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Jeonju · 4 stops

Jeonju day trip

Jeonju is under two hours from Seoul by KTX and everything here sits within the Hanok Village and Nambu Market. Come hungry and early.

Day 1 Hanok Village on foot

  1. Sundae-gukbap · pork broth with blood sausage and rice
    BreakfastJojeomnye Nammun PisundaeBlood sausage soup · Wansan-gu · Nambu Market06:00–22:00₩11,000 per person

    Get the sundae-gukbap with a side plate of pisundae so you taste the blood sausage both in and out of the soup, and finish with a bowl of moju, Jeonju's mild rice wine.

  2. Kalguksu · hand-cut noodles in a thick perilla-seed broth
    LunchVeteran KalguksuKnife-cut noodles · Wansan-gu · Hanok Village09:00–20:00₩10,000 per person

    Order the signature kalguksu — the perilla powder gives the broth a nutty, thick texture unlike Seoul-style versions.

  3. Kongnamul gukbap · bean-sprout rice soup
    AfternoonJeonju Waengi Kongnamul GukbapBean-sprout rice soup · Wansan-gu · Dongmun-gil07:00–21:00₩9,000 per person

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

  4. Jeonju bibimbap
    DinnerHankookjibJeonju bibimbap · Wansan-gu · Hanok Village area09:50–20:50₩15,000 per person

    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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