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Loose Tab, Daejeon/Chungcheong and Sejong/Gangwon/Busan Rounds

Writes about restaurants, bars, cafes, and shops encountered while getting around Daejeon, Chungcheong, Sejong, Gangwon, and Busan/Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Bars · Shopping · Cafés

PlaceBoryeong, ChungnamRestaurants

Boryeong fish shop: cuttlefish and sea squirt with kids, Nokdo Susan

Nokdo Susan (녹도수산) is a live fish and seasonal seafood shop near the entrance of the Daecheon Port fish market in Boryeong, Chungnam. After a late lunch of grilled clams, the writer picked up flounder sashimi, golden cuttlefish sashimi and sea squirt from Nokdo Susan and ate them on a mat at Daecheon Beach with the kids. The cuttlefish sashimi was sweet and springy and the flounder firm and chewy, the best sashimi the writer had eaten in a while.

Written Jun 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJung-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Seodaejeon Station rib spot: galbijjim with yukhoe sides, Idobonga

Idobonga (이도본가) is a Korean galbi restaurant in the Skypalace shopping building right next to Seodaejeon Station in Jung-gu, Daejeon, serving stone galbi, galbijjim (braised short ribs) and galbitang (short rib soup). At lunch with parents, the beef galbijjim with rice at Idobonga came with tender meat, a mildly sweet-and-salty sauce and a wide spread of side dishes that even included yukhoe (Korean beef tartare). Idobonga is an easy, comfortable choice for a Korean lunch with your parents near Seodaejeon Station.

Written Jun 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho crab shop: kids' snow crab lunchbox and parking tip, Yes Susan

Yes Susan is a seafood shop on the first floor of Sokcho Tourist & Fishery Market (Sokcho Jungang Market) in Sokcho, Gangwon, that cleans steamed red snow crab and snow crab and packs them into takeout lunchboxes. On a summer family trip to Sokcho, the blogger picked up a Yes Susan snow crab lunchbox and an 8,000 won flying fish roe and crab fried rice set for the kids, carried them in a cooler bag and ate at the lodging. Because the crab arrives well cleaned and needs no table setup, Yes Susan is an easy Sokcho snow crab takeout for families with children.

Written Jul 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonCafés

Sokcho bakery café, Chuncheon family's best potato bread: Bultan Gamja

Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store is a container-style potato bread bakery café on Haksapyeong-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, in a quiet spot with a view of Seoraksan. After a night at Hanwha Resort Seorak Sorano, about 4 minutes away by car, the writer tried samples at Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread Main Store and took home potato bread (4 for 10,000 won), and the family from Chuncheon on the trip called it the best potato bread they had ever eaten. With the real potato flavor intact, Sokcho Bultan Gamja Bread is an easy pick for a Sokcho travel snack or gift.

Written Jul 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho market mulhoe spot: kid fishes out abalone first, Hwanggeum

Sokcho Hwanggeum Mulhoe Hoetjip (속초황금물회횟집) is a newly opened mulhoe (cold raw fish soup) restaurant inside Jungang Market in Sokcho, Gangwon. On a summer holiday the writer took away the haebok mulhoe with sea cucumber and abalone for 27,000 won. It came in a cooler bag with the broth in a separate can and buckwheat noodles on the side, so the child picked out the abalone and sea cucumber sashimi before the broth went in. Sokcho Hwanggeum Mulhoe Hoetjip is a convenient mulhoe takeout stop to fit in with other Jungang Market food.

Written Jul 22, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho market garlic dakgangjeong & half fried chicken: Seomin Gapbu

Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip (서민갑부 시장닭집) is a dakgangjeong (sweet-glazed fried chicken) and fried food shop at stalls 4 and 5 of Chicken Alley in Sokcho Jungang Market, Sokcho. On a summer holiday, the writer queued between 5 and 6 p.m. for takeout garlic dakgangjeong in regular heat plus an extra half fried chicken, and even the kids enjoyed the non-spicy sauce and the crispy, chewy fried chicken. Skip the rush hour and Seomin Gapbu Sijang Dakjip's dakgangjeong makes a great family-trip snack in Sokcho.

Written Jul 21, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSokcho, GangwonRestaurants

Sokcho tofu restaurant, breakfast after Seorak Sorano checkout: Jinsol

Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu (진솔할머니순두부) is a soft tofu (sundubu) restaurant on Wonamhaksapyeong-gil in Sokcho, Gangwon, less than 10 minutes from Hanwha Resort Seorak Sorano. After checking out of the resort, the writer's family had breakfast at Jinsol Halmeoni Sundubu with the kids: chodang sundubu (₩12,000), spicy sundubu (₩14,000) and jjamppong seafood sundubu (₩17,000), while the writer added dongdongju (unfiltered rice wine) and potato pancake. As a hangover cure for the adults and a hearty meal for the kids before the water park, it was the writer's favorite meal of the whole Sokcho trip.

Written Jul 24, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSeo-gu, DaejeonRestaurants

Dunsan-dong hangover soup restaurant with house seokbakji: Hanppong

Hanppong (한뽕) is a new gukbap (rice soup) restaurant in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon, next to Daejeon City Hall, specializing in gamjatang (pork bone stew), galbitang (short rib soup) and doganitang (ox knee soup). Ordering with parents at Hanppong, the writer had doganitang (12,000 won), mountain-piled pork bone soup (11,000 won) and mountain-piled galbitang (12,000 won); all three bowls came loaded with meat, and the spicy silbi kimchi and house-made seokbakji (chunky radish kimchi) paired well with the broth. For a hearty bowl of hangover soup, Hanppong in Dunsan-dong is a satisfying choice.

Written Jul 28, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSejongBars

Family tuna dinner at a Naseong-dong izakaya in Sejong: Yaki Naseong

Yaki Naseong Branch (야키 나성점) is a tuna izakaya on the second floor of a building in the Naseong-dong food alley in Sejong. The writer ordered the Premium Seafood Platter + Unlimited Gamtae Set for ₩52,000 and added extra tuna and sushi rice. The tuna was as good as what the family ate in Japan, so the writer's child switched their favorite from salmon to tuna. Yaki Naseong Branch's private rooms, divided by partitions and curtains, make it easy for both families and dates.

Written Aug 5, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Non-spicy seafood kalguksu for 3 in Yuseong, Daejeon: Choi Jiseong's

Choi Jiseong's Seafood Kalguksu (최지성의 해물칼국수) is a restaurant specializing in seafood kalguksu (knife-cut noodle soup) and seafood pajeon (savory pancake) on Munhwawon-ro near Homeplus in Yuseong, Daejeon. On a school-break lunch visit, three people ordered seafood kalguksu at 12,500 won per person and a taster-size seafood pajeon for 9,000 won. They fished out big clams and one abalone per person shabu-shabu style, then finished with added noodles. Choi Jiseong's Seafood Kalguksu isn't spicy, so it works well with kids, and the kimchi and refreshing broth even make it a good hangover meal.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
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