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PlaceCheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Cheongju pot rice spot: 10-a-day shrimp gimbap, Sorori Sotbap

Sorori Sotbap Culture Factory Branch is a local sotbap (rice cooked in an individual pot) restaurant on the 1st floor of Wonder Aria in Cheongju, right next to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA). The writer's daughter had only ever had the salmon buckwheat gimbap (seaweed rice roll) as takeout, so they came back together to eat in, ordering pollock roe butter pot rice, salmon buckwheat gimbap and the shrimp buckwheat gimbap, limited to 10 a day. Verdict: with butter and furikake mixed in and wrapped in seaweed, the pollock roe butter pot rice at Sorori Sotbap is good enough to eat every day, and the leftover gimbap still tasted just as good after being packed to go.

Written Oct 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan autumn dumpling hot pot revisit, 4 free king mandu: Omi Omi

Omi Omi Handmade Dumpling Hot Pot & Kudzu Naengmyeon Sono Bell Main Branch is a handmade dumpling hot pot restaurant in Buk-myeon, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, about 5 minutes each from the Independence Hall of Korea and Cheonan Sono Bell. After falling for Omi Omi's naengmyeon (cold noodles) and tteokgalbi (grilled short-rib patties) in summer, the blogger returned on a chilly autumn day for the 15,000-won-per-person handmade dumpling hot pot, which came with 4 free king mandu (large dumplings), unlimited sujebi and ramen noodles, and a dessert mul naengmyeon. For a hearty, good-value meal near Independence Hall, Omi Omi is the answer.

Written Oct 11, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan kudzu naengmyeon restaurant near Independence Hall: Omi Omi

Omi Omi Handmade Dumpling Hot Pot & Kudzu Naengmyeon Sono Bell Main Branch is a Korean restaurant specializing in handmade dumplings and kudzu naengmyeon (cold noodles) in Bukmyeon, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan, 5 minutes each from Independence Hall and Sono Bell Cheonan. On a hot summer day, instead of the dumpling hot pot, the writer ordered a naengmyeon spread at Omi Omi: pollack raw-fish naengmyeon (12,000 won), mul naengmyeon (cold broth noodles, 10,000 won), a handmade king mandu bigger than two fists (6,000 won) and tteokgalbi (grilled short rib patty). Omi Omi is a place for a proper meal of refreshing kudzu naengmyeon and clean-tasting king mandu on a hot day.

Written Jul 31, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Cheonan baby octopus restaurant on a heatwave afternoon: Bulnaneun

Bulnaneun Jjukkumi Yuryang Direct Branch (불나는쭈꾸미 유량직영점) is a jjukkumi (baby octopus) and stone-pot rice restaurant near Taejosan in Yuryang-dong, Cheonan. On a scorching heatwave day, the blogger and her husband visited at 4pm and ordered the jjukkumi stir-fry, pot rice and shrimp tempura set (17,000 won). The meal ran from a cold seaweed soup served as soon as they sat down to smoky, spicy jjukkumi, fluffy stone-pot rice, 4 shrimp tempura and nurungji (scorched rice). With a large parking lot and no break time, Bulnaneun Jjukkumi is a Yuryang-dong favorite where you can eat without waiting if you avoid peak hours.

Written Aug 4, 2026Sponsored
PlaceYuseong, DaejeonRestaurants

Agujjim restaurant near Jaundae, Daejeon: large for 5 at Seommaeul

Seommaeul Agujjim & Nakjibokkeum is an agujjim (spicy braised monkfish) restaurant that has been running for 17 years near Jaundae in Sinseong-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon. A family of 5 ordered a large agujjim, 3 bowls of rice and 2 ramen noodle add-ins, with complimentary steamed egg and dongchimi (radish water kimchi), and finished with homemade sikhye (sweet rice punch) served with slushy ice on top. Seommaeul's large agujjim delivered three flavors in one dish, from mild monkfish to the ramen finish, and made for a satisfying family meal.

Written Aug 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Butter pollock roe pot rice for four in Cheongju: Sorori Sotbap

Sorori Sotbap Culture Factory Branch is a sotbap (pot rice) restaurant on the first floor of the Wonder Aria building, right next to the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Cheongju. Four of us went for Sunday lunch and waited about 20 minutes behind 5 groups. We ordered butter pollock roe, cockle and mackerel pot rice plus salmon buckwheat gimbap (seaweed rice roll); the butter pollock roe pot rice and salmon buckwheat gimbap stood out, while the mackerel pot rice will divide opinion. Sorori Sotbap Culture Factory Branch is an easy place to eat before or after an exhibition, with convenient location and parking.

Written Aug 9, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheonan, ChungnamRestaurants

Spicy chili jjajang and 3-sauce tangsuyuk in Cheonan: Lala Dragon

24-Hour Lala Dragon Cheonan Ssangyong Branch is a Chinese restaurant on Chungmu-ro in Ssangyong-dong, Cheonan. The meal covered gochu-jjajang (black bean noodles loaded with cheongyang chili), the Dragon tangsuyuk (sweet and sour pork) served with three sauces — sesame oil salt, chili mayo and the classic sauce — plus Chinese-style japchae rice and fried kimchi king mandu. With unlimited rice and an underground parking lot, Lala Dragon suits family meals and larger groups.

Written Aug 18, 2026Sponsored
PlaceCheongju, ChungbukRestaurants

Post-ride milmyeon and jjamppong in Cheongju: Gyodong Jjamppong

Gyodong Jjamppong Yongjeong Branch is a Chinese restaurant in Yongjeong-dong, Sangdang-gu, Cheongju, known as one of the "top 5 jjamppong restaurants in Korea." After a bike ride, the order was the basic jjamppong (spicy seafood noodle soup), Gyodong haejang milmyeon (cold wheat noodles) and glutinous mini tangsuyuk (sweet-and-sour pork): the jjamppong broth was fiery but clean, and the chilled milmyeon cooled off the summer heat. Because milmyeon is on the menu, Gyodong Jjamppong also works for anyone who can't handle spice.

Written Aug 14, 2026Sponsored
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