Jeonju jjukkumi restaurant with private rooms for 4: Jjukkumi Sinhwa

Jjukkumi Sinhwa: the Inhu-dong, Jeonju spot I need on a regular basis

Why Inhu-dong and Ajung-ri locals come to Jjukkumi Sinhwa for an early dinner

Known as an Inhu-dong favorite and an Ajung-ri favorite, Jjukkumi Sinhwa is genuinely my neighborhood go-to whenever I get a craving for jjukkumi (spicy stir-fried baby octopus). It gets absolutely packed right at lunch and dinner meal times, so I'm the type who goes for an early lunch or early dinner hahahahahaha

Jeonju Jjukkumi Sinhwa Ajung-ri Main Branch hours and parking

• Address: 16 Donggajaemi 2-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju
• Hours: 11:15–21:00 (last order 20:00)
• Break time: 15:00–17:00
• Closed: Sundays
• Parking: private lot behind the restaurant (open 11:00–22:00)

Inside Jjukkumi Sinhwa: can you reserve a private room for a group?

Let's take a look at the interior vibe of Jjukkumi Sinhwa Ajung-ri branch~ Toward the back there are two rooms, one with two tables of 4 and the other with four tables of 4, so it's great for booking ahead for a group gathering, right?

Jeonju Jjukkumi Sinhwa menu and prices

Let's take a look at the menu at Jjukkumi Sinhwa, the Inhu-dong, Jeonju favorite~

• Basic jjukkumi ₩15,000
• Hwasan jjukkumi (jjukkumi + beef belly) ₩18,000
• Hwasae (jjukkumi + beef belly + shrimp) ₩20,000
• Jjukkumi takeout comes without banchan but double the jjukkumi ₩17,000
• Lunch dolsot bibimbap ₩10,000 — a lot of people enjoy this too, I hear

The self-serve banchan bar: two helpings of cabbage, minimum

Self-serve bar, love it! They give you a base spread and then you can go grab more banchan yourself if you need it. This makes me sooooo happy. Because whenever I come here, I make sure to go back for cabbage at least twice hahahahahahahahahahaha

Ordering the Hwasae set for two at 40,000 won, egg custard included

Hwasae x2 = ₩40,000, green bottle soju ₩5,000, cheese fried rice ₩3,000. This place gives you egg custard as part of the base spread too. Adding more is +₩2,000 because egg prices went up.

From the start, the staff keep coming by to stir and let you know the timing for eating, so you can just sit back, wait, and enjoy some chat time hahahahahahahahahahahahaa

How to eat the jjukkumi, plus the free cheese sari event

On the table there's a kind explanation of how to eat jjukkumi deliciously

• Just the jjukkumi on its own
• On a perilla leaf with the day's freshly tossed bean sprouts
• Dunked deep in the garlic sauce — mayo mixed with domestic fresh garlic and sweet-tangy apple

They also said they'll give you a cheese add-on if you leave a receipt review or verify via Instagram, Facebook, or Naver, so cheese lovers should definitely take part, right?

Now that we know how to eat it right, let's dig in one by one~haha It's so delicious whether you eat it plain or wrapped, this Inhu-dong, Jeonju favorite Jjukkumi Sinhwa — and the special garlic sauce is addictive too, I'm telling you!

Finishing with cheese fried rice at 3,000 won

Even when you're stuffed, you can't skip this K-dessert of a finale, bokkeumbap (fried rice)~~ cheese bokkeumbap~~haha If you want a meal that's perfect right down to the last bite, come on and try Jjukkumi Sinhwa, this Inhu-dong, Jeonju favorite that locals keep coming back to — you absolutely have to stop by~