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Thin Tray, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, Busan/Gyeongnam and Seoul Restaurants

Writes about restaurant meals across Daegu/Gyeongbuk, Busan/Gyeongnam, and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants

Daegu ssambap restaurant after a Donghwasa foliage hike: Imga-ne

Imga-ne Ureong Ssambap (임가네우렁쌈밥) is a ssambap (lettuce-wrap rice) restaurant on Seochon-ro in Dong-gu, Daegu, near Donghwasa Temple on Palgongsan. During autumn foliage season, the writer picked from 10+ organic, pesticide-free wrap greens and ate moist herbal boiled pork, mild snail doenjang (soybean paste) that wasn't salty, pot rice and sungnyung (scorched-rice tea). Imga-ne Ureong Ssambap is a good Palgongsan spot for a gentle, healthy meal with parents after a hike or a foliage outing.

Written Oct 20, 2026Sponsored

PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang mulhoe restaurant, a regular's weekday dinner for two: Ppwang

Ppwang Mulhoe (퐝물회) is a squid mulhoe (cold raw seafood soup) restaurant on Haean-ro, facing Yeongildae Beach in Pohang. A blogger who has been many times returned on a weekday evening for two signature Ppwang Mulhoe bowls, each holding sea cucumber, sea squirt, abalone, squid and sliced raw fish, plus the self-bar. With seafood prepared the moment it is ordered, ocean views and a generous self-bar, Ppwang Mulhoe is a mulhoe spot worth returning to as a summer pick-me-up meal.

Written Jun 11, 2026Partially sponsored

PlaceSeodaemun, SeoulRestaurants

Yonsei double-patty burger and mozzarella chicken bites: Bas Burger

Bas Burger Yonsei Cancer Hospital Branch is a handmade burger restaurant on basement level B1 in front of Severance Hospital on Yeonse-ro, Seodaemun, Seoul. At Bas Burger, the writer had a Double Bas Burger set with two patties and mozzarella chicken bites, plus James Gam, the handmade potato chips served free and unlimited to dine-in guests. For an easy solo meal and a juicy handmade burger near Yonsei University and Severance Hospital, Bas Burger Yonsei Cancer Hospital Branch is a solid pick.

Written Jun 14, 2026Sponsored

PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Sunset restaurant in Songdo, Pohang: 240g hanwoo chop steak, Plan A

Plan A Restaurant (플랜에이레스토랑) is an ocean-view Western restaurant on the 4th floor of a building right in front of Songdo Beach in Nam-gu, Pohang. On a long summer evening, the writer had the 240g Plan A chop steak made with Korean hanwoo beef, a shrimp rosé pasta and an orange ade while watching the sea and the sunset to the very end. From the well-cooked hanwoo chop steak to the pulpy orange ade, Plan A Restaurant got the view, the atmosphere and the food right, and the writer would happily come back.

Written Jul 8, 2026Sponsored

PlaceHaeundae, BusanRestaurants

Japanese restaurant in Songjeong, Busan: salmon bowl and canapé, Yuok

Yuok (유옥) is a Japanese restaurant near Songjeong Beach in Haeundae, Busan, serving its own take on Osaka-style eel rice bowls. On a rainy day at Yuok, the jumbo unaju (eel rice bowl) set and the salmon bowl set came with eel grilled to order, salmon with no fishy taste, and a cream cheese canapé and plum tea for dessert. For a clean, filling Japanese meal in Songjeong, Yuok is a good choice.

Written Jul 9, 2026Sponsored

PlacePohang, GyeongbukRestaurants

Pohang Korean BBQ by Yeongildae Beach: free doenjang sulbap, Neolpanji

Neolpanji Pohang Yeongildae Branch is a makchang (grilled pork intestine) and ogyeopsal (five-layer pork belly) BBQ restaurant right in front of Yeongildae Beach in Pohang, Gyeongbuk. The writer grilled 1 serving of makchang and 3 servings of aged ogyeopsal on a stone grill and got free doenjang sulbap (soybean paste rice stew) through the receipt review event. The pre-grilled makchang at Neolpanji cooked quickly and tasted nutty with no gamey smell, and the kimchi noodles made a clean finish.

Written Aug 8, 2026Sponsored

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