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Small Compact, Daegu/Gyeongbuk, Gwangju/Jeolla, Busan/Gyeongnam, Jeju and Daejeon/Chungcheong Restaurants, Cafes and Beauty

Writes about cafes, restaurants, and beauty spots found while traveling through Daegu/Gyeongbuk, Gwangju/Jeolla, Busan/Gyeongnam, Jeju, and Daejeon/Chungcheong. · Writes about: Hair & beauty salons · Restaurants · Cafés · Shopping

PlaceSuncheon, JeonnamCafés

Suncheon bagel café takeout for a picnic by Dongcheon: Monster Bagel

Monster Bagel Café Suncheon is a bagel café on Namsan-ro in Pungdeok-dong, Suncheon, with a red heart sign, a lawn and picture-window seats. The writer visited around 2 p.m. on a weekday and missed the sold-out signature green onion bagel. Instead they took a blueberry bagel, a triple cheese bagel, a red bean mochi mugwort bagel and fig cream cheese to a bench by Dongcheon for a picnic. Taking Monster Bagel bagels to Dongcheon makes a relaxing outing worth recommending on a nice-weather day.

Written May 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaejeonShopping

Daejeon oil shop: perilla oil & barley tea grains, Dangjin Gireumjip

Dangjin Gireumjip is a second-generation oil shop that has been running for 46 years in Taepyeong Traditional Market in Jung-gu, Daejeon. Dangjin Gireumjip presses sesame and perilla oil every morning, sells it the same day and closes once stock runs out. The writer bought Korean-grown sesame and perilla oil, browsed the roasted barley and corn for boiling into tea, and found that every bottle carries that day's production date and the pressing machines are kept clean. With freshly pressed oil packed in premium gift boxes, Dangjin Gireumjip is a good choice for wedding and first-birthday return gifts or holiday presents.

Written Oct 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuncheon, JeonnamHair & beauty salons

Suncheon skin salon gift for Mom with décolleté care: Yakson Myeongga

Yakson Myeongga Suncheon (약손명가 순천점) is a skin and body care salon on the 2nd floor of Hyeondae Sangga, Yeonhyangjungangsangga-gil, Suncheon, Jeonnam. The writer took a massage-loving mom there as a gift and, after a consultation, she received about 1 hour 20 minutes of facial lifting care covering back care, décolleté, lymph care, lifting nutrition care, arm care and a remodeling pack. Mom, who has tried many salons, said Yakson Myeongga Suncheon's skill stood out, making it a gift for parents worth recommending.

Written May 27, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Bongmyeong-dong Korean BBQ, pork belly & bean sprouts: Jeonju House

Jeonju House (전주하우스) is a Korean BBQ restaurant in Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon, near Gyeryong Spatel, where fresh pork belly and aged kimchi are grilled on a cast-iron cauldron lid. On a weekday-evening return visit with Mom, who was visiting Daejeon, the writer ordered 2 servings of fresh pork belly (₩32,000), grilled bean sprouts from the self-serve bar alongside, and finished with a ₩2,000 doenjang stew and nurungji (scorched rice) from the cauldron rice. Jeonju House delivered on every count: flavorful pork, home-style side dishes and nurungji to finish.

Written Oct 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGyeongju, GyeongbukCafés

Gyeongju day trip: patbingsu café, Bunhwangsa barley field, Bibibidang

Bibibidang Gyeongju (비비비당) is a tea-ceremony-style bingsu café on the first floor of the Uyang Museum, on the Hilton Gyeongju grounds in Bomun, Gyeongju. In early summer, the writer had patbingsu (red bean shaved ice) and dasik (a traditional tea snack) at Bibibidang Gyeongju, then visited Bunhwangsa Temple's brick-style stone pagoda and the barley field beside it on the same day trip. The patbingsu at Bibibidang Gyeongju was not too sweet and easy for anyone to enjoy, but the Bunhwangsa barley had already been harvested, leaving only scattered rapeseed flowers.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Yuseong Korean BBQ with a ₩2,000 doenjang stew: Jeonju House

Jeonju House is a Korean restaurant on Oncheon-ro in Bongmyeong-dong, Yuseong, Daejeon, specializing in fresh pork belly grilled on a cauldron lid and kimchi hot pot. At Jeonju House we ordered 2 servings of cauldron-lid pork belly and a ₩2,000 doenjang stew (soybean paste stew), grilled kimchi and bean sprouts alongside the meat, and finished with watermelon from the self-serve corner. Pork belly can be ordered from just 2 servings and the doenjang stew broth is rich, so we're already planning a return to Jeonju House for the kimchi hot pot.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
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