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Writes about small cafes and restaurants scattered across Jeju. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

Udo, Jeju restaurant on an EV drive: cream jjamppong at Seomsonai

Seomsonai Udo Main Branch (섬소나이 우도본점) is a jjamppong (Korean-Chinese seafood noodle soup) and pizza restaurant in front of Hagosudong Beach on Udo, Jeju. Two sisters took the first ferry, drove around Udo in an electric car, then had Baekjjam cream jjamppong (17,000 won) and truffle pizza (19,000 won) at Seomsonai for lunch, finding the cream broth surprisingly light and the hijiki seaweed crust crisp. Seomsonai is a lunch stop worth adding to any Udo drive.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeogwipo, JejuRestaurants

Mother-daughter birthday lunch course in Seongsan, Jeju: Nansan-ri

Nansan-ri Restaurant (난산리 식당) is a reservation-only Western course restaurant in the countryside village of Nansan-ri, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo, Jeju, open for just 3 seatings a day. The writer, her mother and her sister had the 38,000 won lunch course on July 11 for the sister's birthday, with welcome cards bearing their names, an egg dish topped with caviar, black pork tenderloin and rock octopus steak. Nansan-ri Restaurant suits families who want a quietly special lunch for a birthday or anniversary.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeogwipo, JejuCafés

Pyoseon, Jeju café open until 11 PM for corn patbingsu: Café 7 Budu

Café 7 Budu (표선카페 7부두) is a fishing-village-themed café right beside Pyoseon Port and in front of Pyoseon Beach in Pyoseon-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju, open until 11 PM. On a summer evening the writer met up with a younger sibling on short notice and had Café 7 Budu's handmade clay-pot patbingsu (shaved ice with sweet red beans), made with Korean red beans the owner boils himself, and was happy that every favorite topping, including corn and watermelon, was there. Café 7 Budu is a good stop on a Pyoseon trip for patbingsu with a sea view well into the evening.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored

PlaceSeogwipo, JejuRestaurants

Seohong-dong Vietnamese restaurant for chicken pho lunch: Pho Bay

Pho Bay Seogwipo Seohong-jeom is a Vietnamese pho restaurant on Hongjung-ro in Seohong-dong, Seogwipo, Jeju. On a sweltering day, worn out by the heat and the air conditioning, the writer and a younger sibling had lunch there: chicken pho (12,500 won for a small) and the special mixed set (18,500 won) with cha gio (fried spring rolls), shrimp balls and rice paper rolls. The broth was clean yet deep and the fried items crisp; with easy parking and friendly staff, Pho Bay Seohong is a lunch spot in Seogwipo worth recommending.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Jeju Iho Tewoo fish restaurant for a Jungbok Day lunch: Hwadeogeuro

Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang Jeju Iho Tewoo Branch is a Korean restaurant specializing in wood-fired grilled fish on Teuhaean-ro in Jeju, close to Jeju Airport and Iho Tewoo Beach. On Jungbok, a midsummer day for hearty meals, the writer drove from Pyoseon with Mom and a sibling, and the three shared a wood-fired grilled mackerel set, an altang (spicy fish roe stew) set and a wood-fired spicy pork set while looking at the sea through floor-to-ceiling windows, going back to the self-bar several times for lotus root and seafood pancake. With its ocean view and neatly prepared side dishes, Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang Iho Tewoo is a good fit for a family meal with parents.

Written Jul 26, 2026Sponsored

PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Jeju galbi house beef short ribs for 4 and bibim naengmyeon: Boncham

Jeju Boncham Sutbul Galbi is a charcoal-grilled galbi restaurant on Wonnohyeong-nam 1-gil in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju. A tired family of three ordered four servings of beef short ribs plus bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles), rice and doenjang stew, and a staff member grilled everything at the table. The writer's mother, who had not been feeling well, emptied her whole bowl of naengmyeon and said it was the best beef short rib she had ever eaten.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored

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