Gyeongju Korean restaurant for a birthday lunch: Dongyang Baekban

A Korean restaurant on Hwangridan-gil to visit with parents

To celebrate my mom’s birthday, I took her on a special day trip to Gyeongju—dedicated entirely to Mom! Let me introduce Dongyang Baekban Gyeongju Hwangridan-gil Main Branch, a delicious Korean restaurant on Hwangridan-gil that is just perfect for visiting with your parents.

If you are looking for a great Korean restaurant on Gyeongju’s Hwangridan-gil to take your parents to 🌿

Where should you park?

Dongyang Baekban does not have its own parking, but you can use the Hwangnam Living Culture Center public parking lot on the right side of the restaurant. The first 30 minutes cost ₩500, then it is ₩200 per additional 10 minutes, up to ₩10,000.

I heard the restaurant was featured for its beef tripe hot pot on episode 1403 of 2TV Live Info on October 5, 2021.

The interior was clean with a traditional atmosphere, and the owner and staff were so kind. Looking at the tables as diners left, everyone had completely cleaned their plates!!

Dongyang Baekban’s menu and daily-changing side dishes

Dongyang Baekban keeps the flavors of traditional Korean food intact while adding a modern touch, with a menu that anyone of any age can enjoy without feeling overwhelmed.

This is a place serving refined interpretations of traditional Korean flavors, built around wholesome Korean food made with fresh ingredients. The signature dishes are broth-based dakdoritang (spicy chicken stew), beef tripe hot pot, spicy stir-fried pork, and soy sauce braised chicken. Sides include yukhoe rice, pollack roe rice, yukjeon rice, spicy pepper rice, egg rice, Korean beef mulhoe (seasonal raw fish soup), Korean beef yukhoe gimbap, and Dongyang sikhye (sweet rice drink).

In particular, the side dishes change daily using seasonal ingredients, making it a flavor experience that makes you want to come back.

Spicy pepper rice

The spicy pepper rice is ₩5,000. It is a set rice meal topped with Cheongyang chili seasoning packed with savory flavor, made by stir-frying minced beef and Cheongyang chilies.

Large boneless Sumi dakbokkeumtang

Sumi dakbokkeumtang is a rich, deeply flavored spicy chicken stew with boneless chicken, a blend of herbal and beef-bone broths, plenty of Sumi potatoes, and vegetables.

Its lightly sweet flavor and deep savoriness went so well together that I finished a bowl of rice in no time.

We ordered the large, and it was truly packed with ingredients. I also loved that it came with glass noodles from the start, without needing to add them separately.

The spicy pepper rice is the kind of thing that brings back even a lost appetite—an absolute recommendation! The tender boneless chicken was easy to eat without picking around bones, and the generous Sumi potatoes and vegetables made for a wonderfully deep, rich flavor. There was no unpleasant chicken smell at all. The broth was gently spicy, pleasantly sharp, and clean, too!

Mash the egg yolk into the broth and eat it together—it is seriously delicious.

They also gave us a big bowl of rice topped with seaweed flakes, and mixing it into the stew was really delicious.

The sweet-and-spicy seasoning had soaked right into the chicken, and it was so, so delicious.

My mom said it was delicious too, and the sweet-and-spicy seasoning had soaked right into the chicken—it was really, really so good.

I cannot even describe how delicious it was, haha. If you are looking for a Korean lunch spot on Gyeongju’s Hwangridan-gil, do visit Dongyang Baekban Gyeongju Hwangridan-gil Main Branch—the combination of warming broth and tender chicken is excellent! ^00^