A Jeonju food trip need not end with an individual bowl of bibimbap. In its makgeolli alleys, the interesting unit is the shared table: a kettle of fermented rice drink arrives with a spread of food. Jeonju City traces the concentration of makgeolli houses to the 1990s. Its guide identifies Samcheon-dong as a Future Heritage area; the Korea Tourism Organization places the roughly 200-metre street along Geomasan-ro in Wansan-gu. This is a living neighborhood practice with a long history, not an autumn pop-up. Our reading is that the table changes how a visitor encounters Korean food. Rather than collecting one famous dish, a group negotiates what to share and how long to stay. That interpretation comes from the serving format; it is not a claim that every establishment offers the same welcome or that international demand is rising. Before ordering, ask what food the first kettle includes, whether the price is per table or per person, and what additional orders cost. Check the menu for ingredients and dietary needs. The tourism descriptions are not a promise of unlimited dishes. KTO explicitly says opening hours and closing days vary by business. There is also a separate October occasion: Jeonju’s September 16 vendor notice announces a festival at Jeonju Vision University’s main sports ground on October 23–24. It is not located in the alley. That notice confirms the planned dates and venue, not a final visitor timetable, ticket price or English service. We have not tasted at or inspected individual bars. Use this as a cultural starting point, then confirm the chosen business’s current menu, hours and ordering conditions.