Mild spice jjukkumi restaurant near Taejosan, Cheonan: Bulnaneun
In short
Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang Direct Branch is a jjukkumi (spicy webfoot octopus) restaurant in Yuryang-dong, Cheonan, near Taejosan. After a weekday hike up Taejosan, lunch here was the jjukkumi set ordered at the mild spice level, served with shrimp bigger than a hand, self-bar sides, and sungnyung (hot rice water) from the pot rice. Even diners who struggle with heat can enjoy Bulnaneun Jjukkumi on the mild setting.
Good to know
- Parking
- Room for about 25 cars
- Spice level
- Choose hot, medium or mild (even mild has a real kick)
- Seating
- Private room-style spaces plus open tables; wooden high chairs available
- Self-bar
- Lettuce, shredded radish, seasoned bean sprouts, radish salad, cheongyang chili, garlic, eolgali greens, ssamu (pickled radish wraps), salad and dressings, kids' spoons and forks, small plates
- Other
- Milk coffee and water dispenser, aprons, indoor restroom, terrace with about 6 seats
as written by the visitor on Sep 6, 2026
Hi, this is Sinkomulne. Today, after dropping my kid off, I hiked Taejosan! Breathing in the fresh air worked up an appetite by lunchtime, so while scouting nearby restaurants I dropped by Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang branch, a spicy octopus (jjukkumi) spot~ Let me introduce this jjukkumi restaurant right away — five side dishes, shrimp longer and plumper than a palm, and spice levels you can choose from mild, medium, or hot.
Is there enough parking at Bulnaneun Jjukkumi in Yuryang-dong?
Bulnaneun Jjukkumi has parking for about 25 cars! Even on a weekday lunch, the lot was packed, which proves it's a popular spot~ We managed to snag the very last space and headed straight in!
The exterior and terrace at Bulnaneun Jjukkumi
Bulnaneun Jjukkumi is a gray brick building with an octopus logo on it, so you can spot it right away!
There are about 6 terrace seats set up to the left of the entrance and near the parking lot, which seems perfect for a coffee after your meal. It was raining that day so we couldn't sit outside, unfortunately, but next time it'd be nice to relax out there~
Before you reach the counter, there's a milk coffee and water dispenser station!
Inside: private rooms and open tables
At Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang branch, the interior is divided on either side of the counter — there's private room-style seating on one side, and open tables on the other!
We ended up sitting at an open table! It was so busy with lunchtime customers that we couldn't find a seat at first~ Luckily a staff member made room for us right away!
Free drinks and high chairs for kids
There are soft drinks and alcohol, so you can pick whatever suits you~
Lots of families with babies seem to come here too, since there were wooden high chairs available!
What's on the self-bar?
The self-bar has small dishes, tissues, ssamjang (dipping sauce), tongs, and scissors,
and if you run out of side dishes during your meal, you can grab more yourself from the self-bar! There are kids' utensils, small plates, lettuce, shredded radish, seasoned bean sprouts, radish salad, cheongyang chili, garlic, eolgali greens, shredded lettuce, ssamu (pickled radish), salad, and salad dressing.
Aprons are provided too, so nothing splashes on your clothes!
The restroom is inside and it's kept nice and clean!
What comes in the jjukkumi set: sides, shrimp and pot rice
After ordering the set menu, the side dishes started arriving! Cabbage salad with dressing, lettuce, bean sprouts mixed with various vegetables, radish salad, and cold cucumber-seaweed soup! They also gave us a big bowl for mixing the jjukkumi and a bowl for the soup!
The lettuce was really fresh! It came with a slightly tangy sauce drizzled on it, which paired well, so I mixed it right in when I stirred up the spicy jjukkumi!
The shrimp were bigger than an adult woman's hand and looked so tempting~ There was a shrimp sauce too — sweet, and it paired really well with the shrimp!
The hot pot rice that comes with the jjukkumi — once you scoop the rice out, they pour hot broth into the pot so you can drink it as sungnyung (scorched rice water)! After eating the spicy jjukkumi, that warm sungnyung really helps everything settle!
How spicy is the mild level, really?
Finally, the main dish — Bulnaneun Jjukkumi! Now I get why it's called 'fire-breaking octopus'! We can't handle spice well so we ordered mild, but if we'd gotten hot, our mouths would've been on fire~ Mild really seems like the right level for people who truly can't do spicy food~ The spicy-but-sweet sauce met fresh, plump jjukkumi, the seasoning soaked in perfectly, and we cleared the whole bowl!
Add in the jjukkumi and radish salad too,
then load up on lettuce and mix it all together to finish off a jjukkumi bibimbap! Eating this after hiking Taejosan is truly the best~
After finishing the jjukkumi, a sip of sungnyung to cleanse the palate wraps up the meal on a happy note! If you're hiking Taejosan, why not try this jjukkumi restaurant? With side dishes that pair perfectly with jjukkumi and adjustable spice levels, I had a great lunch at Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang branch~
Where it is
5 Yangjimal 1-gil, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, 1st floor충청남도 천안시 동남구 양지말1길 5 1층
