Best Restaurants In Jinju | 3 Must-Try Spots For Your Trip

Honest review of the 3 best restaurants in Jinju from a 1 night 2 day trip — Jeil Restaurant, Subok Bakery, and Songgiwon Jinju Naengmyeon.

After a 1 night 2 day Jinju trip, I’m sharing 3 of the best restaurants in Jinju that I personally visited. In my last Jinju restaurant trip, I introduced Korean beef, yukhoe bibimbap, and Jinju naengmyeon. This time, all 3 spots are well-known as great restaurants, so when you visit Jinju, be sure to try them at least once.

Best Restaurants In Jinju 1. Yukhoe Bibimbap & Spicy Raw Ray Salad — Jeil Restaurant

Celebrity autographs are hanging on the wall.

We ordered yukhoe bibimbap and spicy raw ray salad (가오리무침/gaori muchim).

Side dishes came out, followed by the spicy raw ray salad.

The spicy raw ray salad had ray with crunchy bones and radish well marinated in a sweet-and-salty sauce, so I kept reaching for it.

The yukhoe bibimbap contains zucchini, bean sprouts, spinach, and raw beef and is delicious. The bibimbap comes with radish soup. Taking a bite of yukhoe bibimbap and then a bite of spicy raw ray salad creates a harmonious combination. Instead of kimchi, I kept eating the spicy raw ray salad. Jeil Restaurant, famous as a Jinju yukhoe bibimbap spot — if you go, definitely order both of these menus.

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2. 50-Year-Old Steamed Red Bean Buns — Subok Bakery

We went from opening time, but since it’s a famous place, people were already lining up.

There were about 6 tables. Although there are few tables, people eat and leave quickly, so seats became available right away.

Many people ordered the steamed red bean buns, so we also ordered 2 servings.

Dipping the fluffy steamed red bean bun filled with red beans into the sweet red bean sauce was sweet and delicious. Subok Bakery is a must-visit dessert spot when you travel to Jinju.

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3. Jinju Naengmyeon & Beef Jeon — Songgiwon Jinju Naengmyeon

The restaurant was spacious and clean.

We got the self-serve broth.

We ordered Sunjo 1800 mul-naengmyeon (순조 1800년 물냉면/cold water naengmyeon), Songgiwon 1997 seokkeum-naengmyeon (송기원 1997년 섞음냉면/mixed naengmyeon), Dongilgaae beef short rib soup(동일가애), and Woojeon Korean beef jeon(우전).

The beef short rib soup has large, tender pieces of meat and the broth has a deep flavor.

The noodles in both the mul-naengmyeon and seokkeum-naengmyeon are chewy, and each has its own charm. The mul-naengmyeon has a non-stimulating flavor but the broth is delicious, and the seokkeum-naengmyeon has an addictive seasoning.

The beef jeon has thin slices of meat, so try dipping it in the sauce. If you want a Jinju naengmyeon restaurant that also serves great beef jeon, I recommend Songgiwon Jinju Naengmyeon.

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Why You Should Visit These 3 Best Restaurants In Jinju?

After my 1 night 2 day Jinju trip, here’s a summary of the 3 best restaurants in Jinju I personally visited: Jeil Restaurant offers the fantastic combination of yukhoe bibimbap and spicy raw ray salad, Subok Bakery serves fluffy steamed red bean buns with 50 years of expertise, and Songgiwon Jinju Naengmyeon is a spot where you can enjoy mul-naengmyeon, seokkeum-naengmyeon, beef short rib soup, and Korean beef jeon all at once. If you include just these 3 spots in your Jinju travel course, you’ll have a memorable food experience.