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Changwon date restaurant with a wooden-gate photo spot: Haedeun

Haedeun is a cream-focused pasta and Italian restaurant behind a big wooden gate, tucked down an alley off the coastal road in Gwisan-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon. At Haedeun the blogger ordered Sunshine Cream Pasta (17,800 won), Truffle Oil Cream Gnocchi (18,800 won), Beef Tomato Risotto (18,500 won) and ades, and also explored the plant-filled terrace, the bright white-and-wood interior and the self-serve homemade pickle bar. For rich, thick cream dishes in a cozy setting, Haedeun is a recommended stop on a Gwisan-dong date.

Written Jul 19, 2026Sponsored

PlaceChangwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Sangnam-dong Chinese restaurant: ganjjajang sauce over rice, Hwaryong

Hwaryong Restaurant Changwon-Sangnam branch is a clean, spacious Chinese restaurant in central Sangnam-dong, Changwon. The writer's family ordered ganjjajang (dry-fried black bean noodles, 8,500 won), stir-fried jjamppong (spicy seafood noodles, 9,500 won) and tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork, 15,000 won). They then mixed unlimited rice from the self-serve bar into the leftover ganjjajang sauce. Portions, flavor and atmosphere all satisfied, and the family cleaned every bowl at Hwaryong Restaurant.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored

PlaceChangwon, GyeongnamRestaurants

Changwon gukbap spot's how-to-eat guide: Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap

Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap (용호돼지국밥) is a restaurant specializing in pork gukbap (pork and rice soup) and sundae gukbap (Korean blood sausage soup), near Garosu-gil in Yongho-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon. Following the restaurant's wall guide on how to enjoy gukbap and suyuk, the writer ordered pork gukbap (₩9,000), sundae gukbap (₩10,000) and mixed sundae (₩10,000) and especially liked the milky, odor-free bone broth and the tightly stuffed sundae. Yongho Dwaeji Gukbap is worth a return visit for anyone after a clean, filling bowl of gukbap.

Written Jul 27, 2026Sponsored