Yerin Gong · 2 stories

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Writes about restaurant visits around Gwangju and the wider Jeolla region. · Writes about: Restaurants

Jokbal set menu for two at 58,000 won in Suwan, Gwangju: Kkankkan

Kkankkan Jjokbal Suwan Branch is a jokbal (braised pork trotters) restaurant in the Suwan district of Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju. The Friend Set-Half & Half costs 58,000 won and brings half charcoal-grilled jokbal and half fire-grilled spicy jokbal with makguksu (chilled buckwheat noodles) and a drink, served with a base table of sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) and steamed egg; the leftover jokbal was boxed up and eaten the next day. One set covers the whole meal, making Kkankkan Jjokbal Suwan Branch a solid value pick.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored

PlaceBuk-gu, GwangjuRestaurants

Family all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet in Duam-dong, Gwangju: Sin Jjukkumi

Sin Jjukkumi Unlimited Refill Duam Branch is an all-you-can-eat jjukkumi (spicy baby octopus) and pork belly buffet in Duam-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju. A family of three — the writer, her mother and her older brother — ordered the jjukkumi + fresh pork belly + shaved pork belly set at 23,500 won, and the standouts were seasoned jjukkumi and pork piled onto a boiled egg, plus the flying fish roe fried rice at the end. With everything on a self-serve bar, Sin Jjukkumi works for all ages without having to flag down staff.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored

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