Seongsan restaurant open late for braised hairtail: Jejurowoon

If you're in Jeju, braised hairtail is a must! Here's my review of a delicious braised hairtail spot in Seongsan, Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon 🧡

Braised hairtail restaurant in Seongsan, Jeju — Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon

Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon hours and how to find it

Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon is located at 101 Sinyang-ro, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do (212-13 Goseong-ri, Seongsan-eup), open Mon–Sun 08:00–21:30 with last order at 21:00.

Cheonghaewon, a Seongsan restaurant known for braised hairtail, takes Naver Reservations 😍 Book ahead and drop by with ease!

After touring Seongsan Ilchulbong! We rushed over to Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon in the evening, after sunset, craving braised hairtail 😉 Restaurants in Jeju tend to close early at night, but Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon stays open until 9pm, so we were so relieved we could still have dinner after our first day of traveling in Jeju!

What the dining room and seating are like

The interior was clean and spacious! There are tables for 4-8 people, so it can accommodate both family meals and group parties 😉 If you're traveling around Seongsan, having braised hairtail at Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon is the perfect way to round out your Seongsan trip!

What is on the Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon menu?

✔️ A well-put-together set menu with plenty of variety! From braised hairtail + grilled tilefish + sticky hotpot rice + soy-marinated crab + seafood hot pot or sea urchin seaweed soup, to braised mackerel with kimchi and black pork stir-fry, there's a lot to choose from 🫡

✔️ There are also single-portion dishes for solo diners! Warm yourself up with abalone seafood hot pot, soothe your stomach with abalone porridge, or go nutty and savory with sea urchin seaweed soup ❤️

[ Order placed ] A set for two — braised hairtail, grilled tilefish, sticky hotpot rice, soy-marinated crab, seafood hot pot

Side dishes and the seafood hot pot

The banchan (side dishes) came out quickly right after we ordered! Even the soy-marinated crab from the set arrived, so the table was completely packed! How about wrapping up the first day of our trip with soy crab and Hallasan soju~ Let's start a glass ✌️

The seafood hot pot came out bubbling hot in its stone pot! You can choose between sea urchin seaweed soup or seafood hot pot, and honestly nothing beats seafood hot pot as a drinking snack!

Packed with blue crab, shrimp, and mussels, and simmered refreshingly with various vegetables, the seafood hot pot had a doenjang (soybean paste) base that felt like a blue crab stew — so delicious! One spoonful of the cool broth and a bite of tender crab, and you know you've found a proper Seongsan restaurant 😉

A Jeju spread of braised hairtail and grilled tilefish

While we were enjoying the seafood hot pot! Today's main dish, the 'braised hairtail,' arrives ~ It's packed with thick chunks of hairtail and plenty of radish, the real charm of braised hairtail! They keep it simmering hot and ready to eat!

And then, freshly grilled crispy tilefish shows up too!? Now today's spread is complete! Ordering the set meant we could try a bit of everything, and the lineup was really well composed! Braise + stew + fried dish + crab + hotpot rice — a truly proper Jeju spread!

Grilled tilefish in a crisp fried coating

So how's the grilled tilefish at Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon, a Seongsan restaurant known for its skill with braised hairtail!? It comes out fried until slightly crispy! And that made it so savory 👍👍 The crunchy batter coating is the best!!

Freshly cooked, steaming hotpot rice — can't skip that either~ Is there any Korean out there who doesn't like eating sungnyung (scorched rice tea) after fresh hotpot rice? 🤣

Grilled tilefish to enjoy alongside the hotpot rice!!!! Plump flesh, absolutely no fishy taste, moist inside and crispy outside — the grilled tilefish was genuinely delicious!!!👍👍👍 Even my husband, who doesn't like fish, said it was so good and ended up picking it up with his hands to eat it? 🤣👍

Soy-marinated crab that steals the rice

Not too salty, packed with meat — soy-marinated crab! You know it's a total rice thief, right? Pop it in your mouth in one bite, eat it together with the hotpot rice, and it's out-of-this-world delicious~~~ 👏

How was the braised hairtail?

After the broth reduces a bit and it's boiled hard, today's braised hairtail is ready to welcome us. Pulling out one piece of hairtail, the flesh is plump and full, so there's clearly plenty to enjoy 😋

You've got to gently flake off the tender hairtail meat, soak it in the spicy, tangy broth, and slurp it up with a spoon to really enjoy it properly, right? The broth wasn't overly salty or MSG-heavy either — it had just the right amount of spice, a flavor anyone can enjoy, packed with umami like something your mom made! Just really delicious!

The softly seasoned braised radish and the tender flaked hairtail flesh, mixed right into the rice — polish off one pot of braised hairtail and it's pure honey~ flavor~

Putting a piece of grilled tilefish on top of the sungnyung and eating it that way is also such a delicious combo with the savory-salty tilefish 😆

Worth it for a late dinner near Seongsan Ilchulbong

First day of our Jeju trip! A Seongsan restaurant you absolutely have to stop by after touring Seongsan — we had a delicious plate of braised hairtail at Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon and wrapped it up with a bottle of Hallasan soju ❤️

Braised hairtail packed with plenty of firm hairtail in a tangy, spicy broth, crispy grilled tilefish, and even seafood hot pot! It's a Seongsan Ilchulbong-area restaurant that's great for enjoying a wide variety of dishes through a well-composed set menu piled high on the table! Coming to Jeju means braised hairtail is a must, right? Coming to Jeju means Seongsan Ilchulbong is a must, right? When that's the case, come to Jejurowoon Cheonghaewon, the Seongsan restaurant that does braised hairtail so well 😍