I’m not the biggest fan of seafood, which is why I’ve never tried having it even at places like Jagalchi Fish Market.
However, eating abalone in Korea is a whole other experience that I would never miss out on.
Unfortunately my favourite abalone porridge place MiGaBon closed during the pandemic and I’ve not found anywhere else worth eating abalone at. Not until we chanced upon Pyeongdae Abalone in Jeju!
There are a few cities well-known for seafood produce. Busan is definitely one, and Jeju is another. I hadn’t specifically planned to eat seafood in Jeju but we were stuck in our Airbnb‘s quiet fishing village after being snowed in, and the skies turned dark really early.
We scoured Naver Maps and found this highly recommended restaurant called Pyeongdae Abalone. It was just a short drive away from our Airbnb.
What to eat at Pyeongdae Abalone
It was rather quiet when we reached the restaurant, with just a few groups of locals having dinner. The lack of crowds did raise some initial doubts, as I’m (unfortunately) inclined to believe that more patrons = popular restaurant = better food.
However, we found out afterwards from the staff (there’s an ahjumma who speaks perfect Chinese) that this restaurant does attract quite a few tourists, especially Singaporeans!
Perhaps we just visited during an off-peak period, especially with the snowstorm outside.
They were quite generous with the banchan (side dishes) served, though we finished most of them by the time our main dishes were served because we were so famished!
I ordered the abalone stone pot rice (KRW 15,000), while my companion ordered the abalone stew (KRW 15,000).
I tried both dishes but frankly enjoyed my abalone rice a lot more than the stew. The dol-sot (stone pot) kept the rice warm and even crispy!
Nonetheless, the abalone in both dishes were supreme. Even though it’s been cooked, you can tell that it’s very fresh. It’s chewy, springy, and firm, with not an ounce of fishiness.
You can tell that the restaurant was very generous in doling out the abalone. I even doubted whether everything was abalone. There was so much abalone in my pot, I really suspected some of it was mushroom!
After we finished eating the abalone, my companion remarked that it was better than any other abalone he had eaten in Singapore. The abalone we have here certainly can’t compare to the ones freshly hauled from the Jeju waters!
Even though the weather was terrible and freezing that day, our meal at Pyeongdae Abalone warmed our bellies and certainly lifted our moods.
Is it worth eating at Pyeongdae Abalone?
I don’t know if we’ll stay in Pyeongdae Village again the next time we return to Jeju, but I’ll definitely come back here just to enjoy this sumptuous abalone feast again.
If you’d like to find out more about this abalone restaurant in Pyeongdae, do check out their Instagram page! They serve other dishes like grilled abalones which look pretty amazing too:
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Address: Jeju-do Jeju-si Gujwa-eup Pyeongdae-ri 515-9
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