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Worn Compact, Daejeon-Chungcheong-Gangwon-Gyeonggi-Seoul Cafes and Beauty

Writes about cafes, bars, beauty spots, and small restaurants across Daejeon, Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Bars · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan burger shop lunch mid-shopping: Hot Crispy, Downtown Burger

Downtown Burger Shinsegae Department Store Cheonan-Asan is a handmade burger shop on the 4th floor of Building B at Shinsegae Department Store in Cheonan, Chungnam. The writer stopped at Downtown Burger for lunch while shopping, ordering the Downtown Burger, Hot Crispy Burger, onion rings and cheese fries, and found the juicy patties and crispy sides satisfying. Because Downtown Burger is inside the department store, shopping and lunch fit into one weather-proof trip.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Pizza and pasta date in Cheonan: NY Steak House & ragu at Clap Pizza

Clap Pizza Cheonan-Asan Shinsegae is a New York-style pizza shop in the 4th-floor Food Street of Building B at Shinsegae Department Store in Cheonan, Chungnam. On a weekend shopping date, the blogger ordered the NY Steak House pizza and the ragu pasta. The pizza had generous steak toppings and chewy dough, and it paired well with the ragu pasta's rich meat sauce. For pizza at Shinsegae Department Store in Cheonan, Clap Pizza's pizza-and-pasta combo is a can't-miss choice.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamHair & beauty salons

Sinbu-dong hair salon in Cheonan: men's natural volume perm, CHOP Hair

CHOP Hair Cheonan Branch is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of Terminal Plaza in Sinbu-dong, Cheonan, popular with male customers. Gyugyu had a consultation on face shape, head shape and hair condition with designer Dajeong, then got a men's regular perm with natural, understated volume, and hair that used to fall flat now sets with a light blow-dry. For an easy-to-style, natural men's perm in Cheonan, CHOP Hair Cheonan Branch is worth a consultation.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJecheon, ChungbukRestaurants

Jecheon Chinese restaurant, seafood jjajang after Uirimji walk

Nangman Jjajang (낭만짜장) is a Chinese restaurant near Uirimji Reservoir in Jecheon, Chungbuk, known by word of mouth among both locals and tourists. After a weekend walk around Uirimji, the writer had lunch at Nangman Jjajang: seafood-packed tray jjajang (black-bean noodles served on a platter) with a rich sauce that isn't sweet, and cream tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) with a sweet, tangy, non-greasy cream sauce and crispy batter. Nangman Jjajang is a good Jecheon Chinese restaurant to add to an Uirimji outing.

Written Jun 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Poke restaurant near COEX for an upset stomach: chicken bowl, Ola Poke

Ola Poke Samseong Branch is a poke restaurant near COEX and Samseong Station in Gangnam, Seoul. After several nights of heavy dinners left the writer with indigestion, the writer stopped by Ola Poke for a light meal and ate in a chicken breast poke on a half oat brown rice, half greens base with the recommended sriracha mayo sauce. The portion was generous and the sauce kept the chicken breast from tasting dry, making Ola Poke Samseong Branch a satisfying, easy-on-the-stomach solo meal.

Written Oct 17, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnseong, GyeonggiCafés

Anseong brunch café before Starfield: rosé pasta, Chat Baker

Chat Baker Brunch & Bakery Café is a large two-floor brunch and bakery café on Seodong-daero in Gongdo-eup, Anseong, Gyeonggi. Before a trip to Starfield Anseong, the writer sat at a second-floor window seat at Chat Baker and had pollock roe shrimp oil pasta, Johnsonville rosé cream pasta, a ten-thousand-layer croissant and coffee, with drinks 50% off when ordering a brunch dish. Chat Baker is a good stop for a filling meal and fresh bread before or after Starfield.

Written Jun 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Asan Techno Valley galbi restaurant for late company dinners: Ilpum

Ilpum Chamsut Galbi is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant in the main commercial district of Asan Techno Valley in Dunpo-myeon, Asan, Chungnam. The writer went late in the evening to this regular company-dinner spot of their group and had the free side dishes of spicy marinated crab, spicy skate salad and muksabal (acorn jelly in cold broth), then charcoal-grilled galbi and naengmyeon (cold noodles) to finish. Ilpum Chamsut Galbi has no weak spot from side dishes to mains, making it a solid pick for family meals or company dinners.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan cold noodle restaurant: 70% buckwheat mul and bibim, Geuni

Geuni Sikdang Pyeongyang Naengmyeon is a North Korean-style cold noodle restaurant in Dujeong-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan. On a hot day, the writer ordered Pyeongyang mul naengmyeon (cold noodles in broth), perilla oil bibim naengmyeon (mixed cold noodles) and king mandu (large dumplings). The meal featured a clean hanwoo beef broth, nutty 70% buckwheat noodles and green onion kimchi from the self-serve bar. Geuni Sikdang is a Dujeong-dong naengmyeon spot worth recommending to Pyeongyang naengmyeon beginners and devoted fans alike.

Written Jun 26, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Gomtang restaurant in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan: hanwoo tangban at Geuni

Geuni Sikdang Pyeongyang Naengmyeon is a Pyeongyang naengmyeon and North Korean-style restaurant in Dujeong-dong, near Dujeong Station in Cheonan. On a chilly day as the seasons changed, the writer and a friend arrived at the 11 AM opening and ordered hanwoo tangban, a beef soup made with 1++ Korean beef that comes with plenty of meat and the rice already in the broth. For a warm, hearty soup-and-rice lunch, the hanwoo tangban at Geuni Sikdang is a filling choice on its own.

Written Oct 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho market dakgangjeong: long line, quick takeout, Seomin Gapbu

Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip (서민갑부 시장닭집) is a dakgangjeong (sweet crispy fried chicken) shop in Jungang Market, Sokcho, that makes each order fresh and is run together with Ttokine Twigim, the original nurungji squid sundae shop. The writer joined a long weekday line at Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip, but it moved fast enough to get dakgangjeong to go without a long wait, and a Naver and Google review event added free drinks. Verdict: Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip's dakgangjeong is a good last stop on a Jungang Market food crawl, taken back as a late-night snack.

Written Jul 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho ramen shop with Busan roots: tonkotsu and draft beer, Ichiba

Ichiba Ramen (이찌바라멘) is a Japanese-style tonkotsu ramen shop on Jungangno in Sokcho, Gangwon, which started as Chichibu Ramen in Busan in 2006 and has operated in Sokcho since 2024. At Ichiba Ramen, the special tonkotsu ramen with extra chashu and extra egg, plus butadon (pork rice bowl) and draft beer, came with a 30-hour pork broth that was rich without feeling heavy. For a filling Japanese ramen meal on a Sokcho trip, Ichiba Ramen's special tonkotsu ramen and butadon combo is well worth ordering.

Written Jul 1, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Solo sushi near Daejeong Hospital, Cheonan: shrimp set at Ganghan

Ganghan Sushi Cheonan Buldang Branch (강한초밥 천안불당점) is a sushi restaurant in Buldang-dong, Cheonan, near Daejeong Hospital. Before a hospital visit, the writer ate alone at Ganghan Sushi: a shrimp sushi set with cold soba, flying fish roe gunkan and a ₩500 egg sushi from a review event, with the fresh shrimp and aged kimchi standing out most. Ganghan Sushi is an easy, unfussy choice for a filling solo sushi meal in Buldang-dong.

Written Jul 14, 2026Sponsored