Gyeongju — Places to eat
Bread baking beside a royal burial mound
- Sotte Hanwoo — Pick hanwoo at the butcher, grill it upstairs
- Seolwol — Upstairs hanok cafe with a mugwort burial-mound tart
- Sweet Moon — Wine-themed cafe known for its wine syrup latte
- Coffee Place Gyeongju — Downtown coffee shop pulling single-origin espresso
- Coffee Temple Gyeongju — A barista champions Jeju cafe, now upstairs in Gyeongju
- Starbucks Gyeongju Daereungwon — A hanok-styled Starbucks by Daereungwon
- Jeongrok Ssambap — A ten-banchan ssambap spread beside the Daereungwon wall
- Sohyangmong, Gyeongju Main — Beef-tartare bibimbap and cherry makgeolli in a hanok
- Hyanghwajeong — Cockle-heaped bibimbap, one of Hwangnidan-gil’s queue spots
- Maetdol Sundubu — A tofu house by Bomun that opens at 8am
- Gyeongju Wonjo Kongguk — A 70-year-old soy-milk soup shop for a warm start
- Danhyanghoe — A hanok spot for thinly sliced meat rolled by hand
- Soo-ok — A 14,900-won braised-rib bowl in a hanok, worth the queue
- Yangji Sikdang — Only bean-sprout rice and pancake, near Woljeonggyo
- Yeongyang Charcoal Galbi — The hanwoo galbi joint cab drivers keep recommending
- Yongsan Hoe Sikdang — One 40-year dish: raw-fish rice bowl out past the city
- Gyeongchunjae — Bibimbap near Bulguksa: octopus, cockle or beef tartare
- Songjeongwon Sundubu — Over 20 self-serve sides and a seafood tofu stew
- Bomuntteul — Spicy braised ribs, with an 80-car lot near Bomun
- Silla Jemyeon, Hwangnidan-gil — Spicy knife-cut noodles with octopus and shrimp
- Park Yong-ja Myeongdong Jjolmyeon — House-made jjolmyeon; the warm tofu-pouch bowl is the surprise
- Giwa Memil Makguksu — Buckwheat makguksu by Bunhwangsa; extra noodles free
- Gyori Gimbap, Gyeongju Main — Egg-heavy gimbap with a long line and mixed reviews
- Daehwa Mandu — Handmade dumplings since 1988, next to Myeongdong Jjolmyeon
- Hwangnam Ueong Gimbap — Burdock-topped gimbap; the line is long but moves fast
- Dim Tao Gyeongju — Hong Kong-style dim sum and beef noodles in a hanok
- Ryoko — Pork loin katsu and omurice, with long waits
- Society Nagwi — Yogurt-cream mole pizza in a small place for two
- Cheongsudang Gyeongju — A hanok cafe wrapped around a pond and bamboo
- Silladang Gyeongju — Traditional sweets and milk tea in a hanok garden
- Nok-a — Pick your matcha strength from 1 to 4 in gelato
- Hwangnam Ppang, Main Store — Red-bean buns baked since 1939, the standard Gyeongju gift
- Hyangmisa — A hand-drip cafe roasting its own beans
- Bar Boon, Hwangnidan-gil — A cocktail bar using herbal medicines and traditional spirits