# Spicy level 1 agujjim with udon noodles at Jjimgoeul, Jinju

- By Myeongju (https://superchart.com/en/@busan-menu-stamp/)
- Written Sep 8, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Jinju, Gyeongnam
- Sponsored: This post was written as part of a paid store-visit sponsorship.
- English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@busan-menu-stamp/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/
- Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@busan-menu-stamp/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/index.md)

## In short

Jjimgoeul Main Branch is an agujjim (braised monkfish) restaurant in downtown Jinju, close to Jinjuseong Fortress and the Rodeo Street. On an evening out for the Jinju Heritage Night Walk, the writer ordered the small boneless agujjim with added udon noodles and a bowl of rice at spice level 1, and the crisp bean sprouts and generous sauce meant the rice bowl was scraped clean. A solid dinner pick in downtown Jinju whenever agujjim cravings hit.

## Good to know

- **Order**: Small boneless agujjim + udon noodle sari + 1 bowl of rice
- **Spice level**: Selectable; ordered level 1
- **Hours**: Daily 11:30–20:30 (break 14:30–17:00, last order 20:00)
- **Closed**: Every Tuesday
- **Parking**: Alley parking or Jinju Daecheop History Park parking lot recommended
- **Seating**: Many tables, kids' chairs available
- **Other**: Delivery available, Jinju Safe Restaurant certified, coffee machine near the exit
- **Address**: 12-4 1F Namgang-ro 659beon-gil, Jinju, Gyeongnam, South Korea

*as written by the visitor on Sep 8, 2026*

![Table setting with boneless agujjim at Jjimgoeul Main Branch in Jinju](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-01-lm8dc-1200.webp)

Today I want to introduce a great downtown Jinju dinner spot — the agujjim (braised monkfish) restaurant Jjimgoeul Main Branch (찜고을 본점)!

![Exterior of Jjimgoeul Main Branch, an agujjim restaurant in downtown Jinju](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-02-10h4c-900.webp)

![Area around the entrance of Jjimgoeul Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-03-1k64e-m-900.webp)

## Found while out for the Jinju Heritage Night Walk

I was out for the Jinju Heritage Night Walk and trying to figure out what to eat downtown when I ended up here — and I came away so, so satisfied! It's close to both Jinjuseong Fortress and Rodeo Street, so it's easy to get to, and the agujjim was genuinely, genuinely delicious~

![Wall menu board at Jjimgoeul Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-04-1w0dv-900.webp)

![Table seating inside Jjimgoeul Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-05-v6edg-900.webp)

## How to order: choosing spice level and adding noodles

Jjimgoeul was such an easy find for a downtown Jinju dinner spot! The menu boards are posted all over the wall, so ordering was really convenient. We ordered the small boneless agujjim, added udon noodle sari, and got one bowl of rice! You can also pick your spice level here — we went with level 1 haha.

We showed up around 7:30pm, and they asked if we'd be okay since they close at 8:30, but the food came out faster than expected so we were done around 8pm haha. There were more tables inside than I expected, and they even had kids' chairs, so it seemed easy to use for families!

![Side dishes and utensil holder set on the table](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-06-fzxvs-900.webp)

After ordering, the side dishes get set out first, and you grab your spoon and chopsticks from the utensil holder tucked inside the table! The whole place has such a clean feel that I was already in a good mood before I even started eating haha.

![Plate of side dishes at Jjimgoeul Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-07-1ekcw-900.webp)

![Side dishes served alongside the agujjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-08-y0u82-900.webp)

![Warm bean sprout soup served with the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-09-viurm-900.webp)

## Side dishes and warm bean sprout soup

True to being a downtown Jinju dinner spot and agujjim place, the side dishes were really clean and well made! They went perfectly with the agujjim, but honestly they were tasty just eaten with plain rice too~ The bean sprout soup came out warm as well, which was an extra plus~

![Table spread with side dishes and a bowl of rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-10-rkw77-900.webp)

## Small boneless agujjim — how spicy is level 1?

Next up, our order of small boneless agujjim arrived! With sesame seeds generously sprinkled on top, doesn't it look so good?! The portion was more generous than I expected, too!! Spice level 1 was actually milder than Shin Ramyun, but it built up a bit of heat as you kept eating, so I thought we'd picked well for an easy meal! At first I thought I should've gone level 2, but by the end I was glad we chose level 1~~

Under the bean sprouts there was also plenty of fish meat!? Writing this post is making me hungry again... this was honestly the best agujjim I've had recently!!

![A plate of small boneless agujjim topped with sesame seeds](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-11-1p67p-900.webp)

![Boneless monkfish meat under a layer of bean sprouts](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-12-omn3q-900.webp)

![Close-up of spice level 1 boneless agujjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-13-1lvtg-900.webp)

## Definitely add the udon noodle sari

Next, the udon noodles come out — they're pre-cooked, so you just mix them straight into the agujjim! As you'd expect from a Jinju agujjim spot, the sauce is delicious and there's plenty of it too, so it's great for eating with the noodles and just as great for mixing into rice 👍👍

![Udon noodles added into the agujjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-14-pzcpw-900.webp)

![Udon noodles and bean sprouts mixed with the sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-15-15t7b-900.webp)

![Boneless agujjim mixed together with udon noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-16-r37hk-900.webp)

I scooped some onto my small plate and — honestly... the bean sprouts here are the real deal, still crisp while fully soaked in sauce, so good that even just rice and bean sprouts alone would be tasty?! Wrapping bean sprouts in the udon noodles was also great!! The fish meat too... firm yet tender, soaked in sauce and delicious even on its own! The seasoning was just right, so it worked with rice, and it was also great just wrapping monkfish with bean sprouts, no rice needed!! Pairing the agujjim with the bean sprout soup was just the best combo!

![Agujjim and bean sprouts scooped onto a small plate](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-17-x1e20-900.webp)

![A spoonful of agujjim eaten with white rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-18-7hlw8-900.webp)

## One bite and I understood why it's always busy

Living up to being a real rice-and-side-dish kind of place, the sides here were clean and seriously delicious! They were so good with plain white rice that one bite in, I already understood why this place gets so many customers as a downtown Jinju dinner spot?! There were plenty of older folks but also lots of young people — a good restaurant really doesn't discriminate by age, right?! Makes you wonder how everyone finds out about these places~~~

Adding the udon noodles was seriously such a good call haha. I meant to eat light, but it was so good I scraped the whole thing clean ㅠㅠ The sauce had just the right amount of spice, the seasoning was spot on, and the savory depth was amazing!!! Even just the bean sprouts alone were tasty... the udon noodles were coated in sesame oil too, so mixing them into the sauce made them even better haha. I expected potato noodles but got udon and was like huh? — but turns out udon really is the right call here! It genuinely goes so well..!! Definitely add it ㅠㅠ But it's also great with rice ㅠㅠ If 3-4 people come, I'd want to order plenty of rice, add the udon noodles, and size up the boneless agujjim too..

![Nearly emptied plate of boneless agujjim](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-19-inokh-900.webp)

It was more delicious and filling than I expected, so I felt great walking around the Jinju Night Walk on a full stomach afterward haha. I thought we'd have leftover udon noodles since there was so much, but the agujjim sauce here is just too good... it was delicious with the noodles and just as delicious mixed into rice..!

![Bowl of rice mixed with sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-20-1ia3i-900.webp)

![Table after finishing the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-21-gjsyz-900.webp)

![View of the dining hall inside Jjimgoeul Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-22-1v2gc-900.webp)

## Coffee machine on the way out, delivery also available

On the way out, there was a thoughtful little touch — a coffee machine!? The customer ahead of us grabbed a cup on their way out, said it was good, and came back in for another one, so we tried it too! It had a hazelnut-ish scent and was really nice to drink after the meal~ I got why everyone was grabbing a cup on their way out haha.

![Coffee machine near the exit of the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-23-c9kzo-900.webp)

![A cup of coffee poured after the meal](https://img.superchart.com/images/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner/jinju-jjimgoeul-anglerfish-udon-dinner-24-1mhu0-900.webp)

Oh, Jjimgoeul also does delivery — a delivery order went out while we were eating, and another came in right as we were leaving haha. This is genuinely a true local Jinju favorite! Plus it's a certified Jinju Safe Restaurant, so it felt extra trustworthy to eat there~ We were saying places like this deserve to do well, and on the way home we were already talking about how good the agujjim was and whether we should go back tomorrow.. If you're ever craving agujjim, definitely check this place out — highly recommend!

## Hours and parking info

- Open daily 11:30–20:30 (break time 14:30–17:00, last order 20:00)
- Closed every Tuesday
- Parking recommended in the alley or at Jinju Daecheop History Park parking lot
- Address: 12-4 Namgang-ro 659beon-gil, Jinju, Gyeongnam, South Korea

## Where it is

- Jjimgoeul Main Branch (찜고을 본점)
- 12-4 1F Namgang-ro 659beon-gil, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
- 경상남도 진주시 남강로659번길 12-4 1층
- 35.192123, 128.0837665
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%B0%9C%EA%B3%A0%EC%9D%84%20%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@35.192123,128.0837665,17z

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