Late-night eel restaurant in Cheongju with bokbunja wine: Samhwa Susan
Samhwa Susan is a charcoal-grilled river eel restaurant in Nami-myeon, Seowon-gu, Cheongju, with a sign out front that reads "Self Grilled River Eel." On a late-evening visit for two, the order came to 1 kg of eel for 50,000 won, a table setting for two at 8,000 won, an extra clam soup for 1,000 won, a bottle of Seonun bokbunja wine, and a self-serve ramyeon that was free in exchange for a receipt review. The eel at Samhwa Susan was pleasantly chewy, but the clam soup and the bokbunja wine were the unexpected winners.