vegetables · sausage	2,000 won each
Add-ons: egg · fried dumplings	1,000 won each
Add-ons: cheese rice cakes · tuna · cheese · 5 gimmari (fried seaweed rolls)	3,000 won each
Add-ons: plain rice cakes · fish cake	4,000 won each
Steamed egg	7,000 won
Sundae (blood sausage) · fish cake soup	5,000 won each
Mixed fritters	10,000 won
Rice ball · rice ball with flying fish roe	4,000 · 5,000 won
Fried rice · fried rice with flying fish roe	3,000 · 4,000 won
Soju · beer	5,000 won each
Jim Beam highball · Bombay highball	6,000 · 5,000 won

The tteokbokki comes with rice cakes, fish cake, ramyeon, jjolmyeon, fried dumplings, egg and vegetables (cabbage, scallion, carrot), and you can switch to jjajang (black bean) sauce.

October, back again at 1:30 a.m.

Two months later, around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 18, I was back in front of the same pan. Same two-handled pan, same red broth, bean sprouts on top and a rice cake in front.

Past midnight on a Saturday night, the shop was still open.

For another chicken meal in Jung-gu, there is also Dakjinmi Gangwonjip's chicken soup in Namdaemun Market.

Visitor info

📍 Hurricane Park, Sindang-dong (허리케인박 떡볶이닭발, formerly Yaksok Tteokbokki) · 58 Toegye-ro 76-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul (Sindang-dong Tteokbokki Town)

• 🍽️ What I had: steamed egg, dakbal in broth, noodle and bean sprout add-ons, fried rice
• 💰 Prices: boneless dakbal 15,000 won per person, add-ons 1,000–4,000 won, steamed egg 7,000 won, fried rice 3,000 won
• 🌙 Late nights: open at 1:30 a.m. on a Sunday
• 🗺️ Map: Open in Google Maps

Jayden's verdict

Everyone says Ujeong for dakbal, but this tteokbokki-alley old-timer is seriously good too.

• Order this: dakbal in broth + steamed egg (7,000 won), and cheese rice cakes (3,000 won) are a must
• Finish with: fried rice (3,000 won)
• Would I go back?: I already did, at 1:30 a.m. in October.
• Bonus: the upbeat owner sometimes hands out 1,000 won of lottery tickets.