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Jeogok Sikdang (저곡식당)

Jeogok Sikdang (저곡식당)

2024-12-03

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This restaurant is located at the entrance to Geumsan Insam Eojuk Village. It serves eojuk (fish porridge), a local dish in areas along the Geumgang River, served with Geumsan’s specialty, ginseng, which creates a unique dish with a unique flavor. The restaurant also serves deep-fried ginseng and doribaengbaengi (spicy braised freshwater sprats), another specialty of the Geumgang River area, as well as minmul maeuntang (spicy freshwater fish stew). 

Heundeulbawi (흔들바위)

Heundeulbawi (흔들바위)

2024-12-27

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This restaurant serves a great variety of flavors with wild vegetables cooked in nearly 100 different recipes. Rather than using strong sauce, the restaurant minimizes the cooking process to bring out the flavor and fragrance of the ingredients.

Odaesan Minsok Sikdang (오대산민속식당)

Odaesan Minsok Sikdang (오대산민속식당)

2024-12-27

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This restaurant is famous for its sanchae jeongsik, a meal featuring a variety of seasonal wild vegetables. Wild vegetables and mushrooms are collected in the mountains by the restaurant's owner, and the soybean paste is made in-house. Because it is located at the entrance to Woljeongsa Temple, you can visit the restaurant with the temple. 

Samsong Chobap (삼송초밥)

2026-05-28

13 Gwangbok-ro 55beon-gil, Jung-gu, Busan

Located in Jung-gu, Busan, this long-standing Japanese restaurant is known for its fresh ingredients and chef's touch. Sushi is made daily with selected fish and rice, and the menu also includes dishes such as soba sets and 'Bok Sashimi' (raw puffer fish). While 'Gimchobap' (Japanese-style gimbap) is widely known, regulars often order pufferfish dishes. The 'Bokjiri' (puffer fish soup) features a clear broth with seasonal vegetables, and the 'Bok Sashimi' set includes various cuts with shabu-shabu.

Geumsubokguk Haeundae Main Branch (금수복국 해운대본점)

2026-05-21

23 Jungdong 1-ro 43beon-gil, Haeundae-gu, Busan

The restaurant was featured in the Michelin Guide Seoul and Busan 2024 as a "Michelin Selected Restaurant" (a restaurant offering outstanding cooking). Established in 1970, it has over 50 years of history. The restauran offers four types of pufferfish to order bokguk, with each type offering slightly different flavors and textures.

Geumsan Wonjo Kim Jeongi Samgyetang (금산원조김정이삼계탕)

2024-12-27

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This restaurant serves samgyetang made with ginseng purchased directly from Geumsan Ginseng Market. Made by simmering chicken with dried jujube, cheongung (cnidium), and other ingredients for an hour, this chicken soup has a large following among not only the locals but also the merchants and customers that visit the Geumsan Ginseng Market. You can also try samgyetang, made with other ingredients, such as abalone, shingled hedgehog, and cordyceps.

Dalraechon (달래촌)

2024-12-03

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This healing-themed park, operated by an agricultural cooperative in Hawolcheon-ri, offers a restaurant, accommodations, and various experience programs. The restaurant serves a selection of Myeongpum Bapsang set menus, featuring a variety of medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and wild vegetables. These dishes allows guests to savor the unique flavors and aromas of freshly harvested wild vegetables. Another notable feature of the theme park is its Finnish sauna facilities. 

Deungbul Garden (등불가든)

2025-01-23

23 Powolladeul-gil, Yangyang-eup, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do

This restaurant serves the delectable combination of pine mushrooms and Yangyang Korean beef. Every fall, you can enjoy grilled natural pine mushrooms with Korean beef special cuts and rib eye. Note that while the meat is served throughout the year, pine mushrooms are only offered when they can be harvested. Other popular dishes include Korean beef bulgogi with pine mushrooms and hot pot. American pop singer and producer Kanye West once visited this restaurant.

Ssangdungine Gabyusl Sikdang (쌍둥이네가벼슬식당)

2025-01-23

118-8 Ihyoseok-gil, Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do

Though this restaurant specializes in chicken dishes, such as baeksuk (whole chicken soup) or dakbokkeumtang (spicy braised chicken), it is also known for gondeurebap (thistle rice), which is made into a bibimbap with makjang (Gangwon-style soybean paste). This restaurant, with its long history, has welcomed many famous figures, including athletes from around the world who competed in the Winter Olympics.

Sinchang Heukdwaeji Duruchigi (신창흑돼지두루치기)

2026-05-28

182 Dongilhamo-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do

Specializing in 'Heukdwaejiduruchigi' (stir-fried black pork), this restaurant uses Jeju black pork cooked on a hot iron plate. The dish is partially prepared in the kitchen before being served, then finished at the table with bean sprouts and green onions added to taste. Known for its thick yet tender cuts of pork, the dish is complemented by a rich house seasoning. It also offers other options such as stir-fried squid, octopus, and jukkumi (webfoot octopus) are also available. The clean seating makes it suitable for familes as well.