# Gyeongju restaurant for garlic Chinese-sauce cutlet: Midam Kitchen - By Jiwon Rho (https://superchart.com/en/@dongseongro-noon-tab/) - Written Sep 20, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk - Sponsored: This post was written as a sponsored visit provided by the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@dongseongro-noon-tab/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@dongseongro-noon-tab/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/index.md) ## In short Midam Kitchen is a Western restaurant in an alley off Hwangnidang-gil in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk. Two of us ordered the beef risotto at 15,900 won and the kkanpung pork cutlet at 15,900 won, and finished both: a garlicky sweet-and-sour Chinese sauce over the cutlet and a risotto with cheese that stretched with every spoonful. On Hwangnidang-gil, where good value is famously hard to find, Midam Kitchen is worth the stop for proper Western food. ## Good to know - **Beef risotto**: 15,900 won - **Kkanpung pork cutlet**: 15,900 won - **Hours**: 10:30–21:00 - **Closed**: Every Wednesday - **Location**: 33 Cheomseong-ro 49beon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk - **Price reference**: ₩15,900 ≈ $11.5 (2026-09-21) *as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026* I went to Midam Kitchen, a restaurant on Hwangnidang-gil in Gyeongju. Midam Kitchen is a newly opened Western restaurant — I looked through a bunch of reviews and thought, this looks like a real find, so I went,, and it was so good, you have to try it if you come to Gyeongju!! ![Exterior of Midam Kitchen on Hwangnidang-gil, Gyeongju](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-01-eayjt-900.webp) ![Front view of Midam Kitchen in the Hwangnidang-gil alley](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-02-no7q7-900.webp) ![Entrance of the Midam Kitchen building](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-03-dgl7w-900.webp) ## Where is Midam Kitchen? A Hwangnidang-gil alley of hanok and Western-style houses Midam Kitchen is a Western restaurant tucked in an alley on Hwangnidang-gil in Gyeongju. It looks like an old, quiet building that got remodeled into a restaurant. ![Remodeled exterior of Midam Kitchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-04-vp2th-900.webp) ![Midam Kitchen exterior blending hanok and Western-style architecture](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-05-tejoj-900.webp) Most restaurants on Hwangnidang-gil are in hanok (traditional Korean houses), but Midam Kitchen has this odd mix of hanok and Western-style building that gave it real charm! ![Mirror inside Midam Kitchen, great for photos](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-06-6du8t-m-900.webp) There's a mirror inside too, great for a photo!!! ## Midam Kitchen hours and closing day Opens at 10:30, closes at 9pm! Gyeongju's Hwangnidang-gil restaurant Midam Kitchen is closed every Wednesday, so double-check before you go! ![Midam Kitchen hours and closed day sign](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-07-d73ty-900.webp) There's also a Gyeongju big-eater event going on these days,, worth checking!! ![Gyeongju big-eater event notice](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-08-rz59y-900.webp) ![Clean, modern interior of Midam Kitchen](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-09-193pw-900.webp) Since it's a new Gyeongju restaurant, the interior is clean and modern!! The owner was really friendly too, which was so nice For drinks I ordered zero-sugar cola~~~ ## Why we chose Midam Kitchen on Hwangnidang-gil If you've been to Hwangnidang-gil, you know,, since it's a nationally famous tourist spot, prices are high and the vibe is nice, but it's hard to find good food for the price,, but Gyeongju's Midam Kitchen is the real deal!! I guarantee you won't regret coming here once. ## What we ordered: beef risotto 15,900 won and kkanpung pork cutlet 15,900 won At Midam Kitchen I ordered beef risotto for ₩15,900 and kkanpung pork cutlet for ₩15,900. Everything looked delicious so it took some deliberation, but I landed on these two. ![Table setting with beef risotto and kkanpung pork cutlet](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-10-14gnj-900.webp) Just look at that visual,,, doesn't it look amazing? I can tell whether food is good or not just from the smell (especially Western food) ![Generously sized kkanpung pork cutlet](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-11-11a43-900.webp) This kkanpung pork cutlet is made with fresh loin, and the meat is soft and juicy — I think kids would love it too. It was especially generous in size, really filling I was shocked by the beef risotto,,! Not the kind made with plain rice you get at chain-style restaurants — this is real risotto packed with cheese!! The rice grains melt in your mouth ![Midam Kitchen's cheese-loaded beef risotto](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-12-1y2p8-900.webp) ![Close-up of Midam Kitchen's beef risotto](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-13-wg98u-1200.webp) Looking at the photos again makes me hungry all over,,, the combination of the two dishes was great — you eat the savory, rich sauce, then the punchy flavor of the kkanpung pork cutlet, and your appetite comes right back ![Risotto and pork cutlet served together](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-14-1ac41-900.webp) The portions were generous too, so the two of us finished everything and walked out patting our full bellies ![A filling Western-food spread for two](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-15-1vdi4-900.webp) ## How does the kkanpung pork cutlet taste? Garlicky sweet-and-sour Chinese sauce The sauce on Midam Kitchen's kkanpung pork cutlet was unmatched — a sweet-and-sour Chinese-style sauce loaded with garlic that really brings your appetite back ![Pork cutlet with garlicky kkanpung Chinese sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-16-1s28i-900.webp) ![Pork cutlet topped with kkanpung sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-17-1g5az-900.webp) The cream risotto is loaded with cheese too, so just one spoonful and the cheese stretches out ![A spoonful of cheese-pull cream risotto](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-18-1q7o7-900.webp) On top there's a variety of ingredients too — bread, beef, herbs (cilantro?), cherry tomatoes — giving it a really layered flavor ![Risotto topped with bread and cherry tomatoes](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-19-lm3tw-900.webp) The pork cutlet is genuinely not tough at all — just touch a knife to it and it slices right through ![Sliced piece of pork cutlet](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-20-52k9m-900.webp) You can see it from the cross-section,, how tender the cutlet is,, Dip it in the sauce and it's absolute paradise ## How much beef is in Midam Kitchen's beef risotto? Midam Kitchen's beef risotto was really satisfying because it's loaded with meat,, first time I've had a beef risotto with this much meat in it,, ![Beef risotto piled with beef](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-21-1j2vq-900.webp) ![Beef topping in the risotto](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-22-89sto-900.webp) The meat quality was good too, so neither dish had any gamey smell at all ![Odor-free beef and risotto](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-23-126xw-900.webp) The beef was juicy and well-cooked, not tough at all ![A juicy, well-cooked piece of beef](https://img.superchart.com/images/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto-24-ap24e-900.webp) Ate well and headed out,, even the pickles tasted fresh, like they were house-made. Had proper Western food in Gyeongju for the first time in a while,, you all should definitely stop by! ## Where it is - Midam Kitchen (미담키친) - 33 Cheomseong-ro 49beon-gil, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongbuk, South Korea - 경상북도 경주시 첨성로49번길 33 미담키친 - 35.836035, 129.2075997 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%AF%B8%EB%8B%B4%ED%82%A4%EC%B9%9C/@35.836035,129.2075997,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@dongseongro-noon-tab/gyeongju-hwangnidan-kkanpung-donkatsu-beef-risotto/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt