Restaurants in Wonju, Gangwon - 19 Picks

Pollock roe and milt go into a big pot with sea squirts, mussels and squid, and a heap of crown daisy is piled on top.…

Six kinds of mountain greens arrive heaped in a bamboo tray over bamboo shoots, ready to mix into barley rice with thic…

Through the glass to the left of the entrance, a huge cauldron is at a rolling boil. The plain seolleongtang is a mild…

The sign says makguksu, yet even in summer most tables have hot kal-ongsimi on them. Chewy potato dumplings and knife-c…

This drivers' restaurant beside the Wonju IC lays out soy-marinated raw crab, grilled fish, spicy stir-fried pork and d…

The arugula jambon-beurre tucks arugula between the ham and butter, while the focaccia sandwich with arugula, tomato an…

The third-floor rooftop leads onto a forest trail of about 30 minutes, with hammocks strung between the trees along the…

The menu is split three ways, for Wednesday and Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and Sunday, and beef barbecue appears on…

In winter the whole rock face opposite the cafe becomes an artificial ice wall, and from a warm seat inside you can wat…

In the mul makguksu, a slushy soy-based broth stays unsweet, and the chili sauce on top leaves a light heat at the fini…

The building looks like several hanok houses joined under one run of tile roofs, and inside, the rafters are left bare…

Once the anchovy broth boils, beef, bean sprouts and vegetables cook first and are scooped out with the dumplings, and…

The neatly plated boiled pork holds its own against the noodles. It is tender along the grain and eaten with fresh geot…

You smell each of the displayed beans before choosing one. Kona from Hawaii is only one of several, and if the choice f…

The shrimp tempura on the saeu soba stays crisp right down to the last noodles, which is why people end up talking abou…

The books on the shelves are for sale, and only the copies set aside as reading copies can be opened at your table. The…

Pork spine bones, the kind used in gamjatang, come heaped on top of the jjamppong. The meat falls off the bone at a tou…

Black pepper goes into the ongsimi broth generously enough to be clear from the first spoonful. In the ongsimi kalguksu…

The side here is radish salad, not the usual shredded cabbage. Ansim katsu deopbap sets a tenderloin cutlet over rice w…