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Cafés, restaurants and places in Jeju, written by bloggers who went there.
Handam Guksu Gwakji Aewol Branch is an ocean-view gogigguksu (pork noodle soup) restaurant on Aewol-ro in Jeju. Visiting at 3pm, the writer had sagol gogigguksu (bone-broth pork noodles), dongchimi bibim guksu, and palm-sized pork mandu, with a broth as pale and rich as gomtang. If you want pork noodles and an ocean view together in Aewol, Handam Guksu is a great choice.
Jeju Samchun is an aged black pork restaurant near Hamdeok Beach in Jeju, close to Sonobel Jeju. A group of four visited for dinner, waited about 20 minutes, ordered the Samchun set plus two extra servings of aged samgyeopsal (pork belly), and rounded it out with yeolmu noodles and kimchi jjigae. With staff grilling the meat from start to finish and a standout myeongran (pollock roe) sauce and breadcrumb salt, it's a solid pick for dinner after a swim or a meal near Sonobel Jeju.
Jungmun Godeungeo Ssam-bap is a Korean restaurant serving braised mackerel and ssam (wrap) meals on Ilju-seo-ro in Jungmun, Seogwipo, Jeju. The writer ordered the aged kimchi mackerel and abalone hot stone rice set for ₩18,000 per person, plus a self-serve bar with garden-grown wrap greens, pork bulgogi, japchae, soup and sikhye. With a spacious dining hall and garden, it's built for group meals with a stroll afterward.
Cheongchuni Oranda Dongmun Market Main Branch Tapdong is an old-fashioned snack shop inside Jeju Dongmun Market that makes oranda and gwajul fresh on the spot. After tasting all four oranda flavors (gamtae, manong, yuzu, and nuts) plus gwajul at the sample table, the writer picked out oranda and gwajul as a gift for her husband on the last day of the trip, and he said, "This is the best oranda I've ever had." Not too sweet and pleasantly moist, it's a solid pick for a Jeju Dongmun Market souvenir.
Oreumak Garden Jungmun Main Branch is a 40-year-old black pork restaurant in Jungmun, Seogwipo, Jeju, and the first in Jeju to introduce dry-aging. A dry-aged half portion for two (black bone ribeye, black pork neck, black pork jowl) came with prawns, mushrooms and side dishes, grilled tableside by staff, and ended with a self-made bibimbap from the leftover banchan. The black bone ribeye's thick, juicy bite made it clear why locals swear by this place.
Dolgyeok Hanwoo is a hanwoo (Korean beef) and black pork grill restaurant in Yeondong, Jeju. On a return visit, the writer ordered hanwoo galbisal, cubed black pork jowl, manong galbisal, and hanwoo manong yukhoe bibimbap, enjoying the sashimi sauce, wholegrain mustard, and wasabi combo along with a carrot juice served at the end. The thoughtful service, starting with an apron offered before being asked, is exactly why this place earns repeat visits.
Deureomtong Sotttukkeong Dakdoritang is a drum-cooked dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken stew) restaurant in Noheung-dong, Jeju City, near Jeju Airport. Each table has its own drum-can burner for simmering the 2-person sotttukkeong dakbokkeumtang, and the writer also ordered dakgomtang (chicken soup) for their baby, seated in the provided baby chair. Portions were so generous that two big eaters shared just one bowl of rice, and the place was clearly popular with local regulars.
Deureomtong Sotttukkeong Dakdoritang is a dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken stew) restaurant in Noheung-dong, Jeju, serving several stew versions plus side dishes. Visiting with a friend, the writer ordered the basic-flavor sotttukkeong dakdoritang for two, the king pork cutlet and the cheese fried rice, and found the portions generous, the broth sharply spicy and the tableside fire show fun. Anyone near Noheung looking for a hearty dakdoritang to pair with a glass of soju should stop by Deureomtong.
Donsahyang Olle Market Main Branch is a black pork grill restaurant on Arangjoeul Food Street in Seogwipo, Jeju. The Jeju doldol manongsal (garlic-topped pork) 200g is served with bubbling garlic olive sauce and garlic cream sauce, followed by cheese kimchi fried rice. The doldol manongsal dipped in the garlic cream sauce, rich with Daejeong garlic, is the bite worth coming back for.
Dutumhoe Dongmun Market Main Branch is a sashimi and sushi takeout restaurant inside the Dongmun Market night market in Jeju. Flatfish and salmon sashimi, coconut fried shrimp and mackerel sushi were packed to go and eaten 4-5 hours later at Seongsan Ilchulbong, and the sashimi was still cold and fresh. The careful ice-box packing makes Dutumhoe a safe sashimi takeout stop even on a long-driving Jeju itinerary.
Jongdal Sudatteul is a 13-side-dish Korean set meal restaurant on Yongnuni Oreum-ro in Gujwa-eup, Jeju City. Two of us ordered the Jeju hanjeongsik for two (25,000 won per person), which came with grilled hairtail, dombegogi (sliced boiled pork), mackerel kimchi stew and a seafood hot pot, plus free refills of bracken fern and soy-marinated crab from the self-serve bar. The grilled hairtail at Jongdal Sudatteul — crisp outside, moist inside — was the standout, and writing a review earned a glass of carrot juice pressed from the owners' own carrots.
Jejju Donghong Branch is a lunchbox and sushi restaurant on Donghong-jungang-ro in Seogwipo, Jeju, and a certified good-price business. Traveling Jeju with a baby, the writer stopped by in the early evening and took out the best-selling Jejju Lunchbox, which packed a smoky octopus rice bowl, salmon and shrimp sushi, a fish cutlet and fried shrimp into one box. It was an easy, filling meal back at the accommodation and earned a full 5 stars.
