Errand List Keeper · 17 stories

Full Errand List, Daejeon/Chungcheong, Gyeonggi and Busan/Gyeongnam

Writes about restaurants, beauty spots, shopping streets, cafes and things to do around Daejeon/Chungcheong, Gyeonggi and Busan/Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Hair & beauty salons · Shopping · Cafés · Things to do

PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongtaek pork galbi for a birthday, 3 servings + 2 more: Ihwajeong

Ihwajeong Charcoal-Grilled Pork Galbi is a charcoal-grilled pork galbi restaurant on Manse-ro in Pyeongtaek, near Sosabeol. The writer, a self-described "galbi ghost," went for a birthday meal with family and a baby. They ordered 3 servings of the signature pork galbi, added 2 more, and ate Korean set-meal-style side dishes plus mul naengmyeon (cold noodles in broth) and bibim naengmyeon (spicy mixed cold noodles). With generous portions and tender meat, Ihwajeong suits a birthday dinner or family gathering.

Written Jun 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnsan, GyeonggiRestaurants

Ansan kalguksu spot for babies: rice in mild chicken broth at Todamok

Todamok is a Korean restaurant in Seonbu-dong, Danwon-gu, Ansan, specializing in chicken kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and algon-i kalguksu (noodle soup with fish roe and milt). Eating with a baby, the writer ordered 2 kalguksu and a half bossam (boiled pork) set. The baby happily ate free rice mixed into the chicken kalguksu broth, which is neither spicy nor salty, and afterward the family saw guinea pigs and rabbits at the animal farm right next door. Todamok is a solid pick in Seonbu-dong for a kalguksu meal with a baby.

Written Jun 15, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Noodle shop in Pyeongtaek: boiled pork plate & cold memil, Ijeong

Ijeong Kalguksu Memil Pyeongtaek Main Branch (이정칼국수모밀 평택본점) is a kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and memil (buckwheat noodle) restaurant in Bijeon-dong, Pyeongtaek. The writer, a regular who often came with parents and a baby, ordered a plate of suyuk (boiled pork) and naengmemil (cold buckwheat noodles) this time; the mostly lean suyuk was too much for one person, and the chewy, refreshing cold memil was finished to the last strand. Ijeong Kalguksu Memil draws long lines, so arriving just before the 14:30 break time is the best way to skip the wait.

Written Jun 18, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Rainy-day naengmyeon house with a baby, Pyeongtaek: Seoul Myeonok

Seoul Myeonok (서울면옥) is a third-generation naengmyeon (cold noodle) restaurant in the alley in front of AK Plaza at Pyeongtaek Station, Pyeongtaek, running since 1973. On a rainy Saturday the blogger visited Seoul Myeonok with her husband and baby and ordered pork belly bossam, bindaetteok (mung bean pancake), galbitang (beef short rib soup) and a large bibim naengmyeon, and the baby happily ate the mild galbitang. Seoul Myeonok is a Korean restaurant by Pyeongtaek Station where bindaetteok and galbitang make it as good for eating with a little one as for the noodles.

Written Jun 23, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnseong, GyeonggiRestaurants

Anseong Chinese restaurant, spicy Sichuan jjajang with a baby: Chibao

Chibao Starfield Anseong Branch is a Chinese restaurant in Eatopia on the 2nd floor of Starfield Anseong in Anseong, Gyeonggi. The writer and a baby went to Chibao close to 6pm for their first meal of the day, ordering the tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) set with Sichuan yuni-jjajang (spicy minced black bean noodles) and shrimp fried rice, and borrowed a baby spoon and fork so they could eat comfortably empty-handed. The chewy glutinous-rice tangsuyuk and the shrimp fried rice the baby happily ate make Chibao well worth a return visit.

Written Jun 25, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Pork galbi lunch deal before 2 p.m. in Sinbang-dong, Cheonan: Chamdaru

Chamdaru Cheonan (참다루 천안점) is a charcoal-grilled marinated pork galbi restaurant on Tongjeong 12-ro in Sinbang-dong, Cheonan. The writer, a galbi lover, ordered the lunch special before 2 p.m.: 2 servings of pork galbi for ₩28,000 (the writer was told the same set costs ₩35,000 otherwise). The portion filled the grill, and the sweet-salty galbi was tender enough not to stick in the teeth. Chamdaru Cheonan is a good-value galbi lunch spot whose spacious dining room also suits work dinners and family gatherings.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnseong, GyeonggiThings to do

Anseong car wash removing bug splatter from a white Sportage: Autostay

Autostay Anseong Seokjeong is an automatic car wash at 86 Ayang 2-ro in Seokjeong-dong, Anseong, Gyeonggi, offering no-touch and soft-touch washes with a single-wash ticket (21,000 won) or a monthly subscription (48,500 won). To clear heavy bug splatter, the writer tried a soft-touch wash for the first time on a white Sportage, then finished with the free vacuum, air gun, mat washer, towels and spray wax. Verdict: a longtime no-touch-only driver worried about scratches came away happy with the Autostay Anseong Seokjeong soft-touch wash and is now considering the monthly plan.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamHair & beauty salons

Cheonan hair salon: first layered cut for thick hair at CHOP Hair

CHOP Hair Cheonan Branch is a hair salon on the 3rd floor of Terminal Plaza in Sinbu-dong, Cheonan, near Cheonan Terminal. The writer had always stuck to a blunt one-length cut but got a first layered cut at CHOP Hair to lighten thick hair for the summer heat, followed by a Cool Cut cooling scalp treatment. Even someone who disliked layers found the CHOP Hair layered cut so natural that they wished they had done it sooner.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceAnseong, GyeonggiCafés

Anseong cake café: mini cakes for a baby & evening bread, Chat Baker

Chat Baker Brunch & Bakery Café is a large two-floor bakery café in Gongdo-eup, Anseong, Gyeonggi. In hot summer weather a big cake tends to go uneaten and get thrown away, so the writer went to Chat Baker one evening for a small cake and some bread to share with a baby. The Chat Baker cake ranked among the two best cakes the writer has ever eaten, but much of the bread had sold out by evening, so go early for a wider choice.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
PlacePyeongtaek, GyeonggiRestaurants

Pyeongtaek seafood soup restaurant: abalone nurungji-tang with soju

Hwanggeum Seafood Nurungji-tang (황금해물누룽지탕) is a newly opened Korean restaurant on Manse-ro in Bijeon-dong, Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi, specializing in seafood nurungji-tang (scorched rice soup) and glutinous rice tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork). The writer came for dinner with her mom, husband and baby and ordered two abalone seafood nurungji-tang and one original Hwanggeum nurungji-tang. Her husband and mom enjoyed the soup with soju, and the baby finished a whole bowl. With a large parking lot, private rooms and high chairs, Hwanggeum Seafood Nurungji-tang is an easy pick for a family dinner on Manse-ro in Pyeongtaek, from grandparents to babies.

Written Aug 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamShopping

Cheonan furniture store for dining tables: Lee Eunju Art Gallery

Lee Eunju Art Gallery (이은주아트갤러리) is a three-floor interior décor, furniture and art gallery store on Daeheung-ro in Cheonan, Chungnam. A mom raising a baby not yet two toured the 1st-floor décor and oil paintings, the 2nd-floor large furniture and VIP zone, and the 3rd-floor café and succulent display. She decided to buy furniture once her child is older and to come back with her husband to choose a dining table. Lee Eunju Art Gallery is a Cheonan décor shop worth about an hour of browsing, even if you buy nothing that day.

Written Aug 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan chicken stew takeout with self-serve rice balls: Sottture

Sottture Dakdoritang (솥뚜레 닭도리탕) is a one-dish restaurant in Seongjeong-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, serving only dakdoritang (spicy braised chicken stew). Just before Malbok, the writer took home a 1.5-chicken dakdoritang and self-serve rice balls for 2 and shared them with their baby, pleased with the careful packing of side dishes and raw eggs and with the mild, clean broth. Sottture Dakdoritang is a Cheonan chicken stew spot where takeout loses nothing compared with eating in.

Written Aug 2, 2026Sponsored