Restaurants in Pohang, Gyeongbuk - 40 Picks

The slushy, tangy broth comes separately, to pour as freely as you like over the raw fish, cucumber, pear and peanuts.…

The slushy broth is made with plum extract, acacia honey and kelp extract, but it does not go in at the start. First th…

The mulhoe arrives already tossed in its sauce with no broth, and the slushy iced broth comes in a separate bowl. Eat t…

The three-story building sits on the Hwajin shore along Route 7. You enter on the second floor, and a door on the first…

Bowls of clear beef-head soup (someori gomtang) near Jukdo Market carry so much tender head meat and lean beef that the…

Coffee and pastries cost more here than at most places nearby, and much of that price is the second-floor glass. It tak…

Fish bought at the ground-floor stalls is filleted and sent up to the restaurants on the second and third floors, where…

Despite the name, gajami mulhoe arrives without any broth. Wild flatfish sashimi is mixed at the table with gochujang a…

You come in on the second floor, but the better seats are one level down by stairs or elevator: the ground floor is roo…

At the bar, the chef shapes nigiri one piece at a time and sets them down at a quick clip; if that pace feels hectic, t…

At this butcher-restaurant inside Cheongha Market, dwaeji duruchigi starts with thick pork and red chili seasoning on a…

In the morning the sun comes through the glass hard enough that the inner tables are more comfortable than the window o…

Before the noodles arrive, grab a cup of hot broth from the self-serve bar. The shop says it is aged for a year, and it…

Across the road from Sabang Memorial Park, right on the shore, each floor of this three-story building steps back from…

Every potted plant in the cafe carries a price tag. The forestry cooperative runs the place, so the greenery is stock r…

Lobster rose pasta comes with generous lobster meat and al dente noodles that hold the tomato-cream sauce well. The sou…

Sit down, say how many are eating, and a boribap set arrives; the only question is whether you want barley rice alone o…

Around 70 years old, this Pohang bakery has a remodeled, modern front, with a display floor below and a cafe upstairs f…

Anyone expecting mulhoe swimming in cold broth may pause when the bowl arrives. This is the Pohang style: thinly sliced…

An all-black building stands among the pine trees on the Guryongpo coastal road. People who want a quiet look at the se…

The kkomak jjamppong is built on a heavy meat stock rather than a light seafood broth, with chili flakes for bite. The…

Ureong dubu-jorim, tofu braised with freshwater snails, comes bubbling in an earthenware pot and scorches on the bottom…

Sea-facing windows over Yeongildae and wide sofas on the ground floor give this Pohang branch a different feel from the…

Yukkuri means slowly in Japanese, but with lunch waits that can stretch close to an hour, the name does not quite apply…