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Korean

Ihwa Sikdang

이화식당 Sikdang simply means eatery; none of the posts explains the name Ihwa, which as a word can mean pear blossom.

Compiled from 28 blog posts read in fullSources →

A stone-crab set-meal house on a side street in Munsu-dong, Yeosu, near the Yeoseo-dong roundabout. The crab set is 15,000 won a head for two or more (16,000 won alone), and the braised hairtail set is 20,000 won a head. Both come with soy and spicy marinated crab that keeps being refilled, on a table of 12 to 15 side dishes that includes stir-fried pork, grilled hairtail and steamed egg. We read 30 posts dated 31 July to 21 October 2026; 28 describe an actual meal, 16 of them ordering the hairtail set and 13 the crab set.

Data as of · Published ·

Location & hours

  • Address전남광주통합특별시 여수시 문수5길 46 (문수동)46 Munsu 5-gil, Yeosu-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju
  • Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩20,000
  • From the station1 posts say it is walkable from the station.
  • Floor areaFloor area 127 m² · Status In business

When it opens

Of 28 posts: 18 wrote Daily 09:30–20:30, 8 wrote 09:30–20:30.

When it opens
Daily09:30–20:3018 of 28 posts
No day given09:30–20:308 of 28 posts
Last order19:4017 of 18 posts
ClosedNone6 of 6 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

  1. There are both regular tables and floor seating; 16 posts said so. One counted roughly ten floor tables and five chair tables. Another said the chair tables come first and most of the floor seating is further in. Two posts mentioned backrest chairs on the floor seats, and one said you take your shoes off there.
  2. Ten posts describe actually getting refills. On the crab, one said the refill was identical to the first plate, and another that staff brought more before the bowl was empty. Four of the ten mention side dishes being refilled as well, and one said nobody made them feel awkward about asking again.
  3. Dessert is a self-serve cinnamon punch. Eleven posts drank sujeonggwa or coffee after the meal, one describing a slushy-iced dispenser by the till and another a machine in the corner. No post mentions paying for it.
  4. All 16 posts that reached a verdict on price said it was not expensive, and none said otherwise. Two noticed a 'good-price business' sign at the entrance. One writer said they had spent close to 100,000 won at another crab house the day before and found this one cheaper and better.
2 more
  1. Seven posts saw high chairs, and three went with children. One of those chose floor seating so the baby could play on the floor and fuss less, and fed the baby grilled hairtail and steamed egg from the side dishes. One post saw other children running around freely.
  2. Food comes fast. None said it was slow and four said it was quick: one had everything within five minutes, another had the mains in ten. The hairtail arrives already cooked, so there is little waiting.

What 28 bloggers said

16/28Most ordered
galchi jorim jeongsik
16/28Most-said good thing
Not expensive
0/28Posts disclosing payment

We read all 28 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (16) and “Clean” (12).

What they liked

Not expensive16 of 28 posts
Clean12 of 28 posts
Large portions10 of 28 posts
Not salty8 of 28 posts
Not spicy5 of 28 posts
Food comes quickly4 of 28 posts
Friendly staff4 of 28 posts
Returning customer3 of 28 posts
Comfortable seating1 of 28 posts

What they struggled with

Had to wait2 of 28 posts
Unsupervised children1 of 28 posts

Where they disagree

Roomyyes 6 · no 2

Things you can check on site

  • Floor seating 16 of 28 posts
  • Seats to sit and eat 16 of 28 posts
  • Complimentary tea or drink 11 of 28 posts
  • Free refills 10 of 28 posts
  • Review event 7 of 28 posts
  • High chairs 7 of 28 posts
  • Toilet inside 3 of 28 posts
  • TV 1 of 28 posts
  • Ramp at the door 1 of 28 posts
  • Separate restrooms 1 of 28 posts
  • Shoes off at the door 1 of 28 posts
  • Beer served 1 of 28 posts
  • Reachable by transit 1 of 28 posts
  • Origin labelling posted 1 of 28 posts

These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.

The most ordered dish is galchi jorim jeongsik (갈치조림 정식) — 16 of 28 posts.

The prices here are what bloggers wrote down in their posts, and they may have changed since. Check Naver Place for the current menu and prices. This list is not a menu board — it counts what bloggers actually ordered and ate. Check on Naver Place

3 more dishes

Parking

6 posts say you can park. None say you cannot.

Posts saying you can park6 of 28 posts

There is no dedicated car park, as nearly every post's copied info block says. The six posts that actually parked used the kerb or alley in front of or near the restaurant, and none found it hard. A nearby public lot is often recommended, but no post says they used it.

Who came, and with whom

  • Family visit 6 of 28 posts
  • Date 6 of 28 posts
  • Came by car 4 of 28 posts
  • Came with children 3 of 28 posts
  • Solo visit 1 of 28 posts
  • With a friend 1 of 28 posts

Where it is

Map showing where Ihwa Sikdang 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.

From the station

1 posts say it is walkable from the station.

Getting inside

Ramp at the door1 of 28 posts
Toilet inside3 of 28 posts
Separate restrooms1 of 28 posts

No post described the floor level or any stairs from experience. The '1st floor' in the address is copied text; one post only said the restaurant takes up a whole floor of the building.

Nobody wrote about a step at the entrance or getting in with a wheelchair or pram, so we don't know either way. One post saw a ramp inside, leading up to the floor-seating area, intended for wheelchairs and prams.

Three posts said the toilet is inside the restaurant. Only one described it as split by sex from experience, and that post warned there is a single entrance from which the urinal is visible. Elsewhere 'separate toilets' appears only in copied facility lists.

No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet. 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 themselves3 of 28 posts
  • Posts saying nothing either way25 of 28 posts

Posts that followed a TV spot

Of the 30 posts we gathered, 2 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

07080910
Month by month
MonthPosts
2026-071
2026-085
2026-095
2026-1017

What we do not know

  • One post came by bus, getting off at the Hyundai Construction / Honghwa Apartment stop and walking under two minutes with a suitcase. Four drove; the rest didn't say how they got there.
  • Waiting is mixed. Two posts waited or saw a queue form behind them (one recalling an earlier weekend visit). One walked straight in at Wednesday lunch, and three only repeated hearsay about lunch and weekend queues. Those who arrived around 10:30 a.m. found it quiet.
  • All 28 visit posts list opening hours, all of it copied text. Twenty-six say daily 09:30-20:30, seventeen give last orders at 19:40, and six say there is no closing day. One post gives 09:00-20:00, matching the city's good-price listing, and another gives 20:00 with last orders at 17:40.
  • Fourteen posts give 0507-1474-9887 and three give 061-654-9887; we can't tell which is answered now. Phone or walk-in booking appears only in copied info blocks, and no post says they booked.
  • Prices are unchanged from a receipt dated 6 June 2026 to the October posts: crab set 15,000 won, solo 16,000, primary-school child 10,000, hairtail set 20,000. We don't know earlier prices or what comes next. For two, a meal ran 30,000 won for the crab set or 40,000 for the hairtail set; only one post listed drink prices.
  • A dozen or so hairtail posts from late August and 13-21 October 2026 repeat the same search phrases and the same running order (info block, menu, sides, hairtail, crab, punch). None disclose sponsorship, so we did not count them that way, but read them with that in mind. Three posts say they paid their own way.

Sources (28)

Every number above was counted from the posts below.

  1. 여수 게장 맛집 추천 이화식당|돌게장 무한리필 게장백반 솔직후.... 2026-10-21 · 윱니의 하루
  2. 이화식당 : 여수 간장게장 무한 리필 되는 백반 맛집 여수 게장 택배.... 2026-10-21 · HAPPY DAM'S DAY
  3. 여수게장무한리필 내돈내산 이화식당 갈치구이 제육볶음 밑반찬 푸.... 2026-10-17 · 둘이서 냠냠
  4. 여수 간장게장 맛집 / 갈치조림 간장게장 정식 현지인 맛집 - 이화식.... 2026-10-16 · 혼자서도 잘놀아요
  5. 여수 갈치조림 식당 여수 이화식당, 통통한 갈치와 간장게장 양념게.... 2026-10-16 · 아이와 작은 행복을 모으는 중
  6. 여수가면 먹어야하는 메뉴 갈치조림 식당 무한리필 게장정식과 애.... 2026-10-16 · 개린이여행일기
  7. [여수 맛집 추천] 여수 게장 무한리필 이화식당, 통통한 갈치살 가득.... 2026-10-14 · trip mood
  8. 여수 갈치조림 가성비 훌륭한 문수동 이화식당 갈치조림정식 솔직.... 2026-10-14 · 쿼카의 일상
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  10. 여수 갈치조림 현지인 맛집|이화식당 게장 무한리필 푸짐한 남도 .... 2026-10-13 · 어떤 하루
  11. [여수 이화식당] 여수맛집, 여수 가성비 게장 | 게장 무한리필 15,000.... 2026-10-13 · 예리하다
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  14. 여수 현지인 추천 갈치조림, 게장 맛집 [이화식당] 후기 !! 2026-10-12 · ミ★ · via Daum
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  18. [여수 간장게장 맛집] '이화식당', 1만 5천 원에 즐기는 갓성비 여수 .... 2026-09-30 · 쇼니 blog
  19. 이화식당 ㅣ 여수 게장정식 여수 게장집 2026-09-13 · 밤양갱 :: 달디단 하루
  20. 여수 게장정식 | 문수동 이화식당에서 간장게장, 양념게장을 한 번.... 2026-09-12 · 뮴로그
  21. [여수맛집] 여수게장 무한리필 가성비맛집 "이화식당" 2026-09-05 · 어서와 기다려쩌♡
  22. 이화식당에서 여수 게장정식 먹기 2026-09-04 · always, 움직이는 일상
  23. 여수갈치조림 현지인 추천 맛집 이화식당, 갈치조림에 게장까지 무.... 2026-08-27 · 핫짱구의 맛집일상^_^
  24. 여수갈치조림 현지인 인정 맛집 이화식당, 게장이 무한리필 2026-08-27 · 니조월드 ღ'ᴗ'ღ
  25. 여수 갈치조림 현지인맛집 [이화식당] 2026-08-26 · 지니뽀
  26. 여수 간장게장 무한 리필 맛집 이화식당 여수 게장 현지인 맛집 솔직후기 2026-08-14 · 밍구's Holiday · via Daum
  27. 찐 가성비 현지인 여수 게장 무한리필 맛집 추천 이화식당 혼밥 가능 2026-08-08 · 먹기 위해 사는 헬짱 · via Daum
  28. 여수 게장 무한리필 맛집 1.5만원에 게장 백반 무제한인 이화식당 내.... 2026-07-31 · 아원아투

Of 305 candidate posts we opened 47 and kept 28 as evidence. We stop once 30 are confirmed: beyond that the counts grow in proportion without changing the answer.