Saengwon Abalone (Saengwon Jeonbok) is a local abalone restaurant at 7 Sanbang-ro, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, listed on Jeju’s official English tourism guide for its abalone stone-pot rice and shabu-shabu.
It sits on the southwest coast near Sanbangsan mountain, so getting there takes a car or a bus, not a short walk from downtown.
This post covers what the restaurant is known for, the Korean dish names to order, how to get there, whether the drive from Seogwipo is worth it, and what to confirm by phone before you go.
Key facts — As of 2026-10-03
- The visitjeju.net listing (checked 2026-10-04) places Saengwon Abalone at 7 Sanbang-ro, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, with the phone number 064-792-2109.
What Is Saengwon Abalone on Jeju Known For?
| Staying in Jeju City or Seogwipo with a rental car | Drive to 7 Sanbang-ro, Andeok-myeon — it is on the southwest coast, not downtown |
|---|---|
| Travelling without a car | Plan around the bus, but no exact route is confirmed — check locally or call 064-792-2109 |
| Ordering without speaking Korean | Point at the Korean names: 전복돌솥밥 (stone-pot rice) or 전복샤브샤브 (shabu-shabu) |
| Needing hours or prices before going | Call 064-792-2109 — neither appears in the official listing or any recent source |
| Deciding if the drive from Seogwipo is worth it | Go if abalone plus a Sanbangsan view is the goal — the guide calls the view a ‘bonus’ |
Saengwon Abalone is a local abalone restaurant listed on the Jeju Tourism Organization’s official English restaurant guide, tagged for abalone stone-pot rice, abalone dishes and shabu-shabu.
The visitjeju.net listing (checked October 4, 2026) places it at 7 Sanbang-ro, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, with the phone number 064-792-2109.
Its Korean name is 생원전복, which appears on the English listing as the tag "Saengwon Jeonbok."
The guide’s description calls it a true local abalone restaurant, and it says the Sanbangsan view is a ‘bonus.’
That single word is the main reason a visitor without Korean reads this listing — the guide tells you the food theme and the scenery in one line.
What the guide does not give is hours, prices or reviews, so the listing works as a location and menu-theme source, not a full restaurant page.
When I look at a listing like this, the first thing I check is whether the official guide gives hours and prices.
This one gives neither, so the phone number 064-792-2109 is the first thing I note down.
What Should I Order at a Jeju Abalone Restaurant Like This?
The listing tags two dishes a visitor can point to on a Korean menu: 전복돌솥밥 (abalone stone-pot rice) and 전복샤브샤브 (abalone shabu-shabu).
Stone-pot rice is rice cooked and served in a hot stone pot with abalone on top, and shabu-shabu is a hot pot where thin ingredients are swished in broth at the table.
The listing also carries the general tag "abalone dishes," so the menu is built around abalone in more than one form.
Here are the two names to remember and point to:
- 전복돌솥밥 — abalone stone-pot rice
- 전복샤브샤브 — abalone shabu-shabu
If you want to read more on the spot, koreankorea.com offers a Jeju travel map with sights and restaurants that helps with route planning.
When I order at a place with only Korean signage, I point at the printed Korean names rather than guess an English reading — these two tags give you exactly that.
Where Is Saengwon Abalone and How Do I Get There?
The restaurant sits at 7 Sanbang-ro, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, on the road named after Sanbangsan mountain in southwest Jeju.
Andeok-myeon is on the southwest coast, not in Jeju City and not in Seogwipo’s downtown, so it takes travel time from either base.
Jeju has no subway, and no bus route number or nearest stop to the restaurant is confirmed in recent sources.
The straightforward way to get there is a rental car.
If you land at Jeju Airport, koreankorea.com runs a live flights and crowding page that helps you plan the arrival day.
Then build the drive with the Jeju travel map on the same site, which marks sights and restaurants for route planning.
If you cannot rent a car, plan the day around a bus to the Sanbang-ro area and check the local route at the bus terminal, because no exact route or stop is confirmed in recent sources.
When I plan a southwest-coast day, I would drive it — the distance from either city is the price of getting there, and a car turns the whole coast into one loop.
Is It Worth the Drive from Seogwipo?
Go if abalone plus a Sanbangsan view is the goal of the day.
The official guide describes the Sanbangsan view as a ‘bonus,’ and the restaurant sits on Sanbang-ro in Andeok-myeon on the southwest coast.
So the drive is not only for the meal — the mountain and the coast road are the same trip.
A visitor whose plan already includes Sanbangsan, Yongmeori or the southwest Olle area adds one stop to an existing route.
A visitor who only wants a quick abalone lunch near a Seogwipo hotel spends real travel time on the road instead.
If I were going, I would call 064-792-2109 first to confirm it is open, then plan the day around Sanbangsan so the ‘bonus’ view and the meal sit in one trip.
That order matters, because the guide gives no hours and no closing day to plan around.
Hours, Prices and What Else Is Nearby
Opening hours and menu prices are not given in the visitjeju.net listing or any source within the last six months.
The same goes for break time, closing day, parking and the reservation policy — none of them appear in the listing or recent sources.
What you can do is call 064-792-2109 before the drive and confirm the hours, the prices and whether you need a reservation.
One nearby sight is already certain: Sanbangsan, the mountain the road is named after, sits next to the restaurant area on the southwest coast.
No recent visitor reviews or photos were found, and no restaurant website or Instagram was found to cross-check menu details beyond the listing tags.
So the plan rests on one official listing — which is still the Jeju Tourism Organization’s own English guide.
I do not plan a long drive around stated hours when the official listing gives none; a two-minute phone call replaces the guess.
Do not expect a subway or a confirmed bus route either — Andeok-myeon is southwest-coast country, and the exact route number is not confirmed.
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Sources
- no prices in the official listing; no recent secondary sourc (visitjeju.net)
- Sanbangsan is a well-known tuff cone landmark in the area (koreankorea.com)
- arrival_helper (koreankorea.com)
Before You Drive There
- Call 064-792-2109 before you go to confirm hours and closing day.
- Point at the Korean names 전복돌솥밥 (stone-pot rice) or 전복샤브샤브 (shabu-shabu) on the menu.
- Build the day around Sanbangsan so the ‘bonus’ view and the meal sit in one drive.
- Rent a car — Jeju has no subway and no confirmed bus route reaches this address.
- Check the arrival day with the live Jeju Airport flights page, then route it on the Jeju travel map.
FAQ
Q. What is Saengwon Abalone on Jeju known for?
It is a local abalone restaurant on the official visitjeju.net English guide, tagged for abalone stone-pot rice (전복돌솥밥), abalone dishes and shabu-shabu (전복샤브샤브). The guide also calls the Sanbangsan view a ‘bonus.’
Q. Where is Saengwon Abalone and how do I get there?
It is at 7 Sanbang-ro, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si, on the southwest coast near Sanbangsan. Jeju has no subway, and no bus route is confirmed, so a rental car is the straightforward way.
Q. Is Saengwon Abalone in Jeju worth the drive from Seogwipo?
If abalone plus a Sanbangsan view is the goal, yes — the restaurant sits on the same southwest-coast trip. If you only want a quick lunch near your hotel, the road time is the cost to weigh.
Q. How do I get to Andeok-myeon restaurants in Jeju without a car?
Plan around the bus, but no exact route number or stop is confirmed in recent sources — check the route at the bus terminal or call 064-792-2109 for local guidance.
Q. What are Saengwon Abalone’s opening hours and prices?
Neither appears in the visitjeju.net listing or any source within the last six months. Call 064-792-2109 to confirm hours, prices and reservations before you go.
No date is worth putting in the calendar here until the phone call confirms the hours — after that, the day to plan is any clear day for the Sanbangsan coast drive.
Cover photo: AI-generated illustration (abalone dish) — AI-generated image, illustrative only
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