Assalam Restaurant is Jeju City's Yemeni halal restaurant on Jungang-ro, run by a Yemeni-Korean couple. The husband, an experienced Yemeni Muslim chef, leads the kitchen. It carries on the island's Yemeni cooking tradition after Wardah, Jeju's first Yemeni restaurant, closed its doors. A framed halal certification sits on the counter, and a small prayer room fits up to four people, making it one of very few Jeju restaurants where travellers can dine and pray under one roof. The menu is Arab through and through: lamb mandi and kabsa over fragrant rice, charcoal-grilled kebabs, hummus, falafel, lentil soup, and fresh Arab bread. No pork or alcohol on the premises. A gathering spot for Muslim residents and travellers, within walking distance of Bagdad and Jeju Central Masjid.
Signature menu
- Lamb mandi rice
- Kabsa rice
- Asalam mix grill
- Falafel & hummus