Jeju Gwanghae Aewol Review: Galchi Two Ways for a Family Lunch

  • Name: 제주광해 애월점 (Jeju Gwanghae, Aewol branch)
  • Address: 2F, 867 Aewolhaean-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju City (제주시 애월읍 애월해안로 867, 2층) · Google Maps
  • Visited: Monday, July 6, 2026, lunch. Our second day in Jeju, family of four
  • What we ordered: Gwanghae modeum, small (광해모둠 小) 108,000 won, 2 extra bowls of rice 2,000 won, 2 drinks 4,000 won
  • Total: 114,000 won
  • Wait: none; we got the last window table
  • Hours and parking: 10:00 to 20:00, free parking (DiningCode listing)
  • My rating: 4.4 / 5
  • Info checked: September 23, 2026

Jeju Gwanghae (제주광해) is a galchi restaurant on the coast road in Aewol, on the northwest side of Jeju. Galchi (갈치) is hairtail, a long silver fish that Jeju is known for. We went for lunch on our second day in Jeju, the day after our night at Dongmun Market. There was no wait, and we got the last window table. We ordered the Gwanghae modeum set, which comes with the fish both braised and grilled. I mostly ate the braised galchi, my wife mostly ate the grilled fish, and our two kids were very happy with the meal.

The Gwanghae modeum set on our table
The Gwanghae modeum set on our table

The Gwanghae modeum set

Modeum (모둠) means “assorted”. It is a set that puts several of the restaurant’s dishes on one table. The small size is listed for two to three people and cost 108,000 won. On the DiningCode listing, the small set is braised galchi, grilled mackerel, a seafood hot pot, soy-marinated crab and spicy marinated crab, plus a choice of grilled galchi or grilled abalone. On our table there was grilled galchi and also grilled abalone, along with fish that was easy to give to the kids. I found the set generous. I don’t know why we got both that day, so if you are counting on a particular item, ask what the set includes when you order. The large set (177,000 won, three to five people) has all of those plus both grilled galchi and grilled abalone and two seafood hot pots.

The menu says two bowls of rice come with the small set and four with the large set. For four of us we added two more at 1,000 won each, plus two drinks at 2,000 won each.

Side dishes and lettuce at the start of the meal
Side dishes and lettuce at the start of the meal

Braised galchi, my side of the table

Galchi jorim (갈치조림) is hairtail braised in a red, spicy sauce with radish. Ours came in a long pan, covered in chopped green onion and sesame seeds. This is what I mostly ate. The sauce was thick, a little sticky and sweet, and I liked it a lot. I finished with the sauce spooned over rice.

Galchi jorim in the pan
Galchi jorim in the pan
Radish and hairtail in the braising sauce
Radish and hairtail in the braising sauce
The braised galchi at the table
Rice with the braising sauce
Rice with the braising sauce

Grilled fish, my wife’s side

The grilled fish came on a separate board: long pieces of grilled galchi and a grilled mackerel. My wife mostly ate from this side. The galchi came with the bones already taken out, which made it easy to eat, for us and for the kids.

Grilled galchi
Grilled galchi
Grilled mackerel
Grilled mackerel
White galchi flesh lifted off the bone
White galchi flesh lifted off the bone

Crab and prawn

The set also had soy-marinated crab (ganjang gejang, 간장게장), spicy marinated crab (yangnyeom gejang, 양념게장) and a large prawn.

Soy-marinated crab
Soy-marinated crab
Spicy marinated crab
Spicy marinated crab
A large prawn from the set
A large prawn from the set

What our receipt says

Our receipt was printed at 1:28 p.m. for table 8. The set is printed as “광해모둠소(갈치)”, the small Gwanghae modeum. Below it are 공기밥 (extra rice) x 2 at 1,000 won and 음료 (drinks) x 2 at 2,000 won, for 114,000 won in total.

The full menu

From the menu at our table in July 2026, with what comes in each set from the DiningCode listing. The English names are my translations.

Signature setsKoreanPrice (won)What comes with it
Gwanghae modeum, large (3 to 5)광해모둠 大177,000braised galchi, grilled galchi, grilled abalone, 2 seafood hot pots, grilled mackerel, both marinated crabs
Gwanghae modeum, small (2 to 3)광해모둠 小108,000braised galchi, grilled mackerel, seafood hot pot, both marinated crabs, plus grilled galchi or grilled abalone
“Aircraft carrier” king galchi braise (limited)항공모함 왕갈치조림199,000king galchi braised with abalone, octopus, galbi and seafood, plus grilled galchi, grilled abalone, 2 seafood hot pots, crabs, grilled mackerel
Mini “aircraft carrier” (2 to 3)미니항공모함128,000galchi braised with seafood, octopus, abalone and galbi, plus seafood hot pot, crabs, grilled mackerel
Galchi and mackerelKoreanPrice (won)
Abalone and galchi braise set, large / small전복갈치조림 SET94,000 / 63,000
Abalone and galchi braise only, large / small전복갈치조림 단품79,000 / 48,000
Grilled galchi set (2 to 3)갈치구이 SET79,000
Abalone and mackerel braise set, large / small전복고등어조림 SET67,000 / 49,000
Abalone and mackerel braise only, large / small전복고등어조림 단품52,000 / 34,000
Meals and extrasKoreanPrice (won)
Abalone hot pot전복뚝배기18,000
Seafood hot pot해물뚝배기14,000
Sea urchin seaweed soup성게미역국15,000
Extra grilled galchi, large / small갈치구이48,000 / 27,000
Extra grilled abalone, large / small전복구이40,000 / 25,000
Extra grilled mackerel고등어구이15,000
Extra marinated crab게장추가6,000
Add abalone / rice cake to a braise조림에 전복 / 떡 추가15,000 / 3,000
Soju or beer소주 / 맥주5,000
Soft drink음료2,000
Extra rice공기밥1,000

The braise sets come with grilled mackerel and both kinds of marinated crab, according to the listing. For a family, the small modeum was a way to get galchi both braised and grilled without ordering two sets.

Downstairs: Shop Jeju and the free drinks

The restaurant is on the second floor, and the first floor is a gift shop called Shop Jeju. According to the DiningCode listing, if you bring your Gwanghae receipt to Shop Jeju, you get two free drinks per table. There is also a wall of photos and autographs in the restaurant.

Shop Jeju on the first floor
Shop Jeju on the first floor
The wall of photos by the counter
The wall of photos by the counter

Getting there

Gwanghae is at 867 Aewolhaean-ro, the coast road in Aewol. The restaurant is on the second floor, and our window table looked out on the sea. DiningCode lists free parking.

More from our Jeju trip

For a family of four, the small set with two extra bowls of rice was plenty, and it was a good way to try galchi both braised and grilled in one meal.

For every place we ate at on the same trip, see our Jeju food guide for families.

After lunch we spent the afternoon at Segial Beach with the kids. That visit is on our family travel site, Kid-friendly Korea.

Written by

Jun Kim

Dad of two in Hanam, just east of Seoul. I write about restaurants my family, my coworkers and I have eaten at and paid for ourselves: what we ordered, what it cost, and what we thought. Every photo on this blog is ours.

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