If you’re planning a trip to Jeju and looking at the south of the island, Jungmun comes up almost every time.
It’s a resort area in Seogwipo, on the southern coast, built around beaches, waterfalls, and the columnar cliffs at Daepo.
Several five-star hotels sit within a few minutes of each other here, so a lot of travelers use it as a base.
It has been a flagship tourist zone for decades, and it still is.
Now, the food.
On the Korean mainland, the default night-out meal is samgyeopsal (삼겹살), grilled pork belly.
Jeju does pork a little differently.
The island is known for Jeju black pork (제주 흑돼지, heukdwaeji), from a breed raised here.
It’s usually cut much thicker than mainland pork, and the local way to eat it is to dip each piece in myeoljeot (멜젓), a salty fermented anchovy sauce.
Thick black pork dipped in myeoljeot is worth trying at least once on Jeju.
So there are a lot of black pork places around Jungmun.
Udam (우담) is one of the newer ones, and what makes it stand out is that it grills for you and serves Hanwoo beef alongside the pork.
A few basics first.
Address: 968-5 Ilju-seo-ro, Seogwipo, Jeju
Hours: 11:00-22:00 daily
Lunch set: 11:30-15:00
Parking: private lot on site (spacious)
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About Udam
Udam sits right by the entrance to Jungmun Resort, in Saedal-dong.
It’s about a 5-10 minute drive from the cluster of five-star hotels — the Shilla, the Lotte, the Parnas, the Grand Josun.
There are several well-known black pork spots nearby.
Gwenegitdo (궤네깃도) is right next door, and Childonga (칠돈가) is a short drive away.
Udam has fewer reviews than those, most likely because it opened more recently, so it isn’t as well known yet.
The real difference is that it isn’t just pork.
You can get Hanwoo (한우), Korean beef, at the same table — something most of the pork-only places don’t offer.
Black pork, Hanwoo, and prices
The core menu is black pork moksal (목살, neck) and ogyeopsal (오겹살, five-layer belly).
On top of that there’s 1++ grade No.9 Hanwoo kkotdeungsim (꽃등심, ribeye).
If you want both in one sitting, the Udam Special so-heukdwaeji set pairs the Hanwoo ribeye with black pork neck and belly.
At first glance, the prices look high.
The black pork moksal and ogyeopsal are 36,000 won each for 300g,
and the Hanwoo ribeye is 69,000 won for 150g.
The Udam Special runs 161,000 won for two people, 219,000 won for three.
Here’s the context, though.
On Jeju, meat is usually sold in big portions like 300g,
and 1++ No.9 Hanwoo is an expensive cut to begin with.
Line Udam up against other Jeju black pork places and it’s really about average, not steep.
If you’d rather keep it lighter, the lunch set is a good deal —
43,000 won for two, with black pork, a stew, steamed pudding-egg, and rice.
You can pay by card, including international ones, and there’s no tipping in Korea, so don’t worry about that part.
They grill it for you
The nicest thing about eating here is that you don’t grill anything yourself.
The owner lights the charcoal and cooks the whole meal for you,
cutting each piece to size and setting it on your plate at the right moment.
The black pork comes thick, so it has real chew to it.
The moksal is lean and clean-tasting,
and the ogyeopsal carries more of that fatty, savory edge.
The Hanwoo needs nothing more than a little salt.
There is one caveat.
Having the owner grill every table by hand is great,
but you do wonder how one person keeps up once the place fills up.
Going at an off-peak hour probably means more attention at your table.
A note on the myeoljeot.
It isn’t set out on the grill here by default.
Plenty of the online reviews mention dipping the pork in it, so you can just ask the staff to bring it over.
Eating Jeju black pork without myeoljeot means skipping the most local part of it, so it’s worth asking for.
Sides, sauces, and stews
The grilled sides are generous.
Pineapple, cherry tomato, green onion, onion, and mushroom go on the grill next to the meat,
and the grilled pineapple’s sweetness actually works with the black pork.
(People argue about pineapple on pizza — maybe pineapple with pork is the Jeju version of that argument.)
Each place setting comes with fresh wasabi, good salt,
a barbecue sauce topped with cheese,
and a ssamjang (쌈장, seasoned paste) mixed with hand-chopped beef.
That beef ssamjang is the pick of the bunch.
The sides aren’t an afterthought either.
The Hanwoo doenjang jjigae (된장찌개, soybean paste stew) is built on a long-simmered beef broth,
and it holds up fine on its own.
The pudding-style steamed egg is soft and mild, which makes it an easy one for kids.
The room and the foreign diners
The space doesn’t feel like a typical grill house.
It’s done in all black, closer to a modern dining bar,
with high ceilings and enough room that you’re not bumping the next table.
Side dishes are self-serve, so you can refill freely.
You’ll notice a lot of foreign customers here.
The restaurant keeps a separate info sheet for international visitors.
It’s common to see a foreign family at the next table —
the talk about Jungmun drawing more overseas travelers lately isn’t just talk.
The staff don’t speak much English, but ordering is easy enough:
point at the menu and hold up fingers for how many, and that gets you there.
Getting there and parking
Udam is easy to reach by rental car,
with a wide private lot out front, so parking isn’t a worry.
It’s about 45 minutes from Jeju Airport.
If you’re relying on taxis, the Kakao T app is the way to call one.
For directions, use Naver Map or KakaoMap rather than Google Maps, which is unreliable for getting around Korea.
If you’d like to drink and leave the car behind,
book a day ahead and the restaurant runs a pickup within the Jungmun area —
handy if you’re coming from a nearby hotel.
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Final thoughts
Udam isn’t a famous name yet.
But if you want Jeju black pork and Hanwoo at one table,
grilled for you so you can just sit and eat,
it’s an easy one to add to your list.
The prices make sense once you factor in the location and what Jeju charges for pork,
and the room is clean enough for a family meal or a larger group.
Just know that when it’s busy,
the grilling can lag a little, so it’s better to go when you have time to spare.
