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Cafés, restaurants and places in Jeju, written by bloggers who went there.
Kkamang Dwaeji Jungmun Branch is a 720-hour aged black pork restaurant in the Jungmun tourist complex in Seogwipo, Jeju. Right beside Hotel The Grand on a windy day, the writer ordered the black pork lunch special (₩25,000) with cheese-bomb egg custard, doenjang jjigae, and kimchi jjigae, pairing pre-grilled pork with five sauces and bracken fern. A family-friendly Jeju BBQ spot that works for kids and grandparents alike.
Eoeum-ri Photo Studio is a stone-warehouse studio and outdoor snap photo shop in Eoeum-ri, Aewol, Jeju Island. A photographer shoots outdoor portraits against stone walls and slate roofs, then guests get 20 minutes of self-photo time inside the stone studio with a tripod and remote while prints are made. Two retouched prints are handed over on the spot and the originals arrive by KakaoTalk — a very satisfying visit.
Jejju Seogwipo New Town Branch is a Korean restaurant in Seogwipo, Jeju, known for fresh sushi and charcoal-grilled octopus. A takeout order of the anju sam-chongsa (three-side-dish combo, ₩23,800) plus tonkatsu (₩7,800) came to ₩31,600 total, packed with salmon, yukhoe, octopus, fried mandu, pub potatoes and rakkyo for a late-night drink at the accommodation. A solid pick for hotel-room drinks and midnight snacks while traveling in Jeju.
Jeju Samchun is a Jeju black pork restaurant just 3 minutes on foot from Hamdeok Beach. Two adults and a child ordered the jokaseteu (neck and pork belly, 500g, ₩60,000) with an extra 200g of gabrisal and a bowl of cold noodles, while a staff member grilled everything start to finish and shared a tip for wrapping the meat in seaweed with salted pollock roe. After a typhoon ruined swimming plans, this relaxed sit-down dinner turned out to be a real win.
Dolgyeok Hanwoo is a charcoal-grilled hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant in Yeondong, Jeju City, close to Jeju Airport. Visiting at 6pm on the first evening of a trip, the writer ordered three servings of 1++ manong galbisal (garlic marinated short rib) and doenjang sulbap (soybean paste rice), and especially remembered the staff-recommended combo of manong gochu ganjang (garlic chili soy sauce) with wasabi, plus a generous beef seaweed soup. A good pick for a first night in Jeju when beef sounds better than black pork.
Cheongchuni Oranda Dongmun Market Main Branch Tapdong is a traditional snack shop in Dongmun Market, Jeju. On the last day of a Jeju trip, the writer picked up oranda donuts at ₩3,500 each in six flavors — carrot chocolate, hallabong, strawberry, cookies and cream, gold cheese and chocolate — plus Udo peanut oranda that melted in the mouth. Worth a look whether you remember old-style oranda as hard, or you're just after a snack the kids will love.
Seomsonai is a jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and pizza restaurant right on Hagosudong Beach on Udo Island, Jeju. The writer ordered the ujjam (red seafood jjamppong) loaded with abalone, mussels, shrimp, squid, hijiki and gulfweed, paired with the peanut-topped soseom pizza, and found the smoky, spicy broth and sweet-savory pizza a surprisingly perfect match. A bowl of jjamppong with a sea view is the writer's idea of the ultimate Udo trip moment.
Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap is a large Korean restaurant on Iljuseo-ro in Seogwipo, Jeju, open from 9:30am daily. The braised mackerel ssam-bap set came with abalone hot-stone rice and grilled tilefish, plus self-serve side dishes, and the tender braised radish and stone-pot scorched rice were especially good. Worth adding to the list if you want to start your first meal in Jeju with something hearty.
Oreumak Garden Jungmun Main Branch is a 40-year-old black pork dry-aging restaurant in an alley next to Jungmun Tourist Complex in Seogwipo, Jeju. Recommended by a local, the writer tried the 750g set for three (dry-aged black pork ribeye, neck, and jowl) alongside pork belly — the pork belly was clean and mild with no gamey taste, while the dry-aged trio stole the show with rich juices and savory depth. Prices run a bit higher than a typical Korean BBQ spot, but for properly aged Jeju black pork, it's worth going back.
Jejju Donghong Branch is a budget lunch box, rice bowl, and sushi restaurant on Donghong-jungang-ro in Seogwipo, Jeju, certified as a good-price business. The pork bulgogi rice bowl, Jejju lunch box, and grilled salmon sushi 3P all came out fast and generously portioned. A solid choice for a short lunch break or when you need to order group lunch boxes.
Soseom Jeonbok is an abalone specialty restaurant on Udo Island, Jeju, right on Udo Coastal Road. The ₩48,000 wedding table set brought abalone rice, butter-grilled abalone, abalone seaweed soup, and abalone mul-hoe (cold raw fish soup) to one table, all enjoyed with an ocean view through floor-to-ceiling windows. The warm soup and cold mul-hoe never overlapped in flavor, making it a meal that stayed satisfying to the last bite.
Deureomtong Sotttukkeong Dakdoritang is a Korean restaurant in Nohyeong-dong, Jeju, where you simmer chicken stew in an iron lid pot right on a drum-can table. Two of us ordered two servings of the pot dakdoritang, egg rolls, and finishing fried rice, and staff even gave us a 10-minute timer for the boil. Open until 3am, it's a solid pick for dinner and drinks in Nohyeong-dong.
