Jeonju 전주 · The south-west
Ask a Korean where to eat and many will say Jeonju. It is the home of bibimbap, of makgeolli bars that bring a new plate with every kettle, and of a hanok quarter with several hundred tiled houses verify count.
The hanok village is busy at weekends. We stay inside it, so the early mornings and late evenings are yours, and spend the middle of the day at the paper makers and the markets outside it.
35° 49′ N, 127° 09′ E
Paper makers
Ask about it
Jeonju has made hanji, mulberry paper, for centuries. A workshop shows how the bark becomes sheets; you make one to take home.
A table for the evening
Ask about it
Makgeolli houses in Samcheon-dong bring a kettle of rice wine and a spread of small plates. Order another kettle and more plates arrive.
What we’d do
Private, with a guide where it helps. Times are a guide.
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Hanji paper workshop
Craft
2h
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Nambu Market by day, the night market after
Food
3h
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A makgeolli house in Samcheon-dong
Evening
2.5h
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Omokdae at sunrise
Walk
1h
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A bibimbap lesson with a home cook placeholder: partner
Food
2.5h
Paper,riceandroof tile
Hanok roofs, Jeonju
35° 49′ N, 127° 09′ E
At the table
Food calendar- 01Jeonju bibimbap
- 02Kongnamul gukbap (bean sprout soup)
- 03Makgeolli with small plates
- 04Choco pie from the bakery queue
