Myeongho Manong Galbi, Jeju — hanwoo short rib marinated in Daejeong garlic, 29,000 won

Yeon-dong, Jeju City. This is the middle of the Sin-Jeju commercial district, but the first thing you see standing outside is not the sign, it is the aging cabinet behind the glass door.

Open the door and a round yellow logo hangs on the wall: 明昊, Myeongho. Three horizontal lines run beneath it like charcoal smoke.

Manong is the Jeju word for garlic. Manong galbi means hanwoo short rib marinated with Daejeong garlic, a Jeju specialty.

The ++ on the menu is a grade mark. Original manong galbi++, hanwoo unmarinated short rib++, outside skirt++. More than the numbers, those two characters say what kind of place this is.

The place — Sindae-ro 12-gil in Yeon-dong, open from 1pm

The address is 15 Sindae-ro 12-gil, 1st floor, Jeju-si, Jeju-do, or Yeon-dong 292-57 by lot number. It is inside the Sin-Jeju Yeon-dong district, within walking distance of most places to stay. The phone number is 064-744-8985 (Google Maps) or 0507-1463-8986 (DiningCode).

Hours are 13:00~23:00 with a break from 15:30~17:00, last order at 22:00, open year-round (as listed on DiningCode). Opening at 1pm rules out an early lunch, but orders run until 10pm, which makes it strong for a late dinner.

Step into the room and the glass aging cabinet is the first thing you see. Meat is stacked shelf by shelf with light falling from above. The layout shows anyone walking in what condition the beef is in before anything else.

Myeongho Manong Galbi at a glance (checked 2026-09-19)

Item	Details
Address	15 Sindae-ro 12-gil, 1st floor, Jeju-si, Jeju-do (Yeon-dong 292-57)
Phone	064-744-8985 / 0507-1463-8986
Hours	13:00~23:00 · break 15:30~17:00 · last order 22:00
Closed	Open year-round
Galbi	Original manong galbi++ 29,000 won · hanwoo unmarinated short rib++ 29,000 won · outside skirt++ 45,000 won
Also on the menu	Garlic yukhoe 25,000 won · beef-bone doenjang stew 6,000 won · pickled-vegetable noodles 8,000 won · garlic curry in an earthenware pot 8,000 won
What manong means	Garlic, in the Jeju dialect. Hanwoo short rib marinated with Daejeong garlic, a Jeju specialty, is the signature dish
Rating	Google Maps ★4.7 (735 reviews) — clears this site’s bar (★4.5 with 100 reviews)

Manong galbi 29,000 won — hanwoo marinated in garlic

Original manong galbi++ is 29,000 won. The description on DiningCode, translated as it stands, reads: hanwoo marinated short rib flavoured with a 54-year-old house marinade and Daejeong garlic, a Jeju specialty.

Daejeong in Jeju is known as garlic country. Putting that garlic into the marinade is where the dish name comes from, and it is what manong in the restaurant name means.

It is a marinated rib, but the colour is not black. That means soy sauce is not doing the heavy lifting, which is why the surface does not burn while it cooks. Garlic arrives first, with sweetness behind it.

Other lines on the menu are hanwoo too. Hanwoo unmarinated short rib++ 29,000 won, outside skirt++ 45,000 won. Go unmarinated for the short rib, or to the skirt if you want something with more chew.

Grilling — briefly, over charcoal

The grill runs on charcoal. Put the meat on and the fat drips, sending up one big cloud of smoke. The marinated rib changes colour in an instant, so do not look away.

Turn it as soon as one side firms up. The marinated cut is better not turned more than twice, because burnt garlic marinade leaves a bitter note.

When it is done the edges have set brown and the middle stays red. Eat one piece plain and the garlic comes first, with the sweetness of the beef itself rising as you chew.

The side dishes are restrained: dressed garlic scapes, kimchi, steamed egg and doenjang stew. Nothing flashy, nothing that gets in the way of the beef.

The finish — fried rice and noodles

Once the beef is gone you move on to rice or noodles. Fried rice arrives in a stone bowl with a yolk in the middle and seaweed scattered over. Mixed together, the rice turns red and the salt of the seaweed works through.

There are noodles as well. The menu lists pickled-vegetable noodles at 8,000 won. Broth goes into a wide bowl, then the noodles, then pickled vegetables and spring onion on top. The broth is cool and the salt is exact, which makes it easy to take after the beef.

Elsewhere on the menu are beef-bone doenjang stew 6,000 won, garlic curry in an earthenware pot 8,000 won and garlic yukhoe 25,000 won. From curry to yukhoe, the line of dishes with manong in the name keeps going.

Map and practicalities — getting there, the break, and the rating

Address 15 Sindae-ro 12-gil, 1st floor, Jeju-si, Jeju-do (Yeon-dong 292-57)
Phone 064-744-8985 / 0507-1463-8986
Hours 13:00~23:00 · break 15:30~17:00 · last order 22:00 · open year-round

It is in the Sin-Jeju Yeon-dong district, walkable from most places to stay. Busan Seomyeon Yang Gopchang and Geobu Galbi are in the same Yeon-dong, so the options for eating beef in Jeju City are gathered in one neighbourhood.

The rating note is short. This site uses ★4.5 on Google Maps with at least 100 reviews as its recommendation bar. As of September 2026, Myeongho Manong Galbi sits at ★4.7 with 735 reviews. That is well past the bar.

Not many grill houses in Jeju hold 4.7 across a sample of more than 700. It reads as the result of settling on one clear thing, a Daejeong garlic marinade, and keeping it for a long time.

The 1pm opening and the 15:30 to 17:00 break do fall awkwardly against most travel schedules. If this place is going into a Jeju itinerary, fit those two lines to the calendar first.

FAQ

What is manong galbi?

Manong is the Jeju word for garlic. Hanwoo short rib marinated with Daejeong garlic, a Jeju specialty, is called manong galbi, and it is the signature dish here. Original manong galbi++ is 29,000 won.

What time does it open?

It opens at 1pm and closes at 11pm. The break is 15:30~17:00, last order is 10pm, and it does not close for holidays.

Is there unmarinated beef as well?

Yes. Hanwoo unmarinated short rib++ is 29,000 won and outside skirt++ is 45,000 won. Go for the skirt if you want more chew.

What should I order to finish?

Fried rice, or pickled-vegetable noodles at 8,000 won. The menu also lists beef-bone doenjang stew at 6,000 won and garlic curry in an earthenware pot at 8,000 won.

Are there other grill houses nearby?

Busan Seomyeon Yang Gopchang and Geobu Galbi are in the same Yeon-dong. You can choose between offal, charcoal-grilled hanwoo and marinated short rib.