Today, I’m going to summarize the best restaurants at highway rest areas. Many people eat at highway rest areas during vacation or on long business trips. The food at the rest area is delicious. However, each highway rest stop in each region has its own signature dish, and among them, there are some very delicious restaurants. Wouldn’t it be nice to go to a highway rest area and have a delicious meal? Now that the Chuseok holiday is approaching, many people are taking the highway to their hometowns. During holidays, there is a lot of traffic, so I make sure to visit highway rest areas. Please take a good look and if there is a good restaurant at a highway rest area in the direction you are going, please visit it at least once.
Below is a summary of the highway rest area shower rooms I previously reviewed. This would be a great reference for those who want to take a shower during a long trip or business trip. We have also introduced information on highways with shower rooms and representative foods for those highways, so please check them out.
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Click on the shortcut above to go to the relevant article. Now, let’s take a look at the list of restaurants at highway rest areas. The organization and order will be written according to the route and direction of each highway. Since there are more than you might think, I will only write about a few representative foods in detail and provide only simple information about the rest.
1. Gyeongbu Expressway (Busan direction)
①Seoul Meeting Rest Area – Maljukgeori Beef Soup and Rice
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It is the name of a food based on an old word from Maljuk Street in Yangjae-dong, Seoul. The deep, rich soup with beef bone broth and various vegetables is excellent. No other chemical seasonings are added, so it tastes delicious. This is already a very famous highway rest area restaurant.
②Giheung Rest Area – Spicy Kalguksu
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Giheung Service Area’s Spicy Kalguksu is spicy, thick, and rich in flavor. It is a food that is difficult to taste at rest areas and is one of the representative foods that many people eat when they visit Giheung Rest Area. If you like spicy noodle soup, please try it.
③Anseong Rest Area – Sanuki Yukgaejang Udon
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This is a very special food, Sanuki Beef Soup Udon. This is a restaurant at a highway rest area where you can eat the representative dishes of the rest area, beef stew and udon, at the same time. First, enjoy the plump udon noodles in spicy beef stew soup, and then top it off with a bowl of rice with the remaining soup. This is a restaurant where you can enjoy a hearty meal.
④Manghyang Rest Area – Luxury Chicken Opening
⑤Jukam Rest Area – Wanggalbitang
⑥Geumgang Rest Area – Dori Bang Bang Set Meal
⑦Hwanggan Rest Area – Olgaengi Gukbap
⑧Pyeongsa Rest Area – Apple Homemade Sirloin Pork Cutlet
⑨Geoncheon Rest Area – Anyone Dolsot Bibimbap
⑩Tongdo Rest Area – Spicy Pork Ribs Jjim
2. Gyeongbu Expressway (Seoul direction)
①Jukjeon Rest Area – Jukjeon King’s Galbitang
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Jukjeon King Galbitang is one of the restaurants selected by the Korea Expressway Corporation as one of the top 10 foods at highway rest areas. King’s Galbitang, which contains large ribs, is not only tasty but also nutritious, making it a healing food that relieves the fatigue of customers tired from long distance travel.
②Anseong Rest Area – Anseong Machum Korean Beef Soup and Rice
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Anseong Machum Hanwoo Gukbap is one of the representative foods of the Anseong region that combines the taste of beef bone broth and beef broth that has been brewed for a long time. It is a filling meal that can be enjoyed at a highway rest area with a mild taste. This is a local restaurant you can find at highway rest areas.
③Okcheon Rest Area – Oriental Medicine Chicken Gomtang
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Oriental medicine chicken gomtang is a food that can be found at Okcheon rest areas, and it is a health supplement containing a generous amount of chicken meat and oriental medicinal herbs. If you happen to stop by a highway rest area on a hot summer or dog day, be sure to try Okcheon Rest Area’s Oriental Medicine Chicken Gomtang.
④Hwanggan Rest Area – Pork Kimchi Stew
⑤Chupungnyeong Rest Area – Spicy Kaljebi
⑥Gimcheon Rest Area – Black Pork Duruchigi
⑦ Chilgok Rest Area – Country Chicken Opening Ceremony
⑧Eonyang Rest Area – Mature kimchi stew
⑨Yangsan Rest Area – Homemade Garlic Pork Cutlet
3. West Coast Expressway
①Hwaseong Rest Area (Mokpo direction) – Yangpuni Bibimbap
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Yangpooni Bibimbap is bibimbap served in a large Yangpooni with various side dishes. It’s flavorful and filling with fresh vegetables.
②Seosan Rest Area (Mokpo direction) – Conveyor belt sushi
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At Seosan Rest Area, you can taste very special conveyor belt sushi that is rarely found in other rest areas. This is fresh sushi made with a variety of very fresh fish and seafood sourced from the West Coast. This is a sushi restaurant at a highway rest area.
③Hongseong Rest Area (Mokpo direction) – braised mackerel set meal
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The braised mackerel set meal that you can taste at Hongseong Rest Area is a combination of very fresh mackerel and delicious aged kimchi. It is a rice thief dish that is spicy and has no fishy smell. This is a highway rest area restaurant that allows you to feel the power of rice during a long trip.
④Gochang Rest Area (Mokpo direction) – Stone pot bibimbap
⑤Hampyeong Cheonji Rest Area (Siheung direction) – Hampyeong Cheonji Korean beef soup
4. Tongyeong Daejeon · Jungbu Line Expressway
①Ginseng Land Rest Area (Hanam direction) – Ginseng Sinchon Seolleongtang
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The famous restaurant at Ginseng Land Service Area, which is famous for ginseng, is Ginseng Sinchon Seolleongtang. It is a healthy and well-being food made by adding ginseng, a local specialty, to a broth made by steeping domestic beef bones for a long time. It is a food that is both delicious and healthy.
②Ginseng Land Rest Area (Tongyeong direction) – Ginseng nutritional cauldron bibimbap
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It’s the same Ginseng Land rest area as above, but this is in the direction of Tongyeong. As expected, ginseng is famous, so foods containing ginseng are representative foods. The famous ginseng nutritious cauldron bibimbap here is made with a variety of fresh vegetables such as ginseng, a local specialty, jujube, chestnuts, and mushrooms.
③Hamyang Rest Area (Hanam direction) – Baekyeon Table
④Sancheong Rest Area (Tongyeong direction) – Black pork kimchi stew
⑤Goseong Rest Area (Hanam direction) – Tongyeong sea squirt bibimbap
5. Central Inland Expressway
① Seonsan Rest Area (Changwon direction) – Octopus rice bowl
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Seonsan Rest Area Octopus Rice Bowl, made with fresh octopus, fresh vegetables, and a special spicy sauce, is one of the best restaurants at highway rest areas. You can taste delicious octopus rice bowl at an affordable price.
②Mungyeong Rest Area (Yangpyeonghyang) – Mungyeongsan Vegetable Bibimbap
③Chungju Rest Area (Changwon direction) – Chungju Apple Pork Cutlet
④Chilseo Rest Area (Yangpyeonghyang) – Seafood Soybean Paste Stew
6. Jungang Expressway
①Andong Rest Area (Chuncheon direction) – Andong Mackerel Set Meal
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This is a restaurant at a highway rest area where you can taste Andong’s special dish of ground mackerel. Enjoy the delicious taste of mackerel that has been seasoned and seasoned with kelp extract and then aged.
②Chiak Rest Area (Chuncheon direction) – Bongpyeong Buckwheat Makgusu
③Gunwi Rest Area (Busan direction) – Gunwi Daechu Ttukbaegi Bulgogi
7. Yeongdong Expressway
①Hoengseong Rest Area (Gangneung direction) – Korean beef rice cake deodeok steak
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This is a healthy steak that combines Hoengseong Korean beef and Hoengseong Deodeok, which have very soft meat and the best taste. Korean Beef Tteok Deodeok Steak, which can only be tasted at the Hoengseong Rest Area, is a famous highway rest area restaurant where you can find delicious and nutritious steak at a very reasonable price.
②Hoeseong Rest Area (Incheon direction) – Hoengseong Korean Beef Steak
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This is a high-quality steak made with Hoengseong Korean beef tenderloin, a specialty of the Hoengseong region. The Korean beef is imported through direct transactions with Hoengseong Korean beef farmers, and the price is quite affordable, fresh, and delicious. This is a very special highway rest area restaurant where you can enjoy steak on the highway.
③Yongin Rest Area (Gangneung direction) – Korean soybean paste stew
8. Pyeongtaek Jecheon Expressway
①Anseong Machum Rest Area (Pyeongtaek direction) – Soybean paste barley stone pot bibimbap
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Soybean paste barley stone pot bibimbap is a healthy and well-being food made by mixing finely cooked barley rice, fresh vegetables, and strong soybean paste. It has a special taste that is different from other dolsot bibimbap, so please give it a try.
②Cheondungsan Rest Area (Jecheon direction) – Red pepper paste jjaggeuli
9. Honam Expressway
①Baekyangsa Rest Area (Cheonan direction) – Samchae Zucchini Stew
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This is a special zucchini stew made with zucchini, a specialty of Jangseong, and fresh pork. This restaurant is chosen as a delicacy that is not only delicious but also very nutritious. It is a special food, so if you visit Baekyangsa Rest Area, please be sure to try it.
②Byeolgok Rest Area (Nonsan direction) – Rural beef stew soup
③Yeosan Rest Area (Nonsan direction) – Jeonju bean sprout soup and rice
④Gokseong Rest Area (Suncheon direction) – Black pork kimchi stew
10. Gwangju Daegu Expressway
①Gangcheonsan Rest Area (Daegu direction) – Sunchang red pepper sauce bibimbap
②Jirisan Rest Area (Damyang direction) – Chunhyang Namwonchueotang
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11. Namhae Expressway
①Boseong Green Tea Rest Area (Mokpo direction) – Cockle Bibimbap
②Seomjingang Rest Area (Towards Busan) – Kimchi stew
③Sacheon Rest Area (Suncheon direction) – Sprout Healing Bibimbap
④Haman Rest Area (towards Suncheon) – Uiryeong Beef Soup and Rice
⑤Jinyeong Rest Area (toward Suncheon) – Handmade King Pork Cutlet
Today, I have compiled a list of restaurants located at highway rest areas. There are so many of them, so please find the highway you are on and try the restaurants there. With the upcoming holidays, you may spend all day on the highway, but it would be nice to visit a good restaurant at a highway rest area to fill your stomach and reduce fatigue.