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PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan Korean pub: beef belly sundubu & boiled beef salad, Okdoenjang

Okdoenjang Cheonan Bulddang Branch is a Korean restaurant built around doenjang (soybean paste) hot pot on Geomeundeul 3-gil in Buldang-dong, Cheonan. At Okdoenjang the writer ordered the beef belly sundubu (soft tofu) hot pot and the assorted suyuk muchim (boiled beef salad), and the rich yet clean doenjang broth paired well with the tender top blade, beef shank and tendon in the salad. Okdoenjang Cheonan Bulddang Branch suits both a weekday lunch and an evening meal with a drink.

Written May 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Oncheon-dong, Asan eel restaurant with rich eel soup: Jangeo Daega

Jangeo Daega (장어대가) is a grilled eel restaurant with mostly private rooms on Yonghwa-ro in Asan, Chungnam. The writer split eel for 2 between salt-grilled and gochujang-marinated (red chili paste) styles, then added eel soup, nurungji (scorched rice) and doenjang-jjigae (soybean paste stew), and found the plump pre-grilled eel, wide range of side dishes and rich eel soup all satisfying. Jangeo Daega isn't cheap, but it's worth a return visit for family meals or a stamina-boosting day.

Written Jun 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan weekday BBQ: raw pork ribs and kkodeulsal, Motsaenggin

Motsaenggin Ttungdwaeji Cheongdang Branch (못생긴뚱돼지 청당점) is a pork BBQ restaurant in Cheongdang-dong, Cheonan, on Cheongsu 9-ro in Dongnam-gu. The writer and her husband visited around 5:30 pm on a weekday, grilled 2 servings of raw pork ribs themselves with doenjang stew (soybean paste stew) and green onion kimchi, then added 1 serving of kkodeulsal (chewy pork cut). The ribs were juicy with no gamey smell, and a waitlist had formed by the time they left. Motsaenggin Ttungdwaeji Cheongdang Branch lets you choose by cut and suits anything from a couple's dinner to family or friend gatherings.

Written Oct 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Beef rib BBQ in Baebang, Asan: perilla wraps & nurungji, Seokjeongwon

Seokjeongwon Asan Branch is a Korean BBQ restaurant specializing in beef rib meat (sogalbisal) on Mosan-ro in Baebang-eup, Asan, Chungnam. A couple ordered 1kg of beef ribs, half fresh and half marinated, for an early weekend lunch. They ate the ribs with pickled perilla leaves and green onion kimchi, then finished with doenjang (soybean paste) stew and nurungji (scorched rice), while the restaurant got so busy after they ordered that the meat briefly sold out. The marinated beef ribs were the writer's favorite, and Seokjeongwon Asan Branch is a solid choice for family meals and group gatherings.

Written Jun 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Dunpo, Asan pork galbi restaurant, full by 6pm on a weekday: Ilpum

Ilpum Chamsut Galbi is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant in Dunpo-myeon, Asan, Chungnam. The writer and her husband arrived at 5pm on a weekday, ordered 2 servings of galbi and added 1 serving of fresh pork neck (saengmoksal), with side dishes such as seasoned raw crab, steamed skate and steamed egg. Ilpum Chamsut Galbi was full by around 5:30-6pm even on a weekday, so arrive early for a galbi dinner in Dunpo.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Weeknight pork BBQ in Baebang, Asan: Hangeun Special at Arego Gogi

Arego Gogi Asan Baebang Branch is a charcoal-grilled pork BBQ restaurant near Baebang Station in Asan, Chungnam. On a weeknight when neither felt like cooking, a couple ordered the Hangeun Special of four cuts (kkodeulsal, jjolgitsal, pork belly and pork neck) with free kimchi stew. They grilled the pork neck and pork belly over charcoal first. Arego Gogi Asan Baebang Branch is a good place for a filling dinner on days when one cut alone isn't enough.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongtaek Korean restaurant: pine nut shrimp and croaker, Suksudaega

Suksudaega (숙수대가) is a hanok-style Korean set-meal restaurant on Gangbyeon-ro in Anjung-eup, Pyeongtaek, that also sells wine. On a weekday lunch, the writer and her husband shared one braised short rib set and one barley croaker set, and the shrimp with pine nut dressing and the barley croaker (borigulbi) eaten on nurungji (scorched rice) were the standouts. Suksudaega suits couples who want a calm, proper Korean spread for a weekday lunch.

Written Oct 7, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan BBQ with chili ssamjang and doenjang rice: Sampyeong Sikdang

Sampyeong Sikdang Cheonan Sinbu Branch is a retro-style frozen pork belly (naengsam) Korean BBQ restaurant in the Sinbu-dong food alley in Cheonan, Chungnam. A couple shared 3 servings of naengsam for dinner, and dipping the pork in ssamjang (spicy dipping paste) mixed with chopped chili cut the greasiness. The doenjang sulbap (soybean paste rice soup) from Sampyeong Sikdang's Naver review event is slightly spicy and balances the fatty pork, making it a must-try.

Written Oct 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan jjukkumi restaurant with non-spicy octopus dumplings

Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang Direct Branch is a jjukkumi (baby octopus) stir-fry restaurant in Yuryang-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan. On a second visit with her husband, the writer ordered jjukkumi stir-fry for 2 at the mildest spice level plus jjukkumi dumplings for a weekday lunch. Even the mild level made her sweat, but the smoky sauce, the stir-fry mixed into rice pot rice and the red-but-not-spicy dumplings all satisfied. If you want a gentle side with spicy jjukkumi stir-fry, the jjukkumi dumpling combo at Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang is a good choice.

Written Oct 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamCafés

Cheonan garden café for arrabbiata pasta and pepperoni pizza: Siyudang

Siyudang is a large brunch café in Pungse-myeon, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan (South Chungcheong Province), with a garden and outdoor space to explore. On a third visit to Siyudang, the writer's family of three shared arrabbiata pasta, pepperoni pizza and 3 iced Americanos, and the arrabbiata pasta was the standout. Siyudang is an easy drive from central Cheonan and a café worth returning to for a meal and coffee in one stop.

Written Sep 29, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan soup spot: soft tofu yukgaejang & brisket kalguksu, Yukdaejang

Yukdaejang Cheonan Baekseok Branch is a newly opened yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) restaurant on Handeul 2-ro in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. Instead of the basic yukgaejang, the soft tofu yukgaejang comes without meat and packed with soft tofu for a gentler broth, while the brisket yukgaejang kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) is generous with chadol brisket and yangji (beef flank). On a day you crave a spicy broth in Cheonan, these two dishes at Yukdaejang are worth considering alongside the classic.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Dujeong-dong budae-jjigae past lunchtime in midsummer: Cheongwon

Cheongwon Restaurant: Cooking Budae-jjigae, Cheonan Dujeong Main Branch is a Korean restaurant in Dujeong-dong, Cheonan known for Songtan-style budae-jjigae (army stew). On a return visit just after the midsummer lunch rush, the couple ordered the Songtan-style stew with beef brisket added and received a free egg roll for writing a review. The dining room's powerful air conditioning made the hot broth easy to enjoy in the heat, and the brisket add-on is worth ordering the same way next time.

Written Aug 12, 2026Sponsored