# Gwangju Chinese restaurant with ₩1,000 tangsuyuk and beer: Mayway

- By Ara Kim (https://superchart.com/en/@seoul-plate-corners/)
- Written Sep 20, 2026
- Local places › Restaurants › Gwangsan, Gwangju
- Sponsored: This post was written after receiving a complimentary meal in exchange for a store visit sponsorship.
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## In short

Mayway is a Chinese restaurant on Cheomdan-gangbyeon-ro in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, that carries on the cooking of Daeheung Restaurant, opened on Chungjang-ro in 1950, and reopened under the Mayway name in July 2026. Over Chuseok the writer brought mom for a table of three and ordered the 1-person seafood nurungji soup (crispy rice soup), ganjjajang (black bean noodles), yusanseul-bap (rice with mixed seafood and vegetables) and grapefruit cream shrimp, plus tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) added for ₩1,000 with two draft beers. Free fried dumplings, a self-serve corner and leftovers packed to go made Mayway a generous family dinner, with the signature hot stone jjajang saved for next time.

## Good to know

- **Name**: Mayway (Gwangju Cheomdan branch)
- **Address**: Unit 102, 6 Cheomdan-gangbyeon-ro 87beon-gil, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju
- **Hours**: 11:00–22:00 (break 15:00–17:00)
- **Signature dishes**: Hot stone jjajang, 1-person seafood nurungji soup, jjukkumi jjaengban jjajang (webfoot octopus platter noodles)
- **Event**: Tangsuyuk added for ₩1,000 with two draft beers
- **Ordering**: Table QR code ordering
- **Self-serve corner**: Pickled radish, onion, side dishes, steamed rice, coffee machine
- **Ordered this visit**: 1-person seafood nurungji soup, ganjjajang, yusanseul-bap, grapefruit cream shrimp, tangsuyuk, Hanmac draft beer
- **Price reference**: ₩1,000 ≈ $0.7 (2026-09-21)

*as written by the visitor on Sep 20, 2026*

![Full table spread at Mayway, a Chinese restaurant in Cheomdan, Gwangju](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-01-ot3yi-966.webp)

This Chuseok I came down to my hometown of Gwangju early for the holiday. My mom loves Chinese food especially, so I took her to Mayway, a place known as a hotspot in the Cheomdan area — and it turned out to be more satisfying than I expected, so here's my review.

![Exterior view of Mayway restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-02-1dw4s-966.webp)

## Mayway Gwangju Cheomdan: address, hours and menu basics

- Name: Mayway
- Hours: 11:00–22:00 (break time 15:00–17:00)
- Signature menu: Hot stone jjajang, 1-person seafood nurungji soup, jjukkumi jjaengban jjajang

## What the Cheomdan Mayway dining room looks like

Mayway is a Chinese restaurant on Cheomdan-gangbyeon-ro in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, and as soon as I arrived, the red circular logo and sleek-font signage caught my eye. The entrance's glass door had the hours and break time clearly posted, which was handy to check before I even walked in.

![Mayway entrance with a red circular logo sign and posted business hours](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-03-10qm5-1200.webp)

Inside, every table had a built-in burner for cooking dishes tableside. At the table next to us, hot stone jjajang was sizzling away, noodles and sauce stir-frying right on the burner — so that's what those burners are for, I thought. Comfortable leather bench seating combined with wood-tone interiors made for a cozy atmosphere.

![Interior with tables featuring built-in burners and bench seating](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-04-o8vc7-966.webp)

On the wall, the characters for "beautiful" (美) and "taste" (味) were displayed in large lettering, with the store's logo placed between them. The interior made the meaning behind the name "Mayway" click instantly.

![Wall decorated with the characters for beautiful and taste alongside the logo](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-05-d9gbf-966.webp)

On another wall, there was a poster explaining their hand-pulled noodle process, so I knew right away this place makes its own noodles in-house. A line about their bold, flavorful cooking style caught my eye too.

![Poster explaining the hand-pulled house-made noodle process](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-06-15gx7-966.webp)

There was a self-serve corner on one side where you could help yourself to pickled radish, onion, and side dishes, plus a coffee machine nearby. Rice was also available to take as much as you wanted. Gwangju hospitality is still generous, it seems, haha.

![Self-serve corner with pickled radish, onion, and side dishes](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-07-c1wyo-966.webp)

![Self-serve corner with rice and a coffee machine](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-08-13s3m-966.webp)

Every table had a QR code where you could order and leave a review all in one scan — a system well set up for current trends, I thought. I also ordered easily via the QR code.

![QR code on the table for ordering and reviews](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-09-o6f7s-966.webp)

There was a serving robot parked on one side of the restaurant, resting since it wasn't busy when I visited. I could feel the effort put into running a large space efficiently, all around.

![Serving robot resting on one side of the restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-10-quq48-966.webp)

## How Mayway carries on the Daeheung Restaurant recipes from 1950

Inside Mayway there was a plaque introducing the restaurant's history, and reading it, I realized this wasn't just a new brand — it carries on the deep-rooted history of Gwangju's Chinese cuisine.

In 1950, Daeheung Restaurant opened in Chungjang-ro 5-ga in Dong-gu, Gwangju, becoming a symbolic old-school Chinese restaurant that helped lay the foundation for Gwangju's Chinese food history. By 1955 it had become a central pillar of Chungjang-ro's Chinese restaurant row, and from the 1960s through the 1990s, alongside the Chungjang-ro 5-ga printing district and Honam-dong commercial area, it became a beloved destination for Gwangju locals as well as regional political and business figures.

Sometime between the 1990s and 2000s, the restaurant moved from Chungjang-ro to the Juwol-dong and Bongseon-dong neighborhoods in Nam-gu and reopened there, carrying over the old-school ganjjajang and samseon fried rice recipes with their signature smoky wok flavor that had made it famous in the Chungjang-ro days, building a loyal local following. From the 2010s until 2023, it settled in as a beloved neighborhood Chinese restaurant serving delivery and dine-in customers around Bongseon-dong, Juwol-dong, and Bangnim-dong, staying true to old-school flavor and authentic ganjjajang rather than chasing a flashy, large-scale format.

Then on July 15, 2026, Daeheung Restaurant, which had preserved Gwangju's Chinese food history, rebranded and reopened under the new name Mayway. The plaque also had this line written on it, and reading it made every dish I ate that day feel a little more special.

> It's thanks to your unwavering visits over the years that Mayway exists today. The name has changed, but the care and skill poured into every bowl of old-school ganjjajang will never be compromised.

![History plaque tracing Mayway's roots back to Daeheung Restaurant](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-11-6p58y-966.webp)

![Plaque with a message about preserving the restaurant's traditional recipes](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-12-wv7ne-m-966.webp)

## The free fried dumplings at Mayway

As soon as we sat down at Mayway, warm fried dumplings came out as a free service item. Free stuff is love, right? Three golden, crispy dumplings arrived, and the wait for our ordered dishes was never boring. Starting the meal off with such generous service put me in a great mood.

![Three pieces of complimentary fried dumplings](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-13-ifztq-966.webp)

## Sharing seafood nurungji soup, ganjjajang and yusanseul-bap between three

Since my mom loves Chinese food, I ordered Mayway's 1-person seafood nurungji soup (crispy rice soup) for her. It arrived in a piping hot bowl, packed with enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, bok choy, shrimp, and carrots, and the broth was rich and deep. The crispy rice slowly softening in the broth was fun to eat too — I could see why this dish is considered the restaurant's signature.

![1-person seafood nurungji soup with shrimp, mushrooms, and bok choy](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-14-7ujpv-966.webp)

The ganjjajang we ordered alongside it also had a chewy texture, probably thanks to the house-made noodles, and paired well with the smoky, wok-flavored black bean sauce. The portion was generous enough for the three of us to share easily.

![Ganjjajang made with house-made noodles](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-15-11wb6-966.webp)

![Ganjjajang noodles mixed with the black bean sauce](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-16-i6b69-966.webp)

We also ordered yusanseul-bap (mixed rice with vegetables and seafood), which came piled high with shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, shrimp, and assorted vegetables stir-fried in a light sauce over rice. It wasn't overly seasoned but still had deep savory flavor, making it easy for the three of us to share evenly.

![Yusanseul-bap topped with mushrooms and shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-17-1kfqw-966.webp)

## Grapefruit cream shrimp, the dish the staff recommend

On a staff member's recommendation, we also ordered the grapefruit cream shrimp. Crispy fried shrimp topped with a smooth cream sauce and a refreshing hint of grapefruit made what could easily be a heavy cream sauce feel light and bright. The combination of crunchy fried texture and creamy sauce was memorable — a dish I'd want to order again.

## Two draft beers get you tangsuyuk for ₩1,000

Mayway was running an event where ordering two draft beers let you add tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) for just ₩1,000. We'd already ordered Hanmac draft beer alongside our food, and when the staff member told us about the event, and since we were about to order two beers anyway, we happily added the tangsuyuk right away. The batter was fried crisp, topped with fresh julienned vegetables, and it made a perfect beer snack. It wasn't until we were leaving after the meal that I noticed the big event banner hanging outside the store, confirming this was indeed a real ongoing promotion.

![Tangsuyuk served alongside Hanmac draft beer](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-18-1rg9s-966.webp)

![Plate of tangsuyuk topped with julienned vegetables](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-19-pelc6-966.webp)

![Banner outside the restaurant advertising the ₩1,000 tangsuyuk event](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-20-1hq0t-m-966.webp)

## Hot stone jjajang, Mayway's signature dish for next time

I learned from a large sign posted outside the restaurant that Mayway's signature dish is hot stone jjajang. The description of piping-hot jjajang with a smoky wok flavor served on a heated stone plate, staying hot until the very last bite, was intriguing. Along with the 1-person seafood nurungji soup and jjukkumi jjaengban jjajang (spicy octopus platter noodles), these three make up Mayway's signature trio — this time I only tried the nurungji soup, so next visit I definitely want to try the hot stone jjajang.

![Large sign introducing signature menu items including hot stone jjajang](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-21-1ssgv-966.webp)

I snapped a photo of the whole spread before we dug in — the seafood nurungji soup, grapefruit cream shrimp, and yusanseul-bap filled the table with a truly generous spread.

![Full spread with seafood nurungji soup, grapefruit cream shrimp, and yusanseul-bap](https://img.superchart.com/images/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant/meiwei-gwangju-cheomdan-chinese-restaurant-22-1d238-966.webp)

Even for the three of us, the portions were plenty, and the staff even packed up the leftovers for us to take home.

## Is Mayway worth a family dinner in Gwangju?

This outing with my mom to Mayway, a hotspot restaurant in Cheomdan, exceeded my expectations. Beyond just being a delicious Chinese restaurant, once I learned the history — starting from Daeheung Restaurant in Chungjang-ro in 1950, through Bongseon-dong, to today's Mayway — every single dish felt more special. From the free fried dumplings to the seafood nurungji soup, yusanseul-bap, grapefruit cream shrimp, and the tangsuyuk we got through the promotion, everything was satisfying, and above all, the portions were so generous the three of us couldn't finish it all, plus they thoughtfully packed up the leftovers. Next time, I plan to come back to try this place's true signatures — the hot stone jjajang and jjukkumi jjaengban jjajang.

## Where it is

- Mayway (메이웨이 광주첨단점)
- 6 Cheomdan-gangbyeon-ro 87beon-gil, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju, South Korea, Unit 102
- 전남광주통합특별시 광산구 첨단강변로87번길 6 102호 메이웨이
- 35.2148212, 126.8524509
- Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%EB%A9%94%EC%9D%B4%EC%9B%A8%EC%9D%B4%20%EA%B4%91%EC%A3%BC%EC%B2%A8%EB%8B%A8%EC%A0%90/@35.2148212,126.8524509,17z

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