Hagwi Smile, Aewol: Chewy Rice Twists, Three for ₩2,500
A takeaway shop in Aewol frying glutinous-rice twists to order — three for ₩2,500, four toppings, and opening hours that every review online still gets wrong.
- Per person₩2,500 for three (~$1.80)
- Hours11:00–19:00 · last order 18:00 · closed Mondays
- Getting thereAewol, west Jeju · opposite Hagwi Hanaro Mart · parking out front
The menu
scroll →Tap a dish, then show your phone to the server.
Three twists from ₩2,500. Toppings can be combined.
Checked September 2026 · prices change
One of these, please
How many?
1개
Kkwabaegi (꽈배기) is a twisted doughnut, and the version here is made with chapssal (찹쌀) — glutinous rice flour. That changes it completely. Instead of the soft, cakey crumb of a Western doughnut, you get something dense and genuinely chewy, with a thin crisp shell from the fryer. Closer in texture to mochi than to a Krispy Kreme.
They're fried through the day and sold to take away. Three for ₩2,500 — about $1.80. In a country where a single bakery pastry regularly passes ₩3,000, that number is the whole story.
The opening hours everyone gets wrong
Search this place and most reviews say 10:00 opening, closed Tuesdays. That's out of date. It's now:
| Hours | 11:00–19:00 · last order 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Closed | Mondays |
And one more thing the listings don't tell you: they shut early when they sell out. Everything is fried fresh, so by late afternoon only a few varieties are left. Go early if you want a choice.
Picking your topping
Four options, and you can combine them:
| Korean | What it is |
|---|---|
| 설탕 없이 | Plain, no sugar |
| 설탕 | Sugar |
| 시나몬 | Cinnamon sugar |
| 콩고물 | Roasted soybean powder — nutty, dry, faintly sweet. The Korean one. If you only try one, try this. |
Kong-gomul is what coats injeolmi rice cake, and it works the same way here: it cuts the oil and makes the whole thing taste less like a doughnut and more like a snack someone's grandmother made.
Finding it
It's directly opposite Hagwi Hanaro Mart on the main west coast road. The sign is bright yellow and hard to miss. Park in front of the shop.
This is a takeaway-only shop — there's no seating. Buy a bag and eat them at the coast; you're minutes from the water.
Getting there & what to know
| Address | 제주 제주시 애월읍 일주서로 7143 7143 Iljuseo-ro, Aewol-eup, Jeju-si |
|---|---|
| Getting there | West Jeju, on the coastal road through Hagwi. Drive — opposite Hagwi Hanaro Mart. |
| Hours | 11:00–19:00, last order 18:00. Closes early if sold out. |
| Closed | Mondays |
| Phone | 064-712-1449 |
| Price | From ₩2,500 for three; varies slightly by topping |
| Seating | None — takeaway only |
| Cards | [VERIFY: card acceptance] |
Search 하귀스마일찹쌀꽈배기앤도너츠 in Naver Map or Kakao Map.
Say it in Korean
The phrases that actually work here. Tap to copy.
- Three, pleaseThe default order. ₩2,500.
- With soybean powder, pleaseThe topping worth asking for by name.
- Without sugar, pleaseIf you'd rather taste the dough.
- What do you have right now?Useful late in the day, when they're running out.
- Is this still warm?They're much better warm — worth asking.
- One more bag, pleaseFor splitting the order.