Wansan-gu · Gaeksa / Bean-sprout rice soup
삼백집 본점
Try another side of Jeonju’s soup culture at Sambaekjip. A hot bowl of bean-sprout soup and rice makes a simple, satisfying meal.
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Kongnamul gukbap · bean-sprout rice soup
Order the kongnamul-gukbap - the Sambaekjip style stirs the egg straight into the boiling bean-sprout broth rather than serving it separately, so it arrives thicker and a little richer. Add the fried chilli dumplings if you want something to pick at alongside.
What a visitor needs to know before going. Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-04; prices and stations from our own records.
Let the soup cool a little before your first spoonful; the stone bowl holds heat.
For allergies or dietary restrictions, ask the restaurant about ingredients and preparation before ordering.
FROM OTHER DINERS
I love foods and banchan here. We ordered Kongnamul and Gochu-Gunmandu and all impress us. Very clean and well-organized restaurant.
Their Hanu Seonji Onban (soup with clotted blood from cows) are super delicious to me. Price are reasonable. Highly recommended.
The main branch of the famous bean sprout soup restaurant. Went there for breakfast. Was already crowded. There's a big car park catering to the restaurant across the street. Soup was good especially in the cold weather. Rice comes in the soup. Break the seaweed into the soup.
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NEAR YOU
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Order the kongnamul-gukbap - the Sambaekjip style stirs the egg straight into the boiling bean-sprout broth rather than serving it separately, so it arrives thicker and a little richer. Add the fried chilli dumplings if you want something to pick at alongside.
Expect about ₩9,000 per person. Kongnamul gukbap ₩9,000; moju ₩3,000 a cup.
06:00–22:00. No regular closing day published.
Sambaekjip is at 22 Jeonjugaeksa 2-gil, Wansan-gu, Jeonju-si in Jeonju. In Korean the address is 전북특별자치도 전주시 완산구 전주객사2길 22. The nearest station is Jeonju has no subway - the main branch is on Jeonju Gaeksa 2-gil, beside the Gaeksa landmark in the downtown shopping district, with its own car park opposite.
Sambaekjip suits Early breakfast, Solo dining, Near the sights, Not spicy.
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