Geumneung Port

Geumneung Port is a small fishing port on Jeju Island's northwestern coast in the Hallim area, set close to Hyeopjae Beach and within walking distance of the broader northwest-coast tourist cluster. The port works year-round as the home base for a small Jeju fishing fleet, with a wholesale-and-retail seafood market that runs through the day. Around the port edge, casual seafood restaurants serve the day's catch in raw (hoe), grilled (gui), and stewed (jjigae) forms — hairtail (galchi) and yellowtail (bangeo) are the local specialties, with a full raw-fish set typically serving 3-4 people. The port also offers some of the most photographed sunset views on northwest Jeju, with the sun setting over the open West Sea framed by the port's small fishing boats and the nearby Biyangdo Island silhouette in the distance; the best photographic window is the 30 minutes on either side of sunset when the boats sit anchored in glassy water. Pairs naturally with Hyeopjae Beach (5-minute walk south along the coast), Hallim Park (10 minutes by car), Hallim Port (larger commercial port with Biyangdo ferry, 5 minutes north), and broader northwest-Jeju coastal day-trip itineraries. This pairs with the site's separate verified guide (guide-geumneung-beach-2949733) for a complete northwest-Jeju context.