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Cafés, restaurants and places in Jeju, written by bloggers who went there.
Dobana is a tea house and bakery café near Jeju Airport in Jeju City. At Dobana you smell the loose-leaf teas before choosing one, then top it up with hot water from the self-service bar; the Autumn Forest herbal tea and the iced grapefruit omija tea are both worth ordering. With its wide seating, Dobana works just as well for reading alone as for family or group gatherings.
Jeju Boncham Sutbul Galbi is a charcoal-grill galbi (beef rib) restaurant near the Nohyeong-dong five-way intersection in Jeju City, open daily 16:00-23:00. On a weekend evening the order was one serving each of fresh ribs, black pork belly and marinated ribs, grilled tableside over real charcoal by the staff, with a wide spread of side dishes led by steamed egg. With the Withers Jeju parking lot 50m away, Jeju Boncham Sutbul Galbi is an easy weekend meat dinner in Nohyeong-dong.
Boreum Hair Jeju Inje is a hair salon near Jeju City Hall in Jeju, close enough to Jeju Airport to fit into a travel itinerary. The writer's girlfriend wanted to fix blotchy orange and yellow tones, so she consulted designer Go Eun-seong and had a muted brown dye done. The orange and yellow disappeared completely and the result was a calm muted brown, a satisfying mid-trip mood change in Jeju.
Jichilliya Jeju is a traditional-liquor izakaya on Gwangyang 14-gil near Jeju City Hall in Jeju City. The order at Jichilliya Jeju was red-seasoned yukhoe (raw beef, 27,000 won) and aged kimchi tuna roll (10,000 won), paired with the house Jichilliya mojito (8,500 won) and highball (8,000 won), with a welcome shot of bamboo liquor on arrival. Between the mood, the Korean traditional liquors and the food, Jichilliya Jeju works well for a second round, a date or a small group night out.
Jumo is a Korean bar in Yeon-dong, Jeju City, with a wide makgeolli (rice wine) selection, set in a basement with about seven four-person tables. A Naver reservation earned a free makpuccino, served alongside beef tartare with raw shrimp sashimi, al-jjamppong (spicy noodle soup with pollock roe) and a non-alcoholic strawberry highball; the raw shrimp were big enough to eat in two bites, and the peppery jjamppong broth turned rich and savory from the roe. Jumo won over both the writer and her husband, who plan to come back for the grilled blue crab.
Dutumhoe Dongmun Market Main Branch is a sashimi takeout shop inside the night market at Gate 8 of Dongmun Market in Jeju City. On day one of a 3-night, 4-day Jeju trip with a 5-month-old baby, the writer took away assorted sashimi (flatfish, salmon, hairtail, amberjack and threadfin bream) for 35,000 won, mackerel pressed sushi for 15,000 won and eight coconut fried shrimp for 10,000 won to eat at the Jeju City accommodation. Dutumhoe packs everything in a cooler bag at no extra cost, which kept the fish fresh through the heatwave and was the deciding reason for choosing it.
Nansan-ri Restaurant is a Western-style course restaurant in Nansan-ri village, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo, Jeju. For a 12th wedding anniversary the writer booked a lunch course for three, which ran from pre-meal bread with bracken butter and an egg dish topped with caviar to Jeju black pork tenderloin steak and chorizo oil spaghetti, plus a separate basil pasta for their child. Leaving an anniversary note at booking brought out a specially prepared dessert dish, which made Nansan-ri Restaurant an easy choice for a celebration meal with a kid in tow.
Donsahyang Olle Market Main Branch is a black pork barbecue restaurant near Olle Market in Seogwipo, Jeju, where several cuts of black pork and sundae are grilled on one pan. The signature Arangjoeul Set (800g, serves 3-4, 70,000 won) brings rolled garlic pork (dolldol manongsal), seasoned pork neck, whole pork jowl and five-layer black pork belly, followed by sundae (Korean blood sausage) and cheogatjip sundubu (soft tofu stew). For a group of 3-4 who can't settle on just one cut of Jeju black pork, the Arangjoeul Set is the right call.
Eoeum-ri Photo Studio is a snap photography studio in Eoeum-ri, Aewol-eup, on Jeju Island. Shoots at Eoeum-ri Photo Studio use a 350-year-old hackberry tree and Jeju basalt stone walls as backdrops, and the studio interior is lined with vintage cameras and props before you receive your photos as physical prints. A good choice on a Jeju trip when you want pictures of yourselves, not just the scenery.
Aewol Eomma is a haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant on Iljuseo-ro in Aewol-eup, Jeju City, open daily from 6am to 3pm only. The signature Aewol Eomma Haejangguk (15,000 won) is built on a broth simmered for hours from domestic Korean beef bones, eaten with rice stirred in and kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi), and the QR menu carrying Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and Jeju Tourism Organization notices covers Korean, English, simplified and traditional Chinese, and Japanese. Aewol Eomma is an easy choice for an early, hearty breakfast on a Jeju trip.
Jejju Donghong Branch is a salmon and jjukkumi (stir-fried baby octopus) restaurant in Donghong-dong, Seogwipo, Jeju, that also takes group lunch box orders. The Seogwipo lunch box with sushi and the grilled salmon cream mayo rice bowl both delivered at Jejju Donghong Branch, with smoky jjukkumi, soft salmon and a rich, savory cream mayo sauce. With easy parking behind the building and a spacious dining room, Jejju Donghong Branch is a dependable Donghong-dong spot for family gatherings and group meals.
Noah Barbershop Jeju is a one-barber, men-only barbershop on Iljudong-ro in Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo, Jeju. After a consultation with a barber of 25 years' experience, my husband had a men's cut with a perm, down perm and shave, which pressed down his flyaway sides and left natural volume at the front and top. The shape held on its own with no extra styling, so Noah Barbershop Jeju is worth a look if you need a men's haircut in Seongsan.
