Gwangyang eel grill, busy lunch with ginger and eel soup: Deokeun
In short
Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch (더큰장어 광양점) is a charcoal-grilled eel restaurant on Hangman 9-ro in Gwangyang, South Jeolla, where you buy eel at the first-floor shop and grill it in the second-floor dining room. At a lunchtime visit, the Korean-farmed Japonica eel was eaten with sauce, pickled radish wraps, pickled onion and ginger, and a separate eel soup tasted as nutty and hearty as chueotang (loach soup). For plump eel with no fishy smell and enough pairings to stay interesting to the last bite, Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch is a good fit.
Good to know
- Hours
- 11:00–21:30 (Fri–Sat 11:00–24:00), last order 20:30
- Closed
- Open every day
- Parking
- Private parking lot by the entrance
- How it works
- Buy eel at the first-floor shop, then eat in the second-floor restaurant
- Amenities
- Groups, takeout, reservations, separate men's and women's restrooms, waiting area, baby chairs
- Lunch specials
- Eel soup, eel tteok-galbi (grilled patty)
- Meals and dessert
- Anchovy kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), nurungji (scorched rice)
- Event
- Free ice cream for writing a receipt review
as written by the visitor on Nov 7, 2026 · not checked with the business
How does Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch work?
Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch (더큰장어 광양점) is an eel grill restaurant where you buy eel at the first-floor shop, then head up to the second floor to grill it over charcoal. It is open 11:00-21:30 (Fri and Sat 11:00-24:00), last order at 20:30, every day of the year. Group seating, takeout and reservations are available, restrooms are separate for men and women, and there is a waiting area.
Hello (⸝⸝- ̫ -⸝⸝)ෆ⃛ I visited Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch, a well-known eel restaurant in Gwangyang.
🅿️ You can park in the private lot by the entrance.
The first floor is a direct-sale shop. Buy your eel there, then go up to the second-floor restaurant to eat!
Where does Deokeun Jangeo's eel come from?
They say Deokeun Jangeo gets fresh, Korean-farmed Japonica eel raised directly at Yongam Susan in Yeongam-gun, South Jeolla. That's apparently why the value for money is so good. Reliable Korean eel!
They're running an event: write a receipt review and get free ice cream!
Lunchtime crowds and seating at Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang
I went at lunchtime and it was busy! The interior is spacious with lots of tables, so it looks great for groups and company dinners. Apparently lots of people come for team dinners... haha
They have baby chairs too.
If you run out of side dishes, use the self-serve bar! I liked that it's mostly dishes that go well with eel.
What's on the Deokeun Jangeo menu besides grilled eel?
Besides grilled eel, Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch serves eel soup as a lunch special! Eel soup plus eel tteok-galbi (grilled patty) looked like a good lunch. For meals there's anchovy kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup), and nurungji (scorched rice tea) for dessert.
The default side dishes are perilla leaves, kimchi, radish wraps, myeongi namul (wild garlic pickle), pickled onion, lettuce wraps, ginger, garlic and ssamjang (wrap sauce).
- Perilla leaves
- Kimchi
- Radish wraps (mussam)
- Myeongi namul (wild garlic pickle)
- Pickled onion
- Lettuce wraps
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Ssamjang (wrap sauce)
How does Deokeun Jangeo's charcoal-grilled eel taste?
At Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch, a staff member puts the charcoal in and then you grill the eel yourself.
The eel is fresh and really plump... 👍🏻
Eel turning golden brown 🤍
The plump eel has no fishy smell at all and is tender. The skin is crispy and the flesh is springy 👍🏻
Best pairings for grilled eel: sauce, pickled radish, onion and ginger
The eel is good on its own, but dipped generously in sauce and eaten with pickled radish, pickled onion and ginger, it's heavenly...! There are so many tasty combinations that I never got tired of it and enjoyed it to the very end 🤍
How is the eel soup at Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang?
The eel soup here is hearty and rich, like chueotang (loach soup) 🤎 I wanted to try it too, so I ordered it separately!
If you're looking for an eel restaurant in Jungma-dong, Gwangyang, or a good Gwangyang restaurant in general, I recommend Deokeun Jangeo Gwangyang Branch 🤍
Where it is
101 Hangman 9-ro, Gwangyang-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special City, South Korea (전남광주통합특별시 광양시 항만9로 101)전남광주통합특별시 광양시 항만9로 101 더큰장어 광양점
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