Where to eat in Yeongjongdo
The island home of Incheon Airport. Stay for live octopus noodle soup at Yedanpo harbor, clam barbecue on Eurwangni Beach and giant rib jjamppong, or have a last bowl of kalguksu inside Terminal 1.
7 places our guide covers in Yeongjongdo, with what to order, how long the wait is and how to eat each dish.
Hanyang Hoe Jogae-gui 한양회조개구이
Korean BBQ · Yeongjongdo
A long-running clam barbecue restaurant right on Eurwangni Beach. A platter of shellfish goes on the grill at your table, and you finish with seafood kalguksu. Sitting by the sea at night with a sizzling grill is the classic Incheon beach outing, and it's open around the clock.
Try: Jogae-gui (grilled clams and shellfish)
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Hwangsaengga Kalguksu (Incheon Airport T1) 황생가칼국수 인천공항 제1터미널점
Noodles · Yeongjongdo
An easy last Korean meal before your flight. This airport branch of a Michelin-listed Seoul noodle house serves rich beef bone kalguksu and beef soup on the third floor of Terminal 1's duty-free concession building. It's airside, so you can only reach it after security and immigration.
Try: Sagol-kalguksu (beef bone noodle soup)
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Milbon 밀본
Noodles · Yeongjongdo
A popular lunch restaurant near Unseo Station, with an airport branch of the same name. The favorite order is mandu-kalguksu-jeongol, a bubbling pot of noodles and dumplings, and boiled pork bossam comes on the side. It's a good stop if you're staying on the island before or after a flight.
Try: Mandu-kalguksu-jeongol (noodle and dumpling hot pot)
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Misugine 미숙이네
Korean BBQ · Yeongjongdo
An Unseo neighborhood barbecue where island locals eat. There's little need to study the menu: order saeng-galbi (fresh ribs), saeng-moksal (fresh pork neck) or marinated meat for the grill. It's open around the clock, which helps if your flight lands late.
Try: Saeng-galbi (fresh ribs)
Locals' pickShort wait - 🍜
Taepyeongyangho 태평양호
Noodles · Yeongjongdo
A small harborside restaurant at Yedanpo, on Yeongjongdo's north shore, famous for sannakji-kalguksu: knife-cut noodles in seafood broth, with a live octopus cooked in the pot. It's a real seaside meal, and lots of day-trippers drive out for it.
Try: Sannakji-kalguksu (noodle soup with live octopus)
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Tapgol Makguksu (Main) 탑골막국수 본점
Noodles · Yeongjongdo
A buckwheat noodle shop that brought east coast cooking to Yeongjongdo. Try deulgireum makguksu, cold buckwheat noodles tossed in toasted perilla oil, which is nutty rather than spicy. A potato pancake or a plate of pork makes it a bigger meal, and the spicy jang-kalguksu is good on a cold day.
Try: Deulgireum memil-makguksu (buckwheat noodles with perilla oil)
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Yangjagang (Yeongjongdo Main) 양자강 영종도본점
Korean-Chinese · Yeongjongdo
The noodle stop near Eurwangni Beach, known for its wang-galbi-jjamppong: spicy seafood noodle soup with a huge beef rib on top. It's big, messy and very satisfying. Regulars also recommend the tangsuyuk.
Try: Wang-galbi-jjamppong (spicy noodle soup with a big beef rib)
30-60 min wait