Tag: Restaurant

Bakery and Pastry of Jeonju : Baguette Burger, Choco Pie, and Bibimbbang

From Jeonju Hanok Village to Jeonju Train Station, visitors to the gourmet city of Korea come across various local bakery…

Jeonju Bibimbap Festival 2019

Jeonju is known as the gourmet city of Korean traditional dishes. Among them, bibimbap (assorted vegetables and meat over boiled…

‘Bunsik (Korean Fast Food)’ Venues in Jeonju’s Traditional Markets

    ‘Bunsik’ refers to Korean flour based food. Typical ‘bunsik’ dishes include topokki (rice cake in spicy sauce), sundae…

Jeonju Old School Foodcart Street: ’Dahamkae ChaChaCha’

  In the 70s and 80s, people returning home from work or school used to stop by the food carts…

Locals’ Favorite Soba (cold buckwheat noodle) Restaurants in Jeonju

Cold soba (buckwheat noodle) is one of the best thing for surviving the summer heat. Sipping the sweet and salty…

Gamaek or Corner Store Beer, the Beer Culture of Jeonju

  Jeonju has a peculiar beer culture called “Jeonju gamaek”. The word “gamaek” is a combination of two words: store…

Locals’ Favorite Woojoktang (Korean Beef Soup) Restaurants

Jeonju is the capital of Korean traditional food. Most visitors go after bibimbap, kongnamul gukbap (bean sprouts soup with rice),…

Surviving the Summer Heat with ‘Stamina Boosters’ from Bujatjib and Seodobibap

  In Korea, the warmest period of the year that starts after the monsoon season is called ‘sambok deowi’. To…

Going Out on a Date to Jeolla Gamyoung-gil Street

  ​Jeonju has several famous streets with ‘character’. Among them, Jeolla Gamyoung-gil is a street populated with unique venues that…

Retro Cafés in Jeonju: Saekjang Jungmiso and Samyang Dabang

    The reason why retro things continue to be popular is that they allow you to indulge in your…

Jeonju Makgeolli Alley: Endless Flow of Side Dishes Per Kettle!

The makgeolli (Korean rice wine) district of Jeonju is considered heavenly among the Korean drinkers. In this post, I’ll take…

Locals’ Favorite Street Food for Winter

​Winter street food is probably the only thing that can force us to venture outside into the cold, dry and…