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Glass Corner, Gangwon and Daegu/Gyeongbuk

Writes about restaurants, cafes, bars, and beauty spots across Gangwon, Seoul, Gyeonggi, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, and Busan/Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho tofu restaurant, sundubu and house-made kimchi: Daecheongmaru

Daecheongmaru (대청마루) is a hanok-style Korean restaurant specializing in sundubu (soft tofu stew) and dried pollack at 430 Gwangwang-ro in Sokcho, Gangwon, opening at 7:20 a.m. The writer ordered spicy sundubu (15,000 won) and hwangtae haejangguk (dried pollack hangover soup) on a table tablet, eaten with kimchi the restaurant says it makes from Korean-grown cabbage and chili powder, plus soy-marinated shrimp and braised pollack side dishes. Two minutes from Cheoksan Hot Spring and 10 minutes by car from the Seoraksan cable car, Daecheongmaru is a good first meal of the day on a Sokcho trip.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonCafés

Gangneung café: hot-only cone choco latte & soft serve, Coffee Dripper

Coffee Dripper is a roastery café in Chodang Sundubu Village (초당순두부마을), Gangneung's soft tofu village, across from Toenmaru (툇마루); it started hand drip coffee in Gyo-dong, Gangneung in 2012 and moved into a refurbished new space in May 2026. The writer ordered Coffee Dripper's signature cone choco latte, served hot only, and a milk soft serve cone, and enjoyed eating the chocolate-coated waffle cone after finishing the latte. With a private lot for 13+ cars, Coffee Dripper is an easy dessert café stop on a Gangneung road trip.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangneung, GangwonRestaurants

Gangneung abalone restaurant, chandelier field view: Haenyeo Village

Gangneung Jeonbok Haenyeo Village (강릉전복해녀마을) is an abalone porridge restaurant in the food complex in front of St. John's Hotel at Gangmun Beach, Gangneung. For the first meal of a Gangneung trip, the writer ordered pressure-cooker abalone porridge for 2, which came with a haenyeo table of more than 12 dishes, plus free Chodang soft tofu and steamed whelks from a review event, all eaten in a café-like room with chandeliers and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking fields. Gangneung Jeonbok Haenyeo Village suits families and friends looking for a gentle, easy-on-the-stomach breakfast in Gangneung.

Written Jul 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Jungangno, Daegu BBQ: 200g shaved pork, 200g belly — Suyeong Naengsam

Suyeong Naengsam Daegu Direct Store (수영냉삼 대구직영점) is a frozen pork belly BBQ restaurant near Exit 1 of Jungangno Station in Jung-gu, Daegu, serving 1+ grade Korean sow pork. The writer ordered 200g each of flash-frozen shaved pork and flash-frozen pork belly to compare the two thicknesses, grilled pa kimchi (green onion kimchi) on the hot plate, and wrapped bibim guksu (spicy cold noodles) in the shaved pork. Verdict: at ₩7,900 per 100g with a self-serve bar, Suyeong Naengsam is a good-value frozen pork BBQ spot in Dongseong-ro and Gyodong.

Written Jul 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaeguRestaurants

Daegu gukbap spot for early lunch and 2-serving takeout: Hanwoojang

Hanwoojang (한우장) is a gukbap (rice soup) and seolleongtang (ox bone soup) restaurant on Gukchaebosang-ro in Jung-gu, Daegu, serving since 1968. At an early lunch, the special ttaro-gukbap (12,000 won), a spicy beef soup packed with seonji (ox blood curd) and served with rice on the side, ranked among the best gukbap the writer had eaten lately, and the special seolleongtang (13,000 won) tasted clean with no gamey smell. With takeout from 2 servings, Hanwoojang is a downtown Daegu gukbap spot that suits spicy and mild eaters at the same table.

Written Jul 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuwon, GyeonggiRestaurants

Suwon Korean restaurant with tablet-ordered single portions: Boriook

Boriook Main Branch is a Korean set-meal restaurant with unlimited barley rice near Mangpo Station in Suwon, on Yeongtong-ro 200beon-gil. Using the T Order tablet at the table, the writer ordered one gochujang pork set and one soy pork set separately to share, then mixed bibimbap with the seasonal vegetable fritters and namul from the self-serve bar. With mother-of-pearl cabinets in the hall, Boriook feels upscale enough to bring parents along.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
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