국보미역 본점
Gijang seaweed-soup set meal for breakfast, family meals, and parents-friendly Korean food
A seaweed-soup restaurant on Gongsu 1-gil in Gijang, close to Songjeong Beach and IKEA Dongbusan. The wide parking lot in front makes it easy by car, and the early opening makes it practical for breakfast after staying nearby or for a Korean lunch during a Gijang trip. It is also known as a Blue Ribbon-listed local pick.
The room uses first- and second-floor seating, with many family groups in review notes. Peak lunch and holiday season can bring a wait, and one review mentions waiting outside even when the upstairs looked empty because of staffing. Allow extra time on hot days.
The core menu is seaweed soup: boneless flounder, beef, abalone, abalone porridge, and mixed abalone versions. Beef seaweed soup is rich and filling with soft seaweed, while flounder seaweed soup is cleaner and lighter. Boneless abalone-flounder soup is easier with children because there is less bone trouble.
Side dishes are gentle rather than salty, with grilled flounder, kimchi, salted squid, and crisp mung-bean pancake helping the soup. Complimentary sujeonggwa, seaweed and seaweed-soup meal kits are mentioned in reviews. Prices are higher than a simple home-style set meal, but it suits parents, older guests, breakfast, birthdays, and a comfortable Korean meal by the Gijang coast.