Hotels in Jinju (진주의 호텔)

1. 동방호텔
2. 아시아 레이크사이드호텔
3. J Square 호텔
4. 골든 비즈니스호텔

Foreign Foods in Jinju (진주의 외국 음식)

1. Japanese Food
Japanese restaurants are quite easy to find in Korea, but it is hard to find a decent one that everyone will like. Of course it depends on the food you would like. For me, what first comes to mind when I think of Japanese food is ramen―not sushi actually 'cuz I don't like raw fish that much. Thankfully, a new Japanese ramen place opened this year near the GNU back gate. The owner used to run a food truck. I think I'm a little unlucky because I missed the chance to eat at the truck. But anyway, I could finally try its famous ramen on a hot day a couple of months ago. I really recommend their Tongotsu ramen, or pork broth ramen, and cold ramen if it's a hot summer day. The shop also serves some other dishes like a rice bowl dish, fried noodles, or some Japanese side dishes. These would go well with a glass of beer as well.

- 김씨네 라멘트럭 (Mr. Kim's Ramen Truck)
   Tongotsu ramen, Cold ramen, Yaki soba , etc
   Gajwadong area (300m from the GNU back gate towards MBCine)

2. Vietnamese Food
Because there are some migrant workers from southern asian countries in Jinju, foreign shops began to pop up in their densely populated area Sangpyeongdong. The majority of the workers is actually Vietnamese, so you can find a few Vitnamese restaurants whose owners are from Vietnam. Though Pho, the Vietnamese rice noodles, is quite popular in Korea, I couldn't find a Vietnamese restaurant in Jinju after the trend faded a few years ago. (There's such a food trend in Korea..I guess these days it is take-out steak) So when I found this shop where the owner is actually from the food's homeland, I was really happy, thinking I could eat authentic Vietnamese foods. The shop has actually a large menu, but I was there to eat Pho, not anything else!!! For me, I really liked the soup and the pepper sauce. If you miss kimchi to go with noodles, don't worry. They serve it too.

- 베트남 식당 (Vietnamese Restaurant)
   Pho (쌀국수)
   Sangpyeongdong (300m from the 공단광장 사거리 bus stop)

3. Spanish Food
Spain...I'm still interested in this country, but it is spiritually too far a country for me. Jinju and Spain, the two words together also sound a bit awkward. However, after an international couple of a Korean woman and a Spainish man started their married life here in Jinju, things are changing. They are trying to intoduce Spanish culture to the people here, giving some Spanish classes as well. Recently, even a Spanish restaurant opened in Chiramdong area. It is very pleasing for me because someone else other than the couple is trying to do something that is related to Spain. I haven't been there yet, but I'd like to go sooner or later.

- Hola Jinju
  Spanish bistro pub & cafe
  Chiramdong 500-3 (near Gyeongnam Culture & Art Center)


Below are the lists of other foreign foods in Jinju. Hopefully, I will write something about them too in a near future.

4. Mexican Food
- 홈리스 (Homeless)
  Downtown (near Galleria)

- 행그리 케이브 (Hangry Cave)

5. Indian Food
- 아그라 (Agra)
   Pyeonggeodong 916

6. Chinese Food

-  여기다 양꼬치 (Lamb Skewers Here)
    Sangdaedong

- 북경장 (Pukyeongjang)
   Downtown

7. American Food

- 핫도그 브라더스 (Hotdog Brothers)
  GNU back gate and Chungmugongdong area

8. French Food

- 빠리지엔느 (Parisian)
  쿠스쿠스 (55,000won), 라클레르(60,000won), 프랑스가정식파스타세트(18,000won)
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Transportations in Jinju (진주의 대중교통 / Bus&Taxi)

When you travel around Jinju, what you'll use most will be a bus or a taxi. What most tourists here do is to take a taxi rather than a bus, because the taxi fare is pretty cheap, and almost all bus drivers here are too aggressive. But if you'd like to go out of your way and blend in with the locals, a bus would be a better option for you.

Here is how the bus system works in Jinju.

- Bus Fares: Adults 1,300 won(1,250) / Adolescents 900(850) / Children 650(600) *Cash(Card) 

- Payment: Cash or card (T-money, Cashbee, Hanaro, and all sorts of deferred payment cards)

- Bus Numbers:

Taxis here work almost the same as other cities in Korea. The starting taxi fare is 2,800 won for the first 2km, unless it is between midnight and 4am, when the fare goes up 20%. If you go beyond their business areas, which are usually "dong" areas, the extra charge will also apply. (20%)

When you take a taxi, you just say your destination followed by the honorific ending "-yo(요)." For example, "Homeplus-yo(홈플러스요)." If you want to sound more polite, you can say, "(Your destination)-lo kajuseyo(로 가주세요)."

Reference: 나무위키