Where to eat in Jeonnam

The wang kkotge jeongsik, a king blue crab set, covers the table with soy-marinated and spicy marinated crab, grilled f…

The kitchen grills and cuts the pork before it reaches the table, so there is no grill or smoke and the meal starts the…

Depending on the set, stone-crab gejang is refilled up to three times, though the crabs are small and hard-shelled and…

This bakery sits wall to wall with Korombang Bakery and has fewer breads and fewer seats than its neighbor. In the shri…

One large tray, carried out by the elderly owners, holds the whole meal: spicy yangnyeom gejang (raw crab in red chili…

The fried chicken here tastes of sharp, almost numbing raw garlic rather than a sweet garlic glaze. The skin is especia…

Tteokgalbi, grilled patties of minced rib meat, comes in hanwoo beef and pork: the beef version is chewy and less greas…

Steamed inside a bamboo tube, daetongbap of glutinous rice and mixed grains can accompany the tteokgalbi set; the other…

Bossam (boiled pork), bulgogi, grilled fish and soy-marinated crab all come as side dishes with the barley-rice set, pl…

Under a crisp baked crust, the shrimp baguette hides a salty shrimp filling, and the salt comes through clearly. The cr…

Small three-spot crabs go into both the soy and the chili-marinated gejang, served with soy-marinated shrimp and soybea…

The noodle shop stands right beside the riverside embankment, where cyclists on the nearby bike path stop for a bowl. Y…

Junchi, a bony herring-like fish, gets sliced bones and all, tossed with onion, cucumber and a tangy red dressing, then…

Octopus wound around a skewer, grilled and brushed with a sweet-spicy glaze, nakji horongi anchors the menu at this Yeo…

Clams dressed with makgeolli vinegar arrive sweet and tangy in a big mixing bowl with seaweed flakes, and tipping in th…

Beef from cattle the owners raise themselves goes into everything at this hanwoo house in Osan-myeon, Gokseong. The sig…

Acorn runs through nearly the whole menu: acorn jelly salad, muk-bossam, tosokjeon pancake, sweet-and-sour shiitake, co…

Whole eels about the length of a forearm simmer with dried radish greens in a clear doenjang broth; it looks like a spi…

Climb to the top of the Gosodong mural village lanes and the big windows take in Geobukseon Bridge and the Yeosu sea at…

Stone-pot rice cooked to a sticky finish gets mixed with cockles, shredded radish and seaweed flakes in kkomak bibimbap…

Made only from Hanwoo beef, the patties keep a visible grain, release juice as you chew, and carry light seasoning with…

Two portions of dak-kalguksu, chicken knife-cut noodle soup, bring a whole chicken into the pot, and three adults shari…

Both agu-tang (spicy monkfish stew) and agu-jjim (braised monkfish with bean sprouts) are sold by the single portion, l…

After taking a number and waiting, diners sit on the floor of a small room and the whole table is carried in. Rooms are…