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Thin Brush, Daejeon-Chungcheong and Busan-Gyeongnam and Seoul

Writes about restaurants, cafes, and beauty spots visited around Daejeon-Chungcheong, Busan-Gyeongnam, and Seoul. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés · Hair & beauty salons

PlaceCheonan, ChungnamCafés

Dog-friendly Cheonan café: crème brûlée madeleine with my dog, Brewers

Brewers Coffee Cheonan Sinbu Branch (브루어스커피 천안신부점) is a café in Sinbu-dong, Cheonan, that serves French-style baked goods made fresh every morning. The writer visited with her dog Messi, sat at the dog-friendly outdoor seats and tried an iced Americano, a café latte, a crème brûlée madeleine, a Dubai financier and a vanilla canelé. The crème brûlée madeleine was the standout, and Brewers Coffee Cheonan Sinbu Branch is a relaxing Sinbu-dong café for enjoying the terrace with your dog.

Written Jun 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Seobuk-gu, Cheonan fish grill: japchae self-serve bar, retro snacks

Hwadeuro-ganggodeungeo Cheonan Main Branch (화덕으로간고등어 천안본점) is an oven-grilled fish restaurant on Handeul 2-ro in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan. On a weekday around 12:30, the writer and her mom found the hall almost full and shared the 10th-anniversary Boyang set for two (43,000 won): sea eel, Atka mackerel, mackerel and braised deokja (pomfret), plus a self-serve bar with japchae (glass noodles), tteokbokki (rice cakes) and bibimbap, and a dessert corner with old-fashioned snacks and plum tea. Hwadeuro-ganggodeungeo Cheonan Main Branch made for a satisfying family meal out.

Written Jun 16, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanRestaurants

Japanese BBQ with your dog in Gwangalli, Busan: Bisyoku Set course

Bisyoku Gwangan Branch is a dog-friendly Japanese yakiniku (grilled beef) restaurant in Gwangalli, Suyeong, Busan. The blogger and their dog Mesi sat in the dedicated dog area and shared the Bisyoku Set course for two at ₩100,000 per person, from beef tongue to premium loin and dessert, and the staff even set aside a portion of meat for Mesi. For an atmospheric dinner on a Gwangalli trip with your dog, Bisyoku Gwangan Branch is well worth recommending.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceSuyeong, BusanCafés

Dog-friendly Gwangalli café: salmon croissant Benny at Famous Benny

Famous Benny Gwangalli Branch is a dog-friendly, Australian-style brunch café in Millak-dong, Suyeong, Busan, open from 8am. During a week in Busan, the writer walked to Famous Benny with their dog Messi and ordered The Famous Benny (salmon) with salmon and a poached egg on a croissant, avocado toast, a strawberry latte and a lemonade. For a relaxed early-morning brunch with a dog in Gwangalli, Famous Benny Gwangalli Branch is a great fit.

Written Jul 12, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamHair & beauty salons

Thai massage shop in Cheonan Sinbuldang for post-workout aroma: Rutai

Rutai Massage Cheonan Sinbuldang Branch is a Thai massage shop on the 3rd floor of a building in the Sinbuldang food alley in Cheonan, Chungnam. The writer lifts weights 5 days a week and had knotted shoulders, back and legs, so they went alone on a weekday lunch break for a foot bath and foot scrub followed by a 75-minute aroma massage. Rutai Massage is worth recommending to anyone who wants to loosen muscles tight from working out.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Post-gym solo sushi with less rice in Cheonan Buldang-dong: Ganghan

Ganghan Sushi Cheonan Buldang Branch (강한초밥 천안불당점) is a sushi restaurant in Buldang-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, open 11am to 10pm with no break time. After a gym session, the writer came alone around 2pm on a weekday, ordered the omakase sushi 12 pieces (23,000 won) plus 2 extra pieces of sweet shrimp, asked for less shari (sushi rice), and ate it with udon and a seafood cutlet. Ganghan Sushi Cheonan Buldang Branch is comfortable for solo diners and good value for what you get, a place worth returning to for a first meal after working out.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan Korean restaurant, gondre rice even the baby ate: Hyangtaek

Hyangtaek Cheonan Buldang Branch is a newly opened Korean restaurant in Buldang-dong, Cheonan. The writer had lunch there with a younger sibling and their baby, ordering mackerel gondre (Korean thistle) rice for ₩14,000, chamnamul (short-fruit honewort) squid rice bowl for ₩13,000 and Cheongsong-style chicken bulgogi for ₩9,000; the food came out fast, and the restaurant has high chairs, solo seats and parking in the building. All three dishes were satisfying, and the mackerel gondre rice at Hyangtaek Cheonan Buldang Branch is the one worth going back for.

Written Jul 30, 2026Sponsored
PlaceGangnam, SeoulRestaurants

Solo dining restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul: uni pasta at Pepite

Pepite is a Japanese-inflected Western restaurant on Dosan-daero 85-gil in Cheongdam-dong, Seoul, run by a chef who trained in Michelin fine dining. A 10-minute walk from Apgujeong Galleria, this solo lunch at Pepite was sea urchin (uni) pasta and fig caprese. The uni pasta, built on a butter sauce made from chicken stock simmered for six hours, tasted clean rather than heavy and was easy to finish alone.

Written Jul 15, 2026Sponsored
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