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Hadang Ilbeonji 　

Braised cutlassfish - the fish simmered in a soy and chilli sauce with radish underneath, which soaks up everything - plus steamed pomfret, another Mokpo speciality. Both are among the city's nine signature dishes and both are easier to eat than they look. Signature dish: Braised Cutlassfish Also on the menu: Braised Cutlassfish / Steamed Pomfret Hours: 23:41-21:30 Closed: Every Sunday Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-287-6333 Address: 8, Hadang-ro, 30beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 하당로30번길 8 (상동) / 하당일번지 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2003-00076) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Guldari Swimteo 　

Jjangttungeo is the mudskipper, the goggle-eyed fish that walks on tidal mud flats, and Jeolla is the only region that eats it. The stew is dark, deeply savoury and completely unlike anything else on a Korean menu. Soy-marinated crab is the safer second order. Signature dish: Spicy Mudskipper Stew Also on the menu: Spicy Mudskipper Stew / Soy Sauce Marinated Crab Hours: 09:30-20:30 Closed: Every Sunday Phone: •1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-287-2080 Address: 16, Pyeonghwa-ro, 20beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 평화로20번길 16 (상동) / 굴다리쉼터 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2001-00412) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Goheung Samgyetang 　

Samgyetang - a whole young chicken stuffed with rice and ginseng, simmered until it falls apart - here in a version with abalone added. Koreans eat it on the hottest days of summer, on the principle that heat drives out heat. A local favourite rather than a tourist stop. Signature dish: Abalone and Ginseng Chicken Soup Also on the menu: Abalone and Ginseng Chicken Soup / Ginseng Chicken Soup with Sumac Hours: 10:00-22:00 Phone: •1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-285-2928 Address: 40, Boksan-gil, 6beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 복산길6번길 40 (옥암동) / 고흥삼계탕 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2003-00372) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Geummorae 　

Marinated blue crab, raw and cured, in the town that does it best - the Mokpo crab season runs roughly spring for the roe-heavy females. Octopus soup is the other order. Both are among Mokpo's nine signature dishes. Signature dish: Marinated Crab Also on the menu: Marinated Crab / Octopus Soup Hours: 11:00-22:00 Closed: Every 2nd and 4th Sunday closed Phone: •1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-285-9936 Address: 12 Pyeonghwa-ro 49beon-gil Mokpo-si Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 평화로49번길 12 (상동,(1,2층)) / 금모래 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2010-00388) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Gaennaeeum 　

Grilled cutlassfish is one of Mokpo's nine signature dishes, and it is the reason to come here - a long silver fish, salted and grilled, eaten off the bone. Beef tartare bibimbap is the other order. The restaurant has appeared on Korean food programmes. Signature dish: Grilled Cutlassfish Also on the menu: Grilled Cutlassfish / Beef Tartare Bibimbap Hours: 11:30-21:30 Closed: 2nd and 4th Monday closed Phone: •1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-281-3531 Address: 11, Sinheung-ro, 59beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 신흥로59번길 11 (상동) / 갯내음 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2004-00345) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Gaemagowon 　

Twenty years of Korean beef in Gwangju - boneless galbi, mushroom bulgogi, and a beef and cabbage soup that is the quiet order. A local institution rather than a destination, and priced accordingly for hanu. Signature dish: Hanu galbisal (boneless Korean galbi) / Hanu beoseot bulgogi (Korean beef and mushroom bulgogi) / Hanu ugeoji tang (Korean beef and kimchi cabbage soup) Also on the menu: Hanu galbisal (boneless Korean galbi) / Hanu beoseot bulgogi (Korean beef and mushroom bulgogi) / Hanu ugeoji tang (Korean beef and kimchi cabbage soup), etc. Hours: 11:30-21:00 (Break time 14:30-17:00 / Last order 20:30) Closed: Sundays Phone: +82-10-3331-3744 Address: 1094 Sangmu-daero, Seo-gu, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 서구 상무대로 1094 (농성동,(일,이층)) / 개마고원 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5810000-101-1997-00190) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Dauri Hamul Ppyeojjim 　

Seafood and pork backbone braised together under chilli - two dishes Koreans usually eat separately, combined into one pot. Rich, spicy and communal. Locals rate it; it does not appear on tourist lists. Signature dish: Spicy Braised Seafood Also on the menu: Spicy Braised Seafood / Braised Seafood and Pork Back-bone Hours: 00:00-22:00 Closed: Open 24/7 Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-984-3223 Address: 31, Baengnyeon-daero, 323beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 백년대로323번길 31 (상동,,1층) / 다우리 해물뼈찜 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2011-00241) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Damyang Sutbul Galbi 　

Charcoal-grilled ribs with a hall large enough for a company dinner - which is what it is mostly used for. Tteokgalbi, the chopped and re-formed rib patty from nearby Damyang, is on the same menu. Useful in Mokpo if you are a group of more than six. Signature dish: Charcoal-grilled Ribs Also on the menu: Charcoal-grilled Ribs / Grilled Short Rib Patties Hours: 10:00-22:00 Closed: Open 24/7 Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-284-9711 Address: 65, Ogam-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 옥암로 65 (상동) / 담양숯불갈비 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2003-00278) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Daeseong Seolleongtang 　

Ox bone soup in Mokpo, simmered to the milky white that tells you it was done properly, with hot stone-pot rice as the other order. Plain, cheap, and the sort of breakfast Koreans actually eat. Signature dish: Ox Bone Soup Also on the menu: Ox Bone Soup / Hot Stone Pot Rice Hours: 09:30-21:30 Closed: Open 24/7 Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-283-1302 Address: 212, Hadang-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 하당로 212 (상동) / 대성설렁탕 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-1994-00118) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Daemyeonggwan 　

One dish, twenty years: oxtail soup and nothing else. The broth is boiled long enough to turn opaque and is served unseasoned, so you salt it yourself at the table. Restaurants that refuse to expand the menu are usually worth trusting. Signature dish: Oxtail Soup Also on the menu: Oxtail Soup / Ox Bone Soup Hours: 09:00 - 21:00 (Last Order 20:00) Phone: •1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-245-3642 Address: 17, Yudong-ro, 16beon-gil, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 유동로16번길 17 (유동) / 대명관 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2000-00265) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Daebak Hongdo Agujjim 　

Agujjim is monkfish braised with bean sprouts under a thick blanket of chilli and garlic - a dish from the south coast that is fiery even by Korean standards. This Dongbu Market restaurant grew big enough on it to take over a second building. Locals send visitors here rather than to the waterfront. Signature dish: Agujjim (spicy braised monkfish) Also on the menu: Agujjim (spicy braised monkfish) Hours: 11:30-21:00 (Break time 15:00-16:30 / Last order 14:00 & 20:00) Closed: 1st & 3rd Mondays of the month Phone: +82-61-278-7773 Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 동부로21번길 17-4 (용당동,,1층) / 대박홍도아구찜 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2011-00093) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Coffee Masigi Joennal 　

A neighbourhood cafe in Mokpo's Hadang district serving coffee and fresh juice. Nothing elaborate - useful to know if you are in the newer part of town and want somewhere to sit between meals. Signature dish: Americano Also on the menu: Americano / Frappe Hours: 09:30-23:00 Closed: Open 24/7 Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-61-283-7666 Address: 119, Bipa-ro, Mokpo-si, Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Show this to your taxi driver전남광주통합특별시 목포시 비파로 119, 일광빌딩 1층 (상동) / 커피마시기좋은날 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5780000-101-2024-00088) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Wumok 　

A hanu omakase built around fire, wood and smoke - the beef is cooked in front of you over embers and served course by course rather than grilled at the table. The cattle come from Goryeong in Gyeongsangbuk-do. This is Korean beef treated the way a sushi counter treats fish; book, and give it the evening. Signature dish: Hanu omakase Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 17:00-21:20 / Friday-Sunday 12:00-21:20 Closed: Mondays Phone: +82-507-1370-1488 Address: 22 Eonju-ro 170-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 강남구 언주로170길 22, 지하2층 (신사동) / 우모크 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3220000-101-2021-01573) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Wondumak 　

Spicy freshwater shrimp soup, catfish stew and native chicken hot pot, looking over Gobok Reservoir. Inland Korean cooking built on river rather than sea, and rarely on menus abroad. Go for lunch to get the view with the meal. Signature dish: Minmul saeutang (spicy fresh water shrimp soup) Also on the menu: Minmul saeutang (spicy fresh water shrimp soup), megi maeuntang (spicy catfish soup), tojong dakdoritang (chicken hot pot), etc. *Menu are subject to change, please consult via phone with the restaurant prior to visit. Hours: 11:00 - 20:30 Phone: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) • For more info: +82-41-867-5727 (Korean) Address: 154, Ansan-gil, Yeonseo-myeon, , Sejong-si Show this to your taxi driver세종특별자치시 연서면 안산길 154 / 원두막 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 5690000-101-1995-00029) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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Unjongga 　

A fine-dining Korean restaurant near Jogyesa, named after Unjongga, the Joseon-era name for Jongno street. The multi-course table changes with the season - mussel seaweed soup, perilla seed porridge, grilled pork belly among them. Traditional in form, contemporary in the room. Signature dish: Set Menu Course Meal Also on the menu: Pork Belly / Mussel Seaweed Soup / Perilla Seed Porridge Hours: Weekdays 11:00-22:00*Break time 15:00-17:00 Closed: Weekends Phone: +82-507-1321-0074 Address: 45-5 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul Show this to your taxi driver서울특별시 종로구 우정국로 45-5, 지상2층 (견지동) / 운종가 Business status verified against the Republic of Korea local business permit register (permit no. 3000000-101-2024-00170) on 2026-08-31. Photo and reference information: Korea Tourism Organization.

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