Damyang Korean restaurant for octopus fried rice: Gugane META Bapsang
In short
Gugane META Bapsang is a Korean restaurant inside the Metaprovence complex in Damyang, Gwangju, built around hot-plate stir-fried octopus and Jeolla-style lettuce wrap fry, where assorted fritters are wrapped in lettuce leaves. After the octopus is picked off the plate, the leftover sauce is fried with rice right on the same hot plate, and the assorted fry platter arrives loaded with sweet potato, mushroom, shrimp and squid. Gugane META Bapsang is the pick in Damyang when you want Korean food other than tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patties).
Good to know
- Address
- 414-101, 47 Metaprovence 1-gil, Damyang-eup, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
- Break time
- 14:30–16:30 (none on weekends and public holidays)
- Payment
- Onnuri gift certificates and Damyang Love gift certificates (Chak) accepted
- Review perk
- Write a Naver visitor receipt review and show it to staff for a free drink
- Dishes eaten
- Hot-plate stir-fried octopus, assorted fry (sweet potato, mushroom, shrimp, squid/octopus)
- Hygiene grade
- Rated 'Very Good' by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
as written by the visitor on Sep 17, 2026
I couldn't stand staying home all weekend, so I went on an Instagram-worthy trip to Damyang — and stumbled onto a legendary Korean restaurant that set off fireworks in my mouth. Had to post this immediately 🥳
Anyone else raise their hand if you're a little tired of eating the same tteokgalbi every single time you come to Damyang? 🙋♂️🙋♀️ This time I demolished spicy-sweet, smoky Damyang stir-fried octopus and squid, plus lettuce wrap fry — the soul food of Jeolla-do! Great for a family trip or a Damyang date course, this is my honest review of 'Gugane META Bapsang,' a restaurant in the Damyang Metaprovence complex. Let's dive in! 🚀
Where is Gugane META Bapsang, and can you pay with Onnuri gift certificates?
Gugane META Bapsang sits right inside the Damyang Metaprovence complex — a must-stop whenever you're in Damyang 🏛️. The address is 47 Metaprovence 1-gil, Damyang-eup, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do.
Hours note: break time is 14:30–16:30, so just avoid that window! (No break time on weekends or holidays 👏)
Money-saving tip: here's the amazing part — you can pay with Onnuri Gift Certificates and Damyang Love Gift Certificates (Chak)! Buy discounted mobile Onnuri Gift Certificates and pay via QR code at participating stores to save on your meal — definitely check before you go 💡
The building has European-style architecture, so I was busy taking photos before I even walked in. Eat until you're full, then stroll through the colorful Provence-style village — perfect for a Damyang family outing or date course 📸💖
Free drink for a Naver photo review at Gugane META Bapsang
Seeing the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety's hygiene grade sign with three triangle stars for 'Excellent' put me completely at ease ✨
There was a sign on the table for a Naver photo review event: write a visitor receipt review and show it to staff, and they'll give you a cold drink for free! Don't forget to snap pretty food photos, post them, and grab that free drink 🍹
Self-serve side dish counter and the how-to-eat sign
The basic side dishes at Gugane META Bapsang are clean and satisfying from the start, and the restaurant has a neatly organized self-serve side dish counter too!
Eating guide tip: there's a helpful sign on the wall showing 'how to enjoy the fried squid and hot plate.' Follow the ratio the owner suggests and add pickled onion — it boosts the flavor by 200%, so definitely follow the guide 👍
Hot-plate stir-fried octopus plus assorted fry: the combo to order 🔥
1. Sizzling hot-plate stir-fried octopus at Gugane META Bapsang 🌋
Plump octopus fully soaked in sauce arrives sizzling on a hot plate — the visual alone makes your mouth water... 🔥 After scooping up all the octopus, frying rice in the leftover sauce right on the hot plate is the true highlight, I swear ㅠㅠ
Scraping up the crispy rice stuck to the bottom sends a jolt of nutty flavor straight to your brain ⚡ If you're looking for the best Damyang octopus stir-fry and you don't order the fried rice, that should honestly be illegal!
2. Assorted fry: sweet potato, mushroom, shrimp and squid, all crisp 🍤🍠
Sweet potato fry, mushroom fry, shrimp fry, and squid/octopus fry all come out generously as a combo — the batter is seriously crispy outside, tender inside! The oil-free crunch had me gasping in delight 🤤
What is Jeolla-style lettuce wrap fry (sangchu twigim)?
People from other regions are often surprised: "Wait, do you fry the lettuce itself?" Nope, not at all! 🙅♂️❌ Jeolla-style lettuce wrap fry means wrapping crispy assorted fry (squid, octopus, etc.) in fresh lettuce, then topping it with a salty soy pickle loaded with cheongyang chili and onion! 🥬🍤
The crisp, refreshing lettuce cuts through the greasiness of the fry, and the salty pickled onion sends the savory flavor through the roof — you just can't stop eating it haha ㅋㅋㅋ Stuff your mouth full of this lettuce wrap and it's pure happiness... ❤️
Gugane META Bapsang verdict and one-line review (TL;DR)
If you want something different and genuinely delicious in Damyang instead of the usual menu, go without hesitation! Eat the spicy hot-plate stir-fried octopus, finish it off perfectly with the hot-plate fried rice, then wrap the crispy assorted fry in lettuce — that's pure perfection.
Taste, atmosphere, and location (right in Metaprovence) — this Damyang restaurant nails all three, so I highly recommend it! 💯
Where it is
47 Metaprovence 1-gil, Damyang-eup, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea전남광주통합특별시 담양군 담양읍 메타프로방스1길 47 414동 101호
