Dongnae Powder Drawer · 10 stories

By the Powder Drawer

I write about beauty places and small finds around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Cafés · Restaurants

PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung makguksu house with stroller ramp and sea paintings

Samgyori Dongchimi Makguksu Namhangjin branch (삼교리동치미막국수 남항진점) is a dongchimi makguksu (buckwheat noodles in chilled radish water kimchi broth) restaurant facing the pine forest by the sea at Namhangjin in Gangneung, Gangwon. With a child, the writer ate makguksu, pollock hoe makguksu, buckwheat dumplings and a free baby makguksu, and was impressed by the stroller ramp, the pink baby chairs and the gallery-like hall hung with sea paintings. Samgyori Dongchimi Makguksu Namhangjin branch is a Gangneung makguksu restaurant well suited to a sea-view family lunch with kids.

Written Nov 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung roastery café: Sidamo Guji drip & lotus tea, Coffee Dripper

Coffee Dripper (Drip.per) is a roastery café on Nanseolheon-ro in Chodang-dong, Gangneung, with its own parking lot and a wood bar along floor-to-ceiling windows. The writer visited Coffee Dripper with a child and tried an iced drip Americano made with the master's recommended bean, Ethiopia Sidamo Guji, plus the Dripper signature cream latte and a black sesame croffin. The ice cubes made from frozen coffee and the lotus leaf tea served as a palate cleanser stood out most. Coffee Dripper suits a Gangneung date or family outing for anyone who wants good coffee with thoughtful service.

Written Nov 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Haeundae Western restaurant: torched cabbage Caesar at Smith's Farm

Smith's Farm is a farm-themed Western brunch restaurant near Exit 4 of Dongbaek Station in Haeundae, Busan. The blogger had a thick basil cream pasta, a napa cabbage salad seared with a torch and topped with Caesar dressing and a poached egg, and a side of sweet potato fries, and Smith's Farm added grapefruit as a complimentary dessert. Smith's Farm is a satisfying pick for a date or a get-together with friends at a Western restaurant with a nice atmosphere in Haeundae.

Written Nov 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceBuk-gu, BusanHair & beauty salons

Busan esthetic for skin heat and dryness: bandage cooling at Bemontes

Bemontes Esthetic (베몽테스에스테틱) is a 1:1 customized skin care salon on the 6th floor of Seongmun Tower in Hwamyeong-dong, Buk-gu, Busan. The writer arrived with heat and deep-down dryness in the face and scalp from big day-to-night temperature swings and stress. After a calming course of scalp hydration and gwasa (scraping massage), aroma décolleté care, hydro frequency, a bandage wrap with cold ultrasound and LED, the writer saw the redness settle. For sensitive skin that needs heat and dryness handled together, the bandage cooling treatment at Bemontes Esthetic is worth a look.

Written Oct 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDong-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Family-friendly Chinese restaurant in Dong-gu, Ulsan: mild dol jjajang

Ulsan Daewangam Dol Jjamppong is a Korean-Chinese restaurant on Ilsanjin 5-gil in Dong-gu, Ulsan, specializing in jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup) and jjajang (black bean noodles) served on hot stone plates. On a family visit over the holiday break, the writer ordered the mild dol jjajang and the handmade dontang (crispy fried pork), and the standouts were topping the jjajang with chili flakes and green onion kimchi and the crispy scorched rice at the bottom of the stone plate. With baby chairs, a baby-food microwave and free rice, Ulsan Daewangam Dol Jjamppong is a safe bet for a family meal out with kids.

Written Sep 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGijang, BusanRestaurants

Gijang outlet restaurant for a mother-daughter Caesar salad: Bueokgan

Bueokgan Restaurant, Shinsegae Simon Busan Premium Outlets is a European-style Western restaurant on the 1st floor of the outlet mall in Jangan-eup, Gijang, Busan. On a just-the-two-of-us visit with her mother, the writer used the table tablet to order napa cabbage Caesar salad, arugula prosciutto pizza, a hot americano and grapefruit ade, and the crisp cabbage salad and chewy pizza dough stood out. With plenty of baby chairs and baby tableware, Bueokgan works for a mother-daughter date and for a family meal with children alike.

Written Sep 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanHair & beauty salons

Dongnae lash salon fixes tangled self-perm lashes: Beauty Haze, Busan

Beauty Haze is a lash lift studio on the 5th floor of Daewol Officetel near Myeongnyun Station in Dongnae, Busan. A black tinting perm loaded with nutrients untangled and repaired lashes damaged by a failed self-perm, lifting them into a C-curl in about 50 minutes for a mascara-like, defined look. If a self-perm left your lashes tangled and damaged, Beauty Haze's black tinting perm is the fix.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDongnae, BusanRestaurants

Sushi set for parents and kids in Dongnae, Busan: Moshi Moshi Sushi

Moshi Moshi Sushi, Lotte Department Store Dongnae Branch is a Japanese sushi restaurant on the 8th floor of Lotte Department Store near Myeongnyun Station in Busan. Visiting with parents and a child, the writer ordered Set 4 (for 2–3 people) in the "better" version and received 18 pieces of sushi, shrimp tempura and shiitake udon, plus a salad and soft tofu starter. With baby chairs and a bar counter for solo diners, Moshi Moshi Sushi Dongnae is a family meal worth repeating.

Written Sep 5, 2026Sponsored
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