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Cafés, restaurants and places in Jeju, written by bloggers who went there.
Nopo Dwaeji Aewol is a black pork restaurant near Gwakji Beach in Aewol, Jeju, where staff grill straw-fire seared black pork for you at the table. On day one of a three-day Jeju trip, before snorkeling, the lunch special 3-person set — 600g of thick-cut pork, a stew, and 3 servings of kelp rice — came to 79,000 won. Thanks to the grilling service, it was a hands-free meal even with a child along.
Myeonjumak Jeju Main Branch is a gogi-guksu (pork noodle soup) restaurant on Beonyeong-ro in Jocheon-eup, Jeju. Visiting with a baby, the writer had gogi-guksu at 11,000 won, gogi-bibim-guksu (mixed pork noodles) at 10,000 won and abalone porridge at 15,000 won, plus a free baby noodle bowl for children under 36 months, and Myeonjumak also set out a baby chair, baby dishes kept separately in a sterilizer and a phone stand on the table. With a wide parking lot and a roomy dining hall, Myeonjumak Jeju Main Branch is an easy place to eat with a child before heading to the next stop.
Jeju Samchun is a black pork grill restaurant near Hamdeok Beach in Jocheon-eup, Jeju, serving pork aged at low temperature for 300 hours. Visiting with a 13-month-old baby, the writer ordered the Jocha Set for 60,000 won and added steamed egg custard and one serving of pork jowl, and the staff grilled the meat and the baek-kimchi (white kimchi) at the table. The pork was tender and full of juice, making Jeju Samchun her husband's number one pick of the entire Jeju trip.
Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap is a mackerel ssam-bap (wrapped rice) Korean restaurant in Jungmun, Seogwipo, Jeju. The writer ordered the old kimchi mackerel ssam-bap set with abalone hot stone rice, tried the ssam vegetables, pork bulgogi, and japchae from the self-serve bar, and admired the wall covered in celebrity autographs. With easy parking and a generous spread, it made a solid, filling meal during a Jungmun trip.
Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch is a pork noodle (gogigguksu) restaurant near Aewol Cafe Street and Handam Beach in Jeju. Two diners ordered pork noodles, dongchimi bibim noodles, and mandu (dumplings), leaving only a little noodle behind, and kept coming back to the self-serve bar for kimchi with a strong jeotgal (salted seafood) aroma. With floor-to-ceiling ocean-view seats and 1-hour nearby parking support, it made for an easy Aewol lunch.
Suragan Tteokbang is a Jeju rice cake shop on Noyeon-ro near Jeju Airport where you can pick omegi-tteok (Jeju millet rice cake) one piece at a time for ₩1,000 each. The reviewer mixed six flavors — red bean, nuts, soybean powder, black sesame, tangerine, and barley — into one box and got 2 extra pieces from the receipt review event. Even after freezing and thawing naturally, the texture stayed soft and chewy, making it a solid pick for gifts or snacks.
Cheongchuni Oranda Dongmun Market Main Branch Tapdong is a wrapped-snack shop inside Dongmun Market in Jeju, Jeju. The writer tasted yuzu-scented gwajul at the tasting corner out front, then bought a four-flavor character package box with yuzu, garlic, seaweed and nut oranda that keeps for 14 days at room temperature or a month frozen. Soft and not overly sweet, it broke every preconception about oranda as a hard, sugary snack.
Today Jeju Shilla Duty Free Shop Jeju Branch is a bakery in Jeju City selling desserts and travel gifts modeled on Jeju's dol hareubang (stone grandfather statues). I boxed up an 8-piece set of Harubangne madeleines, and for the Harubang Sand I could pick my own mix of citrus juice and Udo peanut flavors in a set of 8–10. Worth a stop if you want cute, individually wrapped desserts as a Jeju souvenir.
Nopo Dwaeji Aewol is a black pork barbecue restaurant in Aewol-eup, Jeju, a 3-minute walk from Gwakji Beach. At lunch the writer ordered the lunch special set for 4 — 168-hour aged pork neck and pork belly, Jeju yellow crab doenjang jjigae and aged kimchi jjigae, and seaweed rice — then added bibim hoe naengmyeon (cold noodles with raw fish) at the end. With a clean dining room, a tidy self-bar and baby dishware, Nopo Dwaeji Aewol works well as a lunch stop after a morning at the beach with a child.
Dolgyeok Hanwoo is a hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant in Yeondong, Jeju City, about 10 minutes by car from Jeju Airport. Manong galbisal (garlic short rib meat), hanwoo galbisal and dolgyeok chadolbaegi (beef brisket) were charcoal-grilled and eaten with five different sauces — salt, wasabi, wholegrain mustard, ssamjang and soy sauce — with free refills of miyeokguk (seaweed soup). Dedicated parking in front of the building and a public lot nearby make Dolgyeok Hanwoo an easy stop for rental car travelers.
Pork80 Jeju Airport Branch is a Jeju black pork BBQ restaurant in Noheong-dong, Jeju City, known for its appearance on Choiza Road. Four diners shared one plate of nanchuk matdon (premium black pork) with bibim guksu (spicy cold noodles) and kimchi fried rice, and staff grilled the thick cuts at the table, so there was nothing to do but wait and eat. The pork was pleasantly chewy, but the kimchi fried rice at the end was the most memorable part of the meal.
Jeju Samchun is a black pork BBQ restaurant tucked into an alley within walking distance of Hamdeok Beach in Jeju. Jeju Samchun ages its pork for 300 hours at low temperature in a chilled aging fridge, then smokes it with grapevine chips; the writer ordered the Joka Set (ogyeopsal five-layer belly, mokssal pork collar, mokdeolmisal neck cut) with a side of yeolmu guksu (young radish noodles), finding the neck cut pleasantly chewy and the collar juicy. If you want to taste several cuts in one sitting, the Joka Set is the easy choice.
