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Cafés, restaurants and places in Jeonbuk, written by bloggers who went there.
Gwijok Uisangsil Hanbok Jeonju Hanok Village Branch is a hanbok rental and photo studio in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeonju. I rented a pink hanbok, received matching hair styling, and booked a solo outdoor snap session for 10,000 won. For a memorable set of solo travel photos, Gwijok Uisangsil was a satisfying choice.
Ppajak Financier Bar is a financier dessert café in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju. I tried pistachio, honey rice cake, and Udo peanut chewy rice cake financiers and loved the crisp-chewy honey rice cake most. Verdict: a lovely stop for dessert gifts in Jeonju.
Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Songcheon-dong Eco City Branch is a Korean restaurant in Songcheon-dong, Jeonju, serving rich chicken-bone-broth kalguksu with half a chicken. The spicy chicken kalguksu and four-dumpling set costs ₩14,500, followed here by ₩2,000 sikhye. A satisfying solo-friendly meal with plenty of sides.
Hanok Maeul Mulgalbi is a Korean restaurant near Jeonju Hanok Village in Jeonju, Jeonbuk. I had its galbi hot-pot set with Jeonju-style mulgalbi, yukjeon, steamed egg, and egg rice. Verdict: a warming, satisfying choice for something beyond Jeonju’s usual classics.
Oillaenae Jeonbuk National University Branch is a pork belly restaurant near Jeonbuk National University in Jeonju, Jeonbuk. After cleaning with classmates, we shared the 24,900 won half-platter set, pork belly, and 6,900 won meat-loaded fried rice. Verdict: a filling, good-value choice for lunch, dinner, or an early gathering.
Munkkocchi Mungangjeong Jeonju Hanok Village Branch is a street-food restaurant in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeonju. Friends tried bonito flake octopus skewers, cheese octopus skewers, cheese chicken skewers, and self-serve slushies. Verdict: a fun, flame-grilled snack stop while exploring the village.
Mannyeon Dakgangjeong Hanok Village Direct Store is a dakgangjeong restaurant in Jeonju Hanok Village, Jeonbuk. I ordered the medium shrimp and dakgangjeong combo for 23,000 won with a 5,000 won slushy beer and ate it at a nearby pavilion. Verdict: a satisfying snack break for a Hanok Village walk.
Hongyun Bakery is a bakery in Suseong-dong, Gunsan, Jeonbuk, baking with rice flour, Korean wheat, and glutinous barley. Its ₩45,000 sweet potato whipped-cream rice cake was tangy and soft enough to win over the older guests at Dad’s 70th-birthday table. A cake worth remembering for a parents’ gift.
Ppajak Financier Bar is a dessert café in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk. I tried Udo peanut chewy rice cake and salty chocolate financiers, butter rice cake, and more, then enjoyed the window seats and fortune corner. Verdict: a lovely pick for a cozy indoor date.
Hanok Maeul Mulgalbi is a Korean restaurant near Jeonju Hanok Village in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, serving pork galbi hot pot simmered in rich broth. We ordered two galbi hot pot sets and one individual hot pot with my parents, enjoying yukjeon, glass noodles, and vegetables. Verdict: a satisfying choice for an unusual pork rib meal in Jeonju.
Eonyang Dak Kalguksu Songcheon-dong Eco City Branch is a chicken noodle restaurant between Songcheon-dong and Eco City in Jeonju. After a sweaty zoo outing with my child, we had rich perilla-seed chicken kalguksu and ice-cold chogye mulmil-myeon for 11,000 won each, even waiting after lunch because it was full. A hearty yet refreshing family meal for a hot day.
Munkkocchi Mungangjeong Jeonju Hanok Village Branch is a street-food restaurant in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, serving fried octopus and skewers to take away. I packed the original and cheese fried octopus and finished them quickly while walking around the village. Verdict: Get both versions for a Hanok Village stroll snack.
