Where to eat in Gyeongju Bomun Lake & Bulguksa
Around Bomun Lake and Bulguksa Temple, meals fit neatly between sights: morning soft tofu, beef mulhoe in icy broth, daytime-only milmyeon, perilla seed kalguksu and tteokgalbi sets.
5 places our guide covers in Gyeongju Bomun Lake & Bulguksa, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
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Maetdol Sundubu 맷돌순두부
Soups & stews · Gyeongju Bomun Lake & Bulguksa · Since 1994
A big tofu house near Bomun Lake making soft tofu from Korean soybeans ground in a millstone. It opens at 08:00, so it's an easy breakfast before sightseeing, and the stew comes with grilled saury and plenty of side dishes.
Try: Spicy soft tofu stew
Short wait - 🍜
Bulguksa Tohamsan Milmyeon 불국사토함산밀면
Noodles · Gyeongju Bomun Lake & Bulguksa
A daytime-only milmyeon shop near Bulguksa Temple: icy broth, chewy noodles, and the same price whether you want regular or large. It closes at 16:00, or sooner if the ingredients run out.
Try: Cold milmyeon in broth
Short wait - 🍜
Busan Son Kalguksu 부산손칼국수
Noodles · Gyeongju Bomun Lake & Bulguksa
A local noodle shop near Bulguksa Station, despite the name. The noodles rest for 48 hours, then go into a thick perilla broth, or into cold soy broth in summer. Sales stop at 300 servings a day.
Try: Perilla seed kalguksu
Locals' pickShort wait - 🍖
Gosaek Changyeon 고색창연
Korean BBQ · Gyeongju Bomun Lake & Bulguksa
A tteokgalbi house on the way to Bulguksa Temple. Choose beef, pork or half-and-half patties, and the set arrives with a spread of side dishes and rice. Roomy, with a big parking lot.
Try: Korean beef tteokgalbi set
Short wait - 🥩
Hamyangjip 함양집
Home-style meals · Gyeongju Bomun Lake & Bulguksa
The restaurant most Koreans think of for hanu mulhoe, Korean beef in icy broth, which it's said to have created in 2010. Add beef tartare bibimbap or cheese bulgogi.
Try: Korean beef mulhoe
30-60 min wait