Jeonju / Bibimbap
고궁 전주본점
Explore another side of Jeonju bibimbap at this long-established restaurant. Choose the traditional brass bowl or a hot stone pot.
Listed in the Korea on a Plate guide
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Jeonju bibimbap · brass bowl or stone pot
Order the traditional Jeonju bibimbap in the brass bowl, or the yukhoe bibimbap if you want the raw-beef version this house is best known for. The side dishes, including the yellow mung-bean jelly called hwangpomuk, are part of the meal rather than an afterthought.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Check the restaurant’s current hours and menu before making a special trip.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
Bibimbap is one of the most popular Korean food, often seen as the most famous traditional one, foreigners love it The city of Jeonju is said to be the birthplace of it And Gogung is one of the oldest and most famous restaurants serving it, having it as their specialty even (they
My airbnb was about a half mile from here so my wife and I went here a few times. Everyone knows that Jeonju is the city of “Bibimbap” and this is the most popular place that we could think of. (My wife is from Jeonju) I tried both Dolsot (hot pot) and the regular bibimbap. Both
Came here during lunch hours right when they opened at 11. The restaurant became full quickly but also people ate much faster than us. We got the traditional raw beef bibimbap and seafood pancake. The bibimbap was good but it was different than what I’ve had in the past. The flav
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NEAR YOU
Other guides close to this restaurant, by straight-line distance.
Order the traditional Jeonju bibimbap in the brass bowl, or the yukhoe bibimbap if you want the raw-beef version this house is best known for. The side dishes, including the yellow mung-bean jelly called hwangpomuk, are part of the meal rather than an afterthought.
Expect about ₩14,000 per person. Jeonju bibimbap ₩14,000; yukhoe bibimbap ₩18,000; stone-pot ₩16,000.
11:00–21:00. Open daily.
Gogung · Main Branch is at Jeonju, Jeonbuk-do · see source for location in Jeonju. In Korean the address is 전북특별자치도 전주시 덕진구 송천중앙로 33. The nearest station is Jeonju has no subway - the main branch is on Songcheonjungang-ro in Deokjin-gu, roughly a 10-minute taxi ride from Jeonju Station, with a large free car park.
Gogung · Main Branch suits Not spicy, Groups & sharing, Worth the trip.
KEEP EXPLORING
가족회관
₩14,000 per person
Hours 10:30–20:00
A colorful introduction to Jeonju’s best-known dish. Vegetables, bean sprouts, meat and egg come together in a bowl made for mixing.
전주왱이콩나물국밥
₩9,000 per person
Hours 07:00–21:00
Look beyond bibimbap and try Jeonju’s bean-sprout rice soup. Waengi is a stop for a warming bowl near the old-town streets.
한국집
₩15,000 per person
Hours 09:50–20:50
Explore Jeonju’s signature rice dish near Hanok Village. Colorful toppings and yellow mung-bean jelly give its bibimbap a distinctive local character.