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Yangsan-dong eel restaurant, ₩4,000 adult table fee: Deokeun Jangeo

Deokeun Jangeo Main Branch (더큰장어 본점) is a self-grill charcoal eel restaurant on Haseo-ro in Buk-gu, Gwangju, in the Yangsan-dong area. The blogger chose eel at the 1st-floor sales counter, then paid a table fee upstairs (4,000 won per adult, 2,000 won per preschooler) that covers 8 basic side dishes and a self-serve bar, and grilled the eel at the table; the eel was pleasantly fatty without being dry and had a good smoky charcoal flavor. Verdict: once you know the table fee setup and the dedicated parking lot up the hill, Deokeun Jangeo Main Branch is an easy spot for a family meal.

Written Oct 15, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBuk-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangju eel restaurant, 2-hour weekend wait for 1kg: Deokeun Jangeo

Deokeun Jangeo Main Branch is a freshwater eel butcher-restaurant on Haseo-ro in Yangsan-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, where you pick eel at the ground-floor shop and grill it yourself over charcoal in the 2nd-floor dining room. A couple arrived before opening on a weekend and still waited 2 hours, then grilled 1kg of eel (₩29,000) and finished with eel soup, loving the large eel, the scallion kimchi and the floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking rice paddies. If you can handle the wait, Deokeun Jangeo serves excellent eel for the price.

Written Jun 30, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeo-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Italian in Sangmu, Gwangju: margherita & shrimp rosé pasta, Camel Orzo

Camel Orzo is an Italian restaurant on the first floor of Urban Peak Sangmu on Uncheon-ro in the Sangmu district of Gwangju. The writer ordered a margherita pizza and a shrimp rosé pasta at Camel Orzo and traded bites between the light, clean-tasting pizza and the smooth, creamy pasta. Verdict: when you're craving pizza and pasta in Sangmu, this pairing at Camel Orzo is an easy, no-fail pick.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSuncheon, GwangjuRestaurants

Burger spot in Wangji-dong, Suncheon: avocado burger at Burger Forest

Burger Forest is a handmade burger restaurant in Wangji-dong, Suncheon, near Jorye Lake Park. For lunch, the writer ordered the avocado burger and the grilled chili shrimp burger as sets and got free cheese sticks through a review event, making for a hearty meal. Burger Forest serves generously stuffed handmade burgers that pair well with a walk around Jorye Lake Park.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangsan eel restaurant, ₩37,410 for two plus table fee: Yuil Jangeo

Yuil Jangeo (유일장어) is a grilled freshwater eel restaurant on Donggok-ro in Gwangsan, Gwangju, serving domestic Japonica eel. Two adults picked their own eels for ₩37,410, plus a ₩4,000 per-adult table setting fee, and spent about ₩50,000 in total for pre-grilled eel and eel soup (jangeotang) to finish. Yuil Jangeo's eel is thick with no fishy smell and the private parking lot is spacious, but plan for a wait at peak times.

Written Aug 7, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Pastry soup brunch trio at a Gwangju Suwan restaurant: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Suwan Branch (부엌간 수완점) is a European-style Western and brunch restaurant in the Suwan district of Gwangsan, Gwangju. After reading reviews about long waits, the writer arrived right at weekend opening time and ordered the napa cabbage salad, the pastry soup and the Pemanong jambon pizza. The verdict: the napa cabbage salad, pastry soup and jambon pizza together make a meal that delivers on both taste and looks.

Written Aug 10, 2026Sponsored

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