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Deokjin Park (덕진공원)

15.0Km    2024-04-07

390, Gwonsamdeuk-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-63-239-2607

Deokjin Park is a representative city park of Jeonju. Officially designated a city park in April 1978, it is centered around a natural pond, which dates back to the Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). The park is such a landmark of the area that the lotus flowers blooming in the park’s large pond are considered one of the most impressive attractions of Jeonju. The park spans an area of 13,000 ㎡ with the pond covering about two thirds of the southern sector. An arch-shaped suspension bridge stretches across the middle of the pond, offering up-close views of the lotus blossoms.

Park designers created a traditional pavilion and a water iris garden in honor of the park’s historical background and added an artificial waterfall and wooden bridge for visual effect. The park also houses nine stone monuments including the Children’s Charter, engravings of Shin Seok-jeong and Kim Hae-gang’s poetry, and a statue of General Jeon Bong-jun.

The park is the site of the annual Dano Changpomul (Water Iris) Festival, a much-anticipated event held on the day of Dano (a Korean traditional holiday that falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month). During the celebration, women wash their hair in iris-infused water from the pond to wish for good health in the coming year.

Gapgi Hoegwan Main Branch (갑기회관 본점)

Gapgi Hoegwan Main Branch (갑기회관 본점)

15.0Km    2024-12-03

전북특별자치도 전주시 덕진구 상리로 50

The signature menu of this restaurant is yagyong bibimbap (medicinal bibimbap), which has rice cooked in water boiled with seven to eight medicinal herbs. The yagyong bibimbap features not only traditional bibimbap ingredients but also medicinal ingredients, such as chestnuts and jujube, which add flavor and health benefits. The restaurant also makes its own red chili paste, which gains a mild sweetness from apples, pear, and onions used in fermentation.

Luke Korean Medicine Hospital (누가한방병원)

15.1Km    2025-07-07

218 Andeogwon-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Luke Korean Medicine Hospital combines traditional Korean medicine and Western medicine. 
It specializes in detoxification, pain management, and rehabilitation, and its director has dedicated himself to practicing traditional Korean medicine following the footsteps of his father, continuing over 50 years of history in total. 
The hospital analyzes, improves, and treats the root causes of various diseases caused by modern lifestyle habits and dietary patterns.  
The hospital’s vision and aspiration are to help customers lead a healthy and beautiful life. 
It developed programs that allow customers to experience both traditional Korean and Western wellness in Jeonbuk-do. The hospital is dedicated to offering this special and valuable wellness experience to more people. 

Gogung Jeonju Main Branch (고궁 전주본점)

Gogung Jeonju Main Branch (고궁 전주본점)

15.2Km    2025-04-22

전북특별자치도 전주시 덕진구 송천중앙로 33
063-251-3211

This restaurant has more than 50 years of tradition. You can choose between brass or hot stone pot for your bibimbap bowl, and it offers yellow mung bean jelly, an important part of Jeonju bibimbap, as a salad. On the second floor, you can find an exhibition space showcasing the history of Jeonju bibimbap. 

Yeonhwajeong Library (연화정 도서관)

Yeonhwajeong Library (연화정 도서관)

15.2Km    2025-02-04

390-1 Gwonsamdeuk-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Yeonhwajeong Library is an ㄱ-shaped hanok library located in the center of the lotus pond, Yeonhwajeong in Deokjin Park. Yeonhwaru, a pavilion that is connected to the library, serves as a cultural space and rest area. The library boasts the beauty and traditional charms of the hanok, and in the summer, the lotus flowers create a spectacular view that is even more beautiful at night. Various books reflecting Korea's beauty and Jeonju's identity are available at the library.

Namu Sotbab (나무솥밥)

Namu Sotbab (나무솥밥)

15.3Km    2024-04-07

13-2, Sinbok 6-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-507-1408-7832

Namu Sotbab featured in TV show MBC's Buy & Live Season 3 offers visitors healthy meals straight from nature. The restaurant specializes in various tofu meals using the chef's special receipe with over 10 years of sotbab cooking.

Doldol Pie (돌돌파이)

Doldol Pie (돌돌파이)

15.3Km    2024-04-07

27-5 , Sinbok 6-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Doldol Pie is a meat pie specialty store selling traditional Australian pies and Korean-style pies. Their signature menu is the royal galbi pie, a combination of the original Australian meat pie and Korean galbi jjim (braised galbi), a dish that inspired the head chef Yoon into making this menu when he was working as the chef in a Korean embassy in Australia. The original meat pie is another recommended menu at this store.

Baram Yakgwa (바람약과)

Baram Yakgwa (바람약과)

15.4Km    2024-04-07

23-1, Sinbok 6-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do
+82-507-1418-9931

Baram Yakgwa was a collaboration project between Jeonju-si and Glow Seoul in the TV show MBC's Buy & Live Season 3 to form a yakgwa specialty shop featuring 16 different types of yakgwa. From real pumpkin yakgwa to Jeonju Egg Yakgwa to Iksan Purple Sweet Potato Yakgwa, the honey cookie goes perfectly with tea, egg coffee or butter coffee.

Olive Young - Jeonju Angol Sageori Branch [Tax Refund Shop] (올리브영 전주안골사거리점)

15.4Km    2024-06-27

257, Andeogwon-ro, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

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Cheolgiwa Jeon (철기와전)

Cheolgiwa Jeon (철기와전)

15.5Km    2024-04-07

8-1 , Sinbok 7-gil, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeonbuk-do

Cheolgiwa Jeon is a jeon (traditional Korean pancake) specialty restaurant where one can taste a variety of jeon prepared by a Korean food expert as a course meal. The restaurant is managed by the chef and serves a delectable collection of jeon under the menu name "Ibaji Set," which is available in a seven-course meal or five-course meal.