SamSam Chicken

Overview

Korean-style fried chicken and cold beer continue to be a hot combination at SamSam's Swanston Street store, especially among students hunting down cheap eats in Melbourne CBD. Here, every morsel of bird is guaranteed to have that perfect golden crunch thanks to the massive robotic arm that hovers over the deep fryer throughout the day.

When it comes to your fried chicken, you can go for bone-in or boneless, and then pick the sauce you want to slather on these bad boys.

Hot and spicy is a crowd favourite — SamSam isn't holding back on the heat with this one — but you'll be more than happy choosing soy and garlic, mala-soy, sweet chilli, soy and mustard, lemon mayo, or snow cheese. Baskets of bird come with pickled radish and coleslaw, and can easily be paired with a jug of ice-cold beer and kimchi fries.

Beyond serving some of the best fried chicken in Melbourne, SamSam also offers kimchi fried rice, cheese bomb tteokbokki, bibimbap, bulgogi on rice, and a bunch of noodle dishes. These Korean eats are fab, but if we are being honest, you come here for the fried chicken.

Images: Julia Sansone.