Milyang restaurant with boneless grilled mackerel set: Ilpum Irojeong

What kind of restaurant is Ilpum Irojeong in Milyang?

Ilpum Irojeong is a loach soup set-meal restaurant at 75-1 Baekmin-ro, Naei-dong, Milyang, near Milyang Cinema. It's open 11:00–21:00, and the loach soup set lets you add pork or grilled fish to your taste.

During this Milyang trip, I heard word of a proper loach soup place that was both good for you and seriously delicious, so I went to check it out! It's called 'Ilpum Irojeong,'

From the main loach soup set to the side dishes the kids loved, everything was so clean that the whole family left satisfied. Let me start with the basic info about the place!

• Location: 1F, 75-1 Baekmin-ro, Milyang-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea (Naei-dong / near Milyang Cinema)
• Hours: 11:00 – 21:00
• A nutritious, authentic loach soup set-meal restaurant known for its deep, rich flavor
• Beyond the loach soup set, you can add and mix in pork, grilled mackerel and other mains
• Spacious, clean interior with private rooms too — great for family gatherings or group dinners
• Fresh sancho powder, minced garlic and chili on every table so you can season to taste

Inside Ilpum Irojeong: a big hall and private rooms for groups

Walking into Ilpum Irojeong, the interior was much bigger and cleaner than I expected. The private rooms were well set up too, so it seemed like a great spot for a cozy family meal or for group gatherings and work dinners.

The boiled pork and loach soup set with grilled mackerel added on

Ilpum Irojeong's signature is the loach soup set, and I really liked how you can add fish or pork to it as you like! We ordered the pork loach soup set and added grilled mackerel on top.

True to a proper set-meal restaurant, the basic side dishes were laid out neatly and cleanly, and the pork had no gamey smell at all — soft and tender enough to melt in your mouth.

Is the grilled mackerel at Ilpum Irojeong really boneless?

What really impressed me was the grilled mackerel! The bones had been cleanly removed. I usually like fish but avoid it because picking out bones is such a hassle — this I could eat with total ease, and it was also perfect to serve the kids, both convenient and delicious.

Rich loach soup you season yourself with fragrant sancho powder

Finally, the main event — the loach soup — arrived! The broth was so rich and savory that just looking at it felt like a health boost.

I grew up in Gyeongsang-do, so I really love adding sancho powder (Korean pepper powder) to loach soup, and the sancho powder set out on every table wasn't your typical store-bought stuff — it was so well kept and fragrant that I was genuinely impressed! Loading it in brought the flavor to life.

Minced garlic and chili were also there in generous amounts, so everyone could mix the soup to their own taste — that part was perfect too.

Pizza-shaped potato pancake, and the sold-out octopus pancake

We also ordered a potato pancake on the side for the kids, and it looked exactly like a round pizza! Crispy outside and moist inside — the kids happily munched through it like a snack.

Honestly, I really wanted to try the octopus pancake too, but unfortunately it was sold out when we went. Disappointing, but we promised ourselves we'd come back and try it on our next trip to Milyang.

Is Ilpum Irojeong worth it for a family meal in Milyang?

'Ilpum Irojeong' turned out to be a more satisfying, nutritious meal than expected during our Milyang trip! From the soft, bone-free grilled mackerel to the clean pork and the fragrant, rich loach soup, it was a place the whole family enjoyed.

If you're looking for a healthy, tidy Korean restaurant in Milyang, I'd definitely recommend stopping by!