Yong Gung

Gyeongsangbuk-do


Sit near the seafront with a bottle of soju (local vodka) and a platter of raw fish, and watch the ocean crash onto the rocky shoreline at this ramshackle but quietly charming place. Mr Jeong (who speaks passable English) and his brother personally catch the seafood by diving for sea creatures each morning.

It’s about 500m from the ferry terminal on the seaside walking trail.


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