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Rainy-day burger restaurant stop with two kids in Gangneung: Moana

Moana Burger is a handmade burger restaurant on Nanseolheon-ro, near Chodang Sundubu (soft tofu) Village in Gangneung. On a rainy day it made an easy first meal of a Gangneung trip with two kids: a Moana Burger and a Double Moana Burger with fries, a parking lot right out front, and a fully open front that suits families. Juicy patties and flower hairpins from the owner make Moana Burger a good change of pace when you have had enough sundubu.

Written Aug 13, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Apgujeong Rodeo room dining with mom, wagyu shabu set: Shabu In Seoul

Shabu In Seoul Apgujeong Rodeo is a premium shabu-shabu restaurant on the second floor of a building near Apgujeong Rodeo Station in Gangnam, Seoul. A daughter and her mother ordered the Black Nine wagyu ribeye shabu set for two with clear mushroom broth, added a plate of mixed vegetables, and finished with egg porridge, omija tea and matcha ice cream. With three private rooms, window seats and valet parking at 5,000 won for two hours, Shabu In Seoul is a quiet, easy pick for a meal with parents.

Written Aug 11, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangnam, SeoulCafés

Sinsa café: choco butter sand and iced americano, Butter & Shelter

Butter & Shelter Gangnam-Sinsa is a butter sand and Dubai chewy cookie dessert café a 4-minute walk from Sinsa Station Exit 8 in Gangnam, Seoul. The Dubai sand was sold out, so the order became a Dubai chewy cookie (₩2,900), a choco butter sand and an iced americano, all packed to go — and the coffee turned out to be as memorable as the desserts. Ordering is by kiosk with Zero Pay and Seoul Pay accepted, and parking is valet only in front of the café.

Written Aug 12, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung café for soybean-powder patbingsu with kids: Coffee Dripper

Coffee Dripper is a café with its own roasting room on Nanseolheon-ro in Chodang, Gangneung. A family heading to Gyeongpo Beach for sand play ducked in when the rain started, and at 4pm most desserts were already sold out, so they ordered the dripper hand-made patbingsu (shaved ice with red beans) and an iced Americano. The soybean-powder patbingsu had both daughters face-down in the bowl, and the leftover coffee went out in a takeaway cup to Gyeongpo Beach.

Written Aug 20, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung tofu restaurant, 89°C soybean milk wait game: Jeong Eunsuk

Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu is a master-chef soft tofu restaurant on Nanseolheon-ro in Gangneung, Gangwon. Three generations of one family — grandmother, parents and kids — shared the Chodang Myeongpum table (sundubu hot pot, tofu samhap and seasoned kodari) with an extra order of boiled pork, and filled the TableLing wait with a game machine that challenges you to pour soybean milk at exactly 89 degrees. With a wide parking lot, baby chairs and aprons, Jeong Eunsuk Chodang Sundubu made a multi-generation meal easy, and the kids asked twice to come back.

Written Aug 19, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung restaurant for octopus stir-fry mixed rice: Matdeurin

Matdeurin Sundubu Haejangguk & Gamjatang is a Korean hangover-soup restaurant on Jukheon-gil in Gangneung, Gangwon, and a favorite among locals. Visiting with two children and their mother, the writer ordered spicy octopus stir-fry for two, bean sprout hangover soup, and spicy sundubu pork-bone kalguksu, then mixed the octopus with rice, gim (seaweed), and sesame oil in an empty cold-noodle bowl. With baby chairs, a free private parking lot, and a self-serve side dish bar, Matdeurin is an easy pick for a family meal in Gangneung.

Written Aug 17, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangmun Beach makguksu in Gangneung, 5% off with a Naver post: Gossi's

Gossi's Donghae Makguksu & Sundubu Kalguksu Main Branch is a makguksu (cold buckwheat noodle) and sundubu (soft tofu stew) restaurant standing right in front of Gangmun Beach and Gangmun Sotdae Bridge in Gangneung, Gangwon. A party of four — a grandmother and her two daughters among them — shared bibim makguksu at 12,000 won, perilla sundubu kalguksu at 12,000 won, spicy sundubu at 11,000 won and cheese loin roll cutlet at 15,000 won, then took 5% off the bill for posting a Naver review. With a menu wide enough for both children and adults and sand to play in the moment lunch ends, Gossi's is a safe bet for a family day at the beach.

Written Aug 15, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Namhangjin Beach makguksu restaurant in Gangneung, sharing with kids

Samgyori Dongchimi Makguksu Namhangjin branch is a makguksu (buckwheat cold noodle) restaurant facing Namhangjin Beach in Gangneung, with a free public parking lot right outside. The order was makguksu and hoe-makguksu (raw fish noodles) plus two extra noodle servings at 4,000 won each and buckwheat mandu, and each extra serving arrived as a whole bowl of noodles, perfect for splitting with the kids. With free parking, sand to play in, baby chairs and a gacha game after the meal, Samgyori Dongchimi Makguksu is a no-fail pick for makguksu with kids in Gangneung.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored

PlaceYeongjong, IncheonCafés

Choco croissants and watermelon juice at Yeongjong's Pink Wall Cafe

Pink Wall Cafe is a pink-interior bakery café on Yongyu-seoro in Yeongjong, Incheon. On a family trip the writer kept going back to the kiosk for choco croissants, bagels, apple pie pastry and watermelon juice, and a Naver review event added a tub of giant lemon-scented chestnut cookies. Pink Wall Cafe is worth visiting for the photo walls, but it is the bread that empties your wallet.

Written Aug 30, 2026Sponsored

PlaceYongin, GyeonggiRestaurants

Giheung pork BBQ with kids and bibim naengmyeon: Dongbaek Hanokjip

Dongbaek Hanokjip Charcoal Grill Butcher Restaurant is a tiled-roof, butcher-style charcoal BBQ restaurant on Eondong-ro in Giheung-gu, Yongin, Gyeonggi. Three adults and two kids picked three packs of Korean pork neck and pork belly straight from the display fridge and grilled them over charcoal, then finished with two bowls of house-made bibim naengmyeon (cold spicy noodles) served with kelp vinegar. With a large parking lot and a private room at the back, Dongbaek Hanokjip works well for family meals with children and small group gatherings.

Written Sep 6, 2026Sponsored

PlaceGwanak, SeoulRestaurants

Kid-friendly Korean BBQ lunch in Sharosu-gil: Gogigupneunsaramdeul

Gogigupneunsaramdeul Sharosu-gil is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Sharosu-gil near Seoul National University Station in Gwanak, Seoul. Visiting on a weekday lunch with two preschool-age daughters, the writer ordered dry-aged 480 pork shoulder and cubed pork neck, Gwanaksan steamed egg, and charcoal rice balls, and found parking right outside, a baby chair, and even a swap from kimchi stew to homemade soybean paste stew for the kids. A solid pick for family meals with kids, work dinners, or a first stop before a wedding gathering.

Written Sep 9, 2026Sponsored

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