Pickle Lunch Fan · 18 stories

Pickled Radish at Lunch

I write about restaurant meals and small dining stops around Daejeon and Chungcheong. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Bars

PlaceDong-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon Station noodle shop with a grilled meat noodle trio: Myeonbbal

Myeonbbal Ttaenggineun Nal (면빨땡기는날) is a noodle restaurant on Seonhwa-ro near Daejeon Station in Dong-gu, Daejeon. A party of three ordered charcoal-grilled meat noodles for ₩11,000, charcoal-grilled meat bibim naengmyeon (spicy mixed cold noodles) for ₩12,000 and charcoal-grilled meat bibim milmyeon (spicy mixed wheat noodles) for ₩12,000, wrapping the smoky meat with the noodles, and a jug of makgeolli came on the house. Myeonbbal Ttaenggineun Nal is a filling, good-value set meal before or after a train from Daejeon Station.

Written Aug 3, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Dunsan-dong galbitang restaurant, 3 bowls with parents: Hanppong

Hanppong (한뽕) is a Korean restaurant in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, known for its mountain-of-ribs galbitang (beef short rib soup) and silbi kimchi (fiery-hot kimchi). Dining with their parents, the writer ordered 3 bowls of mountain-of-ribs galbitang at ₩12,000 each, and every bowl held 5 or more rib bones with no filler cuts. Cutting the silbi kimchi into small pieces and stirring it into the broth worked especially well. For a great-value galbitang meal with parents in Dunsan-dong, Hanppong is the answer.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Inari sushi picnic box near Daejeon City Hall: Kitsune Yubu

Kitsune Yubu Daejeon Dunsan is a giant inari sushi (sweet tofu pouch rice) shop on the 1st floor of 130 Dunsan-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, near Daejeon City Hall. On a weekday evening, with every seat taken, the writer took out 9 pieces in 6 toppings: bulgogi beef, sweet tamago, tuna mayo, buldak (fire chicken) shrimp, cream shrimp and seasoned yukhoe (beef tartare). Each piece is 2.5 times the size of regular inari sushi with more topping than rice. The seasoned yukhoe was the clear favorite, and the sturdy containers make a good picnic lunchbox.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Daejeon grill-for-you meat restaurant for dinner with parents: Gildon

Gildon is a meat restaurant in Galma-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, where staff grill every cut from start to finish. The writer took her parents for two servings of boneless flower pork belly and one of Iberico flower pork collar (15,000 won per serving) plus aged kimchi stew (7,000 won, rice included), and the conversation never stopped for grilling duty. Between the icy mukbap (chilled acorn jelly soup) side and the grilled bracken fern, Gildon is an easy pick for a meal with older parents.

Written Sep 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonHair & beauty salons

Daejeon lip tattoo studio in Doan-dong: custom dark lip at Robl Beauty

Robl Beauty is a semi-permanent makeup studio on the 1st floor of Share Avenue in Doan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon. After a one-on-one consultation with the director, the writer's mother had a dark lip tattoo done in a color matched to her age and skin tone, taking about 1 hour in total — 20 minutes of numbing plus 40 minutes of work. Robl Beauty takes only 3 clients a day by appointment, so it suits anyone who wants detailed, personal care rather than an assembly-line lip tattoo.

Written Sep 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Jijok-dong, Daejeon Sunday family lunch: mozzarella katsu, Gatjidong

Gatjidong Noeun Branch is a pork cutlet and Japanese restaurant in Jijok-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon. On a packed Sunday lunch visit, the writer ordered the soba plus pork cutlet set, whole mozzarella cheese pork cutlet, and spicy gyudon, all served fast alongside a free self-service bar of soup, broth, rice, pickled radish and kimchi. With free kids' chairs and tableware plus a full lineup of child-friendly extras, it's an easy pick for both weekend family meals and quick weekday lunches.

Written Sep 7, 2026Sponsored
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