Why visit the Bon Appetit, Your Majesty locations
Bon Appetit, Your Majesty (폭군의 셰프) is the 2025 tvN historical fantasy in which a modern-day chef time-travels to the Joseon dynasty and must cook for a tyrant king. It stars Yoona and Lee Chae-min. The food premise is what makes its locations worth visiting: the drama’s Joseon world was built from palace sets, village streets, and one real heritage pavilion.
This guide lists ten places. One is confirmed: Gosanjeong in Andong, named as a filming location in press coverage of its designation as a National Scenic Site. The other nine are fan-spotted from Korean fan location research, each labeled as such. Together they span the country — from a riverside pavilion in Andong and the open film set at Mungyeong Saejae to a cliff trail in Gyeongju, drama set complexes in Hapcheon, Buan, Yongin, and Buyeo, a garden in Paju, a French-themed village in Gapyeong, and a hotel in Seoul. The open sets are working tourist attractions, so you can walk Joseon-style streets, courtyards, and market rows that were built for the camera. Come for the places themselves; the fan-spotted labels tell you exactly how strong each filming claim is.
Planning your visit
Andong, Mungyeong, and Gyeongju (North Gyeongsang): Cluster the confirmed Gosanjeong Pavilion Area with the Mungyeong Saejae Open Set and the Obongsan Madangbawi Cliff in Gyeongju. Base in Andong, as this guide’s stay note suggests, and see our Andong 1-day route for a full itinerary covering Hahoe Village, Manhyujeong, and Gosanjeong. Gosanjeong also appears in our Mr. Sunshine Andong guide as the ferry-landing pavilion, and Hahoe Village is covered in our Kingdom Andong guide.
Open-set circuit: Mungyeong Saejae, Hapcheon Video Theme Park, Buan Video Theme Park, Dae Jang Geum Park in Yongin, and Seodongyo Theme Park in Buyeo are all operating attractions with entry fees, per each spot’s notes. Do not try to cover them in one day — they are spread across four provinces. The same Mungyeongsaejae Open Set appears in our The Scandal Mungyeong guide, and our Mungyeong 1-day route starts there.
Seoul-area day trips: Four spots sit within reach of Seoul — Petite France (Gapyeong Station on the Gyeongchun Line, then local bus or taxi), Dae Jang Geum Park (bus to Yongin, then taxi to Baegam-myeon), Byeokchoji Arboretum (bus to Paju, then taxi to Gwangtan-myeon), and the Ambassador Seoul Pullman (Dongguk University Station, Line 3, Exit 6, short walk). Petite France has its own detail in our Petite France Gapyeong guide.
Tips: Check Naver Map (English UI) for current routes on the day you travel — the per-spot directions above do not include timetables. Wear proper footwear for the Obongsan hiking trail. Check heritage site hours before visiting Gosanjeong. At the operating parks, expect an entry fee. At the Ambassador Seoul Pullman, hotel facilities are for guests; public areas may be accessible.
Some hotels in this guide are real places you can stay at — see our K-drama hotels filming-location record.
How we checked
Gosanjeong is confirmed: two independent press sources name it as a filming location. The other nine spots are fan-spotted: each rests on a single fan location-research source, linked with the spot, and we label it as such rather than presenting it as confirmed. We do not list private homes or private property; the one hotel in this guide is listed with the note that its facilities are for guests. Coordinates are geocoded and approximate — use the map link on each spot card for the final approach.
Photos: Five of the ten spots carry location photos (Mungyeong Saejae, Hapcheon, Petite France, Dae Jang Geum Park, and Byeokchoji), credited CC0, CC BY-SA, or KOGL Type 1 with each image. The other five have no photo yet. All photos are location photos, never drama stills.
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026 for spot status; Oct 27, 2026 for guide enrichment. We re-verify spot status periodically and update when places close, change, or gain new sources.
What to expect at the places themselves
At Gosanjeong, the confirmed stop, the visit is to a real heritage pavilion rather than a set. VISITKOREA says it was built by Geum Nan-su in 1564 as a place for study, below the Gasonghyeop escarpment along the Nakdonggang River, with mountain and pine-forest views. It lists no admission fee and year-round opening.
The open sets are reconstructions built for filming, not original palaces. Mungyeong City says its current Joseon-era sets were completed in 2008, with 103 palace and village buildings. VISITKOREA describes Dae Jang Geum Park as MBC’s largest historical drama set, with period sets and a costume experience room. Hapcheon Film Park, by contrast, is presented as 1920s-to-1980s streets. The fan-spotted links remain unverified: visit each set for the place itself.
Sources
All sources for this guide are listed with each spot above. The Gosanjeong press sources are official news coverage; all other sources are fan research, marked as fan. Photo credits are listed with each spot’s photo above.
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