Jeju restaurant for hangover pork noodles: Handam Guksu

Aewol's Handam Guksu, a great pork noodle spot where you can eat while taking in Jeju's pretty sky and sea! It is just right for lunch, so let me introduce it.

Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch location and visitor information

Tuesday through Sunday, it is open from 10:00 to 20:30, with a break from 15:30 to 17:30. Last order is at 19:50; on Mondays, it is open until 16:20 and last order is at 15:40.

Where can I park?

About seven cars can park in front of the restaurant and in the lot beside it. If parking is tight on weekends, you can use Handam Public Parking Lot, Randy's Donuts Parking Lot, or Handam Promenade Parking Lot for one hour of free parking! We visited on a weekday, so we were able to park right in front.

Three walls of windows looking onto the Aewol sea

The moment I walked in, I went, “Wow!” The dining room is not huge, but its floor-to-ceiling windows made the wide-open view absolutely spectacular.

It almost felt as if we were eating outdoors. Best of all, the Aewol sea was right there, so whenever I looked up from my noodles, I could enjoy the gorgeous scenery exactly as it was.

Since all three sides have full windows, you can see the scenery outside from any seat—no need to battle over tables, which was nice too.

We arrived around noon on a weekday and ate without waiting, but it was almost full, so I think there could be a wait on weekends. Keep that in mind :)

What we ordered and prices

• Beef-bone pork noodles ₩10,000
• Chilled dombe pork ₩15,000

There is currently a Naver receipt-review event, and participants receive a Jeju specialty crunch snack, so be sure to claim that perk!

Self-serve side dishes

The basic side dishes are self-serve, so you can bring over whichever kinds you would like. There were simple vegetable sides that go perfectly with noodles: fresh kimchi, pickled dried radish strips, and peppers. The staff kept tending to it, so even though it was self-serve, it was very clean.

Beef-bone pork noodles loaded with bean sprouts

Let me tell you about the Jeju signature pork noodles we ate with an ocean view through the full windows~

Beef-bone pork noodles ₩10,000

Ta-da, doesn't it look refreshing!? These pork noodles came packed with bean sprouts and scallions, in a truly enormous bowl. It felt full of Jeju's generous warmth.

The broth had the richness of beef bone broth, plus a refreshing quality from the bean sprouts. I am a broth person, so I just kept spooning it up. Having that warm beef-bone broth on an empty stomach in the morning felt easy on my stomach, and it washed down the drinks from the night before so refreshingly.

And there were loads of bean sprouts for an extra clean, refreshing finish! Drinks are a must on a trip night, and a hangover cure is a must the next day, so if you are looking for good pork noodles for that near Aewol, visit Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch~ The broth was delicious, and the noodles were soft yet chewy, without any floury taste.

There was also plenty of pork, so instead of eating only noodles and missing out nutritionally, we got protein too—perfect carbs, protein, and fat. The noodles, pork topping, and broth were such a good combination.

Chilled dombe pork ₩15,000

We also ordered chilled dombe pork (Jeju-style boiled pork served cold). I worried it might taste fishy because it was chilled, but it did not, and it was thinly sliced, making it easy to eat with the noodles.

With the wasabi and sauce served alongside it, the savory flavor really came through, and it was great paired with the noodles.

For breakfast or lunch the day after your trip

Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch is a pork noodle restaurant with full walls of windows. It was such a pretty place, with Jeju's blue sky and the lovely Aewol sea spread out before us. On top of that, the pork noodles were full of bean sprouts, with a refreshing yet richly savory beef-bone broth that felt easy on the stomach—great for breakfast or lunch :)