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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

    Order the kongnamul-gukbap, Jeonju's bean-sprout soup with rice, served scalding with a poached egg on the side. Locals spoon a little hot broth and crumbled seaweed over the egg and eat that first, then work through the soup - and a small bottle of the sweet spiced moju is the traditional chaser.

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

    Order the Jeonju bibimbap at the restaurant that claims to have sold the dish first, back in 1952 - rice cooked in beef broth, topped with seasoned vegetables and a spoonful of chilli paste. The yukhoe bibimbap with raw beef is the step up if you want it.

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