Andong has a few specialty dishes, including local jjimdak (Andong-style chicken and cellophane noodles), grilled salted mackerel, and heotjesabap, or false funerary food. Jjimdak can be found in the "Jjimdak golmok (Chicken restaurant street)" in the city centre, which is full of small restaurants specialised in Jjimdak. You can choose any of them, as every restaurant offers a similar taste. Grilled mackerel can be found everywhere in Andong.
Andong Jjimdak Jongson, 178-9 Nammun-dong, Andong-si (right inside Andong Old Market), ☎ +82-54-843-9899, . Andong Old Market, or Jjimdak Golmok, is crammed with Andong jjimdak restaurants. All the food is cooked in booths out front of the restaurant, so you can tour around and choose a favourite. Andong Jjimdak Jongson stands out because its menu contains a variety of different styles of Andong jjimdak. �
Kkachi Gumeong Jib, 513-1 Sanga-dong, Andong-si (just inside the entrance of Wolryeong Park across from the Water Culture Center), ☎ +82-54-821-1056, . Kkachi Gumeong Jib, or Magpie Hole House, specialises in heotjesabap (9000 won), which is a local variation of bibimbap flavoured with soy sauce instead of hot pepper sauce. If you get the Yangban Meal (15 000 won) you get a variety of dishes including fish and some very excellent shark meat. All food is served in heavy bronze tableware. �
Andong Godunga, 791-2 Okdong, Andong-si (Just a little west of the train station), ☎ +82-54-853-0545, . This restaurant specialises in salted mackerel, and many locations can be found across Andong. As well, they run a mail-order system for sending out Andong mackerel. The restaurant serves mackerel roasted or in a very mild (but spicy looking) soup. �
Mammoth Bakery, 164 Nambu-dong,Andong-si (120m over the road of bus terminal), ☎ +82-54-857-6000, . You can taste European style bread&goods. Mammoth bakery always use well-roasted coffee beans so all of espresso drinks are very good & reasonable. "Mammoth Bakery is just off the main square in downtown Andong, a short walk northward from the bus terminal, near the Pizza Hutt. Baked goods start from 1,000 won, with cakes starting in the 15,000 range, sandwiches around 3,500 won, and espresso drinks are very reasonably priced at around 3,500 as well." As you know, It's hard to find restaurant to eat continental breakfast in any Korean traditional village so this is the closest you can get. �
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