Jeju food brings together black pork cooked at the table, abalone served over hot stone-pot rice, and hairtail prepared grilled or braised. These three meals offer different ways to explore the island's cooking without choosing raw seafood.
Choose a restaurant in the part of Jeju you are already visiting. The nine options below are alternatives across Jeju City, the east coast, Seogwipo and the southwest—not stops on a single-day island circuit.
1. Black Pork Barbecue in Jeju City
Heukdwaeji (흑돼지) means black pork. For a grill-table meal, look for heukdwaeji-gui (흑돼지구이), and check that the order is black pork rather than another pork option on the menu.
Meljeot (멜젓), the fermented anchovy dipping sauce served with some Jeju pork meals, adds a separate fish ingredient to the table.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization / Lee Beom-su. Archival Donsadon grill photograph, 2013; not verification of the current main-store setting.
Donsadon Main Store (돈사돈 본점): Nohyeong
Donsadon cooks Jeju black pork over briquettes rather than charcoal, with staff grilling the meat at the table. It is an option for diners who want the meal to center on the grill, rather than a mixed set of prepared pork dishes.
The main store is at 19 Upyeong-ro, Jeju-si; telephone 064-746-8989.
Hours are 12:00–22:00. Tuesday closure schedules differ between published tourism listings, so confirm directly before choosing a Tuesday visit. Check the current meat weight and total price before ordering.
Dombedon (돔베돈): Black Pork Street
Dombedon is on Black Pork Street near Dongmun Traditional Market in old Jeju City. Its black-pork set combines grilled pork, dombe gogi (돔베고기, steamed pork slices) and doenjang-jjigae (된장찌개, soybean-paste stew).
Find this restaurant at 25 Gwandeok-ro 15-gil, Jeju-si; telephone 064-753-0008. The English tourism listing gives 11:00–23:00 with no regular closing day; other language versions differ, so reconfirm your intended visit.
Heukdonga Jeju (흑돈가 제주본점): Nohyeong
Opposite Cheju Halla University, Heukdonga serves charcoal-grilled black pork with heated meljeot. This gives Nohyeong diners a charcoal-grill alternative to Donsadon's briquette cooking. The menu also includes black-pork kimchi stew.
The address is 11 Halladaehak-ro, Jeju-si. Hours are 11:20–23:00, with no regular closing day. The KTO contact number is 064-747-0088.
If you have a fish allergy, ask about the meljeot, other sauces and cross-contact; choosing pork does not make the whole meal fish-free.
2. Abalone Stone-Pot Rice: East, South or Southwest
Jeonbok dolsotbap (전복돌솥밥) is abalone hot stone-pot rice. It is a different order from jeonbokjuk (전복죽), abalone rice porridge. The three restaurants here all document the stone-pot rice dish, but their preparations and locations are not interchangeable.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization / Lee Beom-su. Illustrative Jeju food photograph, 2015; not a current menu photograph of the restaurants below.
Myeongjin Jeonbok (명진전복): Gujwa, East Jeju
At Myeongjin, the rice incorporates abalone innards, with pumpkin, sweet potato and carrot added to the dish. The restaurant uses abalone raised at an adjoining farm.
The address is 1282 Haemajihaean-ro, Gujwa-eup, Jeju-si; telephone 064-782-9944.
VisitJeju gives 09:30–20:30, last orders at 20:00 and Tuesday closure. Another official listing gives a 21:30 closing time, so confirm directly before an evening meal.
Grilled abalone is a separate menu choice at Myeongjin, not an assumed inclusion with every rice order.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization / Kim Ji-ho. Illustrative Jeju food photograph, 2021; not a current menu photograph of the restaurants below.
Daewoojeong (대우정): Beophwan-dong, Seogwipo
Daewoojeong's abalone stone-pot rice is mixed with margarine and seasoning sauce. Choose this location for a meal in Seogwipo's Beophwan-dong rather than treating it as a Jeju City restaurant. Abalone porridge and an abalone-and-seafood hot pot are separate dishes.
Go to 866-37 Ieodo-ro, Seogwipo-si; telephone 064-733-0137. Hours are 09:00–20:30, with a 15:00–17:00 break and last orders at 19:30. The restaurant closes Thursdays.
Saengwon Jeonbok (생원전복): Andeok, Southwest Jeju
Saengwon offers abalone stone-pot rice alongside grilled abalone, raw abalone and hot-pot dishes. For this guide's cooked-rice meal, specify 전복돌솥밥 rather than assuming that any abalone menu item is the same preparation.
The restaurant is at 7 Sanbang-ro, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si; telephone 064-792-2109. Hours are 10:00–21:00, with a 15:00–17:00 break and last orders at 14:00 and 20:00. It closes Tuesdays. Its separately advertised pork shabu-shabu has earlier ordering cutoffs.
3. Hairtail: Choose Grilled or Braised
Galchi-gui (갈치구이) is grilled hairtail; galchi-jorim (갈치조림) is braised hairtail. The first emphasizes the cooked fish itself, while the second puts the fish in a seasoned sauce.
Whole-fish presentation, boneless preparation and set-menu contents are separate choices—not meanings that can be inferred from the word galchi alone.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization / Lee Beom-su. Illustrative Jeju food photograph, 2020; not a current menu photograph of the restaurants below.
Chunsimine Main Branch (춘심이네 본점): Andeok
Chunsimine serves both whole grilled hairtail and hairtail braised in seasoned sauce. It provides a southwest-Jeju option for comparing the two preparations, rather than choosing a restaurant that documents only braised fish.
Use the main-branch address: 1F, 16 Changcheonjungang-ro 24beon-gil, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si. The VisitJeju contact is 0507-1420-4018. Confirm service hours directly before traveling; the available official schedules do not establish one consistent timetable.
Manna Sikdang (맛나식당): Seongsan, East Jeju
Manna's signature dish is braised hairtail, with braised mackerel also on the menu. Choose it for an eastern breakfast or lunch within its service window, not as a dinner option or an assumed whole-grilled-fish restaurant.
The address is 41 Dongnyuam-ro, Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo-si; telephone 064-782-4771. Hours are 08:30–14:00, with closures on Wednesdays and Sundays. Confirm the sauce and current order size rather than assuming the pictured braise is this restaurant's dish.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization / Kim Ji-ho. Illustrative Jeju food photograph, 2021; not a current menu photograph of the restaurants below.
Jungmun Saekdal Tonggalchi Main Branch (중문색달통갈치 본점): Jungmun Area
West of Jungmun Tourist Complex, this restaurant distinguishes a boneless braised-hairtail meal from its whole grilled-hairtail meal. The boneless description belongs to that specific menu item; it is not a promise that every hairtail dish elsewhere has been deboned.
The main branch is at 993 Iljuseo-ro, Seogwipo-si; telephone 0507-1356-2089. Hours are 11:00–20:50, with a 15:00–17:00 break and no regular closing day. Check the current set size and total price before ordering.
4. Jeju Food Guide by Area
In Jeju City, choose between Dombedon in the old city and Donsadon or Heukdonga in Nohyeong. In the east, choose Gujwa for Myeongjin's abalone rice or Seongsan for Manna's daytime braised fish.
On the south side, choose Daewoojeong for Beophwan-dong or Jungmun Saekdal Tonggalchi for the Jungmun area. Farther southwest, Saengwon and Chunsimine provide abalone-rice and hairtail alternatives in Andeok.
When reading an abalone menu, keep the rice and porridge names separate. Jeonbokjuk is rice porridge cooked with abalone; ordering it will not produce the stone-pot rice described above.
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization / Kim Ji-ho. Illustrative Jeju food photograph, 2014; not a current menu photograph of the restaurants below.
For shared meat and fish orders, establish the actual dish, weight or set size and total charge before committing. Portions and prices differ by restaurant; ask about any minimum order for the dish you choose.
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I eat in Jeju without ordering raw seafood?
The choices here are black-pork barbecue, abalone hot stone-pot rice, and grilled or braised hairtail. Specify the cooked dish when a restaurant also offers raw abalone or other seafood preparations.
Is Jeju black pork served without seafood ingredients?
Not necessarily. Meljeot is fermented anchovy sauce, and it is documented at Heukdonga and Donsadon. Ask about the full meal and cross-contact if fish or other seafood ingredients are a concern.
Is whole grilled hairtail the same as boneless hairtail?
No. Whole grilled fish describes presentation and cooking, not the removal of every bone. Jungmun Saekdal Tonggalchi specifically offers a boneless braised-hairtail meal; confirm that exact order with the restaurant.
Can these nine restaurants form a one-day food route?
They are alternatives across different parts of the island, not a timed route. Use this Jeju food guide to choose meals around the area you will visit, then check opening days, breaks and the current menu before setting out.
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Sources & References
Food definitions: Korea Foundation Korean Food Database, for grilled hairtail, braised hairtail and abalone rice porridge; Jeju Tourism Organization, for black pork and meljeot.
Restaurant and regional information:
Photos: Korea Tourism Organization PhotoKorea. Hero: Kim Ji-ho, grilled hairtail photographed in Jeju in 2021.
Body images are illustrative food photographs, not current menu photographs from the nine recommended restaurants. The pork image was photographed at Donsadon in 2013 and does not establish the current main-store setting.
Last verified: 2026-10-27. Restaurant records were checked online, not by telephone. Current meal prices, reservation arrangements and minimum orders were not established; confirm them directly. Hours, menus and holiday schedules may change.
