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Restaurants in Korea, told firsthand by local bloggers — with photos and Google Maps.

Gwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Cheomdan Chinese restaurant, sujebi jjamppong pot for 2–3: Mayway

Mayway is a new Chinese restaurant on Cheomdangangbyeon-ro in Gwangsan, Gwangju, near the Cheomdan Lotte Mart. The handmade sujebi (hand-torn dough) jjamppong arrives in a basin-sized bowl for 2 to 3 people with a plate of beef brisket and mung bean sprouts to boil in at the table, and an opening event gives tangsuyuk for 1,000 won with two draft beers. Ask at the end and Mayway brings out fresh noodles free of charge, which is how the broth gets finished to the last spoonful.

Written Aug 29, 2026Sponsored
Gwangju, GyeonggiRestaurants

Gwangju black pork belly restaurant: Signature BBQ A Set at Jeju Oktop

Jeju Oktop JEJU BBQ, Gwangju Gyeongan Branch is a Jeju black pork restaurant on Gwangju-daero in Gwangju, Gyeonggi. The Signature BBQ A Set for 2–3 people costs 55,000 won, and swapping the pork skin for 100g of a special cut for 4,000 won more brought bonsamgyeop (rib-end pork belly) and gabrisal (pork collar), which staff trimmed and grilled to bite-size pieces at the table. Alternating the juicy bonsamgyeop with the chewy gabrisal kept the meal interesting right to the last piece.

Written Aug 31, 2026Sponsored
Suseong, DaeguRestaurants

Summer yeolmu bibimbap at Cafe Dongi, a Daegu Korean restaurant

Cafe Dongi Suseong 1-ga Branch is a Korean set-meal restaurant for solo diners in Suseong, Daegu, a 5-minute walk from Exit 4 of Daebong-gyo Station on Line 3. The menu tried here included the seasonal-special yeolmu bibimbap (young radish green rice bowl) at 7,900 won, the grandma-style stir-fried baby octopus set at 16,900 won, the Dongi fire-grilled spicy pork set at 12,900 won and the yeast-aged sweet and sour pork for three at 23,900 won, plus a service bar with free refills of fried eggs, five-grain rice and barley candy. A filling, well-priced Korean meal for a summer day with no appetite.

Written Aug 22, 2026Sponsored
Dalseo, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu date-night restaurant tenderloin steak set: Etrenne Jukjeon

Etrenne Jukjeon Branch is a European-style Italian restaurant near Jukjeon Station in Dalseo, Daegu. Ordered on a date, the tenderloin steak set came with garlic bread, salad, a soft tenderloin steak and aglio e olio pasta, plus a glass of sangria. Etrenne Jukjeon Branch is a place worth keeping in mind for an anniversary or a special dinner out.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
Jinju, GyeongnamRestaurants

Jinju restaurant for boneless agujjim (spicy angler fish): Jjimgoeul

Jjimgoeul Main Branch is a 30-year-old agujjim (spicy braised angler fish) restaurant in an alley in downtown Jinju, across from the Jinju Youth Training Center. A regular since 2015 ordered the boneless agujjim at spice level 1 and liked the plump fish that needs no bone-picking and the crunchy bean sprouts. Jjimgoeul is worth remembering for a spicy Korean meal near Jinjuseong Fortress and the car-free street.

Written Aug 31, 2026Sponsored
Jeju, JejuRestaurants

Jeju hangover soup breakfast at Hyeopjae On Ttukbaegi, Hyeopjae Beach

Hyeopjae On Ttukbaegi is a haejangguk (hangover soup) restaurant right in front of Hyeopjae Beach in Hallim-eup, Jeju City. On an early morning visit we ordered one bowl of each: the clear Jeju Hyeopjae bomal haejangguk (top shell soup) and the red-broth hanwoo myeongpum naejangtang (premium beef tripe soup), comparing the light broth packed with top shells against the heavy ox-bone tripe soup. Hyeopjae On Ttukbaegi is an easy, gentle-on-the-stomach breakfast bowl near Hyeopjae Beach.

Written Sep 1, 2026Sponsored
Jinju, GyeongnamRestaurants

Mixed seafood jjim for 28,000 won at Jjimgoeul, a Jinju restaurant

Jjimgoeul Main Branch is a 30-year-old local seafood jjim (spicy braised seafood) restaurant on Namgang-ro in Jinju, Gyeongnam, near Jinjuseong Fortress. On a fourth visit this year the small mixed seafood jjim cost 28,000 won, ordered at medium spice, and came with blue crab, shrimp, jjukkumi (webfoot octopus), scallops and mideodeok (sea squirt), with no fishy taste and crisp bean sprouts. With agujjim, daegu ppol-jjim and kkotge-jjim also on the menu, Jjimgoeul is an easy stop on a Jinju food trip.

Written Aug 30, 2026Sponsored
Goseong, GangwonRestaurants

Goseong charcoal-grilled pork galbi dinner: Yongchon Gogi-jip

Yongchon Gogi-jip is a pork galbi (pork rib) restaurant on Yongwon-ro in Toseong-myeon, Goseong, Gangwon. For a travel dinner in Goseong, the writer ordered 3 servings of hand-butchered raw pork ribs and 1 serving of salt-aged marinated pork ribs, grilled them over charcoal, and added steamed egg and ugeoji doenjang stew (soybean paste stew with dried cabbage leaves). Because the marinade at Yongchon Gogi-jip is salt-based, it barely burned on the grill and never felt heavy, making it a low-risk dinner choice on a Goseong trip.

Written Sep 1, 2026Sponsored
Bucheon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Bucheon ramen restaurant with free rice refills: Gyeoretsu Ramen

Gyeoretsu Ramen Bucheon University Branch is a Japanese-style ramen shop in front of Bucheon University, a 5-minute walk from Bucheon Station in Gyeonggi. Over four visits the writer worked through all four mains — tonkotsu ramen, iekei ramen, karai mazesoba and egoma aburasoba — and this time stirred a bowl of the free rice into the karai mazesoba. Even broth lovers end up hooked on the mazesoba and aburasoba at Gyeoretsu Ramen, and a filling solo meal comes to around 10,000 won.

Written Sep 1, 2026Sponsored
Gwangsan, GwangjuRestaurants

Suwan District sundae-guk restaurant with mushroom broth: Sinjuokmi

Sinjuokmi Suwan District branch is a sundae-guk (blood sausage soup) restaurant in the Suwan District food alley of Gwangsan, Gwangju. The writer ordered gat sundae-guk and sanghwang gat sundae-guk made with sanghwang mushroom, plus a half plate of handmade assorted sundae on the side, and the sanghwang soup arrived with a faint yellow broth and a deep, tonic-like flavor. With a tidy self-serve side dish bar as well, Sinjuokmi is a solid pick for a filling lunch in Suwan District.

Written Aug 31, 2026Sponsored
Gapyeong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Nami Island family restaurant: salt-grilled dakgalbi at Anbanji

Namiseom Anbanji Dakgalbi is a charcoal dakgalbi (grilled chicken) restaurant at the entrance to Nami Island in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi, run by the third generation of the same family for 35 years and listed in the 2026 Blue Ribbon Survey. On a weekend lunch with a child, the order was two servings of the not-spicy original salt-grilled dakgalbi (17,000 won), buckwheat mak-guksu noodles and cheese fondue. Diners park free for 6 hours in the lot across the street, so the car can stay put during a full Nami Island visit.

Written Sep 1, 2026Sponsored
Nonsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Nonsan Korean course meal, welcome dish to dessert: Sonamu Hanjeongsik

Sonamu Hanjeongsik is a hanok-style hanjeongsik (Korean set-course) restaurant on Nonsandae-ro in Nonsan, Chungnam. Order the Sonamu-jeongsik course and the kitchen sends out one plate at a time: a pumpkin porridge welcome dish and small bites, the first courses, hot-pot rice with soybean paste soup, then the main course of 24-hour low-temperature braised beef short ribs, Geumsan ginseng fritters, soy-marinated shrimp and stir-fried octopus, closing with yuzu yanggaeng and Nonsan strawberry juice. Sonamu Hanjeongsik suits the meals where you need to treat someone — parents, or the whole family together.

Written Aug 28, 2026Sponsored