Food and dining in Yeosu famously centre around seafood offerings, especially hwae, but also extending to spicy eel, grilled fish, oysters and many other varieties of oceanic fare. At Myongshin Nakji, you can enjoy spicy octopus or, if you're really adventurous, live octopus. For a more general fresh seafood experience, head for Baekcheon Shikdang or Geumcheon Shikdang, where you'll have lots of familiar choices from which to choose.
You can even visit Hwae Town, where the streets are lined with outstanding seafood restaurants, many of them opening as early as 5:00 am. During mid-late October, this region hosts the Namdo Food Festival, which is among the most famed in all of South Korea.
The best restaurants in Yeosu include those that serve freshly caught ingredients from the clean waters of the South Sea. Yeosu is a seafood haven with plenty of regional specialities. Leaf mustard kimchi and Korean lettuce add to the Namdo region's unique flavours, creating incredible dishes.
If you’re not sure what to eat in Yeosu, the best dishes include gejang baekban (marinated crab...
