Korea Bamboo Museum (한국대나무박물관)

16.9Km 25180 2021-07-19

35, Jukhyangmunhwa-ro, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-380-2901

The Korean Bamboo Museum is a comprehensive complex that preserves, exhibits, produces, and allows people to experience bamboo products. First opened in 1981 at Damju-ri, the museum was expanded and relocated to the current location in March 1998. Not only does the museum provide bamboo-related exhibitions, it also provides techniques on making bamboo products as well as holds the Bamboo Festival every May.

Chojeom Stay [Korea Quality]스테이 초점[한국관광 품질인증]

17.0Km 2 2023-05-23

33-6 , Dangga-gil, Naju-si, Jeollanam-do
+82-10-4892-3473

Chojeom Stay is a hanok guesthouse in the innermost part of a small village in Naju, Jeollanam-do. The old house, which has been renovated, comprises a living room, kitchen, bedroom space and a raised-floor numaru where guests can enjoy a quiet hour while brewing tea. The spacious yard contains an outdoor fire place that creates a sentimental time, and an open-air tub where you can bathe in warm water while cool breezes rustle the trees. The outdoor shoes lined up by the side of the yard are somehow touching.

House by the Museum (박물관앞집)

17.1Km 41454 2021-10-20

22, Jukhyangmunhwa-ro, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-381-1990

Located on the opposite side of Korea Bamboo Museum, House by the Museum is a uniquely named restaurant. The main menu includes tteokgalbi (grilled short rib meat patties) which is comprised of minced lean meat, green onion, onion, bulgogi sauce and sesame oil, which makes the taste tender. As for the nutrition, it has a lot of essential fatty acid from sesame oil that complements with the beef.

Another signature dish of the restaurant is Daetongbap - rice cooked in a bamboo, made with rice, millet, bean, sorghum, jujube, nuts and others. It features a healthy food with its delicate fragrance. In addition, more than 10 side dishes along with Daetongbap such as Tohajeot (salt-fermented toha shrimp), juksun deulkkae muchim (seasoned vegetables with perilla seeds and bamboo shoot), gejang muchim (marinated crab), beoseot-bokkeum (fried mushroom), mul kimchi, dwaejigogi gochujang bokkeum (stir-fried spicy pork), sangchu ssam (wrapped in lettuce), and others. After a meal, bamboo blade tea of a clean taste is offered as a dessert.

Namdo Hanu (남도한우)

17.1Km 114 2021-03-20

1169, Jukhyang-daero, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-383-2211

It sells only Korean beef as a selected model restaurant. This restaurant's signature menu is grilled beef. This Korean dishes is located in Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do.

Damyang Passenger Bus Terminal (담양공용버스터미널)

17.8Km 6391 2016-11-18

24-1, Jungang-ro, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do

Damyang Bus Terminal is an express bus and intercity bus terminal, located in Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do.

Unknown Hotel [Korea Quality] / 언노운호텔 [한국관광 품질인증/Korea Quality]

18.1Km 69 2021-03-29

27, Damju 1-gil, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-382-2600

This hotel’s outstanding feature is its room design, which seems straight out of a pop art piece. There are 30 rooms in total, furnished with bright colors like pink, yellow, or red and contemporary design. It is located less than 1 km away from Damyang Bus Terminal, making it highly accessible as well. In terms of bed comfort, which is an issue of paramount importance for hotels, Unknown Hotel’s large king size bed and plush mattress excel. There is a wide selection of rooms, from Standard Plus and Deluxe for 2 to 8-person Signature rooms. The Signature room, which is inspired by the American artist Edward Hopper’s work, is ideal for private meetings as well, having a spacious living room with a six-person table. The hotel also offers bicycles for rental, which are ideal for exploring Damyang’s Juknokwon, Gwanbangje Forest, and Metasequoia Road.

Chonggak Kalguksu (총각칼국수)

18.2Km 128 2021-03-20

24-17, Damju 4-gil, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-383-2394

You can enjoy delicious noodles at reasonable prices. A noodle soup specialty restaurant located in Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do. The most famous menu is noodle soup with clams.

Tteokgalbibonga Restaurant - Damyang Branch (떡갈비본가-담양)

18.3Km 8247 2021-08-26

91, Jungang-ro, Damyang-eup, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
+82-61-383-6692

Damyang, located in Jeollanam-do, is not only famous for its bamboo trees, but is also for its tteokgalbi, or grilled short rib patties. Tteokgalbibonga, known for its signature tteokgalbi, has become quite famous in the area. With its exquisite resemblance to injeolmi (rice cakes coated with powdered soybeans) and the way it melts in your mouth, it’s no wonder Tteokgalbibonga attracts guests from as far as Japan.
Tteokgalbi gets its name from its resemblance to rice cakes, or tteok. In addition to its texture, its savory marinade brings out the meaty flavor of tteokgalbi. Aside from their main dish, hanu (Korean beef) tteokgalbi, they also have dwaejigalbi, bulgogi, and galbi tang available, served with regular side dishes of a Korean set menu, even including a dessert. Tteokgalbibonga is often crowded with customers that you’ll likely have to wait in line if you visit for during the evening.

Jungnimwon Garden (죽림원가든)

18.6Km 97345 2024-02-19

358 Gasan-gil, Wolsan-myeon, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do
061-383-1292

Jungnimwon Garden offers traditional Korean flavors in a unique setting. Their signature dish is the Daetongyongjjim (Bamboo-steamed set menu), where various ingredients are steamed together in a long bamboo tube. This dish includes a variety of items such as Korean beef bulgogi, spicy braised chicken, prawn, grilled pork galbi, octopus, abalone, ray, yellow croaker, eggs, and rice served in the bamboo tube. Additionally, their daetongbap jeongsik (steamed rice in bamboo set menu) and hanu tteokgalbi (grilled Korean beef galbi patties) are also highly recommended.

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