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Gangneung, Korea · New Year sunrise

Jeongdongjin restaurants: where Koreans eat after the sunrise

4 places. We counted them from 83 Korean blog posts by people who ate there. This is a count, not a ranking.

  • 2,343blog posts found
  • 100posts we read
  • 83posts with a real meal
  • 4places with 2+ bloggers
01
sundubu (soft tofu stew)

Korean

Sseon Hansik 썬한식 정동진 본점 no complaints · recommended

Stew · near Jeongdongjin Stn

6 bloggers ate here · 154 posts in this search named it · we read 9

recommended by 7 (2 sponsored, not used for the order) · complaints 0 · came back 1

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • The sundubu (soft tofu stew) is soft and mild. It is easy on the stomach. · 4 bloggers
  • Many neat, lightly seasoned side dishes come with the meal. · 3 bloggers
  • Portions are big for the price, with plenty in the pot. · 3 bloggers
  • The parking lot and dining room are large. · 1 blogger

good value 6 · breakfast 3 · short walk 2 · fast 2

They ordered sundubu (soft tofu stew)

More about Sseon Hansik (30 posts read) →
Sources (9)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

02
samhap set (black pork, seafood and vegetables grilled on a stone plate)

Grill houseKorean

Haedonga 해돈가 no complaints · recommended

Grilled pork · near 강동면

2 bloggers ate here · 54 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 0

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • Black pork belly and fresh seafood are grilled together on a big stone plate. · 2 bloggers
  • The black pork belly is especially good. · 1 blogger
  • You can finish with seafood noodle soup. · 1 blogger

They ordered samhap set (black pork, seafood and vegetables grilled on a stone plate)

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Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

03
hwangtae jeongsik (dried pollack set meal)

Korean

Imone Sikdang 이모네식당 no complaints · recommended

Stew · near 강동면

2 bloggers ate here · 56 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 2 · complaints 0 · came back 0

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • The hwangtae (dried pollack) is mild, well seasoned and not fishy. · 2 bloggers
  • It feels like a plain, home-cooked meal. · 1 blogger
  • A nutty soybean stew and clean side dishes come with it. · 1 blogger

short walk 1 · good value 1

They ordered hwangtae jeongsik (dried pollack set meal)

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Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

04
saengseon-gui jeongsik (grilled fish set meal)

Korean

Jeongdongjin Bapjip 정동진밥집 no complaints · recommended

Grilled eel · near 강동면

2 bloggers ate here · 29 posts in this search named it · we read 2

recommended by 1 · complaints 0 · came back 1

  • English menu
  • Good with foreign friends
  • Good for one

Why they liked it

  • Light grilled fish and many mild side dishes come on one table. · 2 bloggers
  • The rice is freshly milled and very good. · 1 blogger
  • The yard with old soy sauce jars feels homey. · 1 blogger

good with kids 1 · good value 1

They ordered saengseon-gui jeongsik (grilled fish set meal)

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Sources (2)

These are Korean blog posts. They are written in Korean.

How we counted

Naver and Daum are Korea’s big web portals. Koreans use them the way much of the world uses Google, and many people post restaurant reviews on blogs there. Those posts are in Korean, so most visitors never see them. We searched there in Korean for “정동진 맛집” (what you might search in English as “jeongdongjin restaurant”) and similar phrases, and had AI read 100 of the posts. We counted only posts where the writer actually ate at the place. One blogger counts once for a place, even with many posts. Sponsored reviews are left out of the order. There is no score.

The dish pictures are drawings made by Gilpost from the posts. They are not photos of the real food.