Jocheon black pork with whole-crab doenjang jjigae: Jeju Samchun

Where is Jeju Samchun, the black pork restaurant near Hamdeok Beach?

Jocheon's Jeju Samchun near Hamdeok Beach sits super close to the beach itself, so it's really accessible if you're stopping by Hamdeok~! I went while traveling around Jeju — and you have to eat black pork in Jeju, right?! This is genuinely the tastiest spot, and they even grill it for you, so stick with me to the end~~!

The storefront on Sinbuk-ro

Here's the storefront of Jeju Samchun near Hamdeok Beach! Let's head inside!

Inside Jeju Samchun

Here's the interior of Jeju Samchun near Hamdeok Beach! The wood-tone interior felt really upscale!

Since it's a place where staff grill for you, there were tons of employees on the floor~!!

Ordering the Jocha Set 500g and the seafood doenjang jjigae

At Jeju Samchun near Hamdeok Beach we ordered the Jocha Set 500g and seafood doenjang jjigae. The Jocha Set is a combo of black pork belly and neck! Perfect portion for two><

Here's the menu at Jeju Samchun near Hamdeok Beach! Their black pork is wet-aged for 300 hours at low temperature, then smoked with grapevine wood chips — they say this method gives you tender, deeply flavorful black pork!

What side dishes and sauces come with the black pork?

What I really loved at Jeju Samchun near Hamdeok Beach was the side dish quality! Various sauces also came out, great for pairing with the meat,

and the plating was clean and upscale too, so it seemed like a fine place to bring your parents!!

They also set up one sauce per person, so it felt more hygienic to eat!

The lettuce wraps were fresh as can be~!! And whenever a side dish ran low, staff refilled it right away, so nice🫶🏻

Staff-grilled black pork and a doenjang jjigae with a whole crab

Here comes the grapevine-smoked Jocha Set~~

The meat's color looked so good and it was completely thick, right?😍

The staff grilled the meat from start to finish, so I didn't have to worry about anything — just eat, so convenient!

The seafood doenjang jjigae also arrived, and there was genuinely a whole crab in there, so the broth was insanely refreshing~!

My meat getting more delicious by the second..🔥 Once it's fully cooked, they pull it forward like this so it's ready to eat!

They grill kimchi alongside too, and once it soaks up the meat's fat over time it's absolutely delicious><

How did the pork belly, neck-back cut and neck taste?

First bite I dipped in salt! Jeju black pork really is different. It had a chewiness on a whole other level compared to white pork!!! No gamey smell, and the juices burst out with tons of pork flavor:)

It's delicious wrapped in lettuce too~ Truly chewy, chewy — this is a flavor you can only get in Jeju haha

The special cut, the neck-back, had an amazing springy, chewy texture!

We also tried the neck cut! You can see how thick it is, right? I usually don't love neck meat because it's dry, but what happened to the dryness here? It was tender like actual steak and went down so easily~

The look of it is total steak material🧡 Black pork really is delicious!! haha

And they kept giving us the refreshing doenjang jjigae broth in between, the perfect pairing with the meat~

Wrapping the meat in dried seaweed boosts the savory flavor even more!

Is Jeju Samchun worth a stop in Hamdeok?

On this Jeju trip I visited Jeju Samchun near Hamdeok Beach in Jocheon! It was so easy since staff grill everything for you, and since they only use certified quality black pork from Jeju, if you want to try truly proper black pork, you won't regret coming here!! A place where you can focus purely on eating, packed with all kinds of side dishes! Highly recommend it for a Jeju Hamdeok trip itinerary!