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Jeonju restaurants: 7 places worth the trip

Our picks in Jeonju with hours, prices, Korean names and maps.

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JeonjuBibimbap

Gajok Hoegwan

가족회관

First time in KoreaNear the sightsNot spicy

A colorful introduction to Jeonju’s best-known dish. Vegetables, bean sprouts, meat and egg come together in a bowl made for mixing.

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JeonjuBibimbap

Gogung · Main Branch

고궁 전주본점

Not spicyGroups & sharingWorth the trip

Explore another side of Jeonju bibimbap at this long-established restaurant. Choose the traditional brass bowl or a hot stone pot.

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Bean-sprout rice soup at Jeonju Waengi — Photo: Korea Tourism Organization · VISITKOREA

Wansan-gu · Dongmun-gilBean-sprout rice soup

Jeonju Waengi Kongnamul Gukbap

전주왱이콩나물국밥

Early breakfastSolo diningNear the sights

Look beyond bibimbap and try Jeonju’s bean-sprout rice soup. Waengi is a stop for a warming bowl near the old-town streets.

START WITHKongnamul gukbap · bean-sprout rice soup

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Korean bibimbap rice with colorful toppings — Representative dish photo

Wansan-gu · Hanok Village areaJeonju bibimbap

Hankookjib

한국집

First time in KoreaNear the sightsNot spicy

Explore Jeonju’s signature rice dish near Hanok Village. Colorful toppings and yellow mung-bean jelly give its bibimbap a distinctive local character.

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Soybean sprout soup with rice — Representative dish photo

Wansan-gu · GaeksaBean-sprout rice soup

Sambaekjip

삼백집 본점

Early breakfastSolo diningNear the sights

Try another side of Jeonju’s soup culture at Sambaekjip. A hot bowl of bean-sprout soup and rice makes a simple, satisfying meal.

START WITHKongnamul gukbap · bean-sprout rice soup

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Korean knife-cut noodle soup — Representative dish photo

Wansan-gu · Hanok VillageKnife-cut noodles

Veteran Kalguksu

베테랑 칼국수 본점

First time in KoreaNear the sightsNot spicy

Steps from Gyeonggijeon Shrine at the edge of Jeonju Hanok Village, this long-running noodle shop is known for a thick, perilla-seed broth rather than the clearer anchovy broths common elsewhere. It's an easy, affordable stop on a walking tour of the hanok district.

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Sundae-gukbap, milky pork broth soup with blood sausage and scallions — Representative dish photo

Wansan-gu · Nambu MarketBlood sausage soup

Jojeomnye Nammun Pisundae

조점례남문피순대

Early breakfastNear the sightsNot spicy

Operating since 1972 at the edge of Nambu Market, this is one of Jeonju's best-known sundae-gukbap houses, serving a milder, less gamey blood-sausage soup than versions found elsewhere in Korea. Its early opening and market-side location make it a natural stop before or after browsing the stalls.

START WITHSundae-gukbap · pork broth with blood sausage and rice

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PLAN A DAY

Food routes in Jeonju

Jeonju · 4 stopsJeonju day tripMarket soup at dawn, noodles by the shrine, bibimbap to finish.