The end of the rainy season and the arrival of heat indicate that summer has begun in earnest. Gangwon-do, where you can find cool seas and food made from local specialties, is a popular summer vacation destination every year. Gangwon-do is full of things to enjoy that will add to the richness of a summer vacation, such as Jumunjin Beach in Gangneung, famous as a filming location for idol music videos and dramas, Yangyang's Surf Beach with an exotic surf beach, and a cable car in Sokcho with a panoramic view of Mt. Seorak. Not only that, but there are plenty of long-established restaurants that have been around for a long time and food featuring fresh seafood caught from the sea, making it perfect for a gourmet trip. Refreshing sounds of the sea and a paradise on earth full of romance! Here are 5 of the best East Coast restaurants that will brighten up your summer vacation.
Makguksu restaurants on the east coast of Gangwon-do include Yangyang Danyang-myeon-ok, Siloam soba noodles, Yeonggwang soba noodles, Songwol soba noodles, Donghae makguksu, Ipam mail town, Beombu soba noodles, Sokcho Hamheung Makguksu, Jinmi Makguksu, Gangneung Samgyo-ri Dongchimi Makguksu, Songjeong Beach Makguksu, Goseong Baekchon Makguksu, Donglugol Makguksu, Gyodong Makguksu, Gyodong Makguksu, Baekdo Samgyeong-ri Mimakguksu and Samcheok Buil Makguksu are famous.
Famous sashimi restaurants include Sokcho Bongpo Muguri Restaurant, Gugu Restaurant, Cheongcho Sashimu Sashimu, Sokcho Fish Sashimu Sashimi, Sokcho Pot Sashimi, Songdo Sashimu Sashimi, Gangneung Changan Sashimi Restaurant, Haemiga, Yangyang Haenyeo Sashimi Restaurant, Namaechang Sashimi Restaurant, Goseong Manseong Sashimi Restaurant, Sunyeong Ine, and Donghae Northeast Sashimi Restaurant. Famous sundubu restaurants include Gangneung Chodang Grandma's Sundubu, Kofun-ok Grandma's Sundubu, Cha Hyun-hee Sundubu Cheong Gukjang, Pineapple House Chodang Sundubu, Sokcho Grandma Kim Young-Ae's Sundubu, Grandma Choi Ok-ran's Sundubu, Chodang Sundubu Restaurant, Gangneung Champon Tofu Fairy Tofu Garden, and Yangyang Old Garden.
Famous sashimi restaurants include Gangneung Kaimun, Hansung Food, Jangan Sashimi Restaurant, Youngjin Sashimi Restaurant, Hanshin Kai Center, Jumunjin Port Sashimi Restaurant, Eunpa Sashimi Restaurant, Sokcho Dongmyeong Port Squid Festival, Sunchulbong Sashimi Restaurant, Yangyang Surasang, Namaechang Sashimi Restaurant, Goseong Sashimi Restaurant, Seokin-ne, Donghae Seonchang Sashimi Restaurant, Revival Sashimi Restaurant, Samcheok Sea Sashimi Restaurant, Jeongla Sashimi Restaurant, and Deoksan Sea Sashimi Restaurant. Grilled fish, steamed fish, and soup restaurants include Sokcho Fresh Cod, 88 Grilled Fish, Dongmyeong Antibiotic Charcoal-grilled, Chunseon-ne, Yeongcheol Grilled Fish, Imone Restaurant, Hupo Restaurant, Gangneung Imone Steamed Fish, Yeonggok Hichaegutang, Grilled Sylbi Fish, Wolseong Restaurant, Sadon Restaurant, Gangneung Abalone Seafood Hot Pot, Yangyang Daegu Saengtang Hillside Beach, Goseong Jebiho Restaurant, Nokwon Restaurant, Donghae Donghaemul Restaurant, Mugom Restaurant, Samcheok Mannam Restaurant, and Samjeong Restaurant are famous.
Kalguksu restaurants include Gangneung Gangneung Potato Ongsimi, Brother Kalguksu, Modern Jang Kal Sum, Geumhak Kalguksu, Honeycomb, Dongdongjang Kalguksu, Yongbijip, Ponam Beef, Byeongsan Potato Ongsimi, Geumcheon Kalguksu, Sokcho Persimmon House Potato Ongsimi, Jeongdeon Restaurant, Wangbakgol Restaurant, Hansung Kalguksu, Gonggane Potato Ongsimi, Udongdang, Donghae Ottogi Kalguksu, Daewoo Kal Sook Samcheok Bumyeong Kalguksu is famous. Famous cold noodle restaurants include Sokcho Hamheung Naengmyeon-ok, Yangbandeak Hamheung Naengmyeon, Ijo-myeon-ok, Dancheon-myeon-ok, Gangneung Daedong-myeon-ok, Shinri Myeon-ok, Goseong 40-year-old traditional Omi Naengmyeon, and Samcheok Samcheok Samgai Restaurant.
Abai Sundae restaurants include Sokcho Dancheon Restaurant, Shinda Shin, and 2 Daesongrim Sundae Restaurant; grilled meat restaurants include Yangyang Lantern Restaurant, Sanchon Sirloin, Yangyang Mushroom Village, Gangneung Pungnyeon ribs, Wichon-ri traditional Korean beef, Samcheok Sejin Korean beef Sylbi, and Dakgangjeong restaurants are famous for Sokcho Manseok Chicken Gangjeong, Jungang Chicken Gangjeong, Gangneung Geumseong Chicken Gangjeong, Myungsung Chicken Gangjeong, Yangyang Matsugang-jeong. Korean restaurants include Sokcho Wonjo Dalbonne Free-range Chicken, Daepo Port Sora Mom Fried Sundae, Miga, Choi Dae-seop Gimbap, Gourd, Carrot Wagon, Wind Flower Haenyeo Village, Gangneung Seoji-cho Garden, Gil Son, Thumjine Food Stall, Gangneung Buseong Bulgogi Steamed Chicken, Masthani, Cheonseon Restaurant, Persimmon Tree Restaurant, Gokdugol, Samcheok Kitchen Garden Enoteno Chicken, Shindari, and Chinese restaurants include Donghae Dokchuwon, Gangneung Donggyo-pong, Goseong Suseong Banjeong, and Samcheok Ssangyonggak are famous.
Roasteries, bakeries, desserts, and ocean view cafes include Sokcho Sydnoir, Bricks Block 482, Chilsung Shipyard, Another Blue, Sowuljip, Cafe Seoraksan Road, Bonbread, Napolia, YAT, Daon, Cafe Woody, Gangneung Dolceteria, Bohemian, Terra Rosa Coffee, Bohemian Park Lee Choo Coffee, Bongbong Mill, Shellys, Dioslo, Bakery Flour, Bossa Nova Coffee Roasters, Cafe Kiwa Anneung Bakery, Gangneung Bakery, Barobang, Sajeon, Chinese Champon Bread, Gangneung Sujeong Cake Croquette, Amazing Hotteokgun Dumpling, Mojahoteok, Donghae Kijeong Mochi, Santorini Coffee, Goseong Soul Bridge, A-Frame, Glass House, CASA DELAYA, Dre, Pottery Star, Yangyang Farm11, Ninbe, Donghae Hosan Bakery, and Samcheok Culture and Confectionery are famous.
Also, Western food, brunch, pub, and beach clubs include Gangneung Meat Culture, Blue Kitchen, Broccoli Modern Kitchen, Gangneung Anmok Cafe Street Rakosina by Lee Sung-yong, Peter Comma Eye Shop, Yangyang Farmer's Kitchen, Single Fin Ale Works, Hi-Tide, Farmer Sea, Schedule Yangyang, Tan Beach Club & Resort, Dudongsil, Sokcho Dukaman Chef, Tacchi, Goseong Rose Kyungsik, Gangneung Willow Tree Brewery, Soktroot, Yangcho CRAFROT Yangyang Surface Beach and Goseong Moon Bear Brewing Tap House are famous.
1. Gangneung's “Dongil Jang Kalguksu†with a spicy horseradish scent in gochujang soup
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“Dongil Jang Kalguksu,†which is nestled between an industrial complex, is famous as a jangkal noodle restaurant where tourists as well as locals line up to eat because of its unflavored, clean soup. The signature menu is “jangkal noodles,†which combines chewy noodles in a soup that has a sharp flavor made from gochujang. A hearty soup made with pumpkin, eggs, mushrooms, clams, and horseradish was sprinkled with plenty of seaweed powder and sesame seeds to make the most of its aroma. The cool soup and noodles are subtly infused with the scent of horseradish, and the aroma of horseradish that fills the mouth stands out. When you've finished eating the kishimen noodles, it's a good idea to roll it up in the leftover soup for a more filling finish.
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â–²Location: 61 Gangbyeon-ro 534beon-gil, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
▲Opening hours: 10:30 — 16:00 every day, closed on Thursdays
â–²Price: Jangkal noodles 7,000 won, hand dumpling soup 8,000 won
â–²Review (Shikigami Flava139): I went there on the weekend and waited for about 20 minutes after receiving the license plate. I ordered Jangkal noodles because I thought I must try Jangkal noodles when I come to Gangneung. Unlike red soup, it's not too spicy and has a cool flavor! The savory soup was amazing!! Even though I didn't drink alcohol, I felt relaxed. Hehe, the noodles were thin and chewy, and had a chewy taste.
2. Yangyang 'Yeonggwang Jeong Soba Noodles', a dongchimi soup with a refreshing umami flavor
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“Yeonggwang Jeong Soba†started when a founder from Hamheung sold soba noodles he used to eat in his hometown. It is now in its third generation and has maintained its reputation for a long time. The “Traditional Culture Preservation Bottle Seal†is proudly hung on the wall to commemorate the fact that it is a famous traditional place included in the Korean Traditional Food Museum. The signature menu, “soba noodles,†comes with soba noodles topped with seaweed powder, sesame powder, and sauce, and dongchimi soup. If you add two scoops of dongchimi soup with ice to the soba noodles and eat it with vinegar and sugar according to your preferences, you can enjoy a deeper flavor. The sweet and spicy flavor of the sauce blends harmoniously with the refreshing umami of the dongchimi soup. Soba noodles, which have a strong flavor of savory soba, have an attractive texture that breaks smoothly.
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â–²Location: 446 Jinmi-ro, Ganghyeon-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do
▲Opening hours: 10:00 — 19:00 every day
â–²Price: 8,000 won for soba noodles, 23,000 won for pork
â–²Testimonial (Black Peanuts): I visited a soba restaurant that was featured on various broadcast media. At first, I ate only half of it with bibimbap soba, and ate the remaining half like soba with dongchimi soup of my own. The dongchimi soup is awesome here! I added dongchimi soup to the soba noodles, so it was so cool that it was really delicious. It's soba noodles, not wheat noodles, so it was nice that I didn't feel uncomfortable even after eating to my heart's content.
3. Smoothly melting moray eel meat, Sokcho's “Sadonjipâ€
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“Sadonjip†is a mulgomguk soup specialty store that has been in business for about 26 years by the owner who was taught the recipe by his parents. Side dishes that enhance the taste, such as simmered mackerel, stewed potatoes, and cucumber sauce, fill the dish first. The signature menu is “mugomguk soup,†where vegetables such as green onions and onions are simmered in a broth mixed with red pepper powder, and fresh moray mackerel caught in the sea of Sokcho, and served to customers. If you take a bite of the sharp soup and low-fat moray eel, you can experience the mild flavor and tender texture of the mackerel meat that melts softly. “Flounder stew,†which is a spicy-sweet sauce made by hand simmering radish, green onions, and flounder, is also popular. The sauce penetrates deep into the flounder meat and gives it a rich umami flavor.
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â–²Location: 8 Yeongnanghaean 1-gil, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do
▲Business hours: Weekdays 08:00 — 19:00, weekends 07:00 — 16:00, B/T (weekdays) 15:00 — 17:00, B/T (weekends) 17:00 — 19:00
â–²Price: Mugomguk soup 20,000 won, stewed flounder 27,000 won
â–²Testimonial (The tiger eating is full of energy): The hearty water gomguk soup must be cooked longer than expected to be delicious. It had a soft texture unique to moray eel, so it was delicious. The soup is refreshing and I think it also has the effect of relieving hangovers. My stomach is all relaxed. I waited to go in, but it was worth the wait.
4. Grilled fish that offers a variety of cuisines, Gangneung 'Grilled Silbi Fish'
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“Grilled shirubi fish†has been popular for about 35 years near Jumunjin Port. They opened 2 and 3 stores next to the main store and settled in Pyeongchang. The signature menu, “grilled fish platter,†comes with four types of grilled fish, lim yeon-su, mackerel, saury, and rockfish, served with miso stew made full of zucchini and tofu. The appearance of the shiny fish flowing over the browned skin enhances the taste buds. Each type of fish offers a variety of flavors and textures, such as Lim Yeon Soo, which boasts a light flavor, and mackerel, which is rich in fat. You can enjoy a richer flavor by dipping thick fish meat in soy sauce mixed with wasabi and eating it on white rice. You can also feel the warmth of the boss, who holds a bottle of rice crackers and water in his hand when you leave after a meal.
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â–²Location: 1723, Haean-ro, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do
â–²Opening hours: 06:00-22:00 every day
â–²Price: Assorted grilled fish 14,000 won, Dongtae stew 25,000 won
â–²Testimonial (It's shikigin bean soup and sugar): Salted herring roe and salted scallops were among the side dishes, but salted fish alone ruined the rice! We went in groups and ordered 2 servings of grilled fish platter and dongtae jjjigae. The hearty grilled fish was really full of puffiness, so it was delicious! Dongtae Jjigae contains bean sprouts, so it felt even more refreshing. I was satisfied because it also contained a lot of Dongtai meat.
5. Enjoy a cool time on the pool, Yangyang 'Schedule Yangyang'
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“Schedule Yangyang†is a place newly opened in Yangyang in June of this year by 'Schedule', where you can enjoy everything from dining to desserts and wine in Cheongdam, Hapjeong, and Haeundae. The first floor consists of a 'whow' structure based on the middle pool. The first floor combines a pool, terrace, parasol, and bar, creating an exotic atmosphere on the second floor, creating a relaxed atmosphere with spacious sofa seats and plants that adorn the ceiling. There are tables in the pool, so you can have a different experience of eating on the water. The signature menu is “Schedule Kimchi Fried Rice,†which is fried rice mixed with kimchi and rice, topped with sausage and a soft-boiled egg. The smooth fried rice, soft soft-boiled yolk, and smoky sausage form a perfect trifecta and fill your mouth with plenty.
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â–²Location: 56-3, Ingu-gil, Hyeonnam-myeon, Yangyang-gun, Gangwon-do
▲Business hours: 11:00 — 01:00 every day, Friday and Saturday 11:00 — 03:00
â–²Price: Schedule Kimchi Fried Rice 15,000 won, Vanilla Brown Cheese Croffle 12,000 won
â–²Testimonial (Shikigami Nike Shoe Girl): It's a new hot item that just appeared! The inside of the store is decorated like a pool, creating a cooler atmosphere. You can sit on the terrace and soak up the sun during the day, and the subdued lighting enhances the atmosphere at night. If you try to sit at the pool table, the staff will pick it up and move it for you!
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