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Round Tab, Daejeon/Chungcheong, Sejong, Busan/Gyeongnam, Gyeonggi, Seoul and Gangwon Restaurants, Bars, Cafes and Stays

Writes about restaurants, bars, cafes, and stays across Daejeon/Chungcheong, Busan/Gyeongnam, Gyeonggi, Seoul, Gangwon, and Sejong. · Writes about: Restaurants · Stays · Bars · Cafés

PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Weekend Japanese lunch in Daejeon: aged salmon futomaki, Choi Dining

Choi Dining Daejeon Gwanpyeong is a casual Japanese restaurant in the shopping district near Hyundai Outlet in Gwanpyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon. For a weekend lunch, the writer and her husband ordered aged salmon futomaki (thick sushi roll) and perilla oil soba with mustard greens (₩13,000). The futomaki was generously filled with salmon and the soba was nutty, making Choi Dining a light Japanese lunch when you are tired of heavy, strongly seasoned food, and the writer is 200% going back.

Written Jul 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDaedeok, DaejeonRestaurants

A regular's healthy barley rice sets in Sintanjin: Baengnyeon Boribap

Baengnyeon Boribap (백년보리밥) is a Korean restaurant specialising in boribap (barley rice) on Sintanjin-ro in Daedeok, Daejeon, with unlimited namul (seasoned vegetable) side dishes and mild seasoning that suits anyone watching their diet. On a regular visit, the writer ordered the aged-kimchi cheonggukjang (fermented soybean stew) barley rice set with spicy pork (14,500 won) and the black soybean noodle barley rice set (11,000 won), both served with 12 side dishes. Baengnyeon Boribap delivers a filling meal that never feels heavy, which is why the writer keeps coming back.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon Korean BBQ: aged pork belly with bibim naengmyeon at Hanmaeum

Hanmaeum Butcher Restaurant Daejeon Gwanpyeong branch is an aged-pork butcher restaurant on the 2nd floor of 57 Techno 4-ro in Gwanpyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon. The writer grilled several pork cuts, including aged five-layer pork belly, and ate them with unlimited-refill doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) and a dessert bibim naengmyeon (spicy cold noodles) wrapped around the grilled pork. The writer also found the space spacious and well ventilated, with private rooms and a kids' zone. Hanmaeum Butcher Restaurant is a Gwanpyeong-dong Korean BBQ worth recommending for family gatherings and company dinners.

Written Jul 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Munji-dong, Daejeon steakhouse date with a Gapcheon walk: Seoreojeong

Seoreojeong Munji Branch (설어정 문지점) is a steakhouse in Munji-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon, where soft lighting and a wooden interior draw many couples on anniversaries. The writer had top blade steak and chop steak in turn, then finished with soup: the top blade was juicy even without sauce, and the chop steak was pleasantly lightly seasoned. Seoreojeong Munji Branch is worth recommending for a weekend date in Munji-dong that continues with a walk along the Gapcheon Stream.

Written Jul 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDaedeok, DaejeonRestaurants

Sintanjin mackerel restaurant, jeyuk pork with parents: Hwadeogeuro

Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Sintanjin Branch (화덕으로간고등어 신탄진점) is a newly opened oven-grilled fish restaurant on Sintanjin-ro in Daedeok, Daejeon. On a hot summer weekend, the writer took their parents there for the oven-grilled mackerel set and jeyuk-bokkeum (spicy stir-fried pork). The mackerel was crisp outside, moist inside and not fishy at all, and even the writer's hard-to-please father was satisfied. Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Sintanjin Branch is a good fit for an all-ages family meal in midsummer, when grilling fish at home is a chore.

Written Jul 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon hanwoo BBQ lunch with parents, yukhoe & tripe sides: Worang

Worang Myeongga Daejeon Doan Branch is a hanwoo (Korean beef) cow BBQ restaurant near Doan Lake Park in Doan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon. The writer took their parents to Worang Myeongga for a summer weekend lunch, picked cuts at the butcher showcase and grilled them at the table. Neat side dishes of yukhoe (seasoned raw beef), liver and cheonyeop (beef tripe), plus hanwoo that melts with just a dip of salt, left the parents very satisfied. With parking and private rooms, the writer calls Worang Myeongga a 100% revisit for family meals with parents.

Written Jul 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Pork BBQ in Dungok, Daejeon for a team dinner: half pig at Hanmaeum

Hanmaeum Jeongyuk Sikdang Daejeon Dungok branch is a butcher-shop restaurant serving aged pork on the 3rd floor of Dungok Plaza in Yuseong, Daejeon. After work on a Monday, the writer and coworkers ordered the half-pig set (38,000 won) and grilled pork belly, pork neck and five-layer pork belly, with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) that staff kept refilling. With a large parking area and private rooms, Hanmaeum Jeongyuk Sikdang was an easy weeknight team dinner spot in Dungok-dong.

Written Jul 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Hanwoo BBQ with a private room for parents in Bongmyeong-dong: Worang

Worang Myeongga Daejeon Yuseong Main Branch is a hanwoo (Korean beef) restaurant grilling over real charcoal in Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon. The writer took their parents to a spacious private room at Worang Myeongga, grilled 1++ hanwoo over charcoal and ate it with just salt, then enjoyed homemade side dishes, stew, the self-serve bar and naengmyeon (cold noodles) for dessert. Verdict: Worang Myeongga is a satisfying choice for treating parents or hosting guests.

Written Jul 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon Technovalley kalguksu lunch with coworkers: Yongja 1

Yongja 1 Gwanpyeong Branch (용자1 관평점) is a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and handmade dumpling restaurant in the Technovalley area of Gwanpyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon. The writer went for a weekday lunch with a coworker and had the signature kalmanduguk (knife-cut noodle and dumpling soup, 10,000 won), enjoying the clear broth, kimchi dumplings with skin so thin the filling shows through, and crunchy geotjeori (fresh kimchi). For office workers looking for a light, comforting bowl of noodles at lunch, the kalmanduguk at Yongja 1 Gwanpyeong Branch is a good choice.

Written Jul 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon hanwoo BBQ team dinner after a big project: Wonangmyeongga

Wonangmyeongga Dunsan City Hall Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant specializing in hanwoo (Korean beef) cow cuts, near City Hall in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon. After wrapping up a big project, the writer's team had dinner in a private room at Wonangmyeongga Dunsan City Hall Branch, with grilled 1++ hanwoo cow ribeye and tenderloin, side dishes like a hanjeongsik (Korean set meal) spread, and a salad bar. With its own parking, private rooms and corkage, Wonangmyeongga Dunsan City Hall Branch is a team-dinner spot the writer would gladly return to.

Written Jul 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceDaedeok, DaejeonRestaurants

Daedeok fish restaurant, mackerel & japchae refills: Hwadeogeuro Gan

Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Sintanjin Branch is a Korean restaurant on Sintanjin-ro in Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, specializing in clay-oven grilled fish. The writer's family ordered the clay-oven grilled mackerel set, went back to the Korean self-serve bar several times for japchae (glass noodle stir-fry) and siraegi soup (dried radish green soup), and finished with sungnyung (scorched rice tea), plum tea and coffee. The verdict: mackerel that is crispy outside and juicy inside, a generous self-serve bar and a large parking lot make Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo a satisfying pick for a family meal out.

Written Sep 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon Chinese restaurant white tangsuyuk family dinner: Macheonchwi

Macheonchwi is a Chinese restaurant with private rooms in Mannyeon-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon. Over an evening family dinner in one of the rooms, the table moved from white tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) to ganjajang, ganjjajang with abalone and fried rice, all clean-tasting rather than greasy. At lunch Macheonchwi draws office workers from nearby and stays quiet, so it also works for hosting guests.

Written Aug 12, 2026Sponsored
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