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Cafés, restaurants and places in Seogwipo, Jeju, written by bloggers who went there.
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Forest Jeongbang is a forest-themed ocean-view café near Jeongbang Falls in Seogwipo, Jeju. After visiting Jeongbang Falls, the writer rested at Forest Jeongbang, looking out at the Jeju sea through the large 2nd-floor windows, and named the sandwich with its soft bread as the most memorable item. Forest Jeongbang is a good fit for coffee and a light meal on a Jeongbang Falls itinerary.
Hayoung Black Pork BBQ (하영 흑돼지구이집) is a Jeju black pork barbecue restaurant on Cheonjeyeon-ro in Jungmun, Seogwipo. On the terrace, the writer grilled a 600g black pork platter of pork belly, neck and nape on both sides, tried it with salt, with meljeot (salted anchovy sauce) and wrapped with scallion salad, then grilled kimchi and bean sprouts in the leftover pork fat. Hayoung Black Pork BBQ is a solid pick for Jungmun travelers who want to grill black pork golden themselves and enjoy plenty of sides.
Donsahyang Olle Market Main Branch (돈사향 올레시장본점) is a charcoal-grilled Jeju black pork restaurant on Cheonji-ro near Maeil Olle Market in Seogwipo, Jeju. The blogger walked over from a Seogwipo stay and ordered 3 servings of Jeju black pork belly (200g for ₩20,000 per serving). Staff grilled the belly at the table, served with steamed egg, galchi-sokjeot (salted hairtail dip), barley doenjang, self-bar side dishes and yogurt for dessert. Crispy outside, juicy inside and served with friendly staff, Donsahyang is a place the blogger wants to revisit on the next Jeju trip.
Marijoa Seogwipo Jungmun Branch (마리조아 서귀포중문점) is a horse meat restaurant on Ieodo-ro in Daepo-dong, Seogwipo, Jeju. On a day of pouring rain during a two-week stay in Jeju, two of us tried horse meat for the first time with the 39,000-won-per-person Joa Course, served one dish after another like omakase: horse meat extract, sashimi, yukhoe (seasoned raw meat), sushi, makkatsu (horse meat cutlet), galbijjim (braised short ribs), grilled horse meat, shabu-shabu and kalguksu (knife-cut noodles). Marijoa is a good place to try horse meat for the first time, with no gamey taste and many different preparations.
Pho Bay Seogwipo Seohong-jeom is a Vietnamese pho restaurant on Hongjung-ro in Seogwipo, Jeju. A couple who rarely ate pho ordered a medium beef pho (13,000 won), crab fried rice, cha gio (fried spring rolls) and summer rolls for lunch. The rich broth and the summer rolls with peanut sauce had them seeking out pho even after the trip. With easy parking and fast service, Pho Bay Seohong-jeom is a lunch worth recommending in Seogwipo.
Eomeong Ttukbaegi Olle Market Main Branch is a Jeju abalone ttukbaegi (earthenware pot stew) restaurant near Olle Market in Seogwipo, run by three generations for 35 years. For lunch, the blogger ordered the Eomeong Ttukbaegi (abalone seafood stew) made with house-made doenjang (fermented soybean paste), sea urchin seaweed soup and black pork bracken dumplings. The deep, savory broth and the bracken-scented dumplings stood out, so Eomeong Ttukbaegi Olle Market Main Branch is worth recommending for a true Jeju-style meal near Olle Market.
Egatot Library (에가톳 라이브러리) is a bookshop tea house in a forest across from Pororo Park in Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju, combining a tea ceremony with reading from curated shelves. The writer booked solo-seat tea ceremony places with her husband: he drank Yunnan white tea, she drank Hallasan wild bamboo grass tea, and she read a book her husband recommended. Egatot Library is a Seogwipo bookshop date spot worth recommending for a rare stretch of time entirely to yourself.
Tamra Hansang (탐라한상) is a Korean set-meal restaurant in Seogwipo, Jeju, a 5-minute walk from Maeil Olle Market, serving braised cutlassfish, grilled cutlassfish, braised mackerel and dombe pork sets that come with sashimi and seafood. The writer ate the braised cutlassfish set with her sister as her first meal in Jeju, tried cutlassfish sashimi for the first time, and found that neither it nor the mackerel sashimi, which had disappointed her in Busan by tasting fishy, had any fishy taste at all. Tamra Hansang is a great first meal in Jeju if you want sashimi, fried cutlassfish, braised cutlassfish, stone-pot rice and sungnyung (scorched-rice tea) in one sitting.
Heukdonsibaekdonmyeon Shinhwa World Branch (흑돈시백돈면, also called Baekdon) is a briquette-grilled black pork BBQ pub in Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju. Living in Jeju without a car, the writer and friends got a free round-trip pickup from the Shinhwa World Landing Hall and ordered white and black pork platters, hongcho soju and kimchi stew, while staff grilled each cut and told them when to eat. For black pork and drinks near Shinhwa World without a car, Heukdonsibaekdonmyeon is an easy choice.
Kkamang Dwaeji Jungmun Branch is a charcoal-grill restaurant serving native Jeju black pork near Yeomiji Botanical Garden in the Jungmun Tourist Complex, Seogwipo, Jeju. On a quiet 4 PM visit, the writer ordered 600g of black pork neck and belly for 66,000 won, pre-grilled by the owner and eaten with special yuzu, wasabi and chili sauces, grilled kimchi and bracken. Even while pacing for a second stop, the writer left wanting to come back to Kkamang Dwaeji for other cuts.
Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap (중문고등어쌈밥) is a Korean mackerel ssambap (rice wrap) restaurant near Jungmun Tourist Complex in Seogwipo, Jeju, open from 9:30 AM. As the first customer at opening, the writer shared the aged-kimchi mackerel ssambap with abalone stone-pot rice for two (18,000 won per person), with 8 basic side dishes, 12 self-bar sides, free abalone porridge, sikhye (sweet rice punch) and photos in the pink muhly field afterwards. Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap is worth returning to when you want a hearty Seogwipo breakfast and a hangover cure in one stop.
Pho Bay Seogwipo Seohong-jeom is a Vietnamese pho chain restaurant on Hongjung-ro in Seogwipo, Jeju. On a Jeju trip, a working mom stopped at Pho Bay Seohong for a weekday lunch with her child. They ordered premium beef pho with eye of round (hongdukkae, ₩13,000 / ₩14,500), crab fried rice (₩14,000), cha gio (fried spring rolls) and a cha gio & shrimp ball plate (₩5,000 each). She noticed a hand-washing sink, baby chairs and water for kids. In pricey Jeju, Pho Bay Seohong is a good-value, reliably tasty lunch pick for families with children.
