Unidam — Restaurant in Jeju

It's almost impossible to find what's good to eat in the Island of Jeju if not for social media. Google Map is not particularly useful in Korea due to compliance, and driving an entire family who felt hungry wasn't really a great idea. Naver or Kakao map uses Korean so a bit tricky.

Do research before embarking trip to Korea is highly advisable as it could get tricky to drive around this island... and the best way (after many days here) is definitely by car.

Unidam is famous for their sea urchin rice set, the exact thing that got me driving all the way to this restaurant on the first floor in Aewol. Ordering is done via tablet on the table.

A must try is their uni bibimbap, uni rice, abalone stone bowl rice with sea urchin seaweed soup, and grilled meat patty. Sea urchin was fresh although not as creamy and dense as Japanese variety.

It made our tummy...

I was excited to try the uni bowl in Jeju. Was hoping for a juk porridge but they only had uni over white rice. The portion was generous but the uni had a bitter taste to it versus the ones I gave in Japan or America. The abalone seaweed soup was very good though and as I expected. But would have been nice to mix/match a bit. I would have loved an a la carte abalone gopdol bap option. They only had that if you got the combo with the uni seaweed soup.

The service was very pleasant and helpful. The menu ordering on the tablet had an English option so that was great. But I am not sure I would come back based...

I came here with my family in the middle of a snow storm. The service was fabulous. I had a combo: fried fish, seaweed soup, abalone and rice. My partner had the eel. Everything was delicious! And the care put into the banchan to ensure it was aestheically pleasing on the tray and also paired well with everything we ate is a detail that must be noted. My son had two of the seaweed soups and my kids really enjoyed the fish. Lastly, the owner was really kind and even through the snow ensured that we were able to get a taxi home. Run to Unidam! The food will...