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PlaceBuk-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangju gukbap spot for dinner: bone broth and snail ssam at Gujeon

Gujeon Gukbap Yongbong Main Branch (구전국밥 용봉본점) is a 24-hour gukbap (rice soup) restaurant on the main road at Jeoncheolu Intersection in Yongbong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju. For dinner the writer ordered sagol gomguk (beef bone broth soup, 15,000 won), Gwangju-style zucchini gukbap (12,000 won) and snail gangdoenjang (thick soybean paste with river snails, 4,000 won). The bone broth came with big chunks of meat and was mild yet filling, and the snail gangdoenjang was generous and not salty. With easy parking and doors open around the clock, Gujeon Gukbap is a solid pick for a hangover cure or a good-value bowl of gukbap.

Written May 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Cheomdan, Gwangju Chinese restaurant for team dinners: Mayway

Mayway (메이웨이) is a newly opened Chinese restaurant in Ssangam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, near Lotte Mart in Cheomdan. On a weekend evening, two people ordered yusanseul rice (stir-fried seafood and vegetables over rice, ₩14,900), samseon jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup, ₩13,900) and a small tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, ₩18,900) and finished all of the generous portions. Mayway also served yaki mandu before the meal and ice cream for dessert, and offers self-serve side dish and rice refills. With plenty of tables that can be joined together, Mayway suits anyone looking for a team dinner spot in Cheomdan, Gwangju.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, GwangjuCafés

Gwangju hanok café on a busy weekday: vanilla bean latte, Hoyang Horim

Hoyang Horim (호양호림) is a hanok dessert café on Uwolsun-gil in Yangnim-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju. On a weekday daytime revisit, Hoyang Horim was nearly full, and the writer sat at a right-side window table with an Americano (4,500 won), a vanilla bean cream latte (5,500 won), a mugwort injeolmi waffle (9,500 won) and a red bean butter juak (2,800 won). The not-too-sweet vanilla bean cream latte and the chewy mugwort injeolmi waffle stood out, making Hoyang Horim a good Yangnim-dong café for a date or an outing with kids.

Written Jun 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuCafés

Jeju bakery after Iho Tewoo Beach: master baker's breads, Bakery Onyu

Bakery Onyu Jeju Oedo Branch is a bakery run by a Korean Master Baker (제과기능장) on Ujeong-ro in Oedo-ildong, Jeju City. After passing Iho Tewoo Beach, the writer sampled the tasting bread at Bakery Onyu, then bought about ₩30,000 worth of bread to eat back at the accommodation with milk and coffee. With big, mild-tasting breads, fresh fruit cream cakes and gift-ready baked goods, Bakery Onyu deserves a spot on any Jeju bakery tour list.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Aewol, Jeju hangover soup lunch for spice-shy diners: Aewol Eomma

Aewol Eomma (애월엄마) is a hangover soup (haejangguk) restaurant on Iljuseo-ro in Aewol, Jeju, open from 6am to 3pm. The writer stopped at Aewol Eomma for lunch with her husband and ordered the brisket hangover soup (13,000 won) and the Aewol Eomma hangover soup with both brisket and offal (15,000 won), with fried eggs; the broth was pleasantly spicy yet mild enough for someone who can't handle much heat. With a tidy dining room and soups served in Le Creuset cast-iron pots, Aewol Eomma is a local favourite worth recommending for a hangover breakfast or lunch in Aewol.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Korean pub in Dong-gu, Gwangju with a 40-person screen room: Jeongdam

Jeongdam Gusicheong Main Branch (정담 구시청본점) is an oxtail-focused Korean pub on the Chungjang-ro and old City Hall (Gusicheong) street in Dong-gu, Gwangju, running across two floors with a second-floor group room that has a screen. Over dinner with a friend, the writer ordered the braised oxtail (small) + somyeon (thin wheat noodles) + sundubu-jjigae (soft tofu stew) set for 49,000 won, and the spicy oxtail with chives and noodles went down so well that even the noodles, which looked like a lot at first, were nearly finished. Jeongdam Gusicheong Main Branch suits anyone after distinctive drinking food or a Dong-gu venue for a group dinner of around 40 people.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeogwipo, JejuRestaurants

Seogwipo salmon and shrimp bento shop for outdoor takeout: Jejju

Jejju Donghong Branch is a salmon and sushi bento shop on Donghongjungang-ro in Seogwipo, Jeju, offering both dine-in and takeout. The writer picked up the Seogwipo Bento (₩19,800), with raw and grilled salmon and raw and grilled shrimp, and a Jjukkumi Set (₩9,800) with cold young-radish noodles at 11 am, then ate both outdoors an hour later with no fishy taste at all. For a salmon bento or a group lunch order in Seogwipo, Jejju Donghong Branch is well worth recommending.

Written Jun 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Jeju bulgogi restaurant, ₩38,000 Set A for two: Woljeongri Galbibap

Woljeongri Galbibap is a bulgogi Korean restaurant in a converted red-brick house down an alley in Woljeong-ri, Gujwa-eup, Jeju. For lunch, two people ordered Set A (for 2, ₩38,000) with half soy and half spicy bulgogi and ate at the window. It came with Dol Hareubang (stone grandfather statue) and conch-shell plating, 8 side dishes, jeon (savory pancake), grilled abalone and spicy bulgogi mild enough for kids. Woljeongri Galbibap suits east Jeju travelers looking for a filling couple's lunch before or after surfing.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Korean pub by Gwangju ACC, weekday aged galbi dinner: Ju Myeongdang

Ju Myeongdang (주명당) is a dog-friendly Korean restaurant and pub on the 2nd floor, right in front of the ACC parking lot's rear gate in Dongmyeong-dong (Jangdong), Dong-gu, Gwangju. On a weekday evening after work, the blogger and her husband shared the Myeongdang Babsang set (49,000 won): beef yukjeon (pan-fried battered beef), straw-fire chashu bossam, aged marinated galbi, bibimbap, bibim guksu and aged kimchi stew. Ju Myeongdang's Myeongdang Babsang is a filling, good-value spread that works as dinner or as drinking food.

Written Oct 14, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Sangmu, Gwangju burgers: onion ring swap & Wednesday deal at Downtown

Downtown Gwangju Sangmu is a craft burger shop on the ground floor of the Urban Stay building in Sangmu, Seo-gu, Gwangju. On a return visit with a friend, the writer ordered the Chimichurri Avocado Burger set (₩17,800) and the Bulgogi Smash set (₩11,700, with onion rings swapped in for ₩1,900 more), loving the avocado burger and the onion rings, though the Bulgogi Smash had a slight off smell that day. For an unusual burger and great onion rings in Sangmu, Downtown Gwangju Sangmu is worth a visit.

Written Jun 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, GwangjuCafés

Gwangju hanok café for vanilla cream cold brew at night: Hoyang Horim

Hoyang Horim is a hanok (traditional Korean house) dessert café on a sloping lane beside a holly tree in Yangnim-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju, near Gwangju Christian Hospital. On a weekend night the writer and her sister sat on the floor seats with a vanilla cream cold brew (₩5,500), chamomile yuja apple tea (₩6,000), a sweet pumpkin injeolmi waffle (₩9,500) and red bean butter gaeseongjuak (₩2,800), then enjoyed the outdoor wooden platforms, hanji paper lights and traditional games of jegi kicking and tuho arrow throwing. For families or groups looking for a traditional-style dessert café, the injeolmi waffle at Hoyang Horim is worth ordering.

Written Oct 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Gwangju pho restaurant: couple's dinner for ₩38,000, Wolmidang

Wolmidang Gwangju Chonnam National University Branch is a pho restaurant on the first floor of the Megabox building by the back gate of Chonnam National University in Buk-gu, Gwangju. On a return dinner visit with her pho-loving husband, the blogger shared brisket, flank and tendon pho, a spicy teppan bulgogi set, a couple cha gio (Vietnamese fried spring roll) set and a cola, and both left full for ₩38,000. With its rich brown broth and cheese-topped spicy bulgogi, Wolmidang Gwangju Chonnam National University Branch is again worth a visit whenever you crave a hot bowl of soup.

Written Oct 10, 2026Sponsored