Restaurants in Jeonju

• Chaesik. (A) Vegetarian buffet run by followers of Sant Thakur Singh. Only 8,000 wŏn for a lunch of incredible variety, plenty of vegie “meats” and lots else. Dinner is a bit more. It’s in a hard-to-reach location just beyond the edge of town – take a taxi there.

• A great place is Chungmuoo Kimbab (أو¹« ±è¹ن), directly across the basketball stadium near the old gate of Jeonbuk University. Cheap, lots of selection, delicious, and lots of great side dishes.

• Darakbang (´ظ¶ô¹و): A famous Gamjatang restaurant near the Deokjindong bus station. For 6,000 won you get a large serving of Gamjatang (pork-bone-soup) and lots of side dishes. Casual decor and private seating available. In front of Oh-Lay-Oh-Lay bar and next to Jukebox and Tu-Pac nightclubs.

• Han Sung Dolsot Bap (C) 6,000 wŏn for dolsot bap - that’s all they serve there. But it was quite a tasty meal. This neighborhood also features the Plus-Minus discount department store, and a Potato Avenue sweet potato stand. This is “Youth Street,” the hip district, at least as hip as they get in Cholla-bukdo،¦..

• Mushim. Serves vegetarian food (sanchae jangshik) but the meal is a set course served for four people at a total of 60,000 wŏn. I didn’t eat there ‘cause there’s not four of me, but the food folks were eating looked very good. Tel (063) 278-6509. Fax: (063) 272-9309. For you quartets, it’s a block west of the Express bus terminal

• Nambu shijang restaurant stalls A specialty here is Pi sundae, a sausage made primarily from coagulated blood but without the usual yam noodles. \

• Pamun. A restaurant with hanjeonshik for 10,000 wŏn – includes rice, beansprout soup, twentjang cchigae, BBQ port, plain boiled port, a fish, acorn jelly, tofu, various greens, various kimchi, pancakes, squash, sprouts; the grain tea was outstanding. It’s in a traditional Korean house in the old town district down a little alley.

• Sŏdo Buffet. In the Seodo Plaza on the restaurant floor. An inexpensive buffet with uneven quality. But select carefully and you’ll find tasty things to eat. (063) 222-6452; (063) 243-0931. Closed Mondays as is the whole department store.