Korean
Geumgang Minmul Jangeo
금강민물장어 Minmul jangeo means freshwater eel; Geumgang is a common Korean place-name word (the Geum River, or 'diamond' as in the Diamond Mountains), and the posts do not say which is meant.
Compiled from 14 blog posts read in fullSources →
A freshwater-eel grill on Iljudong-ro in Donghong-dong, Seogwipo, next to the Miracle Library. Eel comes salt-grilled, herbal-glazed or in gochujang, and three eels (1 kg) cost 98,000 won. What every post dwells on is the spread that covers the table before the eel arrives: raw fish, beef tartare, butter-grilled abalone, marinated crab and more. Most seating is in private rooms. We read 21 posts from November 2024 to September 2026; 14 describe an actual visit, the rest are holiday opening lists, info blogs, a travel-agency ad and a roundup.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address제주특별자치도 서귀포시 일주동로 8597 (동홍동)8597 Iljudong-ro, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do
- Phone064-733-2119
- Typical spend₩69,000 – ₩98,000
- Floor areaFloor area 326 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 7 posts: 7 wrote 10:00–22:00.
| No day given | 10:00–22:00 | 7 of 7 posts |
|---|---|---|
| Closed | Monday | 7 of 8 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
- Seating is mostly private rooms: nine posts ate in one, and one says every table is in a room. There is also a main hall — a longtime regular ate there for the first time because the rooms were full. One party of six adults and two children filled a single room.
- The eel comes out already cooked and staff cut it at the table; seven posts say so. Two posts say to warm it on the burner for a minute or two and then switch it off, and one diner who forgot found the eel had dried out a little.
- Four posts booked ahead. One family turned up on 25 July 2025, was told the place was booked solid until the end of August, and saw the next party turned away too. On the other hand, one post found it quiet on a weekday evening and another walked in late without waiting.
- Six posts describe repeat visits — a regular since childhood, a family that holds grandfather's birthday here every year, a diner who feels well looked after each time. Six posts came with family, three as a couple and one in a party of eight.
2 more
- Five posts call the eel plump or thick. A party of four ordered three eels and had some left over because the side dishes had filled them up; four posts in all found the portions large.
- One post notes that even in the rooms you keep your shoes on; no other post mentions shoes.
What 14 bloggers said
gibon sangcharim
Returning customer
We read all 14 in full. The most common claims are “Returning customer” (6) and “Thick cut” (5).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Private room 9 of 14 posts
- Meat is pre-grilled before it reaches the table 7 of 14 posts
- Takes reservations 4 of 14 posts
- Parking capacity 3 of 14 posts
- Takeout 1 of 14 posts
- Free refills 1 of 14 posts
- High chairs 1 of 14 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Parking
5 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.
| Posts saying you can park | 5 of 14 posts |
|---|
Five posts say they parked. Three say about three cars fit in front of the shop; one of them used the free lots nearby (Donghong-dong 647-10 and 648-1), about a two-minute walk. One post says to use the free lot except at lunch and after 6 pm, and another parked on the street beside the restaurant.
Who came, and with whom
- Family visit 6 of 14 posts
- Date 3 of 14 posts
- Came with children 2 of 14 posts
- Came by car 1 of 14 posts
- Group visit 1 of 14 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
No post says which floor the restaurant is on or whether there are stairs — not that there are none, just that nobody wrote about it.
No post mentions a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or stroller. People came with children, but nobody described the way in.
No post says whether the toilet is inside or separated by gender.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · 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 themselves2 of 14 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way12 of 14 posts
Posts that followed a TV spot
Of the 21 posts we gathered, 7 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.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
What we do not know
- Prices need dating. Four visit posts from May to November 2025 all give 98,000 won for three eels (1 kg). The two-eel set for two was 69,000 won in a January 2025 post and 77,000 won in an August 2026 post. Three posts say it is not expensive; two say some side-dish refills cost extra.
- Seven posts agree on 10:00-22:00, closed Mondays, though several are copied info lines; one post alone says Tuesdays. Only one gives last orders at 21:00. The three holiday-opening lists show different open days each holiday. Several posts advise calling ahead (064-733-2119) to check and book.
- No post describes getting there by bus. One says it sits on the main road next to the Miracle Library; most posts talk about parking, suggesting people mostly drive.
- One post actually saw high chairs; two others list them only in a copied info header, which we did not count. Two posts came with children.
Sources (14)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- [제주살이] 260817-260823 서귀포9 2026-08-24 · 햄수토리 · via Daum
- 제주도민 추천 서귀포 장어 맛집 금강민물장어 2026-08-11 · soomile log · via Daum
- 서귀포 장어맛집 금강민물장어｜프라이빗한 룸에서 즐기는 푸짐한 민물장어 한상 2026-07-16 · 제주길동무 스냅촬영 · via Daum
- [제주도민추천]'금강'민물장어 먹고 왔어요! 2025-12-19 · charming~♡블로그 · via Daum
- 서귀포 동홍동 장어 맛집[금강민물장어] 2025-11-19 · 스몰로그 · via Daum
- 제주 서귀포시 맛집 가족모임하기 좋은 제주 금강 민물장어 2025-10-16 · 리빙토피아 · via Daum
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- 진짜집에서의 일상, 이제 나도 고양이 있다 2025-07-30 · 씩씩하지선 · via Daum
- 제주 서귀포 밑반찬 잘나오는 도민 장어 맛집, 금강민물장어 2025-07-25 · 감귤국 도민의 일상 · via Daum
- 제주도 서귀포 현지인 장어맛집 추천, 금강민물장어 2025-07-07 · 끄적끄적 까부리의 일상기록 'ڡ' · via Daum
- 제주 서귀포 금강민물장어 | 반찬이 잘 나오는 장어 맛집 2025-05-06 · 행복한 일은 매일 있어 · via Daum
- [서귀포 맛집] 금강민물장어: 한정식집 보다 밑반찬 잘나오는 장어구이한상 2025-04-14 · mangiare cantare amore ♫ · via Daum
- 금강민물장어 - 서귀포 장어와 밑반찬 맛집 2025-01-14 · 제주스의 맛집탐방기 · via Daum
- 서귀포 장어맛집 베스트 1위 금강민물장어 2024-11-12 · 숙마담의 쇠소깍감귤농장 · via Daum
Of 354 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 14 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.