"The first Korean outpost of a Michelin-starred Ningbo house — book the ₩78,000 dinner set to impress a client on Jeju."
About Yong Fu
Yong Fu's founder Weng Youjun flew to Seogwipo to cook the opening menu himself on 15 May 2025, the night the Shanghai house planted its first Korean flag inside Jeju Shinhwa World. The flagship in Shanghai holds a Michelin star and a Black Pearl Three-Diamond rating, the Chinese guide's highest tier. On Jeju the kitchen keeps its Ningbo spine of fresh seafood, slow braises and quiet seasoning, and lets the island's own abalone, black pork and yellow croaker carry it. A ₩78,000 dinner set buys the full argument.
The Kitchen
The cooking belongs to the Ningbo school, a branch of Zhejiang cuisine built on East China Sea seafood, slow braising and restraint with spice. Head chef Liu Zhen runs the Jeju pass under Weng Youjun's recipes, and the menu reaches past Ningbo into Beijing, Sichuan and Cantonese classics so a Korean table finds familiar ground: Peking duck, Dongpo pork, Cantonese sweet-and-sour pork, dim sum.
The dishes to order are the ones that show the technique. Braised abalone in Ningbo-style sauce arrives close to a Korean black-bean register, deep and savoury, the abalone sourced from South Africa for size. Steamed yellow croaker, caught off Jeju, is finished with a fermented doubanjiang sauce sweetened with lychee and steamed low to hold its juices. A tofu casserole with Jeju clams and a spoon of caviar is the quiet standout, silken bean curd in a clear shellfish broth. Dinner closes on Ningbo tangyuan, black-sesame rice balls floating in chrysanthemum tea. The lunch set runs ₩48,000; dinner is ₩78,000 a head before drinks. For the wider field, see the best Chinese restaurants worldwide.
The Room
The dining room runs on bold red and gold, anchored by a wave-like cylindrical sculpture the space is built around. It reads traditional and modern at once, dim enough for a date yet bright enough to see the food. Tables are spaced for private conversation, and a set of separate private rooms handles larger parties and business hosting. Sound stays at an easy hum rather than a roar. Service is formal but unstuffy, the pace of a tasting menu rather than a banquet. Dress is smart; most diners arrive in collared shirts and jackets are common at dinner.
Best for Impressing Clients
Book this room to impress a client on Jeju for three reasons: the address carries weight, the format controls the evening, and the cooking gives you something to talk about. A Michelin-starred Shanghai name inside Jeju's resort belt signals effort without a long drive, the set menus keep pacing predictable through a working dinner, and the private rooms let you talk numbers between courses. For a quieter celebration, the same kitchen works for an anniversary dinner. Pair it with Sushi Hoshikai earlier in the trip for a counter contrast.
Not for
Skip Yong Fu if you want Jeju home cooking — it is a formal Chinese resort room with set menus and resort prices, not a black-pork grill or a haenyeo seafood shack.
Frequently Asked
Is Yong Fu Jeju worth it?
Yes, if you want serious Chinese fine dining on Jeju and accept resort pricing. Yong Fu is the first Korean branch of a Michelin-starred Shanghai house, and the Ningbo seafood cooking, from braised abalone to steamed yellow croaker and clam-and-caviar tofu, is genuinely accomplished. At ₩78,000 for the dinner set it costs well above a local seafood meal, so come for the technique and the room rather than a bargain.
How hard is it to book Yong Fu on Jeju?
Not hard on weekdays, tighter on weekends and Korean holidays. The restaurant sits inside Jeju Shinhwa World and takes reservations through the resort, so book a few days ahead for dinner and further out in peak travel season. Lunch is the easier sitting. Request a private room in advance if you are hosting clients or a larger group.
What should I order at Yong Fu?
Start with the chilled tofu and the lobster tart with caviar, then build the meal around the braised abalone in Ningbo-style sauce and the steamed Jeju yellow croaker with lychee doubanjiang. The Sichuan-style beef with aged tangerine peel adds heft. Finish with Ningbo tangyuan in chrysanthemum tea. The set menus already sequence these, so the easiest route is the ₩78,000 dinner set.
What is the dress code at Yong Fu Jeju?
Smart, leaning formal for dinner. There is no strict jacket requirement, but the red-and-gold dining room and the price point pull most diners into collared shirts, dresses and jackets, especially in the evening. Resort-casual is fine at lunch. If you are hosting a business dinner in one of the private rooms, dress as you would for any client dinner.
Is Yong Fu good for a business dinner?
Yes, it is one of the stronger options on Jeju for hosting. The set-menu format keeps the pace predictable, the private rooms give you privacy to talk, and a Michelin-starred name does quiet work on a guest. See more restaurants to impress clients and the rest of the Jeju dining guide for pairings across a trip.
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Practical Information
AddressJeju Shinhwa World, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo, Jeju
NeighbourhoodJeju Shinhwa World, Seogwipo
CuisineNingbo Chinese
Price₩48,000 lunch set; ₩78,000 dinner set, before drinks
Dress CodeSmart
SeatingMain dining room and private rooms
ReservationThrough Jeju Shinhwa World; book ahead for dinner
