Little Cart Pusher · 16 stories

Small Cart, Daejeon/Chungcheong and Seoul/Gyeonggi Family Rounds

Writes about restaurants, cafes, and shopping trips around Daejeon/Chungcheong, Seoul, and Gyeonggi, often with kids in tow. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Kids & baby · Home & living · Shopping

PlaceAsan, ChungnamRestaurants

Group dinner BBQ in Baebang, Asan: marinated beef ribs at Seokjeongwon

Seokjeongwon Asan Branch (석정원 아산점) is a beef rib Korean BBQ restaurant on Mosan-ro in Baebang-eup, Asan, Chungnam, known for marinated beef rib meat hand-trimmed from emperor ribs. On a chilly day, the writer's family grilled 1kg of marinated beef rib meat over charcoal with doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew) and cold beer, and loved the not-too-sweet marinade, the juicy meat and the spicy kick of the stew. With a spacious hall and parking tickets for the Baebang-eup public lot, Seokjeongwon Asan Branch is a comfortable, generous choice for family meals and company dinners.

Written Oct 8, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan Korean restaurant, hot pot rice and cold mulhoe: Hyangtaek

Hyangtaek Cheonan Buldang Branch (향택 천안불당점) is a Korean restaurant in Buldang-dong, Cheonan, serving pot rice and Korean dishes made with seasonal ingredients. For lunch the writer ordered mackerel gondre rice (pot rice with Korean thistle greens), pollock yukhoe mulhoe (chilled raw pollock in icy broth) and hanpan mushrooms, topping the pot rice with the mushrooms and refreshing the palate with the cold mulhoe between bites. Hyangtaek is a highly satisfying pick for anyone after a mild, easy-on-the-stomach meal.

Written Aug 2, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Baekseok-dong jjukkumi restaurant, spice level 2: Bulnaneun Jjukkumi

Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Main Branch is a restaurant on Handeul 2-ro in Baekseok-dong, Cheonan, that specializes in jjukkumi bokkeum (spicy stir-fried baby octopus). The writer ordered the jjukkumi stir-fry set with sotbap (pot rice) and fried shrimp at spice level 2 (spicy). The meal was rounded out with seasoned bean sprouts, radish salad, soy-sauce soft tofu and the summer specialty oi naengguk (cold cucumber soup) from the self-serve bar. With a large parking lot and well-spaced tables, Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Main Branch is an easy choice for a workday lunch or a family meal with kids.

Written Aug 6, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan Korean restaurant: yukgaejang with chive salad at Yukdaejang

Yukdaejang Cheonan Baekseok Branch is a traditional yukgaejang (spicy beef soup) restaurant on Handeul 2-ro in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam. The writer ordered traditional yukgaejang, yukkalmyeon (beef soup with knife-cut noodles) and Eonyang-style bulgogi, topped the beef with chive salad from the self-serve bar, and finished the yukkalmyeon by mixing rice into the shallow leftover broth. With a parking lot and baby chairs, Yukdaejang Cheonan Baekseok Branch is an easy choice for a family meal with kids or a workday lunch.

Written Aug 1, 2026Sponsored
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