Korean
Gwaknaru
곽나루 Naru is an old Korean word for a ferry landing, and Gwak echoes Gwakji, the village and beach the restaurant sits beside; none of the posts explain the name.
Compiled from 15 blog posts read in fullSources →
Gwaknaru is a hairtail restaurant on Gwakji 11-gil in Aewol, Jeju, right by Gwakji Beach. Ordering a set brings braised or grilled hairtail with a table of sides (seasoned raw fish, boiled pork, pork cutlet, a grilled fish) and pot rice, and many posts finish by pouring water into the pot to make nurungji. Listed prices: signature braised hairtail for four 132,000 won, grilled hairtail for four 119,000 won, the Gwaknaru Special 190,000 won for four or 120,000 won for two. Several posts say staff or the owner deboned the grilled fish at the table. We read 30 posts dated June 3 to October 15, 2026; 15 of them record an actual meal.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address제주특별자치도 제주시 애월읍 곽지11길 4, 1층4 Gwakji 11-gil, Jeju-si, Jeju-do
- Phone0507-1326-9093
- Typical spend₩66,000 – ₩190,000
- Floor areaFloor area 285 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 8 posts: 4 wrote Daily 10:00–21:00, 3 wrote 10:00–21:00.
| Daily | 10:00–21:00 | 4 of 8 posts |
|---|---|---|
| No day given | 10:00–21:00 | 3 of 8 posts |
| Closed | None | 2 of 2 posts |
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- The room is large: nine of the ten posts that talk about the space call it spacious. One notes the restaurant takes up a whole building; a party of eight split into two tables of four, braise fans and grill fans. One weekday 1 p.m. visit found about three tables occupied, theirs included.
- Window seats face the sea: three posts ate watching the Gwakji coast. One evening visitor warns that the low sun was strong enough that the blinds came down.
- The braise leans spicy: six of the seven posts that describe the taste call it hot, one noting it builds as you eat. One post differs, saying it was mild enough for a child. Two describe it as sweet-spicy.
- Five posts came with children. Parents mention feeding them the pork cutlet side and the self-serve seaweed soup; one notes a high chair. One says writing a photo review earned the kids a bead ice cream.
1 more
- No post reports a wait. Two posts, a weekday 1 p.m. visit and a Sunday 7 p.m. visit, say they walked straight in. Nobody wrote about weekend lunch or a busy dinner rush.
What 15 bloggers said
sigeuncheo galchi-jorim set
Roomy
We read all 15 in full. The most common claims are “Roomy” (9) and “Spicy” (6).
What they liked
What they struggled with
Things you can check on site
- Large windows 3 of 15 posts
- Parking capacity 1 of 15 posts
- High chairs 1 of 15 posts
- Origin labelling posted 1 of 15 posts
- Review event 1 of 15 posts
- Free refills 1 of 15 posts
- Step at the entrance 1 of 15 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
7 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 7 of 15 posts |
|---|
There is a dedicated lot in front: seven posts parked there and found it roomy, one describing space for dozens of cars. The often-quoted figure of 30 spaces comes from copied listing info, so we do not rely on it.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 7 of 15 posts
- Came with children 5 of 15 posts
- With a friend 2 of 15 posts
- Group visit 1 of 15 posts
- Date 1 of 15 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
Getting inside
| Step at the entrance | 1 of 15 posts |
|---|
None of the visit posts says which floor the dining room is on. The address's ground-floor note is listing data; one post only mentions going up to a café on an upper floor of the same building afterwards.
Only one post describes the way in: a few small steps up to the entrance. No post mentions getting in with a wheelchair or stroller, or a ramp. That means nobody wrote about it, not that there is none.
Nobody says whether the restroom is inside. One post found it clean with mouthwash provided; the separate men's and women's restrooms appear only in copied listing info.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step-free access · Toilet inside · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves4 of 15 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way11 of 15 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 27 posts we gathered, 12 went up on a single day right after a TV spot and show no sign of a visit. They retell the broadcast, so we left them out of the counts.
| 2026-09-20 | 2 posts in one day |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | 2 posts in one day |
| 2026-09-16 | 2 posts in one day |
| 2026-09-15 | 2 posts in one day |
We do not discard them. That a TV spot produced a burst of posts is itself something worth knowing about a place, and a star rating will not show it.
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
What we do not know
- One post that ordered both a braise set and a grill set says the braise came quickly but the grilled fish arrived late. Only one post says this.
- Many posts are templated. Nine posts from September 15 to 21, 2026 repeat the same keywords about a big parking lot, fresh ingredients and group seating, with no prices, party sizes or times, so we did not count them as visits. Two rockfish-set posts from June 9 to 10 share another template and were also left out. Two June 8 to 12 posts share a title pattern but give prices and specific dishes, so they were counted.
- Eight posts list opening hours: seven say 10:00 to 21:00, one says 10:00 to 22:00. Two say there is no regular closing day. All of these are copied listing details, not times anyone checked.
- Prices are per set and scale with party size: signature braise 66,000 won for two and 132,000 for four, grilled hairtail 119,000 for four, the Special 190,000 for four and 120,000 for two. No post reports a price change. Two posts call it fair value and none call it expensive. Nobody gives a price for eating alone.
- No post arrived by bus. Every visit was by rental or private car, about 30 minutes from the airport or Jeju City. Nobody describes a public-transport route.
- Five posts give the phone number 0507-1326-9093, all copied from listing info. No post tried calling to book; one only guesses that reservations are possible.
Sources (15)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 제주 곽나루 :: 애월 갈치 조림, 갈치 구이 맛집 (당일치기 여행) 2026-10-15 · ღ 뚜두뚜두 ღ
- [제주] 제주 애월 갈치조림 갈치구이 맛집 | 단체식사가능 | "곽나루" | 내돈내산 방문 후기 2026-10-02 · 먹고 놀는 일상의 기록 · via Daum
- 제주 애월 맛집 곽나루, 곽지해수욕장 근처 순살갈치조림 맛집 2026-09-18 · 엔딩크레딧 · via Daum
- 제주여행 3일 차 2026-09-10 · 빅쓰리자이부동산 · via Daum
- 제주애월맛집 곽나루, 제주시에서 차로30분 갈치조림 2026-09-08 · 봄이맘의 하루
- 아기백일여행 (백일아기제주도여행 / 신라스테이플러스이호테우/제.... 2026-09-04 · Sooa Room
- 제주 애월 갈치조림 갈치구이 맛집 아이와 가기 좋은 곽나루 2026-09-02 · 쏘쏘잉의 일상블로그♩♪
- 제주 3박4일 가족여행 1일차 - 한림&애월 2026-08-03 · 우하하하웃자 · via Daum
- 제주 애월 갈치조림 곽나루 내돈내산 맛집 추천 2026-07-28 · ෆ찰보리 유니버스ෆ
- [돌아기랑 제주 한달살이] 11일차 : 한담해안산책로 / 월령리선인장.... 2026-07-09 · 젼블로그 ٩( ᐛ )و
- 제주도 애월 밥집 추천, 순살 갈치 조림 맛집 애월 본점 *곽나루* 2026-06-19 · 일상_논하다_공유하다
- 애월 가성비 맛집 끝내준 애월 저녁 맛집 2026-06-12 · 강토실의 함께 보낸 순간 :D
- 제주도 서쪽 여행 34개월 아이와 함께 저녁 맛집, 뷰 맛집 애월 “곽나루” 내 돈 내산❗️ 2026-06-11 · 완두콩과일상 · via Daum
- 애월 가성비 맛집 끝판왕 애월 저녁 맛집 2026-06-08 · 뎐이의 소소한 일상 : ) · via Daum
- [제주 애월] 갈치조림 맛집 곽나루 본점 오션뷰 2026-06-03 · 어메이징 월드 ✈️❣️ · via Daum
Of 314 candidate posts we opened 94 and kept 15 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.