# Gwangsan eel restaurant for group dining: Yuil Jangeo - By Rin (https://superchart.com/en/@market-stall-meals/) - Written Sep 12, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Gwangsan, Gwangju - Sponsored: This content was created with support for a visit to the restaurant. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@market-stall-meals/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@market-stall-meals/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/index.md) ## In short Yuil Jangeo is a grilled eel restaurant in Gwangsan, Gwangju, where diners can see, choose, and grill their own eel. My family had three servings of eel and eel soup, with fresh self-bar wraps and great green onion kimchi; Yuil Jangeo is an especially easy pick for groups and meals with kids. ## Good to know - **Hours**: Daily 11:00–21:00 - **Last order**: 20:30 - **Parking**: Dedicated parking available - **Table-setting fee**: Adults ₩4,000 / elementary school students ₩2,000 - **Takeout**: Courier and cloth-wrapped gift packaging; par-grilled eel takeout available *as written by the visitor on Sep 12, 2026* ![Visiting Yuil Jangeo in Gwangsan](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-01-1i3r1-900.webp) ## An eel restaurant with spacious parking for group gatherings My older sister brought the family here before, and since the parking lot was spacious and the eel was good, we came back again. - Daily 11:00–21:00 - Last order 20:30 - Dedicated parking available ![Yuil Jangeo dedicated parking area](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-02-1t35r-900.webp) ![Spacious parking lot at the eel restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-03-v0a9c-900.webp) There are so many parking spaces and the area is huge, so you really do not need to worry about parking..! It seems genuinely convenient for group gatherings. Recommended for anyone who worries about parking and for group get-togethers! ![Information on eel takeout and gifts](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-04-2hkf7-900.webp) ## Eel can also be packed up for gifts and home meals They offer courier delivery and cloth-wrapped gift packaging too, so I thought it would be great for gifting to people around you this coming Chuseok. I would love it if someone gave me eel as a gift too haha. Today’s TMI,, ![Courier and cloth-wrapped eel packaging](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-05-9p5p4-900.webp) ![Information on eel gift packaging](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-06-18g24-900.webp) Grilling eel at home is sneakily inconvenient because of the smell and smoke, right?! You can also take home par-grilled eel, so you can enjoy it comfortably 👍 They give quite a generous discount for takeout too, so it is very reasonably priced. ![Information on par-grilled eel takeout](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-07-dmzgl-900.webp) ![Par-grilled eel available for takeout](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-08-1yph8-900.webp) ![Information on discounts for eel takeout](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-09-5y90e-900.webp) ![Using packaged eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-10-e446l-900.webp) ## Choose your eel after seeing the portion yourself Whenever I go out for eel, I always wonder how much to order. Here, they let you see and choose the eel yourself, so you can judge the portion and it was really easy to choose 👍👍👍 ![Display of eel available to choose yourself](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-11-tz3nk-900.webp) This is the eel we chose. Can you believe that price for three servings?! The table-setting fee was separate, of course, but the amount was truly generous for the price. - Table-setting fee: adults ₩4,000 - Table-setting fee: elementary school students ₩2,000 ![Chosen eel and table-setting fee information](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-12-qdfe1-900.webp) Eels aging very deliciously 🐟🐟🐟 ![Eel aging in progress](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-13-dz7ie-900.webp) ## A partitioned dining hall and a wide variety of side dishes As you would expect from a popular eel spot, it was busy and the hall was full that day, but it was less crowded than on my previous visit, so it was much more pleasant. The tables are separated with partitions too, which made it feel more private than other eel restaurants. ![Eel restaurant dining hall with partitions](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-14-8tye7-900.webp) These are the side dishes served as standard! There was such a variety: chilled cucumber and seaweed soup, pickled onions, ssammu (pickled radish sheets for wraps), kimchi, green onion kimchi, myeonginamul (pickled wild garlic leaves), and more. Personally, I thought the green onion kimchi was even more delicious than last time. It tastes absolutely fantastic with eel 😋 ![Standard side dishes served with eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-15-14rb0-900.webp) ![Variety of side dishes served with eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-16-1tgfn-900.webp) You can take as much as you need of any extra side dishes or sauces from the well-stocked self-bar! You can freely take wrap vegetables too, and I loved how fresh they were, as if they had just been picked. My favorite accompaniments are garlic with sesame oil, ginger, green onion kimchi, and perilla leaves—what do you usually eat?! As we were tasting the side dishes, the eel finally made its da-da-da-da entrance!! Ready to eat!! ![Par-grilled eel set on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-17-1tsbr-1200.webp) ## Putting par-grilled eel on the grill and cooking it ourselves A staff member neatly arranged the par-grilled eel on the grill before leaving, and from here, we just had to cook it ourselves. ![Par-grilled eel arranged on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-18-anu0p-900.webp) ![A row of eel being grilled by hand](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-19-uehu1-900.webp) I feel like I have really been nourishing myself properly this month 💪💪 I did not even like eel before, but why has it been so delicious lately,,, haha ![Eel grilling to a golden brown](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-20-1ph5a-900.webp) ## Eel soup that was refreshing when the richness set in Last time, we ordered it as a finishing dish and it somehow felt a little lacking, so this time we ordered it as a proper dish. It was so refreshing this time, and the seasoning was absolutely spot-on,,! When you are eating eel, there comes a point where it starts to feel rich, and if you order this then, you can keep eating endlessly 😋😋😋 ![Refreshing eel soup](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-21-18tb7-900.webp) Mix rice into it and one bowl disappears in no time 🪄 ![Eel soup eaten with rice mixed in](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-22-1t625-900.webp) When you order eel soup, it also comes with gungchae namul (seasoned stem lettuce) and seasoned pickled radish 😁😁 For the last row, I asked my sister to put it on all at once in a cool, neatly lined-up way like the staff member did, but she seriously could not do it at all, which was so funny hahaha ![Eel soup side dishes and eel](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-23-ipley-900.webp) Even the very last row of eel was perfectly golden brown ✨ ![Eel soup placed on the grill](https://img.superchart.com/images/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel-24-1slvf-900.webp) The eel soup was starting to cool down, so we put it on the grill, and that was such a good choice. It felt like starting all over again. We were too full to leave a receipt review, but I really recommend that you do! They give you eel tteokgalbi (grilled eel patty), can you believe it?! Usually review events mostly give drinks, but eel tteokgalbi is easy to feed to little ones, and apparently kids love it too—so for families with kids, it is not a choice but a must! ## Where it is - Yuil Jangeo (유일장어) (유일장어) - 343 Donggok-ro, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Korea - 전남광주통합특별시 광산구 동곡로 343 1층 - 35.1131541, 126.7794405 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EC%9C%A0%EC%9D%BC%EC%9E%A5%EC%96%B4/@35.1131541,126.7794405,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@market-stall-meals/gwangsan-eel-restaurant-group-eel/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt