Restaurants near Gwangju Airport

419 local restaurants within 2km of Gwangju Airport, verified by Korean civil-servants' actual spending. Find real food between arrival and transfer.

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📍 1.9km🚶 ~32 min walk· straight-line distance

1. Songgeuk (송극)

Gov-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 72 civil-servant visits

🏅 Century Store
✅ Exemplary Restaurant

Galbi (grilled ribs) · 광주 광산구 광산로19번길 10

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsallo19beon-gil 10

★ 3.5 (19)₩₩

Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩27,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩19,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩23,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩18,000

What are these dishes?

Tteok-galbi — Minced short-rib meat shaped into a patty and grilled — tender and slightly sweet.

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📍 1.9km🚶 ~31 min walk· straight-line distance

2. Hwajeongtteokgalbi (화정떡갈비)

Double-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 25 civil-servant visits

🏅 Century Store
✅ Exemplary Restaurant

Galbi (grilled ribs) · 광주 광산구 광산로29번길 6

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsallo29beon-gil 6

★ 3.2 (79)₩₩₩

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Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩18,000
Yukhoe-bibimbap · rice bowl with raw seasoned beef ₩12,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩27,000
Yukhoe · raw seasoned beef (not fish) ₩45,000

What are these dishes?

Tteok-galbi — Minced short-rib meat shaped into a patty and grilled — tender and slightly sweet.
Yukhoe-bibimbap — Bibimbap topped with raw seasoned beef (yukhoe).
Yukhoe — Raw beef cut into strips and seasoned with sesame oil and pear — served raw, not fish.

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📍 1.9km🚶 ~31 min walk· straight-line distance

3. Saesongjeong (새송정)

Gov-verified

◆◆Officials' regular

🏛️ 7 civil-servant visits

🏅 Century Store
✅ Exemplary Restaurant

Galbi (grilled ribs) · 광주 광산구 광산로 31

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsan-ro 31

★ 2.9 (24)₩₩₩

Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩27,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩18,000
Galbi · marinated grilled ribs ₩19,000
Saenggogi · fresh meat (in some places served raw — ask) ₩50,000

What are these dishes?

Tteok-galbi — Minced short-rib meat shaped into a patty and grilled — tender and slightly sweet.
Galbi — Beef or pork ribs marinated in a sweet-savory soy sauce, then grilled over charcoal.
Saenggogi — Means fresh (never-frozen) meat; at some places, especially in Daegu, it is raw beef — ask before ordering.

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📍 2.0km🚶 ~32 min walk· straight-line distance

4. Angbitte (앙비떼)

Gov-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 314 civil-servant visits

Coffee · 광주 광산구 광산로29번길 9

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsallo29beon-gil 9

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Cafe · coffee & drinks ₩2,500
Suje daechucha (수제 대추차) ₩6,000

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📍 1.9km🚶 ~31 min walk· straight-line distance

5. Donghaebanjeom (동해반점)

Gov-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 62 civil-servant visits

✅ Exemplary Restaurant

Chinese · 광주 광산구 광산로 15

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsan-ro 15

★ 3.2 (21)₩₩

Jjamppong · spicy seafood noodles ₩12,000
Tangsuyuk · sweet-and-sour fried pork ₩13,000
Jjajang · black-bean-sauce noodles ₩7,000
Jjajang · black-bean-sauce noodles ₩8,000

What are these dishes?

Jjamppong — Spicy seafood noodle soup in a fiery red broth with squid, mussels and vegetables.

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📍 1.9km🚶 ~31 min walk· straight-line distance

6. Songjeongtteokgalbi (송정떡갈비)

Gov-verified

◆◆Officials' regular

🏛️ 6 civil-servant visits

🏅 Century Store

Galbi (grilled ribs) · 광주 광산구 광산로29번길 1

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsallo29beon-gil 1

★ 3.8 (192)₩₩₩

Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩18,000
Hanwoo · Korean beef ₩27,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩19,000
Yukhoe · raw seasoned beef (not fish) ₩50,000

What are these dishes?

Tteok-galbi — Minced short-rib meat shaped into a patty and grilled — tender and slightly sweet.
Hanwoo — Premium Korean native-breed beef, prized for rich marbling and usually served grilled.
Yukhoe — Raw beef cut into strips and seasoned with sesame oil and pear — served raw, not fish.

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📍 2.0km🚶 ~32 min walk· straight-line distance

7. Songjeonggol (송정골)

Gov-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 119 civil-servant visits

Seafood & fish · 광주 광산구 광산로19번길 20

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsallo19beon-gil 20

★ 3.3 (21)₩₩

Gulbi · salted dried yellow croaker ₩22,000
Byeongeojorim (1in) (병어조림 (1인)) ₩22,000
Galchi · cutlassfish (braised or grilled) ₩22,000
Jeon · savory pancake ₩20,000

What are these dishes?

Jeon — Savory Korean pancakes of vegetables, seafood or meat, pan-fried in egg batter.

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📍 1.7km🚶 ~28 min walk· straight-line distance

8. Sunchangminmulmaeuntang (순창민물매운탕)

Gov-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 114 civil-servant visits

Spicy seafood stew · 광주 광산구 송정로30번길 19

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Songjeongno30beon-gil 19

₩₩₩

Megitang · catfish stew ₩30,000
Ppagatang(2in) (빠가탕(2인)) ₩40,000
Chamgetang(2in) (참게탕(2인)) ₩35,000
Samhaptang(2in) (삼합탕(2인)) ₩35,000

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📍 1.9km🚶 ~31 min walk· straight-line distance

9. Hyeongjesongjeong (형제송정)

Gov-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 31 civil-servant visits

✅ Exemplary Restaurant

Galbi (grilled ribs) · 광주 광산구 광산로29번길 3

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Gwangsallo29beon-gil 3

₩₩₩

Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩18,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩27,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩22,000
Tteok-galbi · grilled minced-rib patty ₩31,000

What are these dishes?

Tteok-galbi — Minced short-rib meat shaped into a patty and grilled — tender and slightly sweet.

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📍 2.0km🚶 ~32 min walk· straight-line distance

10. Najugomtang (나주곰탕)

Gov-verified

◆◆◆Officials' favorite

🏛️ 30 civil-servant visits

✅ Exemplary Restaurant

Beef bone soup · 광주 광산구 송정로 3

Gwangju Gwangsan-gu Songjeong-ro 3

★ 4.3 (114)₩₩

Gomtang · beef bone soup ₩15,000
Gomtang · beef bone soup ₩15,000
Gomtang · beef bone soup ₩13,000
Yukhoe-bibimbap · rice bowl with raw seasoned beef ₩13,000

What are these dishes?

Gomtang — A clear beef soup from slow-simmered meat and bones, milder than seolleongtang.
Yukhoe-bibimbap — Bibimbap topped with raw seasoned beef (yukhoe).

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Top 10 by score (of 419 total)

Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju