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Cafés, restaurants and places in Gyeongnam, written by bloggers who went there.

Hadong, GyeongnamRestaurants

Fried chicken made by a cooking robot, packed to go: Hadong Hwagae

Jadam Chicken Hadong Hwagaejangteo (자담치킨 하동화개장터점) is a takeout chicken restaurant on Ssanggye-ro in Hadong, Gyeongnam, where a chicken-cooking robot fries the order. The writer called ahead, picked up the fried chicken with two sauces, pickled radish and cola after 20-25 minutes, and ate it warm back at the guesthouse. If you're looking for takeout food to bring back to your lodging on a Hadong trip evening, Jadam Chicken Hadong Hwagaejangteo is a solid choice.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Changwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Charcoal skewer BBQ with free bonfire & watermelon punch: Shashlik

Shashlik Masan Branch is a charcoal-grilled skewer barbecue restaurant in Deokdong, Masanhappo-gu, Changwon. The writer ordered the special shashlik (₩25,000) plus a chicken thigh charcoal skewer add-on (₩12,500) and shashlik fried rice (₩5,000), then finished with a free bonfire and a summer-event watermelon punch. It's a grilled-for-you barbecue spot that's easy to enjoy and even lets you do fire-gazing afterward.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gimhae, GyeongnamCafés

Gimhae dog-friendly bakery café with salt bread and fire chicken hot

Yu Yu Yu is a large two-story beige-toned bakery café on Inje-ro in Gimhae, Gyeongnam. From a window seat upstairs, this visit tried an Americano, U-shim shake, cream milk salt bread, chocolate salt bread and fire chicken salad hot dog, with the display case also stocked with egg tarts, Basque cheesecake and Dubai-style salt bread. There's a baby chair, a photo zone, and dogs are welcome on the first floor, making it an easy spot to relax with kids or a pet.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Gimhae Yulha gamjatang set with garlic pork and marinated crab

Ppyeodae Itneun Haejangguk Gamjatang Yulha Branch is a gamjatang (pork bone stew) restaurant near the Yulha cafe street in Gimhae, Gyeongnam. Two people ordered the Daega Han-sang set (₩40,000), which filled a four-person table with garlic pork slices, spicy marinated crab, and free refills of noodle add-ins, and the bone meat fell off with just a touch of chopsticks. A solid choice for a good-value gamjatang feast in Gimhae Yulha.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Changwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Charcoal-grilled sea eel at Daedo Jangeo, a Changwon restaurant

Daedo Jangeo (대도장어) is a charcoal-grilled eel restaurant near Changwon Station in Palyong-dong. Visiting for a weekday lunch with her mom, the writer ordered a medium sea eel seasoned grill plus eel soup with rice, finding the eel crisp outside, moist inside, deeply smoky from the briquette fire, with a mild, not-too-strong seasoning. It's a solid pick for a nourishing lunch or dinner with parents.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Jinju, GyeongnamRestaurants

Spicy level 1 agujjim with udon noodles at Jjimgoeul, Jinju

Jjimgoeul Main Branch is an agujjim (braised monkfish) restaurant in downtown Jinju, close to Jinjuseong Fortress and the Rodeo Street. On an evening out for the Jinju Heritage Night Walk, the writer ordered the small boneless agujjim with added udon noodles and a bowl of rice at spice level 1, and the crisp bean sprouts and generous sauce meant the rice bowl was scraped clean. A solid dinner pick in downtown Jinju whenever agujjim cravings hit.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Changwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Half-pig grilling set for two at Anmin Jung-dong, Changwon BBQ spot

Anmin Jung-dong is a fresh-pork charcoal grill restaurant in Jung-dong, Uichang-gu, Changwon. A reservation visit after work brought the half-pig set (450g of pork belly, pork neck, and herb-marinated skin) plus jar sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew), with staff grilling everything and free corkage making the evening even easier. It's a solid pick for a date-night dinner for two or a late-night drink with a good meal.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Whole roast pig set fully grilled for you at Anmin, a Gimhae BBQ

Anmin Gimhae is a whole-pig BBQ restaurant on the 2nd floor along Cheongok-ro in Juchon-myeon, Gimhae, Gyeongnam. The staff grill every piece of the whole pig set (700g) — pork belly, pork neck, nakyeopsal (pork skirt meat), and pork skin — for you, alongside sides like sundubu jjigae (soft tofu stew), hwang doenjang jjigae (blue crab soybean paste stew), and nurungji-tang (scorched rice soup). With almost no smoke or oil splatter, it was an easy pick for a family outing with kids.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Snow crab guts cream pasta in a retro rice mill café: Anin Jeongmiso

Anin Jeongmiso & Gaenari Jutaek is a Western-food restaurant in Gimhae's Bongni-dan-gil area, set inside a former rice mill building with a courtyard splitting the main hall and annex. Snow crab guts cream pasta, a half-and-half combination and bacon potato pizza, and truffle mushroom shrimp were ordered, with the crab guts sauce rich and creamy without any fishy taste, plus fun bursts of flying fish roe. A solid pick for a date-night meal in a retro-feeling space.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Gimhae, GyeongnamRestaurants

Private room lunch course A (₩20,000) at Dongbaek, Gimhae Chinese

Dongbaek is a traditional Chinese restaurant in Gimhae's Hwalcheongogae area, near Handeok intersection. The single-serving Lunch Special Course A (₩20,000), served in a private room, brings abalone porridge, Dongbaek cold salad, yusanseul, tangsuyuk, yurinki, and jjamppong in a steady, well-timed sequence. A solid pick for a parents' outing or a group meal, thanks to the private rooms and the pacing of the dishes.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Yangsan, GyeongnamRestaurants

Korean beef combo sets for a Yangsan meeting-of-parents dinner: Damso

Damso Main Branch is a Korean beef charcoal grill restaurant on the 8th floor of a building on Geumo-ro in Dongmyeon, Yangsan, Gyeongnam, where every seat is a private room. The writer ordered Combo A (sirloin plus specialty cuts) for ₩50,000, Combo B (specialty cuts) for ₩55,000, and Korean beef doenjang stew for ₩7,000, grilled smoke-free on a downdraft grill. A private, upscale Yangsan Korean beef restaurant worth recommending for a meeting-of-parents dinner, family meal, or hosting guests.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored
Changwon, GyeongnamBars

Charcoal-grilled merou fish and mentaiko onigiri: Tansaeng, Changwon

Tansaeng Sangnam Branch is a charcoal-grilled fish bar on the 2nd floor of a building next to a Hollys Coffee in Sangnam-dong, Changwon. On a repeat visit, the writer ordered charcoal-grilled merou (Patagonian toothfish), whole grilled squid, and mentaiko onigiri with soju, and the merou's flesh broke apart softly with juices spreading through it. With everything from bar tables to private rooms, it works for solo drinking as well as group gatherings.

Written Sep 8, 2026Sponsored