Jeonju Bibimbap Festival (전주비빔밥축제)

14.5Km 2024-08-20

451 Girin-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-282-5979

The Jeonju Bibimbap Festival celebrates the taste and charm of one of Korea's representative foods in the city of it's origin, Jeonju. The city has been recognized by UNESCO as a City of Gastronomy, and the festival promotes this branding.

eonju Hanji Museum (전주한지박물관)

14.5Km 2024-04-06

59, Palbok-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-210-8103

Jeonju Hanji Museum was founded to promote the excellence of hanji (traditional Korean paper) and present how it has impacted the lifestyle of Koreans in the past and the present. Hanji crafts, tools for making Hanji, ancient manuscripts and books are on display, and there is a museum shop where visitors can buy souvenirs to take home with them. Activities such as hanji making and woodblock printing are also part of the experience.

Jeonju Moraenae Market (전주 모래내시장)

14.6Km 2025-07-18

8-8 Moraenae 4-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-278-5802

Along with Jeonju Nambu Market and Jungang Market, Jeonju Moraenae Market is a traditional market that represents Jeonju. It was first formed in 1970, and sells a wide variety of goods including vegetables, fruits, poultry, fish, dried fish, clothing, and general supplies. The market also gets supplied with fresh fruits from the nearby city of Wanju. Jeonju Moraenae Market is filled with delicious local foods and located in proximity to popular tourist attractions such as Jeonju Hanok Village, Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeondong Catholic Cathedral, National Jeonju Museumm and Moaksan Mountain.

Bongi Seolleongtang (봉이설렁탕)

14.7Km 2024-04-07

576, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-271-0912

Seolleongtang (ox bone soup) is Korea's representative health food rich in protein. The best menu at this restaurant is ox bone soup. This Korean dishes restaurant is located in Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do.

Mittenwald (미텐발트)

14.7Km 2024-04-07

802-18 Jongun-ro, Unam-myeon, Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk-do

Mittenwald is a large café with a great view of Okjeonghosu Lake. The café has an exotic and modern atmosphere where visitors can relax while looking at the calm lake. The signature menu is Americano, and many customers also enjoy desserts such as green onion cream cheese bagels and croffles. There are various seating options, including indoors, outdoors, and on the rooftop.

Neul Chaeum ([백년가게]늘채움)

14.9Km 2025-07-18

6 Deokjinyeonmot 3-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-272-5737

A popular restaurant known for their homestyle meals and grilled fish, Neul Chaeum was certified as a Long-lasting Small Business by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups. The restaurant seves authentic Korean set menu with main dishes consisting of kimchi jeongol (kimchu hot pot), tteokgalbi (grilled galbi patties), grilled fish, dolsotbap (hot stone pot rice), and more. All menu items are made to order. The first floor specializes in serving authentic Korean homestyle meals, whereas the second floor specializes in budae jjigae (sausage jjigae).

Museongseowon Confucian Academy [UNESCO World Heritage] (무성서원 [유네스코 세계문화유산])

14.9Km 2025-01-17

44-12 Wonchon 1-gil, Chilbo-myeon, Jeongeup-si, Jeonbuk-do

Museongseowon Confucian Academy was built in 1615 to honor Silla's scholar Choe Chiwon (857-?). An important cultural heritage for understanding the principles of Confucianism and culture of the Joseon dynasty, it is recognized as a representative example of seowon architecture and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The traditional architecture still remains, and the surrounding scenery, including old ginkgo trees, is beautiful.

Deokjin Park (덕진공원)

15.0Km 2024-04-07

390, Gwonsamdeuk-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-239-2607

Deokjin Park is a representative city park of Jeonju. Officially designated a city park in April 1978, it is centered around a natural pond, which dates back to the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). The park is such a landmark of the area that the lotus flowers blooming in the park’s large pond are considered one of the most impressive attractions of Jeonju. The park spans an area of 13,000 ㎡ with the pond covering about two thirds of the southern sector. An arch-shaped suspension bridge stretches across the middle of the pond, offering up-close views of the lotus blossoms.

Park designers created a traditional pavilion and a water iris garden in honor of the park’s historical background and added an artificial waterfall and wooden bridge for visual effect. The park also houses nine stone monuments including the Children’s Charter, engravings of Shin Seok-jeong and Kim Hae-gang’s poetry, and a statue of General Jeon Bong-jun.

The park is the site of the annual Dano Changpomul (Water Iris) Festival, a much-anticipated event held on the day of Dano (a Korean traditional holiday that falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month). During the celebration, women wash their hair in iris-infused water from the pond to wish for good health in the coming year.

Gapgi Hoegwan Main Branch (갑기회관 본점)

15.0Km 2024-12-03

전북특별자치도 전주시 덕진구 상리로 50

The signature menu of this restaurant is yagyong bibimbap (medicinal bibimbap), which has rice cooked in water boiled with seven to eight medicinal herbs. The yagyong bibimbap features not only traditional bibimbap ingredients but also medicinal ingredients, such as chestnuts and jujube, which add flavor and health benefits. The restaurant also makes its own red chili paste, which gains a mild sweetness from apples, pear, and onions used in fermentation.

Luke Korean Medicine Hospital (누가한방병원)

15.1Km 2025-07-07

218 Andeogwon-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Luke Korean Medicine Hospital combines traditional Korean medicine and Western medicine.
It specializes in detoxification, pain management, and rehabilitation, and its director has dedicated himself to practicing traditional Korean medicine following the footsteps of his father, continuing over 50 years of history in total.
The hospital analyzes, improves, and treats the root causes of various diseases caused by modern lifestyle habits and dietary patterns.
The hospital’s vision and aspiration are to help customers lead a healthy and beautiful life.
It developed programs that allow customers to experience both traditional Korean and Western wellness in Jeonbuk-do. The hospital is dedicated to offering this special and valuable wellness experience to more people.

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